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No three letters strike more fear

in the hearts of WWE superstars more than RKO.

RKO.

And no one has established themselves more as an apex

predator than Randy Orton.

From classic matches-

Oh, my Lord.

to vicious attacks-

Randy putting the screwdriver through the ear.

Oh, my God.

Orton has done it all.

I am unlike all the others.

I'm Randy Orton.

Today, we take a look back at the best of the one

and only Randy Orton.

This is the house that Randy Orton built.

This is WWE's Greatest Moments.

If you smell-

Oh, my God, what the hell are you doing?

Absolutely unbelievable.

Hulkamania is here.

Welcome, everyone, to WWE's Greatest Moments.

I'm Michael Cole.

And on this edition, we're looking back at the best

of the long and illustrious career of Randy Orton.

Randy Orton is a 14-time WWE Champion.

Randy Orton's third-generation superstar

pedigree allowed him to grow up in the professional wrestling

business behind his father, WWE Hall of Famer,

"Cowboy" Bob Orton.

I'm working my way up to the top,

and I don't plan on letting anybody stop me.

Anyone following the WWE arrival of Randy Orton

understood that the rookie had unlimited potential.

The kid no doubt bred for success.

Yet what took Orton to the next level was an induction

into the group known as Evolution.

Randy Orton is the coal that will be squeezed

into the next diamond.

Orton's career skyrocketed, and he would

eventually become the youngest superstar to ever win the World

Heavyweight Championship.

Randy Orton has done it.

We have a new World's Heavyweight Champion.

The Viper had just made wrestling history.

A historic celebration would be in order to commemorate

such an event.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome the new World Heavyweight Champion,

Randy Orton.

At 24, I became the youngest

World Heavyweight Champion.

That's a huge part of what made me who I am.

Get used to who stands before you,

because the Randy Orton era has only just begun.

Here's Randy Orton.

He's 24 years old.

He's just made history.

And he's trying to tell everybody,

"This is how much better I am than you."

Can I see the 24-year-old men

in the audience, please?

Take off your shirts.

This is what the average 24-year-old male looks like.

Look at that, people.

That is disturbing.

I mean, the guy looks like a million bucks.

You don't need to rub it in.

Because not only am I better looking,

I am just plain better.

What a promo.

That crowd just all over me, and it was great.

I did what nobody else could do.

Once Randy Orton arrived,

he would begin to target some of the greatest

superstars from years past, morphing into the

self-proclaimed Legend Killer.

Oh.

Oh.

RKO.

The Legend Killer just RKO'd another legend.

No one was safe from Orton's wrath, including

"The Immortal" Hulk Hogan.

Hulk Hogan and his daughter, Brooke Hogan.

Now, this is a special way

to start off your Saturday night.

Hulk Hogan was on the first

nationally televised Saturday Night's Main Event.

There's something special about him returning.

It is truly an honor to be here,

next to my dad, in this ring tonight.

Uh-oh.

I have a feeling that rose that Randy Orton is carrying

is not for Hulk Hogan.

And there was Randy.

I knew we were in trouble.

I'd like to present you this rose on behalf

of all the Hulkamaniacs.

I knew that I needed to take my career to the next level.

Since you are a legend among legends,

and since I am the Legend Killer,

I would like to respectfully challenge you

to a match at SummerSlam.

I respectfully accept.

Pleasantly shocked at Randy Orton's

demeanor here tonight.

But I wasn't done yet.

Randy Orton still, uh, conversing with

Hulkster's, uh, daughter.

Really?

My first reaction was to knock him out.

See you at SummerSlam, brother.

Yes, sir.

No problem.

Yes, sir.

Randy Orton would just do anything

to get ahead.

For that reason, he's one of the very, very best, uh, villains.

Oh, my God.

Oh.

Everything engineered to make you

hate him as much as possible.

Total disrespect by Randy Orton "The Legend Killer".

Oh, my God, Dad.

Dad, Dad, what happened, what happened?

Are you okay?

I proved that night that I had what it took.

And from that point on, Randy Orton "The Legend Killer"

started to really take off.

What happened, Dad?

And another legend bites the dust.

Man, who can stop this kid?

What happened to you?

One of The Viper's most notable rivals was

none other than "The Deadman" The Undertaker.

I'm not like all your other opponents.

I'm not afraid.

Oh.

In 2005, like many before him,

Orton fell victim to The Phenom's

undefeated WrestleMania streak.

The legend of The Undertaker continues.

But The Legend Killer wasn't done with The Deadman just yet.

Months later, at No Mercy, Randy Orton would shock

the WWE Universe when they faced off in a casket match.

And a fire extinguisher-

Oh, my God.

off the skull.

Undertaker now--

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Undertaker's in the casket.

They're locking it.

Wait a minute.

Oh, wha-what the hell's this?

Is that an axe?

No.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Come on.

Come on, now.

What the hell is Orton doing?

Put Undertaker in a casket.

It's already compelling.

Now your audience is wondering, like,

"Okay, is he going to get out?"

It's gasoline.

What the hell are they doing here?

Oh, my God.

Oh, no.

Come on, no.

There's a man in there.

Enough with this.

The gasoline's poured through the hole.

It's got to be drenching The Undertaker inside.

I'm getting into it.

My adrenaline's pumping.

I'm about to set a casket on fire with The Undertaker in it.

You're going to burn his hell, you son of a bitch.

You hear me?

You're going to burn.

I'm dumping all this kerosene all over this casket,

and it's dripping everywhere, and it's splashing,

and it's hitting me, and I light it on fire.

And I step back just in the nick of time.

No.

Somebody get out here.

Oh, my God.

It's a damn inferno.

Somebody get out here.

Your audience is trying to process that.

Like, "The Undertaker's in there,

and the casket's on fire."

Those are the kind of moments that people remember forever.

That sick son of a bitch.

There's quite possibly no one in WWE history

more vicious, more ruthless than Randy Orton.

No.

Oh.

The Apex Predator could sink to despicable levels

just to get a mental edge over his opponents, turning rivalries

into heated and very personal endeavors.

And in 2007, Randy Orton was engulfed in a rivalry

with John Cena over the WWE Championship-

The fairytale storybook ride

that John Cena's been on will be over.

when he decided to make his feud

with the champ a family affair.

John Cena's dad.

His family's here tonight.

You have two extremely popular superstars,

both traveling their own paths until you get a collision.

Hey, wait a minute.

The damn Randy Orton.

And you know what Randy Orton has in mind.

Randy Orton wants to-

Oh, come on now.

kick Cena's brains out.

Now it looks like Orton's going

to punt John in the head.

And he gets this--

You know that Randy Orton evil look?

Something else is going to happen.

Saw Mr. Cena, and then that's when I snapped.

And I just went off.

Pulled him over out of the front row.

Boom.

What the hell? That's-

That's John Cena's father.

Look out.

Oh, gee

God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

When I tell you I was kicked in the head,

I was kicked in the head.

Oh, God, that's Cena's dad.

My son, though, gave me a hug and said,

"I love you, Dad."

That looked great.

Randy was evil, but it worked.

Give me an ice wrap.

That really put Orton over, because that night

in Boston Garden, they were booing the out of him.

You know that adrenaline pumping when they scream?

And the louder it is, the more fun it is.

I love it.

Take deep breaths.

By 2008, Randy Orton had established himself

as a main event talent and a superstar

worthy of championship pedigree.

We are all living in the age of Orton.

Orton's stock had rose to its highest degree yet,

but his greatest task was on the horizon in the form of two

of WWE's premier superstars, John Cena and Triple H.

I'm going to be the one that everyone is talking

about after I win the triple threat at WrestleMania.

It is time to decide the WWE Championship.

I remember they did, like, a fan poll.

The fans thought that there was

no way I was retaining that title.

Not a lot of folks got much hope

for the reigning WWE Champion.

The rules of this one are quite simple.

Every man for himself.

We knew each other well, and Randy

is a good card to draw.

Cracking the vertebrae of Triple H.

Cena took a huge chance that may pay dividends.

He just is really good.

He was absolutely born to do this.

Orton fighting off a lot here.

Can he do it?

He did it.

It was one of my favorite finishes

that I can remember.

The Game got the Pedigree.

There was a Pedigree from Triple H,

and as he was covering John--

Oh, my God, what a kick.

Oh, Orton on top.

Orton on top.

Orton wins.

Orton wins.

A lot of people felt like Randy would always be

a star, but to see the level of stardom that Randy reached,

it's just cool to see, you know, how people grow.

I am shocked.

Orton still WWE Champion.

Throughout the summer of 2011,

The Viper was engaged in a rivalry with "Captain Charisma"

Christian, with Christian even winning the title at that year's

Money in the Bank Premium Live Event.

With that blatant low blow,

handing the World Championship to Christian.

Orton would become unglued, viciously attacking Christian

in a violent outburst.

Randy Orton has gone completely insane.

And what better way to resolve such a brutal conflict

than a No Holds Barred match at SummerSlam 2011?

The following is a No Holds Barred match.

Oh, look at this.

Wow.

Hardcore matches, No Holds Barred matches.

I love those matches.

It's just, you can use these toys

and just create little miniature stories in and around them.

Christian.

Oh, man.

Wow.

A thunderous RKO.

It was very impressive, Randy,

from the get-go.

He just has this innate ability to-to pick things up quick.

Randy Orton's going to that place.

You know, for me, sitting there at-at ringside calling that

action, it was a can't-miss match.

The Apex Predator is in a feeding frenzy.

Oh, and Christian.

We did a spot on the stairs.

Look out.

RKO.

On those steel steps.

His idea.

Orton into the cover.

Randy Orton is the new World Champion.

Oh, my God.

He was a joy to work with.

When I think back about the various storylines I've been in,

I'd say that's up there, like, top three favorite feuds.

Randy Orton, the new champion.

You got to love it.

Randy Orton is one of the most physical

and violent superstars in WWE history.

Look at this.

Vintage Orton.

And no superstar understands physicality quite like the

high-flying Jeff Hardy.

Swanton Bomb.

Good night.

So when the charismatic enigma found

himself at the mercy of Orton's attacks for months on end,

the solution seemed clear.

This rivalry had to be settled inside the demonic

Hell in a Cell.

For 21 years, the question of what two men would

ever willingly enter such a torturous-

structure has been asked, and tonight, we get the answer.

The Hell in a Cell in 2018.

Jeff, he's a crazy son of a bitch.

Jeff Hardy, certainly,

no stranger to high risks.

It's how he made a name for himself in WWE.

We have a good connection in the ring,

good chemistry.

Oh, superplex.

I got these gauges, so it's a part of my body.

He's a villain, so he takes advantage of that opportunity.

No, no, no, please don't do this.

No, no, no, no.

Stop it.

Don't do this.

And I kind of had him tied up with my legs to where

he couldn't move his arms.

Randy-

Oh, no.

Randy putting the screwdriver through the ear.

Oh, my God.

Orton is twisting the damn screwdriver.

Every time I turned that screwdriver,

you could hear the crowd, like, they were just repulsed.

I'm going to be sick.

Enough.

They're, like, throwing up in their mouth a little bit.

It was a very cool moment.

Hardy's gotten himself back up to his feet-

Oh.

Oh.

and the low blow by Hardy.

Randy has been doing devious things

to wrestlers since the mid-2000s.

To have a match like that, having respect to both of them.

Oh-

Oh.

through the table.

I've been in a lot of Hell in a Cells.

That was one of my favorite ones, for sure.

Neither one of these men is ever going

to be the same again after what we just witnessed.

In 2013, Randy Orton was once again

WWE Champion, ruling over the WWE Universe with his trademark

intensity and confidence.

Being WWE Champion makes me better than all of you.

But while The Viper may have been on top,

there was always another opponent down the pipeline,

including Orton's longtime rival

and World Heavyweight Champion, John Cena.

Randy Orton versus John Cena for the World Heavyweight

Championship and the WWE Championship.

Each superstar firmly believed they were the more

legitimate champion, and the debate

would be settled in a dreaded tables, ladders,

and chairs match where both titles would be on the line.

Biggest match in WWE history.

You want to talk about stakes?

Those are big stakes.

Look at this.

To work with John at such a high-level match,

it was great for me.

Orton never with absence of malice.

Randy was evil.

He's still The Viper.

Randy Orton looks to handcuff John Cena

to the bottom rope.

Shrewd move by Orton.

Randy's done all these evil things to-to put me

in a disadvantage.

What is Cena doing?

Cena-- Look at what Cena did.

Cena just loosened the rope.

He just took the rope off the turnbuckle.

John Cena now.

Just took the whole turnbuckle off.

Look at Orton, he doesn't know what to think now.

Yes, Cena's up there with you.

Cena using that steel metal.

Oh.

Oh, and there goes Orton.

John Cena trying to grab the championship.

Now it's Randy Orton.

Randy Orton's got the ropes.

And there goes Cena.

I remember that feeling.

Climbing up the ladder.

Getting the title down.

Such a big match in the history of the WWE.

And then to win that match?

Huge feather in my cap.

Randy Orton is immortal in the annals

of WWE history.

Orton's rapid rise through the WWE ranks was

amongst the quickest and most memorable ascents to the main

event in WWE history.

But prior to capturing the world title,

Orton adopted his Legend Killer identity-

The name that I've made for myself

now is The Legend Killer.

where he would proclaim himself as the future

of wrestling and take out renowned WWE veterans

that had paved the way.

I've accomplished more in my two-year career than you

have in your entire life.

But one legend took the fight to Randy Orton

like no other had before.

The Hardcore Legend himself, Mick Foley.

How personal is this between Foley and Orton?

At Backlash 2004, Randy Orton and Mick Foley would

collide in a hardcore match that showcased just how far

The Legend Killer would go for success.

Randy Orton may be in store for a beating

here tonight at Backlash.

Has this started already?

This is not right.

It's a No Holds Barred match.

Just everything about that match was amazing.

Oh, my God.

Oh.

Oh, oh, oh.

A body slam on a bed of barbed wire.

So, you call yourself The Legend Killer,

well, then prove it.

I remember sprinkling those thumb tacks on the ground,

and I knew it was going to hurt.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh.

He looks like a human pin cushion.

Oh, my God.

Tacks in my back, covered in blood.

We are witnessing a human demolition derby.

He is put to the test in a way that changes people's

opinions about him instantly.

Can you believe the endurance of this Randy Orton?

I didn't think he was tough enough, but he is.

Oh, my God.

The RKO on the mat.

That did it.

And it's over.

That was one of my, if not favorite match

I've had throughout my career 'cause I could tell there

was a shift where the fans started taking me

more seriously after that.

We saw a different side of Randy Orton.

We've now reached our number one moment,

and it is truly the epitome of a WrestleMania moment.

We've seen the Viper hit his signature RKO move to countless

superstars, oftentimes delivering the devastating blow

when his opponents never see it coming.

Oh.

RKO the way down.

And at WrestleMania 31,

Randy Orton would face off against the brash Seth Rollins.

The Viper would look to strike from out of nowhere.

Coming up next, we've been waiting for this,

Seth Rollins versus Randy Orton.

It's my first WrestleMania singles match,

which is awesome.

To have that against a legend like Randy was really cool.

We had a really good match that night.

Rollins again to the midsection.

Seth Rollins may have Randy in position for another Curb Stomp.

Orton with an RKO.

Oh, my God.

That's one of the top RKOs that I've ever done.

And I almost forgot to cover him for the one, two, three

'cause I was so pumped up.

Ahh.

What an RKO by Orton.

And Randy Orton wins.

We just hit one of the best RKOs

of my career, and those people were alive.

He suckered Rollins in, and he delivered the RKO

like only The Viper can.

You don't strike a Viper, the Viper strikes you.

Randy Orton is simply one of the greats.

An unquestionable superstar who may be the most naturally gifted

performer of his generation.

That'll do it for this edition of WWE's Greatest Moments.

Thank you for joining us on this look back at the best moments

from Mr. RKO himself, Randy Orton.