Randy Orton

Stats

• Height: 6’5”
• Weight: 235 pounds
• From: St. Louis, MO
• Career Highlights: WWE Champion; World Heavyweight Champion; Intercontinental Champion; World Tag Team Champion; 2009 Royal Rumble Match winner

Signature Moves

Backbreaker 5

Standing front

Canadian Neckbreaker 2

Standing front

Finishers

RKO 2

Standing front, running or catch

RKO 1

Standing front, running or catch

Attributes

• Strike Power: 85
• Grapple Power: 85
• Submission: 80
• Strike Defense: 90
• Grapple Defense: 90
• Speed: 85
• Jump: 75
• Agility: 85
• Adrenaline: 85
• Recovery: 85
• Toughness: 85
• Durability: 85
• Charisma: 85
• Tag Team: 80
• Overall: 92

Abilities

• Hammer Throw
• Resiliency
• Comeback
• Leverage Pin

WWE Bio

Randy Orton was born a WWE Superstar. From the moment he was hatched, The Viper walked among the ring’s most revered figures, even calling one of them “dad.” His father is WWE Hall of Famer “Cowboy” Bob Orton, his uncle Barry “Barry O” Orton and his grandfather, the late “The Big O,” Bob Orton Sr., all fierce and rugged grapplers of their generations. Most kids remember their first ball game or school play; Randy’s childhood memories include sitting in the kitchen of his family’s St. Louis home with “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, and repairing a broken banister leaned on by Andre the Giant. He wasn’t even five years-old when he watched his father knock out “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff in the main event at the inaugural WrestleMania. The voices coiling through Orton’s head today have not misguided him. And neither did Triple H and Ric Flair, who groomed Orton early on, welcoming him into their elite faction, Evolution. Under their tutelage, the 24-year-old Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in history at SummerSlam 2004. However, the next night on Raw, an envious Triple H, who coveted Orton’s Championship, attacked his stable mate and jettisoned him from the faction. The treachery was shocking, but also critical to Randy’s own evolution. In the years that followed, he perfected his “Legend Killing” RKO—a signature move named after his own initials and the maneuver’s knockout vigor. How feared is it? Just ask the men who’ve succumbed to a lightning-quick RKO strike from literally every possible angle or position: Mick Foley, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. As dangerous as he is solo, Orton was arguably even more so lethal when paired with Edge as half of Rated-RKO in 2004, and with The Legacy’s Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase throughout the “Age of Orton” in 2009. More recently, The Viper’s chosen to partner with internal voices stirred by Intermittent Explosive Disorder, a disease marked by extreme outbursts of rage. Though Orton is now presumably IED-free, the effects of his skull-rattling punts to the head linger for its many recipients, including Batista, Dusty Rhodes, half the McMahons and even John Cena’s father, to name a few. The Viper returned to action on the July 30, 2012 edition of Raw, answering the open challenge of Heath Slater. Orton silenced The One Man Band with a devastating RKO, while letting the WWE Universe know that he’s back in the hunt for the World Heavyweight Title. He made a case for a title opportunity on the August 20 edition of Raw, emphatically defeating Alberto Del Rio. Through championship reigns, a Royal Rumble Match victory and more, The Viper’s trail has been one blazed more so than slithered. Along that path, he’s overcome the likes of everyone from Sgt. Slaughter, Mick Foley and Triple H to Mark Henry, Sheamus and Christian—all fallen prey in the kingdom of WWE’s Apex Predator.

Breakdown

Probably the best Wake Up Taunt in the game, Randy Orton pounds his fists into the canvas to have his groggy opponent helplessly rise to meet his demise. RKO! As the cover boy for the WWE ‘12, Orton rated an impressive Overall 94. He’s dropped a couple of points in this year’s iteration with the inclusion of Jump (75) and a five-point drop here and there, but he is still very good. Orton has good Speed (85) and the new Orton Thesz Press as a running grapple—or Irish whip rebound—for a takedown followed by some snapping punches. All of his Taunts are pretty quick, but you can easily build up momentum with his dangerous and unrelenting move-set.

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