

Orton is recognized by WWE as having the third-most world championship victories in history at 14, behind John Cena and Ric Flair (both 16) and tied with Triple H (also at 14). He was the final holder of the World Heavyweight Championship, which he unified with the WWE Championship to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in 2013. Orton has held the WWE Championship 10 times and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship four times. Orton's rivalry with fellow wrestler John Cena has been recognized as one of the longest and greatest rivalries in WWE history.
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Orton is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. He won his first United States Championship in 2018, becoming the 18th overall Grand Slam Champion after already having been the 17th Triple Crown Champion. In 2016, he joined The Wyatt Family, winning the SmackDown Tag Team Championship with Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper before turning on them in 2017. From 2013 to 2015, he was aligned with The Authority, who named him the "face of the WWE". They disbanded in 2010, and Orton returned to singles competition. He formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. After Rated-RKO disbanded in mid-2007, Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night, becoming the second youngest two-time WWE Champion at the age of 27. Together, they held the World Tag Team Championship. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO.

With this win, he departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began.

Īt the age of 24, Orton became the youngest world champion in WWE history after he won the World Heavyweight Championship. 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. He became a member of the stable Evolution shortly after his WWE debut, which quickly led to an Intercontinental Championship reign, his first championship with the company. He was then signed by the WWF and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he held the OVW Hardcore Championship twice. Before being signed by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), he trained in and wrestled for the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association and Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling.

Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler his grandfather Bob Orton, father Bob Orton Jr., and uncle Barry Orton were all wrestlers. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980), is an American professional wrestler and actor.
