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Randal Keith Orton 

(born April 1, 1980) is an American professional


wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on
the Raw brand.[1][4][5]
Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton,
father Bob Orton Jr., and uncle Barry Orton were all wrestlers.[4][6] 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. He was then signed by the WWF and was sent to Ohio
Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he held the OVW Hardcore Championship twice.
[7]
 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.[8] 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.[1] At age 24, he became
the youngest world champion in WWE history after he won the World
Heavyweight Championship.[9][10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13] He formed the
group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. in 2008. They
disbanded in 2010, and Orton returned to singles competition. From 2013 to
2015, he was aligned with The Authority, who named him the "face of the WWE".
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.
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.
Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,[14] Orton has
held the WWE Championship[a] 10 times and WWE's World Heavyweight
Championship four times. 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.
[15]
 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 is the winner of the 2013 Money in the Bank ladder
match, as well as the 2009[16] and 2017 Royal Rumble matches, and has
headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania
25[17] and WrestleMania XXX.[18]

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