Randy Orton | |
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![]() Orton at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in 2018 | |
Born | Randal Keith Orton April 1, 1980 Knoxville, Tennessee |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Randy Orton |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Billed from | St. Louis, Missouri |
Trained by | "Cowboy" Bob Orton South Broadway Athletic Club Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance Ohio Valley Wrestling |
Debut | 18 March 2000 |
Randy Keith "Randy" Orton[1][2] (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to the WWE and performs on their SmackDown brand. Orton is one of WWE's best known and most successful wrestlers. He is a 14-time world champion (a ten-time WWE Champion, a four-time and the last holder of the old World Heavyweight Championship) and is recognized as the youngest world champion in WWE, winning the World Heavyweight Championship at the age of 24 at SummerSlam in 2004.
Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, his father Bob Orton Jr., and his uncle Barry Orton were all wrestlers.