randy orton Randy Orton From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation search Randy Orton Statistics Ring name s Randy Orton Billed height 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 1 Billed weight 245 lb 111 kg 1 Born April 1 1980 1980 04 01 age 28 2 Knoxville Tennessee 2 Resides High Ridge Missouri Billed from St Louis Missouri 1 Trained by Cowboy Bob Orton South Broadway Athletic Club Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance Ohio Valley Wrestling Debut March 18 2000 3 Randal Randy Keith Orton 4 5 born on April 1 1980 2 is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment WWE wrestling on its Raw brand 6 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 7 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 There Orton became OVW Hardcore Champion on two separate occasions 8 After signing with WWE Orton became a member of the stable Evolution which quickly led to him capturing his first title with the company 9 Orton also acquired the moniker Legend Killer during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of professional wrestling outside of appropriate restrictions 1 In 2004 Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion when he won the title at the age of twenty four 10 His title win resulted in his departure from Evolution and feud with his former stablemates In 2006 Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated RKO As a team Orton and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship 11 After the team disbanded Orton during the fall of 2007 won the WWE Championship twice in one night 6 Contents hide 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Wrestling training 2 2 World Wrestling Entertainment 2 2 1 2002 2003 2 2 2 2004 2005 2 2 3 2006 2007 2 2 4 2008 3 In wrestling 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 Controversy 6 Personal life 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links Early life Orton was born on April 1 1980 in Knoxville Tennessee 2 Son to Elaine and Cowboy Bob Orton 12 he is the eldest of two siblings Becky and Nathan 13 Knowing from experience the hardships of life as a professional wrestler Orton s parents tried to convince him to stay away from wrestling and his father warned him that life in the ring meant a life on the road away from family 1 Orton attended Hazelwood Central High School where he was an amateur wrestler 1 After graduating from Hazelwood in 1998 5 Orton enlisted with the United States Marine Corps There he was dishonorably discharged a year later after going AWOL on two separate occasions and disobeying an order from a commanding officer 14 Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice Private First Class Orton was tried and convicted under a special court martial and was put into a military prison for thirty eight days 12 Career Wrestling training Orton first made his professional wrestling debut in 2000 with Mid Missouri Wrestling Association Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling MMWA SICW in St Louis Missouri an organization that was an off shoot of the old St Louis Wrestling Club headed by Sam Muchnick 3 There he was trained by both the promotion and his father Cowboy Bob Orton 12 During this time Orton performed in matches with wrestlers such as Ace Strange and Mark Bland 3 15 He worked at MMWA SICW for a month 15 Orton then refereed a few matches with World Organized Wrestling a promotion where his uncle Barry Orton worked 16 In 2001 Orton signed a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment WWE and was sent to their farm territory Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW in Louisville Kentucky where he continued his training During his time in OVW Orton wrestled the likes of Rico Constantino and The Prototype and teamed with Bobby Eaton during a tag team title tournament He won the OVW Hardcore Champion on two separate occasions by defeating Mr Black on February 14 2001 and Flash Flanagan on May 5 2001 8 World Wrestling Entertainment 2002 2003 Main article Evolution Orton during his reign as the Intercontinental Champion which was the longest in over seven yearsOrton s first televised WWE match was against Hardcore Holly on SmackDown on April 25 2002 17 Soon after Orton beca