It would be extremely difficult to not make some of the mistakes like Orton did. Within a few years ur rich, famous and have countless girls throwing themselves at you daily. All the while ur in your early/mid 20’s traveling the world with Ric Flair. Anyone who says they wouldn’t be tempted to travel that path is full of shit.
Very few X-ennials (1977-1983) tend to wise up and grow as human beings. It seems others still think they're in their 20's, horrible at adapting to today's world and a big burden on Gen-Z and the mess they inherited.
@bradpaton3927 cody remarks on a story when he was still new that in a show in cape Town south Africa he went to the bathroom and saw orton who told him, "Hey Codes, Check this out" and yanked the urinal off the wall. A few hours later staff got everyone together to find out who did it when orton came into the room and said,"HEY! I wanna know who did this also!". Which left cody stunned 😂 it was a funny story
@@pleaseshutup7053it’s great to see anyone overcome their demons and right their wrongs. Regardless of god given abilities. We supposed to hate him because his family was involved in the industry and he made mistakes?
I visited my local Army recruiter when I turned 18. I fully disclosed that I had asthma as a kid. The recruiter had me get a physical by my doctor and for me to ask the doctor if he thought my childhood asthma would hinder me. When I told the recruiter the doc said I should be ok, the recruiter met with me and instructed me to commit 3 crimes on my enlistment application paperwork. Once some jabroni in the back office saw my medical history I got yanked out of training and threatened with jail time for fraudulent enlistment. After I explained why I lied, I was instructed to commit another crime to be sent home. Gotta love America.
@@jasonfuller2734 its the daily double, how much would you like to risk in “things that didn’t happen”? Ooh a true daily double, you realize ur gonna lose all your money right?
@jasonfuller2734 meh it happens, people lie all the time in MEPs to get in. the very first thing they tell is that you will go to jail if caught lying, (doesnt happen, its just a scare tactic cause you are volunteering to enlist, no one is making u) The common advice recruiters give is not to say shit cause meps doctors only go back so far into your medical background, 7 years I think. the only thing I would call bs is that they yanked him out of training cause once u in, u in.
The part about Randy’s time in the Marines is crazy, especially with how some people here mentioned recruiters being like drug dealers, just like a 90’s commercial where a dealer ironically turned into a viper.
When he was a kid I bet he did, what the hell did wrestling do for him at that point? Took his dad away, broken home, ups and downs financially. I bet his attitude towards it has changed thanks to that bank account alone.
Adding to what is said about the Marine Corp. here, I have a horror story of my own. One of my cousins married a marine. They had only been married for a few weeks when he was sent to some kind of training thing with his unit out in California. While he was there, another soldier somehow managed to acquire and use live rounds during the training. There aren't supposed to be any live rounds anywhere on the entire base, according to what I've been told. Anyway, he gets shot by one of the guys from his unit during training. He slowly dies and is not allowed to call home and talk to his wife or newly adopted daughter. A gag order is put upon the other marines and to this day, she has never been told what he said during his dying moments. The Marine Corp. gave him full honors for his funeral, which was astonishing. I'll give them credit for that. But then she is told that she will see no benefits of any kind coming from the Marine Corp. since they had been married for only a short time. I think they said since it was less than 6 months or something like that. The fact that the Marine Corp. was 100% responsible for his death didn't seem to matter at all. She was pregnant with his baby during all of this time and now has a son. The Marine Corp. has done nothing for her since that funeral. So yeah, I also don't think so highly of the Marine Corp.
I've seen the Marine Corps ex vets walk around outside of a Walmart shouting and yelling and threatening the homeless people who are in need of help. Just to show off their physical prowess and command superiority. Marines are A holes. PJs are the coolest. Those guys actually care and are involved in quick rescue and medical assistance. 👍
@dexterwooten7839 that’s the sorta thing that if it got out would end a few upper echelon motherfuckers why the hell would you need live rounds for training
That's every branch it's atleast one year. The kid however would be eligible for full benefits. That's automatic unless theres a birth certificate loophole. What was his name so I can research. I always like to research the story before I go along with it epecially if there was a "gag" order.
This can't be 100% true because that's not how things work in the Marine Corp, you may have been given bad information, what year did this happen because it couldn't have been in the past 100 years. A lot of the things you described just aren't true based off the many SOP's that the base goes by.
He went from prison for fleeing from marine bootcamp to wwe icon. he is still alive, he might finish the circle and end up in prison again. I wouldn't be surprised, but i also don't really care. He might already be in jail again, and i simply don't know, because i don't care.
Cody Rhodes tells a story detailing Randy Orton ripping a urinal clean off the wall, in Mexico maybe. Cody is walking past the rest room, Orton is in there, sees Cody, goes, “Hey, kid, watch this.” and yanks the urinal off the wall with his bare hands. Water is shooting everywhere, blah blah blah.
MEMO TO BRIAN: Here’s how the office (most likely) found out about Randy’s overdose: Randy tells one of the boys. And then, that person tells the office…It’s not that difficult to figure out. 💯
I knew someone who went AWOL in the Greek military. They locked him up for six years. Completely different from the United States but based on Orton’s story, the military wants a warm body sometimes. He’s lucky he made it by relatively unscathed.
@@jamesgroover4643 Bob had that little hesitation snap thing before he delivered a move. Made it look that much better. Randy does it too. I've never seen footage of Sr., but my guess would be it's handed down through the family.
The last time I closely watched wrestling was in the late 80s, perhaps very early 90s. I'm only superficially aware of what's been happening since then...but during the last few months I started watching it again. Randy Orton (and Rhea Ripley) are two wrestlers where you can not take your eyes off of them... I now own 2 wrestling shirts, Randy's Strike First RKO and Cornette Face. Seems like I've come back at the right time...
His version of the military, sure. The Marines are no joke. You fuck up and you get punished for fucking up. I doubt they were burning people with light bulbs, buddy. That sounds like pure bullshit.
That marines section of the biography was chilling. I was wondering why WWE put that disclaimer at the beginning. The recruiter essentially took advantage of young kids selling them false hopes and the hazing made it worse.
people hate to admit it but it true, they always try to talk you into it like a drug dealer does. plus with what happened to ashley the entire system needs a re work
That's pretty much my experience too. I didn't go AWOL but I came close, and I saw quite a few good guys go AWOL. There is a lot of petty, insecure men who act like teenage girls, and they have absolute authority over you. I've been on the receiving end of wild hazing, I had a grown ass man who even contacted my family in order to try and humiliate me. It's crazy. I honestly don't blame Randy
I had a fantastic encounter with Randy Orton when I was 15 at a Denny's in Fresno at like 2 in the morning. They had just recently introduced his "voices" theme song and I told him how much I loved it that it fit his character so well. He spent the next fifteen minutes of his time talking to me about music and who has the best entrances. It's so funny cause I remember him asking me about CM Punks music and only years later learning that was the music he wanted. Such an awesome experience
I too am like Jim… I got no fucking problem going home! I’ll leave a job,school,whatever if I feel like it. I know its so frowned upon but salute to Randy for just saying fuck it,im gone.
26:31 I remember this well. It was Orton v Edge on a PPV, and I remember Orton ramping up, then suddenly his arm went limp and you could immediately tell something wasn't right. I also remember Orton v HHH and the nasty fall over the top rope straight to the outside and him landing directly on his shoulder. I don't remember which occurrence came first
I had stopped watching WWE right around WM 16 because I had enlisted in that same Marine Corps. Due to my schedule and whereabouts in the world I didn't watch much wrestling. I tuned back in after Eddie Guerrero passed for the 2005 Survivor Series and Randy Orton became my guy.
That was a great biography. Orton really went into his problems without deflecting or minimizing. I always heard he had issues with substance abuse, but never knew much detail.
Orton.. that A&E documentary was awesome. From a lost soul to a bonafide WWE Legend. There will never be another one like Randy Orton in the ring. His timing, technique and delivery is flawless...
the military story was interesting to hear. Just a lil advice to people thinking about enlisting. Recruiters are not your friends, you are a number to them and will try they re hardest to convince u to sign. Not trying to dissuade people to join, there are definitely a lot of pros to joining. Just do some research to get the most outta your contract and know exactly what your getting into
i remember during an ecw match, it was rvd/angle vs edge and randy. in the middle of the match, one of randy's shoulders pops out. he then pops it back in. while edge was in the ring. you can see randy on the apron crying, he was in so much pain.
@@DovahFett I'll never forget the absolute hilarity of Glenn Beck's segment "hey guys, these lyrics are actually critical to the US!" Like yeah, it's been known 😂
There should be a story where Randy works with a newer, younger guy, and they play up his previous "legend killer" gimmick but he's now the legend, and the new guy comes in with his chest puffed out, talking bad about all the legends (coincidentally those that Randy "killed" / beat), but Randy defends them and puts them on a pedestal instead. He puts the new guy over, but all of those legends he disrespected back in his younger days walk out to thank him and shake his hand.
I'm glad Brian corrected himself. Poughkeepsie is 2 counties north of Westchester. Gotta cross through Putnam County to get into Dutchess and it's still another 20 to 30min once you get into Fishkill
Randy is unapologetically himself. He's one of the greatest in-ring wrestlers of all time, and he's so nonchalant about it. Once he got dedicated to it, he never looked back. Plus, the screw this, I'm going home attitude is so gd relatable.
We better appreciate Randy now while we still have him as an active performer because he will retire sooner rather than later. Dude is a future hall of famer no doubt.
He didn't knock the marines he just was probably sheltered so much growing up and had money that the marines was a cultural shock lot of guys find excuses to get out failure to adapt
After taking a hiatus when I started watching wrestling back in 2002-2005 after the attitude era as a kid, Randy was by far one of the greatest young workers and sellers I saw. Whenever my buddies and I did backyard wrestling I used to emulate orton. Dude was crazy athletic and amazing in the ring to watch
Good correction, Brian. I work in Westchester County, and my biker gang second cousins live in Dutchess County, and one of those things is not like the other 🙆♂️
I prefer when these biography’s are about retired wrestlers … Randy still has plenty left in his story ..so these shows always feel incomplete to me ..
Bob, Jr., was a fixture in those short-lived -WF feds in the 90s. He was also AWF's champion from what I heard. Somebody might be able to correct me there. I remember seeing a photo of Orndorff with their belt instead.
Randy is one of those ppl that are just innately good at everything they do. Its rare but some ppl just have a quality where it takes little to no effort and they’re good can go to great like that. Him mentoring Cody was actually a match made for eachother
To me it's kinda hard to believe that Randy blew his dad's career totally away so quickly. Bob never really achieved major promotion championship success, especially like Randy has. My always call me RKO for a long time because Randy became my top favorite after Trips started phasing out lol. I'd rather see Randy Orton surpass the 16 World Titles than that robotic a$$ John Cena... 🤔
Bob was an excellent technician, and a good heel. Randy is one of the few wrestling sons to eclipse his father. Most of the offspring have failed miserably. Cody and Dustin were never going to be able to match their father, but they were both very good. It can not be easy to follow that act.
I enjoyed the documentary. The hazing explains why Randy went A wall and was discharged. Randy was a natural at being a heel. He was a jerk when he was in his 20's. Randy having a daughter mellow him out. He is more mature and humble. He is a future hall of famer.
I was at the bragging rights 2009 in the building i was going through a tough time at the time. So seeing that iron man match was awesome and took what i was dealing with at the time in my personal life. Also randy is a great wrestler
this was a great episode of the WWE A&E documentary really enjoyed it can't wait for Jim's thoughts on paul heyman being announced for this year's WWE hall of fame paul deserves it I kinda predicted that would happen because wrestlemania this year takes place in philadelphia.
@@mahakalavanilla6263 Paul has a creative mind. No doubt about that. Some of the things in ECW was "questionable"to say the least. What he's done in the WWE like him or not, was terrific.
@mahakalavanilla6263 LMAO I know right and I somewhat predicted this would happen especially since wrestlemania is taking place in Philadelphia this year.
I realised Randy was a very different cat from his young days when Shane got himself double concussed. Shane’s kids were ringside, and he went and spoke to them because they looked shitscared. Randy’s back was to camera, it was for them, not us, it wasn’t meant to be seen. Young Randy may have agreed that was the right thing do - and it was - but I don’t think it would have occurred to him to do it. And heel or face, I’ve liked Randy ever since.
Randy Orton is one different breed. He is one of the top guys/veterans who never losses momentum by putting over talents even if he losses he gains it back. I remember him putting over Cesaro clean when he was WWE World Heavyweight Champion in random SmackDown, or when he lost the title to Jinder Mahal. His style and work should be studied.
That 89 wcw bob orton said he was gonna do a Mexican tap dance on his head. So he feels at home when Murdoch goes down south and drinks that cheap tequila. Then Gary Hart jumps in and goes, “HES GOTTA MEXICAN FOR A WIFE. THATS THE KINDA GUY HE IS.” 🤣🤣🤣
@@SlyCareySeth is looking like a major geek standing opposite Rock. The “Diarrhea Dwayne” comment just made it even worse. I guarantee you, there’s no way that Randy would have said that. He would have taken one look at that script and said, “Hell no, I’m not saying this.” It’s probably the reason why Rock doesn’t want to work with him.
@@markrobinson9394 Yea that was cringe. You think Rock wouldn't want to work with Orton? It's something I've always wanted to see since Randy has grown from the evolution days
It'd have to be cos of ted being entangled in all those issues with embezzlement at the moment so probably wwes call to just not mention him if i had to guess
Michaels is an all time great. Wrestlers can feel the full weight of their careers, and unhealthy lifestyles, in their 40’s and beyond. Many die, and those that don’t, look like train wrecks.
I like Jim but he can really hold on to anger and grudges too often. His obsession with trashing Russo, holding a grudge against Michaels, nitpicking everything he doesn't like about modern wrestling because it's not the old territory days... it's unnecessary and petty. Then again, he's like a lot of the people online nowadays. Everyone is looking to nitpick, criticize, attack, hold grudges, and tear people apart. Everyone is angry and bitter. Offenses and grievances are never shrugged off or resolved anymore. Michaels' life is like an inspirational sports movie. He reached the top, collapsed and imploded and burned bridges, bottomed out, recovered, and came back better than ever. He's exactly the person people should aspire to be if they crash the way he did (even if you don't like the religious part). I can't understand why Jim thinks everyone has to be perfect right away at like 18 years old and never be tempted by demons. He's not perfect either. Everyone is different and some folks have more issues than others. This notion that "once X, always X" is so myopic and absolutist. People can grow and change. I've seen it first hand. It's very hard, but it's absolutely possible.
I remember when he first came to WWE and he was wearing those generic blue shorts and making an O pose with his arms and I thought, “This guy is lame as hell.” But then they put him with Triple H and he changed to the iconic Orton trunks and I started paying attention to him. He was so good in Evolution. He was a natural at being a bad guy.
Randy is one of the best ever and has been for a long time. He might not always have the best match or segment on the show. However for years now when he shows up you know it's gonna be decent at least.
It would be extremely difficult to not make some of the mistakes like Orton did. Within a few years ur rich, famous and have countless girls throwing themselves at you daily. All the while ur in your early/mid 20’s traveling the world with Ric Flair. Anyone who says they wouldn’t be tempted to travel that path is full of shit.
Shawn Michaels wouldn't. He's a man of god
I survived L.A in the 80s but even I wouldn't survive Flair lol!
Very few X-ennials (1977-1983) tend to wise up and grow as human beings. It seems others still think they're in their 20's, horrible at adapting to today's world and a big burden on Gen-Z and the mess they inherited.
@@tomedwards6354 lol… okay….
@@mattst.germain4023You think that's funny?
Wildman Orton ripping urinals out of walls and flooding hotels is still the best version.
The modern day Keith Moon PowerSlam magazine called him🤣
What?LMAO
@@bradpaton3927 Cody Rhodes told that story. It's hilarious
Not to mention attempting to F5 a stripper off a balcony. 😂
@bradpaton3927 cody remarks on a story when he was still new that in a show in cape Town south Africa he went to the bathroom and saw orton who told him, "Hey Codes, Check this out" and yanked the urinal off the wall. A few hours later staff got everyone together to find out who did it when orton came into the room and said,"HEY! I wanna know who did this also!". Which left cody stunned 😂 it was a funny story
I'm happy that Randy Orton turned his life around. We really watched him become a man in front of our very eyes
Yeah man it’s great to someone given every gift and some god given gifts to succeed mess up then finally succeed
@@pleaseshutup7053it’s great to see anyone overcome their demons and right their wrongs. Regardless of god given abilities. We supposed to hate him because his family was involved in the industry and he made mistakes?
@@pleaseshutup7053He worked his way up just like anyone else lol
@@pleaseshutup7053so so salty.
and what about you?
I visited my local Army recruiter when I turned 18. I fully disclosed that I had asthma as a kid. The recruiter had me get a physical by my doctor and for me to ask the doctor if he thought my childhood asthma would hinder me. When I told the recruiter the doc said I should be ok, the recruiter met with me and instructed me to commit 3 crimes on my enlistment application paperwork.
Once some jabroni in the back office saw my medical history I got yanked out of training and threatened with jail time for fraudulent enlistment. After I explained why I lied, I was instructed to commit another crime to be sent home.
Gotta love America.
Cool story dude…
Merica, fuck yeah!!
I’ll take things that didn’t happen for $500 Alex.
@@jasonfuller2734 its the daily double, how much would you like to risk in “things that didn’t happen”?
Ooh a true daily double, you realize ur gonna lose all your money right?
@jasonfuller2734 meh it happens, people lie all the time in MEPs to get in. the very first thing they tell is that you will go to jail if caught lying, (doesnt happen, its just a scare tactic cause you are volunteering to enlist, no one is making u) The common advice recruiters give is not to say shit cause meps doctors only go back so far into your medical background, 7 years I think. the only thing I would call bs is that they yanked him out of training cause once u in, u in.
Randy Orton is the Ken Griffey Jr of wrestling. Everything he does is just smooth and effortless. Everything just looks pretty lol
Man that’s actually a solid comparison haha and he didn’t seem as roided out as some other guys, which fits perfect with the kid too
I like Randy a lot but a lot of fans who saw him live have said he does more rest holds per hour than anyone.
@monabear7287 or psychology maybe? I mean I'd be workin the neck with a bunch of headlocks too if I had the RKO as a finish.
@porcelinaofvastoceans that sort of thing tends to happen in hard hitting sports.
Don’t just try to go home they’ll make you a felon
The part about Randy’s time in the Marines is crazy, especially with how some people here mentioned recruiters being like drug dealers, just like a 90’s commercial where a dealer ironically turned into a viper.
I guess to a person living in a suburban area, but that behavior is quite normal everywhere else and always has been.
Side note, that commercial terrified me as a kid.
@@Getwright- you can make jokes but any kid who grew up before 2006 knows what “hazing” is. Its very common.
@Getwright- It traumatized a lot of kids. Effective as hell though.
"I still have the tape from OVW. Where Randy admits he hates wrestling" - Jim Cornette
That would have been like 30 years ago when he was at his bottom, and tired as hell
When he was a kid I bet he did, what the hell did wrestling do for him at that point? Took his dad away, broken home, ups and downs financially. I bet his attitude towards it has changed thanks to that bank account alone.
@@russellcampbell3500good point
@@MrBBDadyou are quite beta
@russellcampbell3500 what did wrestling do for randy ORTON? LOL. Are you joking?
the only logical time to like fake wrestling is as a kid
Adding to what is said about the Marine Corp. here, I have a horror story of my own. One of my cousins married a marine. They had only been married for a few weeks when he was sent to some kind of training thing with his unit out in California. While he was there, another soldier somehow managed to acquire and use live rounds during the training. There aren't supposed to be any live rounds anywhere on the entire base, according to what I've been told. Anyway, he gets shot by one of the guys from his unit during training. He slowly dies and is not allowed to call home and talk to his wife or newly adopted daughter. A gag order is put upon the other marines and to this day, she has never been told what he said during his dying moments. The Marine Corp. gave him full honors for his funeral, which was astonishing. I'll give them credit for that. But then she is told that she will see no benefits of any kind coming from the Marine Corp. since they had been married for only a short time. I think they said since it was less than 6 months or something like that. The fact that the Marine Corp. was 100% responsible for his death didn't seem to matter at all. She was pregnant with his baby during all of this time and now has a son. The Marine Corp. has done nothing for her since that funeral. So yeah, I also don't think so highly of the Marine Corp.
I’m sorry for cousin. 😢
I've seen the Marine Corps ex vets walk around outside of a Walmart shouting and yelling and threatening the homeless people who are in need of help. Just to show off their physical prowess and command superiority. Marines are A holes. PJs are the coolest. Those guys actually care and are involved in quick rescue and medical assistance. 👍
@dexterwooten7839 that’s the sorta thing that if it got out would end a few upper echelon motherfuckers why the hell would you need live rounds for training
That's every branch it's atleast one year. The kid however would be eligible for full benefits. That's automatic unless theres a birth certificate loophole. What was his name so I can research. I always like to research the story before I go along with it epecially if there was a "gag" order.
This can't be 100% true because that's not how things work in the Marine Corp, you may have been given bad information, what year did this happen because it couldn't have been in the past 100 years. A lot of the things you described just aren't true based off the many SOP's that the base goes by.
Randy has come a long way from what he was. He went from the Legend Killer to a dare I say ICON status.
Been at icon status for a very long time
Hes a pantheon great
He went from prison for fleeing from marine bootcamp to wwe icon. he is still alive, he might finish the circle and end up in prison again. I wouldn't be surprised, but i also don't really care. He might already be in jail again, and i simply don't know, because i don't care.
@@gehtdianschasau8372 Man what the hell are you talking about?
@@CadChamberlain he was in jail for being a traitor. was that simple enough?
Can't wait to hear cornette's reaction of Paul Heyman going in WWE hall of fame
Wyatt is going in too...
@@vinceraven1501let's hope because not has been confirmed yet
Why? There's nothing to talk about. He'll say it's well deserved and probably make a joke about Heyman's looks.
Cody Rhodes tells a story detailing Randy Orton ripping a urinal clean off the wall, in Mexico maybe.
Cody is walking past the rest room, Orton is in there, sees Cody, goes, “Hey, kid, watch this.” and yanks the urinal off the wall with his bare hands. Water is shooting everywhere, blah blah blah.
Wasn't that in South Africa maybe?
@@randomlyfactual1943yes it was
MEMO TO BRIAN: Here’s how the office (most likely) found out about Randy’s overdose: Randy tells one of the boys. And then, that person tells the office…It’s not that difficult to figure out. 💯
I thought it was because hearsay and they can go and request medical records
I knew someone who went AWOL in the Greek military. They locked him up for six years. Completely different from the United States but based on Orton’s story, the military wants a warm body sometimes. He’s lucky he made it by relatively unscathed.
That is crazy imo. Every other job in the world you get to quit when you want to, except the mafia, military, and predatory cults.
“You’d think this man has been homeless for YEARS. And he just got a hat.”
Funniest thing he’s ever said.
Bob Sr. was the first guy I ever saw do a superplex. He was in the AWA and Heenan was his manager.
Yep. Me too. At that time that was cutting edge man. Good wrestler 👍
Wow thats cool. was this the 70s?
That’s some fine wrestling history right there
Late seventies I think 🤔 He had a run against Backlund
@@jamesgroover4643
Bob had that little hesitation snap thing before he delivered a move. Made it look that much better. Randy does it too.
I've never seen footage of Sr., but my guess would be it's handed down through the family.
What Orton said about the Marines is what I've heard so many people including ex Marines say.
The last time I closely watched wrestling was in the late 80s, perhaps very early 90s. I'm only superficially aware of what's been happening since then...but during the last few months I started watching it again. Randy Orton (and Rhea Ripley) are two wrestlers where you can not take your eyes off of them... I now own 2 wrestling shirts, Randy's Strike First RKO and Cornette Face. Seems like I've come back at the right time...
His ex-wife must've told WWE about his overdose. In the 2011 documentary, she stated she called an ambulance and saved him.
Randy Orton has always been my favorite over Cena since the start, and hearing what he had to say about the military made me respect him even more.
His version of the military, sure. The Marines are no joke. You fuck up and you get punished for fucking up. I doubt they were burning people with light bulbs, buddy. That sounds like pure bullshit.
That marines section of the biography was chilling. I was wondering why WWE put that disclaimer at the beginning. The recruiter essentially took advantage of young kids selling them false hopes and the hazing made it worse.
people hate to admit it but it true, they always try to talk you into it like a drug dealer does. plus with what happened to ashley the entire system needs a re work
@@iammaximumstupiedthat's a lie..... Drug dealers are waaaay more honest
That's pretty much my experience too. I didn't go AWOL but I came close, and I saw quite a few good guys go AWOL. There is a lot of petty, insecure men who act like teenage girls, and they have absolute authority over you. I've been on the receiving end of wild hazing, I had a grown ass man who even contacted my family in order to try and humiliate me. It's crazy. I honestly don't blame Randy
@@Sevenduece 90s movie drug dealers lol
@@iammaximumstupied ah.... Those hooligans
I disliked him for being generic when he arrived and got the huge push, but now it's always a pleasure to see him on the mic and in the ring.
Same. I think part of it was we got so much fucking trash up until now that we can further appreciate the OVW Cornette class.
@@anthonybatissa1417especially during that time where all the muscle freaks looked the same😂
I did too and then some. Took my PT *Natural Born Thrillers* SD out on him, Lesnar, Cena and Batista in their rookie years.
I thi9nk i still have that action figure haha you are so right@@anthonybatissa1417
Sure, but at least he didn't have an embarrassing gimmick like Cena. I'll take generic over that any day.
Wwe relationship with the military must apparently be protected at all cost.
Yeah. That was the first time they ever made a disclaimer on one of those biographies. I'm glad or didn't sweep the hazing shit under the rug.
@@corpyhogan4433well remember they silenced ashley after her incident
@@iammaximumstupiedAnd r and remember this is not the place for that since this isn’t about Vince
@@johnnycage1057 not talking about vince. the military in general has many issues. vince out of the topic in general there has been many issues.
oh god, get over it😂 baby
Randy Orton went from the biggest nuisance in the business to the most reliable high level mega star in wrestling.
"I'm and international celebrity, and these things happen with regularity with me, We've discussed this..."
Legend
Amazing episode I loved to see Randy reflect so openly
I had a fantastic encounter with Randy Orton when I was 15 at a Denny's in Fresno at like 2 in the morning. They had just recently introduced his "voices" theme song and I told him how much I loved it that it fit his character so well. He spent the next fifteen minutes of his time talking to me about music and who has the best entrances. It's so funny cause I remember him asking me about CM Punks music and only years later learning that was the music he wanted. Such an awesome experience
I too am like Jim… I got no fucking problem going home! I’ll leave a job,school,whatever if I feel like it. I know its so frowned upon but salute to Randy for just saying fuck it,im gone.
There’s a quiet courage in hiding. A man can hide.
- George Bluth
Screw you guys I’m going home.
" This mans been homeless for years and just got a hat" 🤣🤣🤣
"What did Shawn Michaels do to the gods?" had me cry laughing 😂😂
26:31 I remember this well. It was Orton v Edge on a PPV, and I remember Orton ramping up, then suddenly his arm went limp and you could immediately tell something wasn't right. I also remember Orton v HHH and the nasty fall over the top rope straight to the outside and him landing directly on his shoulder. I don't remember which occurrence came first
Hhh thing happened in 07 and i think the edge thing happened in 2009 or 10
Over the Limit 2010, where he popped his shoulder pounding the mat.
I had stopped watching WWE right around WM 16 because I had enlisted in that same Marine Corps. Due to my schedule and whereabouts in the world I didn't watch much wrestling. I tuned back in after Eddie Guerrero passed for the 2005 Survivor Series and Randy Orton became my guy.
Ironic since orton was a failed marine
That's an interesting time to drop out of wrestling tbh,right before Wrestlemania X7 and coming back at the end of 2005
Cool story bro
That was a great biography. Orton really went into his problems without deflecting or minimizing. I always heard he had issues with substance abuse, but never knew much detail.
Orton.. that A&E documentary was awesome. From a lost soul to a bonafide WWE Legend. There will never be another one like Randy Orton in the ring. His timing, technique and delivery is flawless...
the military story was interesting to hear. Just a lil advice to people thinking about enlisting. Recruiters are not your friends, you are a number to them and will try they re hardest to convince u to sign. Not trying to dissuade people to join, there are definitely a lot of pros to joining. Just do some research to get the most outta your contract and know exactly what your getting into
Coming from a Grunt I totally understand Randy’s decision 😂😂😂.
Same man, I wasn't a grunt but there was so much bullshit I hated in my unit, my first 2 years were hell and I considered AWOL often
i remember during an ecw match, it was rvd/angle vs edge and randy.
in the middle of the match, one of randy's shoulders pops out. he then pops it back in. while edge was in the ring. you can see randy on the apron crying, he was in so much pain.
All I wanna know is whether Bob Orton's forearm has healed from the devastating break he suffered like a hundred years ago
Mike Sharp’s arm never did heal..
I'm glad Randy is more mellowed out as he's gotten older. He's the elder statesmen now in WWE
Orton always one of my favorites. Amazing body and in ring work. Good mic skills. Hes best as a aggressive heel tho. Hope he can be champ again
Regarding the Marines story and people wonder why Bruce Springsteen wrote Born in the USA.
Considering how that song has been used (or misused) since its release, I'm not sure Springsteen's efforts had the intended effect.
@@DovahFettand that’s really depressing because it’s right there in the lyrics that the song is critical of how this country treats its soldiers
@@DovahFett I'll never forget the absolute hilarity of Glenn Beck's segment "hey guys, these lyrics are actually critical to the US!" Like yeah, it's been known 😂
Ok i thought I was nuts but that Shawn description is spot on.
I was at Ortons 20 year wwe anniversary Raw episode in Knocksville he said he was born in knocksville.
There should be a story where Randy works with a newer, younger guy, and they play up his previous "legend killer" gimmick but he's now the legend, and the new guy comes in with his chest puffed out, talking bad about all the legends (coincidentally those that Randy "killed" / beat), but Randy defends them and puts them on a pedestal instead. He puts the new guy over, but all of those legends he disrespected back in his younger days walk out to thank him and shake his hand.
I'm glad Brian corrected himself. Poughkeepsie is 2 counties north of Westchester. Gotta cross through Putnam County to get into Dutchess and it's still another 20 to 30min once you get into Fishkill
This was great. I loved this doc. He is one of my favorite performers and to see him and his family so happy was very sweet.
Randy is unapologetically himself. He's one of the greatest in-ring wrestlers of all time, and he's so nonchalant about it. Once he got dedicated to it, he never looked back. Plus, the screw this, I'm going home attitude is so gd relatable.
Seems to me that Randy Orton was able to turn his life around. In the 00s he was definitely a problem but he definitely has matured a lot.
The Wanderers! A&E used to show it all the time in the 90s.
We better appreciate Randy now while we still have him as an active performer because he will retire sooner rather than later. Dude is a future hall of famer no doubt.
"Just come home if it feels wrong." was and still is the best advice my mother gave me when I started working.
He didn't knock the marines he just was probably sheltered so much growing up and had money that the marines was a cultural shock lot of guys find excuses to get out failure to adapt
Randy Orton was one of my favorite wrestlers he's just so good in the ring
I actually hope RKO breaks Flairs record before he hangs it up
After taking a hiatus when I started watching wrestling back in 2002-2005 after the attitude era as a kid, Randy was by far one of the greatest young workers and sellers I saw. Whenever my buddies and I did backyard wrestling I used to emulate orton. Dude was crazy athletic and amazing in the ring to watch
Good correction, Brian. I work in Westchester County, and my biker gang second cousins live in Dutchess County, and one of those things is not like the other 🙆♂️
“The first episode of AEW Biography” - Brian Last
I prefer when these biography’s are about retired wrestlers …
Randy still has plenty left in his story ..so these shows always feel incomplete to me ..
Jim & Brian, I believe you two missed the Randy Orton vs Undertaker A&E Rivals episode from the previous season
Bob, Jr., was a fixture in those short-lived -WF feds in the 90s. He was also AWF's champion from what I heard. Somebody might be able to correct me there. I remember seeing a photo of Orndorff with their belt instead.
I hope Theory and others took notes on this.
30:09
Brian: Was Terry Taylor in the hospital? Was Terry Taylor there?
Jim: He was probably in the waiting room, on another pregnancy scare.
Lmao. 😂
Randy's hairline looks like it says ovw 😂🎉
I just want Randy to acknowledge Jim in his HOF speech. That's all i ask
This was an interesting Biography. It was a good thing he course corrected his life after the overdose.
I believe some magazine years ago called Orton the modern day Keith Moon or the Keith Moon of wrestling or some shit.
Bro was an absolute menace 🤣
Brian didn’t even realized he said he enjoyed the first episode of ASW biography 😂😂
And a Wanderers reference. A+!
What actually happened to the 2012 allegations
against Orton regarding "writers' initiation rites"?
I never heard anything about that. What was it?
@mattst.germain4023 Just search.
@mattst.germain4023
If only there was a technology that could answer this question ...
You mean the ball-sweat handshake thing?
@DefendYoungstown
It wasn't just sweat that he had in his hand ...🐍
Randy is one of those ppl that are just innately good at everything they do. Its rare but some ppl just have a quality where it takes little to no effort and they’re good can go to great like that. Him mentoring Cody was actually a match made for eachother
To me it's kinda hard to believe that Randy blew his dad's career totally away so quickly. Bob never really achieved major promotion championship success, especially like Randy has.
My always call me RKO for a long time because Randy became my top favorite after Trips started phasing out lol. I'd rather see Randy Orton surpass the 16 World Titles than that robotic a$$ John Cena... 🤔
Bob was an excellent technician, and a good heel. Randy is one of the few wrestling sons to eclipse his father. Most of the offspring have failed miserably. Cody and Dustin were never going to be able to match their father, but they were both very good. It can not be easy to follow that act.
I kinda miss 2004-2007 unhinged Orton lol 😂
I enjoyed the documentary. The hazing explains why Randy went A wall and was discharged. Randy was a natural at being a heel. He was a jerk when he was in his 20's. Randy having a daughter mellow him out. He is more mature and humble. He is a future hall of famer.
I was at the bragging rights 2009 in the building i was going through a tough time at the time. So seeing that iron man match was awesome and took what i was dealing with at the time in my personal life. Also randy is a great wrestler
Brian you said AEW biography lol I could totally see that slip up though since the letters are so close
Disclaimer - The opinions of Randy Orton are soley those of Randy and the voices in his head.
Randy Orton needs to beat Ric Flair's streak.
How without WOOO!INGS?
That might be the one guy Flair wouldn't mind seeing beat his record.
What streak?
He meant pass his 16 time champion record.
Randy has RKO'd Flair so hard, that he is now killing his legend in AEW.
this was a great episode of the WWE A&E documentary really enjoyed it can't wait for Jim's thoughts on paul heyman being announced for this year's WWE hall of fame paul deserves it I kinda predicted that would happen because wrestlemania this year takes place in philadelphia.
And just think, Paul's going into the Hall of Fame 😂🤣 Corny would BLISTER the guy...😂🤣
I love the respect Jim has for Heyman while still taking the time to make every fat joke under the sun about him
@@mahakalavanilla6263 Paul has a creative mind. No doubt about that. Some of the things in ECW was "questionable"to say the least. What he's done in the WWE like him or not, was terrific.
@@williammitchell4417 I Absolutely Agree lol
@mahakalavanilla6263 LMAO I know right and I somewhat predicted this would happen especially since wrestlemania is taking place in Philadelphia this year.
It was cool to Finally see the Randy Hates Wrestling video from OVW.
I'll say this. Randy is phenomenal with his psychology and timing.
You notice these showed Benoit in the documentary too. Truth isn't being hidden like it was before
I thought jim said he liked the civic center because the Poughkeepsie grand hotel was connected to it!? make peace with Poughkeepsie.
I realised Randy was a very different cat from his young days when Shane got himself double concussed. Shane’s kids were ringside, and he went and spoke to them because they looked shitscared. Randy’s back was to camera, it was for them, not us, it wasn’t meant to be seen.
Young Randy may have agreed that was the right thing do - and it was - but I don’t think it would have occurred to him to do it.
And heel or face, I’ve liked Randy ever since.
I did a stunt in UWF with Morraco, WWF's 1st wave of firing.
I need jim to put that video of randy out lol
Randy Orton is one different breed. He is one of the top guys/veterans who never losses momentum by putting over talents even if he losses he gains it back. I remember him putting over Cesaro clean when he was WWE World Heavyweight Champion in random SmackDown, or when he lost the title to Jinder Mahal. His style and work should be studied.
Shawn Michaels looks homeless🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 29:00
i remember him hurting himself hitting the mat. wasnt it vs edge?
That 89 wcw bob orton said he was gonna do a Mexican tap dance on his head. So he feels at home when Murdoch goes down south and drinks that cheap tequila.
Then Gary Hart jumps in and goes, “HES GOTTA MEXICAN FOR A WIFE. THATS THE KINDA GUY HE IS.” 🤣🤣🤣
Hart was a great manager, and hilarious.
Should've been Rock vs. Randy Orton at this year's Mania
I've been saying this all along. It should be Randy helping Cody against the bloodline not Seth
@@SlyCareySeth is looking like a major geek standing opposite Rock. The “Diarrhea Dwayne” comment just made it even worse.
I guarantee you, there’s no way that Randy would have said that. He would have taken one look at that script and said, “Hell no, I’m not saying this.” It’s probably the reason why Rock doesn’t want to work with him.
@@markrobinson9394 Yea that was cringe. You think Rock wouldn't want to work with Orton? It's something I've always wanted to see since Randy has grown from the evolution days
Randy said numerous times growing up he was never really into wrestling, got training close to his 20s I believe
Bob Orton Sr
Bob Orton Jr
Randy Orton
Don't forget Uncle Barry O 😂
he shoulda beat Cena at Summerslam 2007
29:15 😂😂
Only Jim can drop a reference to the TV show Branded while talking about wrestling
3:20 He can be heel outside the ring too.
I just wondered y they didn't go into the legacy faction more
It'd have to be cos of ted being entangled in all those issues with embezzlement at the moment so probably wwes call to just not mention him if i had to guess
Ted being a criminal and Cody being a successful solo star might have something to do with it.
HBK has changed a lot. Leave the man alone.
Michaels is an all time great. Wrestlers can feel the full weight of their careers, and unhealthy lifestyles, in their 40’s and beyond. Many die, and those that don’t, look like train wrecks.
I like Jim but he can really hold on to anger and grudges too often. His obsession with trashing Russo, holding a grudge against Michaels, nitpicking everything he doesn't like about modern wrestling because it's not the old territory days... it's unnecessary and petty. Then again, he's like a lot of the people online nowadays. Everyone is looking to nitpick, criticize, attack, hold grudges, and tear people apart. Everyone is angry and bitter. Offenses and grievances are never shrugged off or resolved anymore.
Michaels' life is like an inspirational sports movie. He reached the top, collapsed and imploded and burned bridges, bottomed out, recovered, and came back better than ever. He's exactly the person people should aspire to be if they crash the way he did (even if you don't like the religious part).
I can't understand why Jim thinks everyone has to be perfect right away at like 18 years old and never be tempted by demons. He's not perfect either. Everyone is different and some folks have more issues than others. This notion that "once X, always X" is so myopic and absolutist. People can grow and change. I've seen it first hand. It's very hard, but it's absolutely possible.
I remember when he first came to WWE and he was wearing those generic blue shorts and making an O pose with his arms and I thought, “This guy is lame as hell.” But then they put him with Triple H and he changed to the iconic Orton trunks and I started paying attention to him. He was so good in Evolution. He was a natural at being a bad guy.
Did Randy pick his feet in Poughkeepsie?
Randy is one of the best ever and has been for a long time. He might not always have the best match or segment on the show. However for years now when he shows up you know it's gonna be decent at least.