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randy orton
- Birthdate:
- 1980-04-01
- Birthplace:
- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Birthname:
- Randal Keith Orton
- Height:
- 6 feet 5 inches
- Weight:
- 245 lbs
- Debut:
- 2000-03-18
- Championships Held:
- WWE Championship (x10), World Heavyweight Championship (x4), Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship, World Tag Team Championship, Raw Tag Team Championship (x2), SmackDown Tag Team Championship
- Finisher:
- RKO
- Twitter:
- https://twitter.com/RandyOrton
- Notable Allies:
- Matt Riddle, edge, Triple H, Cody Rhodes
- Notable Rivals:
- John Cena, Christian, Triple H, The Undertaker
- Instagram:
- https://www.instagram.com/randyorton/?hl=en
- Eye Color:
- Blue
- Hair Color:
- Brown
Highlights
- Randy Orton plans to wrestle into his 50s with WWE, thanks to great communication with Triple H about his health and schedule.
- Orton underwent spinal fusion surgery which changed the game for him, allowing him to continue wrestling full-time feeling great.
- Orton wants to be on the road every week, making all the TV appearances and events, aiming to hit 30 years with the same company.
For some time, it looked as though Randy Orton‘s in-ring career might be coming to an end. Serious injuries derailed his run at the top and took him out of action for a year. He recently returned after having surgery and says he feels better than ever. In fact, he feels so good, he recently revealed that his plan is to wrestle into his 50s and do so with WWE so he can hit the 30-year mark with one company.
During an appearance this week on Adam’s Apple, Orton divulged that he wants to continue wrestling full-time and stay on the road, for at least the next six years. He explained that he’s got great communication with Triple H, who is actively trying to prolong the career of his talent. Triple H doesn’t want to run wrestlers into the ground like Vince McMahon used to do. He noted that he can just communicate with Triple H that he’s feeling beat up and could use a week off, to which the response is usually, ‘Oh sure, yeah. As long as you communicate that to me, no problem.’ Orton notes,”So, having that in my back pocket, it’s a real peace of mind knowing that if I need — because I am 44 (he laughed) — if I need a week, they’ll give it to me.”
Knowing that he can work that way in WWE now, he said he plans to keep going for the long haul. Orton said:
”I don’t wanna do the old Undertaker or Shawn Michaels schedule which they needed to do, understandably, but wrestle at WrestleMania, take the summer off, maybe you’ll see ‘em at SummerSlam, yada, yada, yada. I wanna be on the road every week. I wanna make all the TVs and be on all the PLEs and at 44, just turned 44, I would love to be able to go into my 50s. Maybe I wrestle until I’m 50 and call it and that’s 30 years. 30 years with the same company, on top. I wrestled more pay-per-views, PLE’s, whatever you wanna call it than anyone else in the history of the WWE.
Orton Never Figured He’d Last This Long
He explained that if you had asked him two years ago how much longer his in-ring career would be, he figured it was close to over. The spinal fusion surgery he had a year and a half ago “changed the game.”
He noted, “I’d been in pain through my entire 30s. I was hurting. I was begging for time off when I was 35 and I think Vince’s — his quote to me was, ‘Mother nature gets us all,’ and you know, that’s hard to hear when you’re 35…” He said that the new atmosphere in WWE is because they want to think about making talent last. He said, “And the beauty of it is I’m not even there yet. I feel so great after my surgery. I’m a full-time guy.”
