Bob Orton Sr. Archives - Slam Wrestling

A son says goodbye to Bob Orton Sr.

The past few days have been a whirlwind of emotion for the Orton family as they reflect and say...

Bob Orton Sr. touched a lot of lives in pro wrestling. His friends recalled many things over the...

By STEVE JOHNSON and GREG OLIVER Today’s fans know him best as the patriarch of a...

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 4, 2006 | Interviews

The story so far… In Part One of the Barry Orton epic, SLAM! Wrestling writer Jamie Hemmings...

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 3, 2006 | Interviews

Of course, I knew of his father and his brother. His nephew, Randy, was the first big name I ever...

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 16, 2004 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS – The first day of the annual Cauliflower Alley Club is always abuzz with who is...

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 11, 2002 | Interviews

Bob Orton Sr. is unlike a lot of old-timer wrestlers — he still watches wrestling all the...

The Orton legacy runs deep. We’ve been fortunate to talk to all of them — Bob Orton...