| Randy Orton | |
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Orton in May 2014
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| Birth name | Randall Keith Orton |
| Born | April 1, 1980 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
| Residence | St. Charles, Missouri, United States[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Samantha Speno (m. 2007;div. 2013) Kimberly Kessler (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Randy Orton |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | St. Louis, Missouri[2] |
| Trained by | Bob Orton Jr. Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance Ohio Valley Wrestling[3] South Broadway Athletic Club[3] |
| Debut | March 18, 2000[4] |
Randall Keith "Randy" Orton[5][6] (born April 1, 1980)[7][8] is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed withWWE since 2001, but is on hiatus due to injury as of March 2016. He is a 12-time world champion,[9][10] having held the WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship eight times and the World Heavyweight Championship four times. He was the final holder of the World Heavyweight Championship.[11]
Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and his uncle Barry Orton all competed in the professional wrestling business.[7][12] 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 he held the OVW Hardcore Championship twice.[13]
Orton became a member of the stable Evolution shortly after his WWE debut, which quickly led to a Intercontinental Championshipreign, his first title with the company.[14] He also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting and then physically attacking WWE Hall of Famers and wrestling veterans.[2] At age 24, he became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship.[15] With this win, he 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, they held the World Tag Team Championship.[16]
After Rated-RKO disbanded in mid-2007, Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night, and at 27, he became the youngest two-time WWE Champion.[17][18] He formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008. It disbanded in 2010 and Orton returned to singles competition. From 2013 to 2015, Orton was aligned with The Authority, who named him the "face of the WWE". Overall, he has won 14 total championships in WWE. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match[19]and has headlined many pay-per-view events for the organization, including WrestleManias XXV[20] and XXX.[21]
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