5 current WWE superstars who have wrestled only for WWE

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John Cena and Randy Orton
John Cena and Randy Orton

#2 Randy Orton

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Orton started off in WWE's developmental territory, OVW...
Orton started off in WWE's developmental territory, OVW...

Wrestling has always been in Randy Orton's blood. He comes from a legendary wrestling family and his father is Cowboy Bob Orton. Despite that, his initial goal was to be a part of the US Marine Corps and he was even enlisted before getting dishonourably discharged.

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This led to Orton getting into the family business, so to speak. While he did wrestle in a local Missouri wrestling promotion that was run by his uncle, his first major break came when he joined WWE's developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling.

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It is there that he built his skills and eventually made the jump to the main roster to become a part of Evolution and establish himself as one of the biggest names in the professional wrestling industry today.

It's hardly a surprise that Orton never toured the indie circuit looking at his disdain for everything not WWE.

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