randy orton   Randy Orton From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation search Randy Orton      Statistics  Ring names Randy Orton  Billed height  ft  in  m  Billed weight  lb  kg  Born April    age  Knoxville Tennessee  Resides High Ridge Missouri  Billed from St Louis Missouri  Trained by Cowboy Bob Orton South Broadway Athletic Club Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance Ohio Valley Wrestling  Debut March    Randal Randy Keith Orton born on April   is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment WWE wrestling on its Raw brand Orton is a thirdgeneration 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  Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for MidMissouri Wrestling AssociationSouthern 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  After signing with WWE Orton became a member of the stable Evolution which quickly led to him capturing his first title with the company 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 In  Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion when he won the title at the age of twentyfour His title win resulted in his departure from Evolution and feud with his former stablemates In  Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as RatedRKO As a team Orton and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship After the team disbanded Orton during the fall of  won the WWE Championship twice in one night  Contents hide  Early life   Career   Wrestling training   World Wrestling Entertainment               In wrestling   Championships and accomplishments   Controversy   Personal life   Notes   References   External links      Early life Orton was born on April   in Knoxville Tennessee Son to Elaine and Cowboy Bob Orton he is the eldest of two siblingsBecky and Nathan Knowing from experience the hardships of life as a professional wrestler Ortons 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 Orton attended Hazelwood Central High School where he was an amateur wrestler After graduating from Hazelwood in  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 Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice Private First Class Orton was tried and convicted under a special courtmartial and was put into a military prison for thirtyeight days   Career  Wrestling training Orton first made his professional wrestling debut in  with MidMissouri Wrestling AssociationSouthern Illinois Conference Wrestling MMWASICW in St Louis Missouri an organization that was an offshoot of the old St Louis Wrestling Club headed by Sam Muchnick There he was trained by both the promotion and his father Cowboy Bob Orton During this time Orton performed in matches with wrestlers such as Ace Strange and Mark Bland He worked at MMWASICW for a month Orton then refereed a few matches with World Organized Wrestling a promotion where his uncle Barry Orton worked In  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   and Flash Flanagan on May     World Wrestling Entertainment   Main article Evolution   Orton during his reign as the Intercontinental Champion which was the longest in over seven yearsOrtons first televised WWE match was against Hardcore Holly on SmackDown on April   Soon after Orton beca