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Well, there was a little interruption in the WWE RAW Women's Championship Match tonight. Alexa Bliss was just moments away from defeating Asuka to capture her fourth RAW Women's Title. However, she found herself on the business end of the RKO, courtesy of the burned and somehow even more psychotic Randy Orton.
Say what you want about Orton, the man is all about equality. And by that, he means that his hands are rated E for Everyone. No one is safe from The Viper, and that includes the women's roster. Alexa, of course, isn't the first to be hit out of nowhere with Orton's classic cutter. In fact, over the past 365 days, she's not even the only victim. This article will get to that later, though.
Today, this article will take a look at the seven female WWE Superstars that Randy Orton has RKO'd. This list is kicking off with a former RAW and Tag Team Champion.
#7 Nia Jax- WWE Royal Rumble 2019
This will also be the only moment on the list where the fans cheered The Viper after he hit his patented finisher. Nia Jax was looking to prove herself in 2019, and for a few months there we saw her trying to mix it up with the men on RAW's roster, including former AEW Champion Jon Moxley.
Unfortunately for Jax, she caught the attention of three top WWE Superstars at the 2019 Royal Rumble. Jax eliminated Mustafa Ali and was well on her way to a WWE Championship match. With Orton left in the ropes, Jax hyped up Rey Mysterio, looking to get a front-row seat to the 619. She got much more than that when she interrupted the legendary Luchador.
Rey escaped Jax's powerslam thanks to a superkick from Dolph Ziggler. After that, Rey was able to hit her with the 619, a bit closer to that move than she was hoping to get that night. After that, Randy Orton took the opportunity to drop Jax with the RKO, bouncing her face off the mat to a loud pop at Chase Field.
#6 Trish Stratus- RAW September 4, 2006
During the stellar Rated-RKO era, WWE RAW was constantly under attack by two of the most sinister men in the company. Randy Orton and WWE Hall of Famer Edge formed a union to take on the recently re-formed Degeneration-X. Shawn Michaels and Triple H battled the duo over the WWE World Tag Team Titles several times, with Rated-RKO ultimately walking away as the victors.
However, DX weren't the only targets for Orton and Edge. Their valet, Lita, was in a heated rivalry with Trish Stratus that year. The two Hall of Famers had been enemies many times throughout their career in the company, and at this point, the Xtreme Diva was wrapping her in-ring career up. In a six-person tag match, a month before they officially formed a group, Orton, Edge, and Lita teamed up to face John Cena, Carlito, and Stratus.
Of course, Orton couldn't help himself. Near the end of the bout, as the referee was distracted, he dropped Stratus with the three most dangerous letters in WWE, giving Lita the chance to pick up the win for their team.
#5 The Fabulous Moolah- WWE RAW September 3, 2003
Throughout the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression Era, WWE brought Hall of Famers Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young on many occasions. The two legendary stars were great at getting sympathy from the WWE Universe or getting a laugh out of them, sometimes both in the same segment.
This night, though, was the former. After Moolah got an upset victory over Victoria, the former Women's Champion assaulted the legend. Randy Orton rushed the ring. After pulling Victoria off Moolah and Young, he went over their careers and how many stories he'd heard about them from his father and grandfather.
After that, he took the opportunity to introduce himself to Moolah. "Randy Orton: Legend Killer." An RKO spiked Moolah on the top of her head, and the WWE Universe continued to spit venom the way of The Legend Killer as he smiled and checked another name off of his list.
#4 Beth Phoenix- WWE RAW March 2, 2020
The WWE Hall of Famer certainly tried her best to get revenge for her husband. After Randy Orton attempted to re-injure Edge following his miraculous return to the ring at WWE Royal Rumble 2020, nearly crippling him, Beth Phoenix came to Monday Night RAW to settle things.
Orton and Edge were best friends, and Orton had revealed just how much Edge meant to him earlier in his WWE career. The Rated-R Superstar looked out for Orton, through the good times and bad. So when Orton dropped Edge with a surprising RKO and hit a conchairto to seal the deal, the WWE Universe wasn't sure if we'd ever see Edge again.
What the WWE fans did know was that Beth Phoenix wouldn't take this without trying to give Orton a piece of her mind, and if that didn't work, a Glam Slam.
Sadly, she didn't get the chance to do the latter. After a slap and a kick to the gut, Orton couldn't hold himself back anymore, dropping Beth Phoenix in front of the WWE Universe a week after hospitalizing her husband. Would he have done that had Phoenix not struck first?
Of course he would've, folks. If not, this article wouldn't have much of a list going.
#3 Stephanie McMahon- WWE RAW February 16, 2009
Randy Orton has been feuding with The McMahons on and off for the better part of two decades now. Many times, he's butted heads with the Billion Dollar Princess herself, Stephanie McMahon.
In 2009, Randy snapped completely. After forming Legacy, Orton truly evolved into The Viper, a man who had no qualms with attacking the elderly, and as we've seen in the previous slides, certainly had no issues attacking women. Stephanie McMahon inserted herself into her father's affairs after Orton blasted Vince McMahon with a punt kick, leaving him off TV for quite some time.
Stephanie's answer? Bring in Shane O-Mac. Though Shane McMahon put up a good fight, he ultimately fell to Orton and his crew at No Way Out in 2009. The RAW after, Stephanie rushed the ring as Orton was beating Shane within an inch of his life. Steph, along with several WWE officials, got Shane out of the ring. However, Stephanie was the next victim and was dropped with the RKO.
He'd even spike her with the elevated DDT later on, and kiss her while her husband Triple H was forced to watch.
#2 Alexa Bliss- WWE RAW January 25, 2021
Who would've thought this was the direction WWE was heading when they brought The Fiend and Alexa Bliss to Monday Night RAW during the 2020 Draft? Many assumed that The Fiend would go after Drew McIntyre or whoever was holding the WWE Championship.
Nope. The psychotic undead clown has decided to target The Viper. It uh...it hasn't worked out well for Bray Wyatt.
Since then, though, Alexa Bliss has taken up The Fiend's fight against The Viper. Soon after turning The Fiend into a pile of ashes, Orton was blasted with a fireball by Alexa Bliss. The Goddess scarred Orton, leading to him revealing a new version of himself last week with a mask attempting to hide his hideous burns.
This week, while Alexa Bliss challenged Asuka for the WWE RAW Women's Championship, Orton decided to strike. As Bliss had Asuka in the Mandible Claw, Orton appeared behind her with no mask. Covered in hideous burns, Orton was crazed, more so than usual.
An RKO drove Bliss' skull into the mat to end the broadcast and the go-home show before this year's Royal Rumble. What does this mean for Sunday? Will The Fiend show up to get revenge for both himself and his friend and/or kidnap victim? Will Bliss be the one to cost Orton his shot at championship gold? The WWE Universe will have to tune in this Sunday to find out.
#1 Stacy Keibler- WWE RAW 2005
Randy Orton's early career shot to the moon thanks to a feud with legendary WWE Superstar The Undertaker. Throughout 2005, the Legend Killer made it his goal to kill The Deadman. His first step to that goal was a match with Taker at WWE WrestleMania 21.
Prior to that feud, Orton had been in an on-screen relationship with Stacy Keibler. The two young lovebirds were a gorgeous couple, as the pre-Viper Orton and the beautiful Keibler seemed like a perfect pairing. Unfortunately for Stacy, she wound up as a pawn for Orton, who needed to send a message to WWE's Phenom.
Orton needed to prove that he was ruthless, that he was willing to do whatever it took to bring down the man who appeared undefeatable at The Grandest Stage of Them All. What's the best way to do that? Show up on SmackDown and catch him off-guard? Check. Rundown a list of his accolades in his then-young career? Check.
Drop his girlfriend with an RKO and turn into the most despicable heel on Monday Night RAW? Double Check.
Just after planting a kiss on the former WWE Diva, he planted her face-first into the mat with an RKO that caught everyone in the audience completely off-guard. It was only a kiss, how could it end up like this?
...sorry.
If you weren't watching WWE around this time, this was before he became the sadistic punting maniac that we know and fear today, so don't give the fans of 2005 too much grief for thinking he wasn't about to betray his girlfriend. I mean, yeah he RKO'd Fabulous Moolah by this point, but she was also put through tables by The Dudleys and more on several occasions. This was when shades of The Viper first appeared.
