Drew McIntyre Faces Setback Amid WWE Title Match Rumors
With still no medical update on WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton confronted Drew McIntyre during the latest SmackDown taping in Dublin, Ireland.
Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler. Since 2000, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Orton has the tied-third most world championship reigns in the company's history, and a career spanning over 20 years.
Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, father Bob Orton Jr., and uncle Barry Orton were all wrestlers. Before being signed by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), he trained in and wrestled for the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling (MMWA-SICW). He was then signed by the WWF and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he held the OVW Hardcore Championship twice.
Orton would debut on the main roster in 2002, soon joining the Evolution stable, and as part of the group would become the youngest world champion in WWE history after he won WWE's World Heavyweight Championship in 2004. He would be kicked out of the stable as a result, and enter singles competition. Orton has held the WWE Championship 10 times and the World Heavyweight Championship four…
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With still no medical update on WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton confronted Drew McIntyre during the latest SmackDown taping in Dublin, Ireland.
Randy Orton made his first appearance since SummerSlam, delivering an RKO to Drew McIntyre following McIntyre’s promo on Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.
Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch shared a story about Randy Orton before turning on the Dublin crowd, leading to a major tag team match.
Matt Riddle reveals that Randy Orton, who initially disliked him, personally requested to management that they work together in a storyline after sharing the ring.
