Randy Orton

Also known as Randal Keith Orton, Viper, The Viper, Keith Viper

American professional wrestler (born 1980)

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Randy Orton is an American professional wrestler who has been performing since the early 2000s and is known for his work with major wrestling organizations. He matters in popular culture as one of the most prominent figures in professional wrestling over the past two decades.

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Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Randal Keith Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time he is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand and is one half of the current Raw Tag Team Champions with Riddle in their second reign. Orton is a third generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, father Bob Orton Jr., and…

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Saturday Night's Main Event: January 24, 2026 — Randy Orton2026
Royal Rumble 2026 — Randy Orton2026
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show — Randy Orton2026
Elimination Chamber — Randy Orton2026
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday — Randy Orton2026
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto — Randy Orton2025
WrestleMania 41: Sunday — Randy Orton2025
WWE Backlash 2025 — Randy Orton2025
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WWE Night of Champions 2025 — Randy Orton2025

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Part of: The Legacy
Given name: Keith
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Knoxville
Father: Bob Orton Jr.
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Sport: amateur wrestling
Mass: 113
Military branch: United States Marine Corps
Image: Randy Orton Tribute to the Troops 2010.jpg
Height: 191
Number of children: 5
Residence: Knoxville

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Commons category: Randy Orton
date of birth: 1980-04-01
birth name: Randal Keith Orton
head coach: Bob Orton Jr.
start of work period: 2000-00-00
social media followers: 6339669
writing language: English language
start time: 1999-04-02
trained by: Bob Orton Jr.

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Encyclopedic overview

Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE since 2000, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. Widely regarded as one of WWE's greatest professional wrestlers, Orton has the tied-third most world championship reigns in 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.

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