Randy Orton

Randal Keith "Randy" Orton^[7][8] (born on April 1, 1980)^[3] is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its Raw brand. Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., father"Cowboy" Bob Orton, as well as his uncle Barry O, all competed in the professional wrestling industry.^[2][9]

Before being promoted to the main 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 Championshipon two separate occasions.^[10]

After signing with WWE, 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]Overall, Orton is a six-time world champion, having won the World Heavyweight Championship once and the WWE Championship five times. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match