Orton is married to Elaine Orton, a nurse at Christian Hospital NE in Missouri, and they have two sons, Randy (also a professional wrestler), Nathan (a stand-up comedian), and a daughter, Becky. Place in History - Bob Orton, Jr. was one of the top workers and a high-level star from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s. Also known as: - The Enforcer, The Gladiator, Maha Singh, Star Warrior . Orton challenged Tito Santana for the AWF Championship, with AWF commissioner Jim Brunzell as the special referee for the match, but Orton lost the match after a flying forearm smash from Santana. He challenged Bob Backlund for the WWF Heavyweight Championship in Philadelphia, winning by count-out (the title can't change of hands by disqualification or count-out). On August 16, 2013, Orton and George South faced Tim Horner and Tom Prichard at the Brad Armstrong Memorial event. 243 lbs (110 kg) They (along Tiger Chung Lee) were notable for being the first team to lose to The Young Stallions (a team composed by Jim Powers and Paul Roma) alongside Tito Santana. Orton returned to the ring at Millennium Wrestling Federation Soul Survivor II in 2004, teaming with Todd Hanson and Beau Douglas to defeat "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala, Gino Marktino, and Ox Baker's Executioner. Orton was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Bob Orton, Jr. and his wife Elaine. While he competed in the NWA, he won several matches and earned a reputation as a hard worker and legit tough wrestler. Both teams exchanged victories at televised events, but ultimately the Bees got the upper hand at untelevised events. In 2009, Orton faced Vance Desmond in the 2009 Winter WrestleFest event, promoted by Canadian Promotion All Star Wrestling (ASW) Orton lost to Desmond, after Orton attempted to do a piledriver, and Desmond reversed the move, finishing the match pinning Orton. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff in their match against Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. Orton accidentally cost his team the match after an attempted cheat backfired, resulting in him hitting Orndorff with the cast. 2006 Weight They won several matches together. ", Induction: The Ortons vs. He is best known for his time in the WWF (World Wrestling Federation, now WWE). That said, neither Bob Orton, Sr. nor Bob Orton, Jr. managed to accomplish what their scion would, winning no less than 13 World Championships thus far. ?oldid=1793155, NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with. In April 2015, Orton participated in a 2-on-1 handicap match taking on "Iron Man" Ken Kasa & Travis Cook for the St. Louis Wrestling promotion. During an episode of SmackDown!, Orton begged The Undertaker to show mercy on his son in order to distract The Undertaker long enough for his son to sneak into the ring and hit the RKO. They attacked Flair with an aided piledriver, which caused Flair a severe injury in the neck and put Flair out of wrestling for several months, thus collecting a bounty placed on Flair's head by Race, who was reluctant to wrestle Flair in return matches for the title. This occasion marked Nathan Orton's first appearance in a professional wrestling event. The match was billed as "Cowboy versus Cowboy" due to Orton's opponent, "Cowboy" Troy Hansen also using the moniker "Cowboy". Orton appeared once again on June 18, 2017 at the Money in the Bank Pay-per-view, situated in the front row of the crowd along with fellow Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Sgt. He left the territory in 1983 and ventured to the NWA, where he captured the tag team titles with Don Kernodle. On March 30, 1989 Orton made his debut with then National Wrestling Alliance member, World Championship Wrestling. During this time, he wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, working with his brother Barry O, and they formed the team of the Gaspar Brothers, two hockey-masked pirates, with Bob using the ring name of Billy Gaspar while Barry called himself Barry Gaspar. [11][12], Championship Wrestling from Florida (1972–1980), American Wrestling Association (mid-70's), International World Class Championship Wrestling, UWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, ICW Southeastern Heavyweight Championship, Mid-South Sports/Georgia Championship Wrestling, NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship, "WWE SmackDown! While they were still able to defeat preliminary teams, Orton and Muraco would usually find themselves on the losing end to upper-card teams. [8] At WrestleMania, he (unsuccessfully) interfered in the match between Orton and The Undertaker, striking The Undertaker with his cast. When Piper returned later in 1986 to reclaim his talk show segment (turning face in the process), Orton betrayed his long-time friend, sparking a violent feud with Orton and his new partners that typically saw Piper winning. Orton would also be successful in defeating Santana in non-title bouts, but Santana ultimately remained as the champ, and Santana eventually got the upper hand in the feud. In 1984, Orton was the #1 contender to the WWF Intercontinental Championship, eventually wrestling then-current champion Tito Santana. Randy Orton: Nicknames: Apex Predator, The Legend Killer, The Viper: Familiy Ties: Randy Orton is the nephew of Barry Orton, the grandson of Bob Orton and the son of Bob Orton Jr. Finisher: Jumping Cutter (RKO) and Running Punt Kick: Trademark Moves Orton's last match with the WWF came on November 7, 1987, where Orton fought preliminary wrestler Sam Houston to a draw in his home state of Missouri. Orton felt offended that Muraco was trying to steal his hold. In the run-up to this incident, Orton had been portrayed as a babyface and a longtime friend of Flair - his participation in the attack was thus portrayed as the betrayal of that friendship. Trainer Was trained by Boris Malenko, Eddie Graham, Hiro Matsuda and Jack Brisco. In early 1986, Orndorff began wearing a cast as a neutralizer, and the WWF ordered both men to remove their casts. Thank you for becoming a … 121 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. Early on, you could see right away he was a gifted athlete. On February 9, 2013 Orton appeared at a Traditional Championship Wrestling (TCW) event in Jonesboro, Ark., he managed and mentored International Heavyweight Champion "Mr. Saturday Night" Michael Barry in a feud with his cousin "All That" Alan Steel. He won the AWF Championship in his second attempt to won the championship, before losing the championship to Santana at the same night in the last round. [9] On August 21, 2005, at SummerSlam, Orton interfered in a rematch between Randy and The Undertaker, this time enabling his son to defeat The Undertaker. On October 25, 2014, Orton wrestled rival "Spotlight" Spencer Powers for the Pinfall Wrestling Association P.W.A. This was one of the few times that the crowd saw Orton as a face, as the crowd cheered heavily for him. Orton's team came victorious. Together with Dick Slater, he had a feud with Ric Flair. Orton returned to the ring at Millennium Wrestling Federation Soul Survivor II in 2004,[10] teaming with Todd Hanson and Beau Douglas to defeat "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala, Gino Marktino, and Ox Baker's Executioner. On the April 1 episode of Saturday Night, it was announced that Orton would be facing his former partner Dick Murdoch at the upcoming Clash of Champions VI. Orton was dubbed "Boxing" Bob and "Battling" Bob in early 1986 after the cast came off and fought Mr. T at Saturday Night's Main Event, which served as a setup for the Piper-Mr. T match at WrestleMania 2. This finally led to a match on WWF Superstars of Wrestling where Orton caused him and Muraco to lose a match when Orton kept Muraco from performing a Superplex, which was Orton's finishing move. Orton continued to be billed as the heel while Muraco (adopting the nickname "The Rock") turned face. Murdoch challenged Orton to a bull rope match after he had interfered in one of Orton's matches, in which Orton defeated Trent Knight. On August 9, 2008, Orton performed in South Bend, Indiana, along with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. [4], In 1989, Orton attempted to make a comeback to the WWF, losing to Ted DiBiase in a WWF house show at Springfield, MI on October 11. It was around this time that he began using the RKO as a finisher, which may be the smartest thing he’s ever done as it’s become one of the most popular finishers in history. The duo held the titles for two months before succumbing to Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood. Muraco for the other side, eventually continued to wrestle for the WWF until 1988. I'll give you 10 points. Kennedy’s Finisher, Backstage WWE News, Orton/Mysterio; More. Prior to WrestleMania 2, "Boxing" Bob Orton defeated Jose Luis Rivera in a boxing match. Over 30 years later, in the midst of his feud with his son Randy against The Undertaker, Orton was retested and it was confirmed that he still carried the disease. : Bob Orton, The Invader, Young Mr. Wrestling Finisher: Forearm Smash Background: When your old man is the infamous Bob Orton, well, one's path is more or less laid out. In 2009, Orton faced Vance Desmond in the 2009 Winter Wrestlefest event, promoted by Canadian Promotion All Star Wrestling (ASW) Orton lost to Desmond. Retired They had a lumberjack match a month later but was unsuccessful. The Ortons teamed together once again on the October 28, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, joining forces with Ken Kennedy to face Roddy Piper, Batista, and Eddie Guerrero in a six-man tag team match. On June 13, 2013, Orton faced Barrett Brown in a losing effort. After leaving the WWF, Orton took a short hiatus from wrestling, inactive until 1988, when Orton travelled to Japan. It was a big moment in the match rather than part of any finisher spam that might take some out of the moment. Bios Bob Orton, Jr. Orton made an appearance on the November 15, 2010 episode of WWE Raw as the show went old school, with appearances from past WWE wrestlers, announcers and other on-air personalities. And her mother’s name is Elaine. After the team of the Gaspar Brothers ended, Orton briefly teamed with Dick Murdoch and Scott Hall in NJPW for the Japan Cup Elimination League.