Randy Orton
American professional wrestler
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| May 10 2025 | Orton fails to win the Undisputed WWE Championship from John Cena at Backlash in his hometown of St. Louis. |
| April 25 2025 | Orton challenges John Cena for the championship on SmackDown, with Cena suggesting the match take place in Orton's hometown of St. Louis at Backlash. |
| April 2025 | Attacks newly-crowned Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena with an RKO on Raw, reigniting their long-standing rivalry. |
| April 2025 | Defeated TNA World Champion Joe Hendry after issuing an open challenge at WrestleMania 41, replacing a canceled match against Kevin Owens. |
| 2025 | Randy Orton appears in WWE 2K25 video game, continuing his digital representation in the popular wrestling game franchise |
| March 1 2025 | Returned at Elimination Chamber, attacking Kevin Owens after his match against Sami Zayn, following a previous injury write-off due to cervical cord neurapraxia. |
| 2024 | Randy Orton is featured in Eladio Carrión's music project 'Eladio Carrión: RKO', indicating a notable cross-over between professional wrestling and music |
| 2024 | Randy Orton featured in WWE 2K24 video game |
| November 8 2024 | Attacked by Kevin Owens with a package piledriver, leading to a storyline write-off due to a cervical cord neurapraxia nerve injury. |
| October 11 2024 | Attacked by Kevin Owens in the parking lot after Owens believed Orton chose Cody Rhodes over him. |
| August 31 2024 | Challenged Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at Bash in Berlin with a brand-swap stipulation, but failed to win the title, remaining on SmackDown. |
| May 4 2024 | Lost a Tag Team Street Fight with Kevin Owens against The Bloodline's Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga at Backlash France, with interference from Tanga Loa. |
| April 7 2024 | At WrestleMania XL, kicked and RKO'd IShowSpeed (who interfered dressed as a Prime bottle) during a United States Championship triple threat match, ultimately failing to win the title from Logan Paul. |
| January 27 2024 | Competed in a fatal four-way match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Royal Rumble, featuring Roman Reigns, AJ Styles, and LA Knight, but failed to win the title. |
| 2023 | Randy Orton featured in WWE 2K23 video game |
| November 25 2023 | Returned to WWE at Survivor Series: WarGames, joining Cody Rhodes' team and winning the WarGames match against Drew McIntyre and The Judgment Day. |
| November 20 2023 | Orton returns from an 18-month hiatus, revealed as the fifth member of Cody Rhodes' team at Survivor Series: WarGames. |
| November 20 2023 | Revealed his return after an 18-month hiatus on Raw, set to join Cody Rhodes' team at Survivor Series: WarGames. |
| September 2023 | Riddle was released from WWE, effectively ending the RK-Bro tag team. |
| 2022 | Orton suffered a legitimate back injury and was expected to be on hiatus for the rest of 2022. |
| 2022 | Randy Orton featured in WWE 2K22 video game |
| October 2022 | Court trial concluded with the judge ruling in favor of Catherine Alexander, awarding her $3,750 in damages for unauthorized use of her tattoo designs. |
| May 20 2022 | Following Roman Reigns' interference, the Usos defeated RK-Bro and unified the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships. |
| April 25 2022 | WWE celebrated '20 Years of Orton' on Raw, with RK-Bro teaming with Ezekiel and Cody Rhodes to defeat the Usos, Seth Rollins, and Kevin Owens. |
| March 7 2022 | RK-Bro regained the Raw Tag Team Championship in a Triple Threat match, marking Orton's fourth tag team championship reign. |
| January 10 2022 | RK-Bro lost the Raw Tag Team Championship to Alpha Academy, ending their first championship reign after 142 days. |
| November 2021 | At Survivor Series, RK-Bro defeated SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos, with Orton breaking Kane's record for most WWE PPV matches in history. |
| October 2021 | RK-Bro defeated AJ Styles and Omos at Crown Jewel, successfully retaining the Raw Tag Team Championships and ending their rivalry. |
| August 2021 | Orton and Riddle defeated AJ Styles and Omos at SummerSlam to become the Raw Tag Team Champions for the first time. |
| April 11 2021 | At WrestleMania 37 Night 2, Orton defeated The Fiend after Bliss seemingly distracted him, allowing Orton to land the RKO and pin him for the win. |
| March 21 2021 | At Fastlane, Orton lost an Intergender Match against Alexa Bliss after being attacked with supernatural powers and interference from The Fiend. |
| February 21 2021 | Competed in the Raw Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship, but was the first wrestler eliminated by Kofi Kingston. |
| January 31 2021 | At the Royal Rumble, Orton entered as the second participant, continued his feud with Edge, and ultimately eliminated Edge from the match after being medically tended to earlier. |
| 2020 | Orton revived his Legend Killer gimmick, attacking wrestling legends including Christian, Shawn Michaels, and Big Show. |
| December 20 2020 | Orton defeated The Fiend in a Firefly Inferno match, dramatically setting The Fiend's body on fire at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event. |
| November 16 2020 | Orton lost the WWE Championship back to Drew McIntyre on an episode of Raw. |
| October 2020 | Orton defeated Drew McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match, winning his tenth WWE Championship. |
| October 26 2020 | Randy Orton started a feud with Bray Wyatt (The Fiend) and Alexa Bliss, beginning a complex storyline that would span several months. |
| June 2020 | Randy Orton revived the punt kick during his feud with Edge, using the move to defeat Edge at Backlash and subsequently reintroducing it to his regular wrestling repertoire. |
| April 2020 | Orton lost to Edge in a Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania 36. |
| January 26 2020 | At the Royal Rumble, Orton entered at number 25 and was eliminated by his former tag team partner Edge, who was returning to competition. |
| 2019 | Orton had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film Changeland. |
| November 11 2019 | Orton turned face on Raw by giving an RKO to AJ Styles and reigniting their feud. |
| October 2019 | Orton faced criticism for using a racial slur during a live Twitch stream while playing Call of Duty. |
| April 2019 | At WrestleMania 35, Orton lost to AJ Styles in their match. |
| January 27 2019 | Orton entered the Royal Rumble match at number 29, eliminating Rey Mysterio before being eliminated by Andrade. |
| 2018 | Tattoo artist Catherine Alexander filed a lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive and 2K Games for unauthorized use of her copyrighted tattoos in WWE 2K video games. |
| 2018 | Randy Orton returned at Extreme Rules, attacking Jeff Hardy after his match and turning heel, initiating a new storyline. |
| 2018 | Orton defeated Bobby Roode at Fastlane, becoming the 18th Grand Slam Champion, but lost the title at WrestleMania 34 in a fatal four-way match. |
| 2018 | Received WWE Year-End Award for Shocking Moment of the Year for tearing Jeff Hardy's ear. |
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