Ring name(s) Randy Orton Billed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg)[1] Born April 1, 1980 (age 32)[2][3] Knoxville, Tennessee[2][3] Resides Saint Charles, Missouri[4] Billed from St. Louis, Missouri[1] Trained by Cowboy Bob Orton,South Broadway Athletic Club[5],Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance,Ohio Valley Wrestling [5] Debut March 18, 2000[6]. Randal Keith Randy Orton[7][8] (born April 1, 1980)[3] is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE performing on its SmackDown brand. Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., father Cowboy Bob Orton, and uncle Barry O all competed in the professional wrestling industry. [2][9] Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) roster, Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid- Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where Orton held the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions. [10] After signing with WWF, Orton became a member of the stable Evolution, which quickly led to a WWE Intercontinental Championship reign, his first title with the company.[11] Orton also acquired the moniker The Legend Killer during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of the industry outside of appropriate restrictions. [1] At age 24, Orton became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship.[12] With this win, Orton departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. Together, Orton and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship.[13] After the team disbanded, during mid-2007, Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night.[14] Orton formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008, however, they would disband in 2010 with Orton returning to singles competition. Overall, Orton has won 12 total championships in WWE, including being a 12time world champion, having won the World Heavyweight Championship three times and the WWE Championship nine times. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match.[15] Early life Orton was born on April 1, 1980, in Knoxville, Tennessee.[2][3] Son to Elaine and Cowboy Bob Orton,[16] he has two younger siblings —Becky and Nathan.[17] Knowing from experience the hardships of life as a professional wrestler, Ortons parents tried to convince him to stay away from the business,[2] and his father warned him that life in the ring meant a life on the road, away from family.[1] Orton attended Hazelwood Central High School, where he was an amateur wrestler.[1][2] After graduating from Hazelwood in 1998,[8] Orton enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. At the base, he received a bad conduct discharge a year later after going AWOL on two separate occasions and disobeying an order from a commanding officer.[18] Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Private First Class Orton was tried and convicted under a special court-martial and was put into a military prison for thirty-eight days.[16] Other media In 2004, Orton appeared on the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! , to promote the Taboo Tuesday pay-per-view. [207] In March 2007, alongside Edge, John Cena, and Bobby Lashley, Orton appeared on the NBC game show Deal or No Deal.[208] In July 2009, Orton revealed he read for the lead role in The Marine 2 (2009), the sequel to the 2006 film The Marine. He was given the part, but after injuring his collarbone, the films producers decided to go with Ted DiBiase.[209] Orton has a supporting role in the film Thats What I Am, alongside Ed Harris and Amy Madigan . The film is a coming-of-age comedy written and directed by Michael Pavone.[210] On March 28 2012 it was reported that Randy Orton would starring in Marine: Homefront [211] On 3 April it was reported that Orton was dropped from starring Marine Homefront due to his past with the USMC.[212][18] He was replaced by fellow wrestler The Miz[213] Personal life In November 2005, Orton announced his engagement to his girlfriend Samantha Speno. [216] They married on September 21, 2007. [217][218] In December 2007, Orton announced that he and his wife were expecting their first child, a daughter.[219] [220] Orton and his wife welcomed Alanna Marie Orton on July 12, 2008.[221] He had a tattoo on his left arm that read USMC for United States Marine Corps but covered it up after receiving a bad conduct discharge when he went AWOL from the service. He was sent home after serving thirty-eight days in military prison at Camp Pendleton in California.[18] Orton suffers from hypermobile shoulders. [222] After being medically cleared to wrestle and after he broke his collarbone in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand against Triple H, Orton re-injured his collarbone in a motorcycle accident.[223] *Finishing moves O-Zone (Overdrive )[5] – 2002–2003 RKO[1][5] (Jumping cutter, sometimes from the top rope or used as a counter to a midair opponent, adopted and modified from Diamond Dallas Page) - 2003-present Signature moves Bodyscissors[5] Diving crossbody[5] Dropkick[5] European uppercut[5] Falling clothesline[5] Full nelson slam[5] Gutwrench elevated neckbreaker [225] Inverted headlock backbreaker [5][226] Knee drop[227] Lou thesz press followed by mounted punches[5][226] Olympic slam[228][227] Randy Orton Stomps[1][5] (Multiple stomps while circling a fallen opponent) Rope-hung DDT[226] (sometimes from the turnbuckle) Running punt kick to an opponents head[5] – Used mainly to cause a storyline concussion but is now banned Side belly-to-belly suplex [225] Snap scoop powerslam[229][230] Superplex[225] - adopted off his father, Cowboy Bob Orton Wrenching chinlock[5][226]. Tag-teams and Stables: Evolution,Rated RKO,The Legacy. Nicknames The Legend Killer[231] The Viper[232] WWEs/The Apex Predator. Entrance themes Line in the Sand by Motörhead (2003– 2004) (Used while a member of Evolution) This Fire Burns by Killswitch Engage (March 3, 2006) Burn in My Light by Mercy Drive (August 30, 2004–May 5, 2008) [234] Rated RKO by Jim Johnston (October 2, 2006–April 29, 2007; Used while apart of Rated RKO) Voices by Rev Theory (May 12, 2008– present)[235]. #macho man.
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