How old is Randy Orton?

Randy Orton (birth name: Randal Keith Orton), the American film actor and WWE Superstar is a fan-favorite name in the RAW brand. Orton holds the record for third most world championship reigns in the history of WWE with a career spanning more than 20 years. The third-generation wrestler has a brief history in the wrestling business. He was trained and performed in the Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling and the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association before WWE. After signing with the WWE, Orton was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). He won the OVW Hardcore Title (2 times) in that promotion. During his early days in WWE, Orton became a member of the stable 'Evolution' and won the Intercontinental Title. This also marked his first-ever title in his WWE career. He started humiliating and assaulting various former WWE grapplers and was given the name "The Legend Killer".

After winning the World Title at only 24 years of age, Orton became the youngest-ever World titleholder in WWE. He left Evolution and joined Edge to make the team name Rated-RKO. Orton gained two WWE Title reigns in a single night and became the second youngest two-time WWE titleholder only at the age of 27 in 2007. He went on to become the leader of 'The Legacy' with Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes the following year. He was also a member of 'The Authority' and earned the moniker "face of the WWE" (2013-2015). Orton was likewise a member of The Wyatt Family for only a year (2017-2018).

Orton won the WWE SmackDown Tag Team (1 time), WWE Raw Tag Team Title (2 times), World Tag Team Title (1 time), WWE US Title (1 time), WWE Intercontinental Title (1 time), World Heavyweight Title (4 times), WWE title (10 times). He was the last holder of the World Heavyweight Title and the inaugural holder of the unified WWE World Heavyweight Title. He holds the record jointly with Triple H as the 3rd most world titles in the history of WWE with 14 titles. Orton has a total of 20 titles to his name in his WWE career. Randy Orton came out as a winner of the Money in the Bank in 2013 and won the Royal Rumble in 2009 and 2017. Orton is the 10th Grand Slam Champion and 17th Triple Crown Champion in WWE. He also headlined WrestleMania 25 and 30 including other PPV events. He overcame Kane after his appearance at the 2021 Survivor Series as the most PPV match in the history of WWE.

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Randy Orton’s age

Randy Orton is 44 years old as of April 2024. He was born on 1 April 1980 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America. The Viper was named Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2009), Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2004), Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2010), Rookie of the Year (2001), and Wrestler of the Year (2009, 2010) by Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI).

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Early life

Randy Orton belongs to the famous Orton family of professional grapplers. He is the nephew of Barry Orton, the son of Bob Orton Jr., and the grandson of Bob Orton. He has two younger siblings, a brother named Nathan (stand-up comedian) and a sister named Rebecca. His parents and family members don't want him to become a professional grappler. They put an effort into keeping Randy Orton out of the wrestling world and warned him that he might have to stay away from his family.

He started his amateur career while he was a student at Hazelwood Central High School. He was recruited at the Marins (USMC) following his graduation. He was discharged in 1999 after bad conduct and neglect of an order from his superior. Orton was found guilty and spent almost 40 days in the brig at Camp Pendleton under a special court-martial. This incident made Orton cover up his old left-hand Marine tattoo.