-Son of wrestling legend
Cowboy Bob Orton (who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year, 2005) from St. Louis, Missouri.
-3rd generation wrestler who first appeared on RAW and used to be in a group called Evolution with HHH, Batista, and Ric Flair.
-Now has moved on to SmackDown! due to the annual draft lottery switches.
-Gimmick was "The Legend Killer" where he went around proving himself by attacking WWE legends like
Mick Foley...that gimmick came to an end when Randy repeatedly kept losing to undefeatable
legende The UnderTaker.
-Finishing move is also his initials:RKO=Randy Keith Orton, Randy Knock Out.
-Good friends with WWE wrestlers, John Cena and Brock Lesnar (whom he trained with in
OVW)and Mark Jindrak.
-Seems to be a fan favorite of female fans as many females have screamed loudly for him at arena events and lined up all around to see him during autograph signings.
-Youngest champion ever in WWE history (he beat Brock Lesnar to it-Brock was 24 years old when he beat The Rock back in
SummerSlam 2002.
Ex.
Randy Orton got
brutally hurt during his match with
Mick Foley when he fell onto thumbtacks.