Randy Orton

RAW: Randy Orton ambushes Drew McIntyre, overshadowing debut of Keith Lee

Posted by Dale Plummer | Aug 24, 2020 | TV Reports

With SummerSlam in the rear view mirror, Monday Night RAW enters the ThunderDome, looking toward...

RAW: Randy Orton drops another legend; HBK gets punted

Posted by Dale Plummer | Aug 18, 2020 | TV Reports

Not only is tonight the final RAW before SummerSlam, it will be the final RAW from the WWE...

RAW: Shayna Baszler goes Underground; Asuka earns a title match at SummerSlam

Posted by Dale Plummer | Aug 10, 2020 | TV Reports

Last week, WWE tried to shake things up on RAW by trying new things; RAW Underground for example....

RAW: Sasha Banks officially wins the RAW Women’s title; with some help

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jul 28, 2020 | TV Reports

SummerSlam is over four weeks away, meaning WWE actually has some time for a build up to the...

Raw: Orton foils Show’s revenge quest

Posted by Nick Tylwalk | Jul 20, 2020 | TV Reports

Has vomiting Seth Rollins become a meme yet? If not, people of the internet, please do your duty....

RAW: A night of grudge matches

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jul 13, 2020 | TV Reports

WWE doesn’t always think through the names of these shows do they? The Horror Show at...

RAW: Drew McIntyre, Asuka team up after contract signing goes awry

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jun 29, 2020 | TV Reports

Going into Monday, WWE had only announced a double contract signing for RAW; that’s it. No...

RAW: Only one title change on Championship Monday

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jun 22, 2020 | TV Reports

With a lack of titles being won in the current sports landscape, WWE is rolling out...

RAW: Legend Killer Orton is back; sets sights on Christian

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jun 15, 2020 | TV Reports

On the night after Backlash, a new era dawns on Monday Night RAW. Not because of any title changes...

Kofi Kingston won’t be denied

Posted by Kari Williams | Mar 27, 2019 | Interviews

Kofi Kingston has always been told he’s not supposed to be in WWE. Just last week, WWE...

Top 5 Moments at WWE Smackdown in Detroit

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Mar 10, 2019 | WWE House Shows

Just 24 hours before WWE Fastlane, WWE Live made a pit stop on the Road to Wrestlemania in...

SLAM! Wrestling 2018 Awards

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 8, 2019 | Year End Award Stories

2018 was a year of change. From women getting a big push to The Elite and their indie pals...

For Curt Stallion, the goal is Japan, ‘but the dream is WrestleMania’

Posted by Kari Williams | Nov 25, 2017 | Interviews

Texas native Curt Stallion has accomplished every goal he’s set for himself since he first...

American Alpha: ‘Like brothers from day one’

Posted by Kari Williams | Aug 10, 2017 | Interviews

Chad Gable and Jason Jordan started their amateur careers with a passion for professional...

Mat Matters: Randy Orton needs a reality check

Posted by John Powell | May 16, 2017 | Opinion

It doesn’t take much to be a jerk. Anyone can spout off nonsense. It really doesn’t...

WWE Payback: Monsters, horror, and missing teeth

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 30, 2017 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2017

Who will exact revenge? Who will survive the House of Horrors? Who lost his tooth? Above all else,...

Randy Orton saves the Royal Rumble from itself

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jan 29, 2017 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2017

The Royal Rumble is the one show that really benefits from the brand split. Well maybe not the...

Rollins beats Orton at his own game in less than Extreme Rules

Posted by Nolan Howell | Apr 26, 2015 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2015

Randy Orton has battled against his former allies in The Authority, yet there has always been one...

Orton surprising hero at Montreal house show

Posted by Bertrand Hébert | Oct 18, 2014 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, WWE House Shows

MONTREAL – I remember going to a WWF house show at the Montreal Forum, and I wanted to get a...

Family always on Cody Rhodes’ mind

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 10, 2014 | Interviews

You can’t talk about Cody Rhodes with talking about family, which extends well beyond just...

TLC: Randy Orton crowned new WWE World Heavyweight Champion

Posted by Nolan Howell | Dec 15, 2013 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2013

Out with the old and in with the new. Tonight, that often-used phrase describes a pivotal event in...

Series aimed at young readers a pinfall victory

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 17, 2013 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

It’s a changing world for kids and wrestling books. Where once librarians would laugh at a...

Hell in a Cell: The usual suspects end up on top

Posted by Jon Waldman | Oct 27, 2013 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2013

Hell in a Cell took to the PPV airways tonight with many questions, but in the end, the answers...

Sandow, Orton big winners at WWE Money in the Bank

Posted by Matt Bishop | Jul 14, 2013 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2013

It’s WWE’s annual tradition of grooming the next world champions at Money in the Bank....

The Streak: The Legend Killer gets Tombstoned

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Mar 23, 2012 | Interviews, WrestleMania

SLAM! Wrestling’s Blaine van der Griend goes through The Undertaker’s undefeated...

Cena, Orton retain titles at Capitol Punishment

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 19, 2011 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2011

Like Barack Obama’s presidential run so far, WWE’s Capitol Punishment pay-per-view on Sunday night...

Mat Matters: Orton just isn’t a babyface

Posted by Brian Elliott | May 17, 2010 | Opinion

They said he could be the next “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, but the fact of the matter...

Orton trying to be a good man, better bad guy

Posted by Nick Tylwalk | Apr 24, 2008 | Interviews, WrestleMania

On WWE programming, Randy Orton plays his heel role to a tee. He’s scheming, manipulative,...

Burke prevails at WWE video game event

Posted by Nick Tylwalk | Mar 28, 2008 | Grappling with Gaming, Interviews, WrestleMania

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Citrus Bowl will have to wait a few days. On Thursday night, the House...

Orton-HHH steal No Mercy — twice

Posted by Matt Bishop | Oct 8, 2007 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2007

We were told that history would be made at WWE No Mercy and by and large, it was. It was an...

A son says goodbye to Bob Orton Sr.

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jul 23, 2006 | Interviews, Obituaries

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

The Big ‘O’ stood for ‘Original’

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 20, 2006 | Interviews, Obituaries

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

Bob Orton Sr. dead at 76

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jul 17, 2006 | Interviews, Obituaries

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

Barry O breaks his silence

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...

The other Orton

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...

Taker-Orton rises above Armageddon

Posted by CHRIS SOKOL | Dec 19, 2005 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2005

SmackDown! pay-per-views have been disappointing, lacking, and just plain awful. With hopes to...

Riding the wave of nostalgia

Posted by Hotshot Johnny Devine | Aug 13, 2005 | Johnny Devine

With the wave of nostalgia sweeping the wrestling world lately we have seen a rash of faces from...

CAC a place to rekindle old friendships

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...

Jim Ross on Goldberg, Benoit and Jarrett

Posted by John Molinaro | Jan 19, 2002 | Classics, Interviews

Taking time out of his busy schedule to field questions from reporters on a conference call late...

Grandfather awaits Randy Orton’s WWF TV debut

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...

Fathers find raising wrestlers a challenge

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 16, 2000 | Interviews

As a junior in college at West Texas State, Barry Windham appeared to be headed for the NFL. He...

Orton on bumps, Japan and his son

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 14, 1999 | Classics, Interviews

Cowboy Bob Orton has been wrestling a long time. Now, at 49, he can look back at his career with...

Orton family story archive – Bob Sr., Barry, Bob Jr., Randy

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 14, 1900 | Story Archives

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

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