Randy Orton Randal Keith " Randy " Orton ( April 1 , 1980 ) is an American professional wrestler and actor signed to WWE . He is the current WWE Champion in his ninth reign . He is also a four - time World Heavyweight Champion , making him a 13 - time world champion , and the final holder of the World Heavyweight Championship ( upon unifying it with the WWE Championship ) . Orton is a third - generation professional wrestler ; his grandfather Bob Orton , Sr . , father " Cowboy " Bob Orton , and uncle Barry O all competed in the professional wrestling industry . He also has a cousin NXT Superstar Jasper Orton . Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now 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 ) , where Orton held the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions . After signing with WWF , Orton became a member of the stable Evolution , which quickly led to a WWE Intercontinental Championship reign , his first title with the company . Orton also acquired the moniker " The Legend Killer " during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of the industry outside of appropriate restrictions . At age 24 , Orton became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship . With this win , Orton 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 , Orton and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship . After the team disbanded , during mid - 2007 , Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night . Orton formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008 . It disbanded in 2010 and Orton returned to singles competition . Overall , Orton has won 14 total championships in WWE . He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match , and has headlined many pay - per - view events for the organization , including WrestleMania XXV . Early life . Orton was born on April 1 , 1980 in Knoxville , Tennessee . Son to Elaine and " Cowboy " Bob Orton , he is the eldest of two siblings — Becky and Nathan . 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 . Orton attended Hazelwood Central High School , where he was an amateur wrestler . After graduating from Hazelwood in 1998 , 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 court - martial and was put into a military prison for thirty - eight days . Career . Wrestling training . Orton made his wrestling debut in 2000 at the Mid - Missouri Wrestling Association - Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling ( MMWA - SICW ) in St . Louis , Missouri , an offshoot of the historic St . Louis Wrestling Club headed by Sam Muchnick . There , he was trained by both the promotion and his father , Cowboy Bob Orton . He only wrestled at the promotion for one month , where he performed with such wrestlers as Ace Strange and Mark Bland . Orton also refereed a few matches with World Organized Wrestling , a promotion where his uncle Barry Orton worked . 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 Championship on two separate occasions by defeating Mr . Black on February 14 , 2001 and Flash Flanagan on May 5 , 2001 . 2002 – 2003 . Orton ' s first televised WWE match was against Hardcore Holly on SmackDown ! on April 25 , 2002 . Soon after , Orton became a face ( crowd favorite ) and was placed in a series of matches with Holly . In September 2002 , Orton was drafted to the Raw brand , where he defeated Stevie Richards in his debut on the show . Within weeks of his debut on the Raw brand , Orton suffered a shoulder injury , leaving him sidelined for months . While recovering , Orton still appeared on Raw , in his own " Randy News Network " segment , a weekly vignette featuring him talking about his condition . The show interrupted other segments of Raw programming , which caused Orton to slowly transition himself into a narcissistic and self - centered heel ( villain ) . After his injury healed , Orton joined Evolution , which consisted of Ric Flair , Triple H , and relative newcomer , Batista . The group was pushed on Raw from 2003 to 2004 , with the height of their dominance occurring after Armageddon in 2003 when all of the men ' s titles on Raw were held by the members of Evolution . In 2003 , Orton spent much of his time helping Triple H overcome challenges from Scott Steiner and Goldberg , former World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) superstars who were vying with Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship . Orton joined Triple H in a six - man Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam and was involved primarily to secure Triple H ' s title defense . Afterwards , Orton proclaimed himself " The Legend Killer " , a young upstart who was so talented that he touted himself as the future of professional wrestling . He embarked on numerous storyline feuds with " legendary " wrestlers and gained infamy for his blatant disrespect of many older , well - regarded names in wrestling history . He defeated Shawn Michaels at Unforgiven , in the first of many high profile matches billed as " Legend versus Legend Killer " , with the help of his stablemate and mentor Ric Flair . Orton then spat in the face of Harley Race on the April 26 , 2004 edition of Raw . During this time , Orton began using the move that would become his signature finisher , the RKO , a jumping cutter , named after his initials . Orton soon defeated Rob Van Dam for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Armageddon on December 14 , 2003 . With this win , Orton started the longest Intercontinental title reign in seven years , holding the title for seven months . 2004 – 2005 . Orton continued to establish himself as a " Legend Killer " throughout 2004 , challenging the semi - retired wrestler Mick Foley . Famed for his hardcore matches and an ability to handle excruciating pain , Foley offered Orton a hardcore " Legend versus Legend Killer " match if Orton would put his Intercontinental Championship on the line . In a bloody match involving thumbtacks and barbed wire , Orton defeated Foley . In July , at Vengeance , Edge defeated Orton to win the Intercontinental Championship , ending Orton ' s seven month title reign . After the loss of his Intercontinental Championship , Orton continued to rise in ranks within WWE , entering the World Heavyweight Championship scene . After becoming the number one contender on July 26 , he defeated Chris Benoit for the championship with the added distinction of being the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in wrestling history at age twenty - four . Benoit congratulated Orton after the match , shaking his hand for showing the ability to " be a man " . The following night , Evolution threw Orton a mock celebration , only to reveal that they were not pleased with his new victory . While Batista had Orton propped on his shoulders in elation , Triple H gave him a pleased thumbs up and then abruptly changed it to a thumbs - down , which was followed by Batista performing an Electric Chair on Orton . Ric Flair and Batista attacked Orton in the ring as Triple H revealed his jealousy for Orton ' s title . He ordered the young champion to hand over the championship , but Orton refused , spitting in Triple H ' s face and hitting him with the title belt . Orton ' s break - up with Evolution began a new storyline for him as a face when he continued to feud with his former stablemates . A month later , Orton lost his championship at Unforgiven . Seeking revenge , Orton lashed out at Evolution members , catching them by surprise during a show by giving them a large cake as a make - up gift , which he came out of it to beat and humiliate the group . After this , Orton experienced another push , becoming General Manager of the Raw brand for a week following a match stipulation at Survivor Series . He continued to feud with Triple H , using his authority to place his opponents at severe disadvantages during title defenses . Orton was granted another chance at the championship in January 2005 but lost a six - man championship Elimination Chamber match to Triple H at New Year ' s Revolution . On the January 10 edition of Raw , Orton defeated Batista to earn a match against Triple H at the Royal Rumble for the World Heavyweight title . At the Royal Rumble , Triple H defeated Orton to retain the World title . Orton began an on - screen relationship with Stacy Keibler and briefly feuded with Christian in February 2005 . On the February 28 edition of Raw , " Superstar " Billy Graham made an appearance , in which he advised Orton to " go where no wrestler [ had ] gone before " . Orton then produced a copy of SmackDown ! magazine , which featured The Undertaker on the cover . Heeding Graham ' s advice , Orton claimed that he would set himself apart from all other wrestlers by ending The Undertaker ' s undefeated streak at WrestleMania . Throughout March 2005 , Orton taunted The Undertaker , claiming he was unafraid of the eerie Deadman . On the March 21 edition of Raw , Orton turned heel once more after he delivered an RKO to his unsuspecting on - screen girlfriend , Stacy Keibler , knocking her unconscious . During Orton ' s promos , he would immediately run for cover when signs of The Undertaker ' s appearance were near ( lightning , darkness , or smoke ) . When " legend " wrestler Jake Roberts advised Orton not to underestimate The Undertaker , Orton performed an RKO on Roberts as well . In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania , Orton became more defiant and unafraid of the Undertaker , taunting and assaulting him in the ring following distractions from his father , " Cowboy " Bob Orton . At WrestleMania 21 , however , the heavily hyped match was unsuccessful for Orton , as he lost despite his father ' s interference . The following night on Raw , Orton faced Batista , who had become World Heavyweight Champion . Orton stated on - screen that his match with The Undertaker had aggravated a shoulder injury . While sidelined , Orton appeared on Raw and claimed that he was ineligible for the WWE Draft Lottery due to his injury . He was informed by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon that he was indeed a candidate for the draft , leaving a possibility of a return to SmackDown ! . Orton returned to WWE programming for the SmackDown ! brand on June 16 , announcing that he was the second pick in the 2005 draft lottery . He rekindled his feud with The Undertaker , defeating him at SummerSlam following a distraction from his father . Two months later , Orton and his father Bob Orton defeated The Undertaker in a Handicap Casket match . The following month , Orton was a participant in the Annual elimination match of Team SmackDown against Team Raw at Survivor Series . In the match , Orton was the last remaining wrestler in the match , as he pinned Shawn Michaels to get the victory for Team SmackDown . At the event , The Undertaker , who had been absent since Orton had apparently killed him on an episode of SmackDown ! , returned by emerging from a flaming casket . The feud was finally settled with a Hell in a Cell match at the upcoming December 18 Armageddon , where The Undertaker offered to retire if he lost . On December 16 , The Undertaker entered the ring to deliver a promo while one of his druids appeared to be standing in the ring . The Undertaker sustained an RKO from Orton in a surprise attack . The druid revealed himself to be Orton ' s father , who gave Orton the Undertaker ' s urn , which , according to the storyline , allowed whomever held it to control The Undertaker . The Undertaker , however , beat both Ortons in a Hell in a Cell match , which ended their nine - month - long feud with The Undertaker . 2006 – 2007 . Following Armageddon , he was handpicked by the injured Booker T as his substitute in the " Best of Seven " series between Booker and Chris Benoit over the United States Championship . Orton would go on to successfully defeat Benoit in the final match of the series and become the first person to win a championship for another wrestler as Booker T was awarded the US Title . Orton would go on to be the final entrant of the Royal Rumble but he was eliminated by Rey Mysterio . Mysterio won the match to earn a title shot at WrestleMania 22 , but Orton urged him to put the title shot at stake in a match at No Way Out . In the weeks preceding No Way Out , Orton made disparaging remarks about Eddie Guerrero , Mysterio ' s deceased friend , in an attempt to gain heel heat . Guerrero ' s death had occurred only months previously , and many fans felt the comments were unwarranted and highly distasteful . Orton won at No Way Out by using the ropes for leverage , earning Mysterio ' s title shot for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 22 . General Manager Theodore Long re - added Mysterio to the WrestleMania 22 title match , however , making it a Triple Threat match between Orton , Mysterio , and then - champion , Kurt Angle . On April 2 , at WrestleMania 22 , Orton was pinned by Mysterio , making Mysterio the World Heavyweight Champion and ending their on - screen rivalry . On April 4 , 2006 , Orton was suspended for sixty days for " unprofessional conduct . " In an interview , Orton stated , " my conduct was unbecoming of a champion , which is what I will be again when I return " . To cover for the suspension , a faked injury was devised , where Kurt Angle broke Orton ' s ankle during a grudge match . In July , Orton said his suspension resulted from smoking marijuana backstage . Orton returned from his suspension in June to the Raw brand , where he engaged in a storyline feud with Hulk Hogan . Orton began cutting promos insulting the aging Hogan and flirted with Hogan ' s eighteen - year - old daughter Brooke . At SummerSlam , the two met in a " Legend vs . Legend Killer " match , which Hogan won . After the newly reformed D - Generation X ( DX ) ( Triple H and Shawn Michaels ) cost Edge the WWE Championship numerous times , Edge approached Orton and asked him to join forces to defeat the team . Orton , whose championship reign had been ended by Triple H in 2004 , agreed , forming the tag team Rated - RKO . The two became the first to defeat DX since their reunion and quickly dominated the Raw brand ' s tag team division to become tag team champions . As part of the angle , Rated - RKO attacked Ric Flair with steel chairs to enrage DX on November 27 . At New Year ' s Revolution , Rated - RKO faced DX in a title defense , but the match was declared a no - contest when Triple H suffered a legitimate injury during the match . With Triple H out of action , Rated - RKO continued their on - screen rivalry with remaining DX member Shawn Michaels . Michaels teamed with John Cena to defeat Rated - RKO for the tag team championship on January 29 . Orton and Edge suffered a series of losses to Cena and Michaels in the following months , building hatred towards one another . Edge and Orton also became rivals in their goals of achieving the WWE Championship . Neither Edge nor Orton won the Championship , and they lost their claims as number one contenders after a failed match with Cena at Backlash . Orton then continued his " Legend Killer " persona , attacking Shawn Michaels . Using frequent attacks to the head , including an elevated DDT and a running punt to the face , Orton defeated Michaels at Judgment Day . When the kayfabe wounded and concussed Michaels collapsed in the ring , the referee was forced to stop the match and award Orton the victory . Orton continued his attacks when he engaged himself in feuds with Rob Van Dam , Ric Flair , Dusty Rhodes , and Sgt . Slaughter . On the July 23 edition of Raw , Orton was named as the number one contender at SummerSlam for John Cena ' s WWE Championship . Weeks before their scheduled match at SummerSlam , Orton attacked Cena on three separate occasions by performing RKOs on him . At SummerSlam , Orton lost the title match to Cena , who pinned Orton after executing an FU . The following night on Raw , Orton demanded a rematch for the title , but his request was declined by Raw General Manager William Regal . Orton then took his demands to Mr . McMahon , who also refused to give Orton a rematch unless he proved himself . That night , Orton interfered in Cena ' s match by assaulting Cena and kicking Cena ' s father , who was at ringside , in the head . Orton was granted his title rematch against Cena at Unforgiven and won by disqualification when Cena refused to stop punching Orton in the corner . Cena retained the WWE title because a title cannot change hands by disqualification . After the match , Cena ' s father , who was again at ringside , kicked Orton in the head . At No Mercy , Orton was awarded the WWE Championship by Mr . McMahon after Cena was stripped of the title due to an injury the previous week , which also ended the Orton - Cena storyline prematurely . Orton then lost the title to Triple H in the opening match of the show , making Orton ' s reign the third shortest in WWE history . Later in the night , Orton defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing match to regain the title , thus becoming a two - time WWE Champion in one night . Following No Mercy , Orton continued his feud with Shawn Michaels , who made his return on the October 8 edition of Raw and performed Sweet Chin Music on Orton . The two met in a title match at Cyber Sunday after a match was made in which the fans would get to vote on either Michaels , Jeff Hardy or Mr . Kennedy as the opponent . As a result , Michaels was voted to face Orton . In the match , Orton was disqualified when he performed a low blow on Michaels , but Orton retained the title . In a scheduled rematch , Orton successfully defended the title at Survivor Series against Michaels when he performed the RKO on Michaels for the win . The stipulation of the match was that if Michaels used Sweet Chin Music , the match would be stopped and Michaels would never get a chance at the WWE title , but if Orton got himself disqualified , he would lose the title . 2008 – 2010 . After weeks of intensity between the two , Orton defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble . Following this , he re - engaged in his feud with John Cena , who had returned from injury and won the 2008 Royal Rumble match . Instead of cashing in his title opportunity at WrestleMania XXIV , Cena decided to face Orton for the title at No Way Out . Orton lost the match after getting himself intentionally disqualified , thus retaining the title . At WrestleMania XXIV , Orton retained the WWE Championship in a Triple Threat match involving Cena and Triple H . Orton won the match by pinning Cena after a Pedigree from Triple H . The following month , at Backlash , Orton lost the title to Triple H in a Fatal Four - Way Elimination match , which also included Cena and John " Bradshaw " Layfield . After failing to win the title back at Judgment Day , Orton faced Triple H in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand for the title . Orton lost the match and legitimately broke his collarbone . He made his in - ring return on the November 3 episode of Raw losing to CM Punk by disqualification , after Ted DiBiase , Jr . interfered . As retaliation Orton went on to punt DiBiase in the head . On the December 1 episode of Raw , Orton proposed that he along with Cody Rhodes and Manu form an alliance . The following week , they made it official , by defeating Batista and Triple H , Orton ' s former stablemates , in a three - on - two handicap match , dubbing themselves The Legacy . On January 25 , 2009 , Orton won the 2009 Royal Rumble match , by last eliminating Triple H , and winning the traditional WrestleMania title shot . In trying to elicit an apology from Stephanie McMahon for disrespecting him , Mr . McMahon , who returned WWE Television since his accident back in the summer of 2008 , was on the brink of firing Orton . This prompted Orton to smack McMahon and in the end punted him . A shocked Randy Orton stood looking at what had he had done , as paramedics , along with RAW GM Stephanie McMahon , rushed the ring . The following week on RAW , Randy Orton revealed that he suffered from a condition known as " I . E . D . , " or better known as Intermittent Explosive Disorder . Orton also revealed that the WWE had prior knowledge of this condition and did nothing about it . Orton challenged that if he was reprimanded for his action he would go as far as to sue the WWE , even mentioning that in effect , WrestleMania XXV would be canceled . Stephanie McMahon responded with threatening Orton that both she and Shane McMahon would seek revenge . An irate Shane McMahon appeared on RAW and attacked Orton , thus setting up a No Disqualification match at No Way Out . Randy Orton came out victorious in the match , after interference by Legacy . The next day on RAW , Shane McMahon once again challenged Orton to a match , this time ordering Orton to keep Legacy away . Legacy nonetheless interfered and helped Orton pick up the win . However , after the match , Orton proceeded to punt Shane as well . This prompted both Stephanie McMahon and paramedics to rush the ring . A maddened Stephanie scorned Orton for his actions , which led him to hit her with an RKO . Once again , Orton was shocked at what he had done . This began a feud with Orton and Triple H and he unsuccessfully challenged Triple H for the WWE title at WrestleMania XXV . He won it the next month at Backlash by pinning Triple H in a special six - man tag match between The Legacy and Triple H , Batista and Shane McMahon . At Extreme Rules , he dropped the title to Batista in a Steel Cage match . The following night on " Raw " , Orton and Legacy attacked Batista , legitimately injuring him in the process and forcing him to vacate the title . On the June 15 episode of " Raw " , Orton regained the title in a Fatal Four Way match involving Triple H , John Cena and The Big Show . Orton lost the title to John Cena in an " I Quit " match at Breaking Point . He regained the title again from Cena in a Hell in a Cell match at the Hell in a Cell . At Bragging Rights , Orton lost the title to Cena in a 60 minute Iron Man match . On the January 11 , 2010 episode of " Raw " , Orton won a triple threat match , with the help of Rhodes and DiBiase , to challenge Sheamus at the Royal Rumble for the WWE Championship . At the Royal Rumble , however , Orton failed to win the championship when Rhodes interfered , causing a disqualification . After the match , Orton attacked Rhodes and DiBiase . On the February 15 episode of " Raw " , Orton was again disqualified in a rematch after Rhodes and DiBiase interfered . Orton and DiBiase both competed in the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match at the Elimination Chamber pay - per - view , and DiBiase eliminated Orton after hitting him with a pipe which Rhodes had passed to him . The next night on " Raw " , in a six - man tag team match , Orton attacked Rhodes and DiBiase in retaliation , and turning face in the process . He then won the championship from Sheamus and lost it to Miz . He couldn ' t get it back because of CM Punk . Return to singles competition and various feud ( 2010 - 2011 ) . After feud with The Legacy , Orton face Jack Swagger for World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules but failed to win . Later he began to feud with Edge after getting speared when for 1st contender for WWE Championship . Later in Over the Limit , he faced Edge but ending in double countout . Randy compete for WWE Championship against Sheamus , Edge and WWE Champion John Cena in Fatal 4 - Way , but failed to win as Sheamus win . Later he faced Sheamus for WWE Championship at SummerSlam , but later win by DQ but not the title . However Randy becoming WWE Champion at Six Pack Elimination match at Night of Champions alongside Edge , John Cena , Sheamus , Wade Barrett and Chris Jericho . Later Orton began a feud with Wade Barrett and receive a match at Bragging Rights later he become a champion . Later The Miz cashed his Money In The Bank contract for WWE Championship and he defeat Randy for WWE Championship at Tables Match at . Later Randy began feud with CM Punk thus challenged him at WrestleMania XXVII as Randy became victorious . Later Randy had a match against CM Punk in Last Man Standing at Extreme Rules . World Heavyweight Champion and various feuds ( 2011 - 2013 ) . On April 29 episode of " SmackDown " , Orton made his SmackDown debut in a tag team match with Christian against Alberto Del Rio and Brodus Clay . The following week , Orton received a title opportunity against World Heavyweight Champion , Christian . Orton was successful in defeating Christian to win his second World Heavyweight Championship . At Over the Limit and Capitol Punishment , Orton successfully defended his championship against Christian . In July at Money in the Bank , Orton lost the title to Christian after Christian spat in his face , which led to Orton lose control of his temper , kicked Christian in the groin and he got disqualified , in a match where the stipulation was if Orton got himself disqualified , or if the referee made a " bad call " , Christian would automatically win the championship . A month later , at the SummerSlam pay - per - view event , Orton regained the title when he defeated Christian in a No Holds Barred match . Orton ended his feud with Christian when he retained the World Championship in a Steel Cage Match on the August 30 episode of " SmackDown " . Orton then entered a feud with Mark Henry after Henry became the number one contender to the World Heavyweight title after winning a 20 - man Battle royal on the August 19 episode of " SmackDown " . Throughout weeks on " SmackDown " and on the September 11 episode of " Raw " , Henry would attack Orton getting the advantage over him . At Night of Champions , Orton lost the World Heavyweight title to Henry . A few weeks later , Orton once again lost to Mark Henry at Hell in a Cell . Orton then got two rematches ( one non - title on Raw and the other World Title match on Smackdown ) . Earlier in the night he earned a title match by winning a 41 man battle royal . Cody Rhodes cost him both matches against Mark Henry . They were then scheduled a match at Vengeance . After ending his feud with Rhodes in a Street Fight ( which Orton broke Rhode ' s face mask ) , Orton would be put into a feud with former rival Wade Barrett . At Survivor Series , Team Barrett defeated Team Orton , over the following months the two would run - in on each other ' s matches until meeting at TLC 2011 in a tables match . On the February 3 edition of SmackDown , Orton defeated Barrett in a No Disqualification match to end the feud . On the February 14 edition of Raw SuperShow , Orton suffered a concussion after World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan smashed Orton over the head with the title belt . Due to the injury , Orton was taken out of his elimination chamber match at the Elimination Chamber pay - per - view and was replaced by Santino Marella . Orton returned on the March 2 episode of SmackDown , losing to Bryan by count - out , following interference from Kane , who then attacked Orton after the match . In retaliation , Orton hit Kane with an RKO on the March 5 edition of Raw SuperShow , after the latter defeated R - Truth . On the following SmackDown , Orton would hit Kane with another RKO before his match and they would later engage in a brawl as SmackDown went off air . At WrestleMania XXVIII , Orton was defeated by Kane in a singles match . Orton would then defeat Kane on the following episode of SmackDown in a No Disqualification match and at Extreme Rules in a Falls Count Anywhere match to end the feud . Randy Orton later got back to the main event status by participating in the Beat the Clock challenge but failed after his time was beaten by Daniel Bryan . Orton then returned to Championship status in a feud with Jericho , Del Rio and Sheamus for The World Heavyweight Championship . At the pay - per - view of Over the Limit , Orton failed in his World title pursuit after Sheamus pinned Jericho to retain the title . On May 30 , WWE announced that they had suspended Orton for 60 days due to his second violation of the company ' s Talent Wellness Program . Orton returned on the July 30 episode of " Raw " , defeating Heath Slater . Orton began feuding with Mr . Money in the Bank Dolph Ziggler , after hitting him with the " RKO " when trying to cash his contract on a vulnerable Sheamus on the August 24 episode of " SmackDown " . The following week on " SmackDown " , the two faced off in a match that was won by Orton . Three days later on " Raw " , Orton was defeated by Ziggler in a rematch , after Ziggler pinned him while holding his tights . Orton and Ziggler faced each other again at Night of Champions where Orton won . On the September 28 episode of " SmackDown " , Orton was scheduled to face Big Show in a number one contenders match for the World Heavyweight Championship . However , a pre - match assault from Alberto Del Rio would cost Orton the match and start a feud with Del Rio . Orton returned to " SmackDown " two weeks later , attacking Del Rio and his ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez . The rivalry built to a singles match on October 28 at Hell in a Cell , where Orton emerged victorious . On the following episode of WWE Main Event , Orton teamed up with Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara to face Del Rio and the Prime Time Players in a six man tag team match that ended with Orton pinning Del Rio for the win . On the November 6 episode of SmackDown , Orton defeated Del Rio again in a Falls Count Anywhere match after hitting the RKO . The two were then on opposing team for the traditional 5 on 5 elimination tag - team match at Survivor Series . Del Rio ' s team , led by Dolph Ziggler defeated Orton ' s team , led by Mick Foley . The following night on Raw , Orton defeated Del Rio once again in a Two out of three falls match to end the feud . One the December 3 episode of Raw , Orton began a feud with The Shield he was attacked by them following a victory over Brad Maddox . On the December 14 edition of SmackDown , Orton was once again assaulted backstage by The Shield . This was used to write him off television due to a shoulder injury . Orton returned on the New Year ' s Eve Raw , helping Ryback and Sheamus fend off The Shield . On the January 4 episode of SmackDown , Orton announced his entry in the 2013 Royal Rumble match . On the January 11 episode of SmackDown and the January 16 episode of Main Event , Orton would again suffer attacks by The Shield during his matches with Antonio Cesaro . On the February 1 episode of SmackDown , Orton defeated longtime rival Wade Barrett to earn a spot in the Elimination Chamber match . On February 17 at Elimination Chamber , Orton eliminated Mark Henry and Chris Jericho before being the last man eliminated by Jack Swagger . In late February , Orton aligned himself with Sheamus to feud with the Shield . In the following weeks , Orton and Sheamus would save each other from attacks from the stable and Big Show . On the March 15 episode of SmackDown , Orton and Sheamus were then allowed to pick a third partner to face the Shield in a six - man tag team match at WrestleMania 29 an chose Ryback . However , three days later on Raw , Ryback would be booked in another match for the event leaving the spot open . Later that night , Big Show saved the two from an attack by the Shield and was immediately recruited as their partner . On April 7 at WrestleMania 29 , Orton , Sheamus and Show were defeated by The Shield , after which , both men were knocked out by Show . The following night on Raw , Orton and Sheamus faced off in a match to earn a match with Big Show , however , the match ended in a no contest after Show interfered . Orton and Shemaus then teamed up to defeat Show in two handicap matches , first on the April 12 episode of SmackDown via cont - out , and second on the April 15 episode of Raw via pinfall . On the April 19 episode of SmackDown , Orton and Sheamus were defeated by Big Show and Mark Henry in a tag team match . The feud between Big Show and Orton led to an Extreme Rules Match at Extreme Rules , which Orton won . WWE World Heavyweight Championship pursuit ; Evolution reunion ( 2013 - 2014 ) . On the June 7 , 2013 edition of Smackdown , Randy showed signs of turning heel for the first time since WrestleMania 26 when he hit Daniel Bryan with an RKO after their tag team match with The Shield . However , Orton instead stated he wanted to prove he was better than Bryan , and teamed with him again at Payback , forming Team RK - No , however in the match Bryan lost after Orton tossed Bryan into a spear from Roman Reigns . Orton and Bryan then proceeded to have a three match feud which ended in one win and a draw each before they had " " one more match " " in a street fight which Orton lost via submission . At Money in the Bank , Orton defeated CM Punk , Rob Van Dam , Christian , Daniel Bryan , and Sheamus to become the " Mr . Money in the Bank " for the WWE Championship . The following night on " Monday Night Raw " , Orton confronted WWE Champion John Cena , stating that when he cashed in , Cena would never see it coming . Orton proceeded to defeat Fandango and would appear later in the night when the entire WWE locker room was on the stage for Cena to chose his opponent for SummerSlam . When Cena asked if the fans wanted to chose Orton , the crowd responded with a " Hell no " , and instead Cena chose Daniel Bryan . Afterwards , Orton embarked on a contendership path for the World Heavyweight title held by Alberto Del Rio . During the main event of the August 2 , " Friday Night Smackdown " , Orton faced Rob Van Dam and Christian in a triple threat match to determine who would face Del Rio for the World Heavyweight title at SummerSlam . Orton lost the match when Christian rolled him up for a pinfall . On the August 5 , 2013 edition of RAW , Orton turned heel for the first time since WrestleMania 26 when he attacked both Daniel Bryan and WWE Champion John Cena after their match with The Shield . Orton attempted to cash in his Money in the Bank Contract on a downed Cena , however the Shield returned to attack Cena and Bryan and Orton proceeded to retreat . At SummerSlam he finally cashed in to win the championship for the seventh time against Bryan after Bryan had knocked out Cena with a flying wizard , only to be assaulted by Triple H ' s pedigree afterward . The following night on Raw , Orton appeared with Vince McMahon , Stephanie McMahon and Triple H for a title coronation , and when Triple H invited Bryan to the ring to clear the air from Summerslam , Orton delivered an RKO to Bryan , and he , Vince , Stephanie and Triple H stood over him , holding the WWE Championship high , therefore confirming his Heel turn . On the August 23 episode of Smackdown , after Daniel Bryan defeated Wade Barrett in a cage match , Orton came out from under the ring and hit Bryan with an RKO . It was also announced that Randy Orton would face Daniel Bryan at Night of Champions . At Night of Champions , Bryan defeated for the WWE Championship . However , the next night on Raw , Triple H stripped Bryan of the WWE Championship , due to the fast 3 - count by the ref , but refused to give the title back to Randy . Shortly afterwards , in an interview with Michael Cole , Triple H made a rematch between Orton and Bryan at Battleground for the vacant WWE Championship . The match ended in a no contest after Big Show knocked out both competitors . Bryan and Orton faced off once again for the vacant championship at Hell in a Cell , where Orton won the title after special guest referee Shawn Michaels superkicked Bryan . He also was successful at retaining his title against Big Show at Survivor Series . On the November 25 edition of Raw , Orton ' s long time rival and current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena suggested that there should only be " one champion " in the WWE , so Triple H slated that there would be a unification match at the pay - per - view . Orton defeated Cena at TLC to unify his WWE Championship with Cena ' s World Heavyweight Championship , and with that victory being recognized as the final World Heavyweight Champion . Orton would then defeat Cena again in the subsequent rematch at the Royal Rumble PPV , aided by The Wyatt Family . On February 23 , 2014 , Orton defeated John Cena , Sheamus , Daniel Bryan , Christian and Cesaro at Elimination Chamber to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship and secure his position in the title bout at WrestleMania XXX on April 6 , 2014 against Batista , who returned to WWE and won the Royal Rumble match . The WrestleMania main event was changed to a triple threat match with Daniel Bryan defeating Triple H , and Orton ' s reign as champion ended with Bryan forcing Batista to submit . The following night on Raw , Both Batista and Orton were denied a rematch for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and instead were forced by The Authority to team together to face WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos for the titles , despite their issues with each other . The title match ended in a double count - out after the two united and delivered a beat down on the champions . On the April 11th edition of Smackdown , Randy took part in a Six - Man Tag Team match which ended in a double count - out when Orton and Batista were fighting The Usos on the outside of the ring . On the April 14th edition of Raw , Randy Orton & Batista faced the Usos once again in a rematch that resulted in a disqualification when The Shield interfered and attacked both Orton and Batista . Later that evening , The Authority put The Shield in an 11 - on - 3 Handicap match , which ultimately led to a reunited Evolution coming down to the ring and dismantling The Shield . The next week on Raw , The Shield confronted Evolution . Randy faced Roman Reigns in a match on the April 28 edition of Raw that ended in a no contest . At Extreme Rules , The Shield defeated Evolution in a six - man tag team match . The next night on Raw , Evolution got payback on The Shield when they came to the ring during The Shield ' s match against the Wyatt Family causing a distraction which allowed for Bray Wyatt to pick up the win for the Wyatt Family and allowing Evolution to attack The Shield after the match ; with Randy Orton DDTing Seth Rollins from the top rope , Batista spinebusting Dean Ambrose on the steel steps , Triple H pedigreeing Roman Reigns and Evolution triple power bombing Roman Reigns as the final onslaught . At Payback , Evolution lost to The Shield for a second time . On the June 9 episode of Raw , The Authority automatically granted Orton a spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship . On July 28 edition of Raw , he blindsided Roman Reigns just before his match against Kane . He blames Reigns for costing him a WWE World Heavyweight title opportunity at SummerSlam . After losing a Number # 1 Contender ' s match to John Cena at the 2014 Hell in a Cell PPV , he RKO ' ed Seth Rollins and turned face , leaving The Authority in the process . On the November 3rd Raw , after increasing frustration , Orton attacked Rollins during his Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler , causing Rollins to win by disqualification ( but not the title ) , and demanded a match with Rollins to settle their dispute , which Triple H granted in order to keep Orton on their side . Rollins got the win with a backside pin , and Orton cemented his face turn by attacking The Authority before being Curb Stomped by Rollins . He was then carried off on a stretcher after he sustained a scripted injury so he could start filming Condemned 2 : Desert Prey . Various Feuds and Injury ( 2015 ) . Randy Orton made his return at Fast Lane 2015 , delivering RKOs to both Kane and Big Show . The following night on RAW , Orton was offered a position back with The Authority , and after slight hesitation , accepted the offer , which put him and Seth Rollins in a Tag Team match against Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns , which they would lose . Weeks later , he was put in a handicap match with Seth Rollins against Roman Reigns . After refusing to tag Rollins , which cost them the match , Orton turned on Rollins and brutally beat him with a steel chair , followed by an RKO through the announce table . Orton would go on to challenge Rollins to a match which Rollins accepted under the condition of a match the same night . When the match was set to take place , Rollins revealed his trap and attempted to attack Orton with the rest of The Authority until Sting came to Orton ' s rescue to fight off The Authority . Orton would go on to defeat Rollins at WrestleMania XXXI and unsuccessfully challenge him for his newly won WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules in a steel cage match and Payback in a fatal four way involving Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose . Orton was also a participant in the 2015 Money in the Bank ladder match which was won by Sheamus . He entered a feud with Sheamus afterwards with the two trading PPV victories , Orton winning at Battleground and Sheamus at SummerSlam . In September 2015 , Orton started a feud with The Wyatt Family . On September 7 episode of " Raw " , Orton defeated Sheamus in a singles match . After the match , The Wyatt Family jumped Orton , leaving him out of action . On the September 21 episode of " Raw " , Orton returned to save Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns from The Wyatt Family , starting an alliance between Ambrose , Reigns , and Orton . On the next Raw , Orton teamed up with Ambrose to take on The New Day in a losing effort . Before the next Raw , Orton was taken out of the Hell in a Cell match after sustaining a legit shoulder injury while taking out his trash , putting him out of action for the following months Return ( 2016 - present ) . Orton was announced as the opponent of Brock Lesnar at Summerslam , however Orton was slated to return at Battleground in a special Highlight reel with Chris Jericho . Orton would RKO Jericho at the PPV . Orton would be drafted to Smackdown at the night of the Draft . Orton went up against Brock at Summerslam , which he lost via TKO . Orton started a feud with Bray Wyatt , resulting in a match at Backlash . The match would not happen due to Orton suffering a concussion . Orton vs Wyatt was moved to No Mercy instead . Controversy . While on the " Raw " brand , Orton was accused of harassing fellow WWE employees Amy Weber and Rochelle Loewen . Loewen , who has called Orton " an animal , " claimed that he vandalized her possessions and subjected her to harassment . Fellow WWE Diva Search contestant ( and eventual winner ) Christy Hemme has stated in an interview with " The Sun " that she does not believe that Orton harassed Weber or Loewen . On March 19 , 2007 , " Sports Illustrated " posted an article on its website as part of its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports . That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers , including Orton who was alleged to have obtained clomiphene citrate , anastrozole and the steroids stanozolol , nandrolone , oxandrolone , and testosterone . WWE has since made a statement on this situation , claiming that the allegations preceded the Talent Wellness program WWE launched in February 2006 . On January 13 , 2010 , it was reported that a complaint of assault had been filed against Orton by a fifteen year old fan in Saugus , Massachusetts . The fan alleged that Orton had spit gum in his face and called him a profane word . Personal life . In November 2005 , Orton announced his engagement to his girlfriend Samantha Speno . They married on September 21 , 2007 . In December 2007 , Orton announced that he and his wife were expecting their first child , a daughter . Orton and his wife welcomed Alanna Marie Orton on July 12 , 2008 . In June 2013 , Randy Orton and Samantha divorced on amicable terms . In July 2015 , Orton announced his engagement to new girlfriend Kimberly Kessler and they were married on November 14 of that year . He had a tattoo on his left arm which read " USMC " for United States Marine Corps but covered it up after receiving a bad conduct discharge from the service . He was sent home after serving thirty - eight days in military prison at Camp Pendleton in California . Orton suffers from hypermobile shoulders . After being medically cleared to wrestle following his collarbone injury in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand 2008 against Triple H , Orton re - injured his collarbone in a motorcycle accident , which delayed his in - ring return for another few months .