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[dramatic music]
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- Being a bad guy
kind of comes easy.
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It's like second nature for me.
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[crowd chanting "Randy"]
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Just knowing how
to get under people's skin.
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There's a way
that I get into the zone.
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And a lot times, it meant
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bending over
and holding my breath
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and pushing all the blood
into my face and...
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[grunting]
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Ah, mother[bleep], come on!
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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And then I got it.
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And then I got it,
and I can [bleep] just do
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what I need to do
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and I can [bleep] pull
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whatever [bleep] emotion
I need to [bleep] pull
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out of the audience,
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because I feel it.
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And when you look into my eyes,
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you can tell that I feel it.
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[dramatic music]
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* *
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- Excuse me, uh--
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- Who the hell are you
interrupting me?
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Ah, that's right,
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you're, uh, you're Randy Orton.
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narrator:
He is known as The Viper,
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The Legend Killer.
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- Oh!
[chuckles]
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narrator: Sometimes
he strikes out of nowhere.
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- Whoa!
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narrator: Other times,
he mercilessly
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toys with his prey.
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- The Viper coiled,
ready to strike.
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- He is the Apex Predator!
[rattle shakes]
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Randy Orton!
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- Oh, yeah!
I love Randy Orton.
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Dudes hate Randy Orton.
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Every guy I've ever dated
hates Randy Orton.
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I don't know
if it's just pure jealousy.
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- He has the looks.
He has the body.
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He has the physique.
He has the skill.
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- He exudes confidence
in every step that he takes.
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He relishes the ability
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to inflict damage
and human suffering.
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So he's not just after
a championship.
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He wants to make
his opponent's life miserable.
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[crowd shouting]
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[crowd chanting "Randy"]
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- I hate using the word because
I don't really--but conniving.
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He's a smarmy, slimy.
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He's the kind of bad guy
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that it's more mental
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than it is physical.
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- There's almost like,
a sadistic side of it,
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but it's almost like I--
he might be crazy for real.
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- Come on, catch me.
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- This match here
is on a five count.
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- You want to kick me?
- Hey!
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- Come on, come on.
- Go to your corner.
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- Come on, gotta kick me.
Come on.
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- He just has a way of
presenting like crazy or scary.
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And it's the way
he kind of looks angry,
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but he's also smiling
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'cause he's enjoying
what he's doing
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when he's usually
lighting somebody on fire
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or hurting somebody.
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- With Randy,
it's just this constant
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viper movement
of a snake in the grass.
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And when you see
his eyes lock on you,
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you feel like
you've already been caught
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or you've already been bitten.
[rattle shakes]
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- Shot to the head.
Oh, no.
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Oh!
[snake hisses]
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- Randy Orton's enjoying
every second of this.
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- Yes, yes, we have arrived.
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- You'd love to hate him.
I loved to love him personally.
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The standing up. The...
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[groans]
The whole nine.
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Like, it's just a person
who doesn't look like
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the rest of us mere mortals
walking on this planet.
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He executes. He dominates.
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He takes out big names
left and right.
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- Mick Foley,
Harley Race, Goldust,
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Rowdy Roddy Piper,
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hell, even The Fabulous Moolah.
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- This woman is a legend.
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And by the way, Randy Orton...
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Legend Killer.
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- What?
- What--oh, my God.
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Oh, I don't believe
he just did that.
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- Beyond the villain,
Randy Orton
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the--the technician is awesome.
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- Randy Orton may be
the man around here
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sooner than we think.
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- Maybe more than
any other superstar
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of the last 20 years,
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he just is fluid.
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From that DDT
off the second rope,
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punches, dropkick.
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- The punt kick.
- The punt.
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- And of course the RKO.
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- Oh, my God.
[groans]
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Randy Orton with an RKO
to The Undertaker.
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- RKO, "Randy knock out."
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It looks perfect.
The name is perfect.
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It is literally
the perfect finishing move.
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- Bam, RKO.
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RKO by Randy Orton.
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- I think the thing
about the RKO that's fire
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is that it's a leap,
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but also it becomes
like a worldwide meme.
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Like people getting RKO'd into
pools and [bleep] like that.
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- We're back live
on Saturday Night "Raw."
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- Watch out,
watch out, watch out!
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Oh, no.
[screams]
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- Baby, listen to that.
- Skull crusher.
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- He got it.
He got it.
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Watch out, watch out,
watch out, watch out!
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- RKO is one of the greatest
finishing maneuvers
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in the world
of sports entertainment.
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He even hit Hulk Hogan
with an RKO on a car.
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- [groans]
- [groans]
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- It was awesome.
The crowd goes crazy.
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They love an RKO.
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narrator: Randy Orton
is an imposing figure,
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intensely focused,
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a superior athlete,
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always dangerous...
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- [groans]
- Not again.
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- And he kicked to the skull.
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narrator: And incapable
of showing empathy.
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- The Viper is in
the driver's seat right now.
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You can tell by
the smirk on his face.
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narrator: But how
did he get so malicious?
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Is Orton's brand of evil
innate or learned?
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[soft music]
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- As a kid, you know,
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I didn't have
a lot of confidence.
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I was definitely insecure.
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I was not the kid that
had a bunch of friends.
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I kind of just never
really found
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that clique of people
that I could call friends.
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- Randy was pretty quiet
and respectful.
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He got into some mischief,
you know, but all kids do.
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You know, nothing where they'd
want to throw him in jail
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or anything,
but you know, just, you know,
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he was just a kid--
just a regular kid.
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- I was such an insecure kid.
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I think I was a quiet kid.
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Got picked on, bullied.
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Like, it was bad.
[bell rings]
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- I could see Randy
getting bullied as a child
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and then taking all that in,
and it does affect you.
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And sometimes that just means
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you're gonna grow up
and be a bully yourself.
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And sometimes that means
you can focus
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all those terrible things
that have happened to you
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or the bad days
that you've had.
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It makes you jealous
and angry,
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and that is really hard.
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- He started working out
in the gym in the basement.
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He was probably
nine or ten years old.
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And then he wrestled
all through school.
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- [indistinct speech]
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Randy Orton.
[cheers and applause]
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- I was definitely bullied
until, you know,
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I'd say halfway through
my high school career.
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And that's only because
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I shot up, you know,
half a foot,
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and all of a sudden
I, you know, had muscles
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and was taller
than everybody else.
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- Part of what happens when
you're bullied as a child
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is you don't have power.
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You feel helpless.
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You can't fight back.
You can't get even.
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You have to stuff
that anger down.
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It's almost like
a pot of boiling water,
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and the lid is blowing off,
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and you just keep
holding it down
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and holding it down
and holding it down.
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And then one day,
you feel ready,
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and you pull the top
off of that pot,
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and you let the anger go.
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And then comes the day
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when you are big
and you are strong
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and you can unleash that anger
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and get the revenge that you
feel like you deserve.
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- RKO, RKO, RKO, RKO!
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narrator: Randy Orton is
a third-generation superstar
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following in the footsteps
of his grandfather,
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Bob Orton, Sr.,
and father, Cowboy Bob Orton.
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- Considered by many
in the wrestling fraternity
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to be one of the greats.
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- Well, I was a cowboy,
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a rough and tumble guy
that knew how to wrestle.
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I was always pretty rugged
in the ring,
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and I didn't take any gruff
from anybody.
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Lot of folks
tried to give me some,
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but I put an end to that
pretty quick.
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- Two, three...
- Orton...
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- I was very dislikable.
[laughs]
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God, it felt good.
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- I'm sure his dad
didn't teach him that way.
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- I'm sure he didn't.
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- I got a very good knowledge
of wrestling itself
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from watching my dad.
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Well, I learned
crowd psychology from Dad.
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- One of the best things people
can watch is the superstars.
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- I agree with that, Dad.
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I'd like to prove to everybody
in our country
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that I am an athlete
that's uncomparable.
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- Sent for the ride.
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Oh, nailed him
right in the lower abdomen.
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- Growing up, you know,
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I knew I had this famous
father that was on TV.
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And I'd go home,
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and depending on what territory
he was wrestling in
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or whether or not he was with
the WWE at the time,
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you know,
I would watch my father.
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And from my earliest memory
of watching my dad,
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it was, like, just what
my dad did for a living.
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Just when my dad goes to work,
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sometimes he's in Japan
for a month
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before he comes home.
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It wasn't like
this special to do
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that my dad was this
famous professional wrestler.
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It was work.
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It was what he did
to put food on the table.
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- There were times we were on
the road 100 days in a row.
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That's just, you know,
what we did back then.
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When Randy was in school,
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I wouldn't get to see him
at all.
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From the time he was
maybe four, five years old
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until the time he was,
oh, 10 or 11,
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I probably got to see him--
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gosh, you know,
this is gonna sound horrible,
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but, maybe 10, 12 days a year?
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- My mom would kind of,
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just, speak on how hard
it was on your family.
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How hard it was on you,
the individual
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that was traveling the world
nonstop
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with limited dates off,
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missing birthdays and holidays
all the time.
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She saw that,
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and she didn't want that
for me.
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narrator:
Randy chose his own path.
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One that led
to 13 weeks of hell.
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* *
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narrator: Turning away
from his family's legacy.
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Randy sought a new path
for his life.
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- I definitely didn't want
to go to college.
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In my case,
I chose the Marine Corps.
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I went through--I believe
it was 12 or 13 weeks of hell,
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USMC boot camp.
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Boot camp sucked.
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The atmosphere
that I was put in
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had a lot of
negative aspects of it
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that I'll never go into
in public,
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but I was seeing things that
I didn't want to deal with
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and I didn't sign up for,
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so I left.
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[dramatic music]
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I went AWOL for about 82 days.
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I turned myself in,
and I ended up serving--
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I think I was sentenced 45 days
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to the Camp Pendleton
Base Brig, a military prison.
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- Yeah, he was gung ho
to go to the service,
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but I know that
because of who he was,
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I think he had to take
a little bit more gruff
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than some guys.
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And he's always had
kind of an attitude too.
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I mean, it shows even now,
you know, when you watch him.
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He's got an attitude.
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- Depending on a person's
experience in the military,
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some people will describe
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feeling like
they've lost themselves.
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Like they've--they don't
have an ability to control
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their own thoughts
or feelings or behaviors.
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And I really think that
that's part of
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what impacted Randy Orton
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that ultimately led
to him building his character.
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narrator: After the military,
Randy returned home
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with no direction
and no plan for his future.
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- Oh, that's when I started
thinking about getting him
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in the business, you know,
the wrestling business.
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- Randy Orton's dad,
Bob Orton, Jr.,
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gave me a call in the office
one day and said,
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"Hey, my son's 19.
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"I'd really love to see
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if I could get him
in the developmental system."
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And I said, "Great.
Let me know,
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"you know, when you're ready,
Bob, we're ready for him."
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Sight unseen.
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We sent him to OVW,
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which was our training
facility
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in Louisville, Kentucky.
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And Randy was
kind of a tall, skinny kid.
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- I wish I could, you know,
bull[bleep] everybody
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and say that there was
this moment where I knew
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that a professional wrestler
is what I was destined to be,
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but I became
a professional wrestler
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because I didn't know
what else I was gonna do.
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And I figured,
"Eh, let me give this a shot."
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And that's probably
one of the reasons why
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the locker room
didn't like me too much
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when I showed up to OVW.
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narrator:
Randy joined an OVW roster
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that was stacked with
future WWE Hall of Famers,
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including Dave Bautista
and Brock Lesnar.
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And he made an immediate
impression on them.
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- Randy Orton pressing
the advantage on Johnny Spade.
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[bell rings]
He hammers Johnny Spade.
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- I knew that
I had my work cut out for me.
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And, um,
that's probably the hardest
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I've ever worked
in my entire career.
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* *
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- Everyone
that encountered Randy
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during his training period
said
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Randy Orton was a natural
from day one.
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- And from
St. Louis, Missouri,
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weighing in at 240 pounds,
Randy Orton.
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- So this
is Randy Orton's debut.
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I'm gonna wish the kid luck.
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narrator:
Randy's natural ability
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earned him a spot
on the main roster,
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but doing too much too soon
led to disaster.
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[bell rings]
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[cheers and applause]
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- I think--
if I'm not mistaken,
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I think Orton is hurt.
I think he's hurt bad.
336
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- Randy had
two shoulder injuries
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pretty early in his career.
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And he quickly got it
into his head that physically
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you have more years if you can
tone down the in-ring work
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and learn to manipulate
those cameras in the right way.
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- I was injured
and, by every right,
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like everyone else,
should've went home
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for six weeks,
six months, whatever
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and let the shoulder heal,
345
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but instead, they had me
come back every week for TV
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in a sling and do an update.
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They called it
the "RNN Update."
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- Whoa, what is this now?
We have breaking news.
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Oh.
- Oh, God.
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- Hi, Randy Orton here with
another special injury update.
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I have great news to announce.
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My shoulder
now has 32% mobility.
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That's up 2% from last week.
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- He would have
these "RNN" segments
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where he would come out,
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talk about his shoulder
injury,
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and while
you're watching these,
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you would think,
"Who the hell cares, right?"
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He manages to
get under your skin.
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- With my drive,
with my athleticism,
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with my commitment
to all these people,
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I will be back in
a mere three to four months.
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[crowd booing]
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narrator: The "RNN Updates"
were classic Orton,
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proving he was a natural
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at irritating anyone
and everyone.
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Nearly half a year
after injuring his shoulder...
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- To the top rope.
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narrator:
Randy returned to action.
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[crowd booing]
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narrator:
But his disruptive behavior
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would keep his career
from taking off.
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- This is starting to look
[bleep] [bleep]
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[bleep] [bleep] [bleep].
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00:17:43,773 --> 00:17:46,859
- You know, I think Randy,
he wasn't mature enough.
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- "Soon"?
How long are we gonna sit here?
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Seriously?
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- You know, go out there
and represent us.
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Randy wasn't ready for that.
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You know he--he was a kid.
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[crowd booing]
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narrator: Orton's career
was suddenly floundering.
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Until Triple H stepped in.
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00:18:05,294 --> 00:18:07,588
- Randy Orton,
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the business is in his blood,
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00:18:10,299 --> 00:18:12,593
third generation superstar.
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The man has every gift
that a man can be given.
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Randy Orton is the coal
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that will be squeezed
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into the next diamond.
[cheers and applause]
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narrator:
Orton joined Evolution,
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a new faction comprised
of generational talent.
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Evolution consisted
of the animal and powerhouse,
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Dave Bautista,
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the dirtiest player
in the game,
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and 16-time world champion,
Ric Flair,
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and the self-crowned
king of kings, Triple H.
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00:18:43,291 --> 00:18:47,628
- I am so blessed that those
two men saw something in me.
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I'll never forget that.
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00:18:49,088 --> 00:18:52,383
- That is Evolution,
and I don't care who you are,
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00:18:52,425 --> 00:18:55,803
there isn't a damn person
that can stop us.
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00:18:55,845 --> 00:18:57,680
- He went from being
this young guy
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with a lot of potential,
the legend in the making,
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00:19:00,683 --> 00:19:03,770
establishing all of this
credibility with Evolution
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00:19:03,811 --> 00:19:07,857
by aligning himself
with Triple H and Ric Flair.
406
00:19:07,899 --> 00:19:09,567
- Because I was in Evolution,
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00:19:09,609 --> 00:19:11,986
because I was in
a main event storyline,
408
00:19:12,028 --> 00:19:14,322
when I was firing
on all cylinders,
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00:19:14,363 --> 00:19:15,698
they knew it was time.
410
00:19:15,740 --> 00:19:17,200
"All right,
what are we gonna do?
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00:19:17,241 --> 00:19:20,578
What are we gonna do to push
this kid to the next level?"
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00:19:20,620 --> 00:19:21,996
- Oh, look at this.
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00:19:22,038 --> 00:19:25,833
[cheers and applause]
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narrator:
Evolution was instrumental
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in helping Randy harness
his potential.
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00:19:32,382 --> 00:19:33,966
But the WWE universe
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00:19:34,008 --> 00:19:37,178
still saw Orton as protected
within Evolution.
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00:19:37,220 --> 00:19:39,597
- I'm a legend!
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00:19:39,639 --> 00:19:40,723
narrator: A pretty boy,
smart mouthed,
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00:19:40,765 --> 00:19:42,600
third generation superstar
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00:19:42,642 --> 00:19:44,727
who would never make it
on his own,
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00:19:44,769 --> 00:19:47,355
especially against the likes
of a Hardcore Legend.
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00:19:47,397 --> 00:19:49,732
- Oh, God!
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00:19:54,112 --> 00:19:56,697
[cheers and applause]
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00:19:56,739 --> 00:20:00,201
- You rely on that talent
and you rely on that ability
426
00:20:00,243 --> 00:20:02,912
and you rely on
what brought you to the dance.
427
00:20:02,954 --> 00:20:05,123
And do you know what brought
you to the dance, Randy?
428
00:20:07,125 --> 00:20:08,376
Evolution.
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00:20:08,418 --> 00:20:10,962
* *
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00:20:11,003 --> 00:20:15,508
- I went into 2004
needing somebody
431
00:20:15,550 --> 00:20:17,343
to bring me from here to here.
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00:20:17,385 --> 00:20:19,721
That somebody was Mick Foley.
433
00:20:19,762 --> 00:20:21,639
narrator: The Hardcore Legend,
Mick Foley,
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00:20:21,681 --> 00:20:22,932
was the opposite
of Randy Orton
435
00:20:22,974 --> 00:20:25,101
in every conceivable way.
436
00:20:25,143 --> 00:20:27,937
He had a reputation
for sacrificing himself
437
00:20:27,979 --> 00:20:31,065
in order to cause
maximum pain to his opponents.
438
00:20:31,107 --> 00:20:33,443
Mick chose to come out
of retirement
439
00:20:33,484 --> 00:20:34,736
to teach Orton a lesson.
440
00:20:34,777 --> 00:20:37,697
- Randy Orton, are you--
441
00:20:37,739 --> 00:20:41,325
you're feeling disrespected
by the fans?
442
00:20:41,367 --> 00:20:44,579
Potential is a vague term,
443
00:20:44,620 --> 00:20:47,457
but you see something
in someone
444
00:20:47,498 --> 00:20:50,376
and you know that they have
just scratched the surface
445
00:20:50,418 --> 00:20:53,254
of what they're capable of.
446
00:20:53,296 --> 00:20:56,507
And that's what I sensed when
I saw Randy on television.
447
00:20:56,549 --> 00:20:59,761
And then I was, I guess...
[chuckles]
448
00:20:59,802 --> 00:21:03,765
a believer in myself enough
that I thought I could be
449
00:21:03,806 --> 00:21:07,018
that one big rivalry
that boosts that character.
450
00:21:09,228 --> 00:21:13,816
[crowd booing]
451
00:21:13,858 --> 00:21:14,984
- There's not a lot of guys
out there
452
00:21:15,026 --> 00:21:16,736
that are gonna be okay
with a grown man
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00:21:16,778 --> 00:21:17,987
spitting in his face.
454
00:21:18,029 --> 00:21:20,364
- [groans]
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00:21:20,406 --> 00:21:22,742
I'd had a crisis of confidence
456
00:21:22,784 --> 00:21:26,162
and I hadn't
had a match in four years.
457
00:21:26,204 --> 00:21:29,832
And then I had this
amazing opportunity
458
00:21:29,874 --> 00:21:31,959
to do a singles match
with Randy.
459
00:21:32,001 --> 00:21:34,962
I wanted it to be
a transformative match for him
460
00:21:35,004 --> 00:21:37,465
but I also wanted it to be,
461
00:21:37,507 --> 00:21:39,967
uh, a match
that I could be proud of
462
00:21:40,009 --> 00:21:41,886
in case I never wrestled again.
463
00:21:44,889 --> 00:21:47,892
And on that night
in Edmonton, Alberta...
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- [screams]
Oh, my God.
465
00:21:49,894 --> 00:21:51,312
- On a bed of barbed wire.
466
00:21:51,354 --> 00:21:54,148
- We came up with a match
that stands the test of time.
467
00:21:54,190 --> 00:21:56,109
- Look at his face.
Look at his back.
468
00:21:56,150 --> 00:21:59,278
- Foley dumped me
in a pile of thumb tacks.
469
00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,197
- Man, this is not
for the weak of heart,
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00:22:01,239 --> 00:22:02,198
I'll tell you that.
471
00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,492
- I daresay,
as good as Randy is,
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00:22:04,534 --> 00:22:06,035
he was in shock.
473
00:22:06,077 --> 00:22:07,954
- [screams]
Oh, my God.
474
00:22:07,995 --> 00:22:12,125
Holy--just sent Randy Orton
for a death ride.
475
00:22:12,166 --> 00:22:14,502
- Randy Orton had
the confidence
476
00:22:14,544 --> 00:22:18,548
to take his character
in places where most won't go.
477
00:22:18,589 --> 00:22:20,633
- Oh, my God.
478
00:22:20,675 --> 00:22:22,510
- That hardcore match I had,
479
00:22:22,552 --> 00:22:25,179
was the toughest match I'd had
at that point in my career.
480
00:22:25,221 --> 00:22:27,932
- He's been pierced
and punctured.
481
00:22:27,974 --> 00:22:32,186
- And that showed the fans,
this kid
482
00:22:32,228 --> 00:22:34,397
isn't a kid anymore.
483
00:22:34,439 --> 00:22:36,566
- Oh, man, across the back.
484
00:22:36,607 --> 00:22:39,444
- Randy thrived
in an atmosphere
485
00:22:39,485 --> 00:22:40,737
where a lot of people thought
486
00:22:40,778 --> 00:22:43,698
he was too handsome
to thrive in.
487
00:22:43,740 --> 00:22:45,992
- That was a huge moment
for me because
488
00:22:46,033 --> 00:22:49,245
that showed that I could hang
with a legend like Mick.
489
00:22:49,287 --> 00:22:52,206
- [screams]
490
00:22:52,248 --> 00:22:53,875
- But not only hang,
491
00:22:53,916 --> 00:22:55,251
that I could beat him.
492
00:22:55,293 --> 00:22:57,879
- And oh, God.
[screams]
493
00:22:57,920 --> 00:22:59,756
RKO with a bat.
- That did it.
494
00:22:59,797 --> 00:23:02,050
- The RKO with a baseball bat.
495
00:23:02,091 --> 00:23:03,426
- That did it.
- And it's over.
496
00:23:03,468 --> 00:23:04,719
[bell rings]
497
00:23:04,761 --> 00:23:06,763
- Randy Orton
has made his mark.
498
00:23:06,804 --> 00:23:08,973
- People in one night
499
00:23:09,015 --> 00:23:11,684
changed the way
they saw that character.
500
00:23:11,726 --> 00:23:14,645
It certified his toughness.
501
00:23:14,687 --> 00:23:17,690
He defeated
the Hardcore Legend.
502
00:23:17,732 --> 00:23:19,358
narrator:
Once Orton got the taste
503
00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,779
of destroying
the Hardcore Legend,
504
00:23:22,820 --> 00:23:24,238
he wanted more.
505
00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,574
Orton went on
a diabolical rampage,
506
00:23:26,616 --> 00:23:29,410
destroying any legend
he could get his hands on.
507
00:23:29,452 --> 00:23:32,288
- And another legend
bites the dust.
508
00:23:32,330 --> 00:23:35,249
- There were so many
different legendary superstars
509
00:23:35,291 --> 00:23:37,627
that you looked up to
and you watched him
510
00:23:37,668 --> 00:23:41,464
just putting them out for good,
legit legend killing.
511
00:23:41,506 --> 00:23:43,132
[bell rings]
512
00:23:43,174 --> 00:23:45,301
- Man, who can stop this kid?
513
00:23:45,343 --> 00:23:48,971
- I think when I was younger,
I just thought about me.
514
00:23:49,013 --> 00:23:52,100
I'm main eventing shows
and I'm beating,
515
00:23:52,141 --> 00:23:54,435
you know,
multiple world champions
516
00:23:54,477 --> 00:23:59,941
and be setting records
and making historical moments.
517
00:23:59,982 --> 00:24:05,655
- The youngest world champion
in WWE history.
518
00:24:05,696 --> 00:24:08,908
[cheers and applause]
519
00:24:08,950 --> 00:24:12,286
- Randy did get an awful lot
of stardom very quickly
520
00:24:12,328 --> 00:24:14,038
because he was great.
521
00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:19,502
And he wasn't ready
for the stardom that he got.
522
00:24:19,544 --> 00:24:22,088
It was too much, too soon.
523
00:24:27,927 --> 00:24:30,722
[dramatic music]
524
00:24:30,763 --> 00:24:34,267
- WWE superstars love to say
that their character on camera
525
00:24:34,308 --> 00:24:36,310
is kind of like
their real personality
526
00:24:36,352 --> 00:24:38,855
just turned
all the way up to 10.
527
00:24:38,896 --> 00:24:41,107
- You have been injured
in your clavicle,
528
00:24:41,149 --> 00:24:43,985
your arms, everywhere,
you sound pretty fragile.
529
00:24:44,026 --> 00:24:45,153
- Look at me, look at me,
look at me, look at me,
530
00:24:45,194 --> 00:24:46,529
look at me, look at me.
- Just breathe.
531
00:24:46,571 --> 00:24:48,197
Hey, now take it easy.
- Now say it again.
532
00:24:48,239 --> 00:24:51,117
Say it again,
I dare you to say it again.
533
00:24:51,159 --> 00:24:53,077
- Fragile.
- Call me fragile.
534
00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,371
I will headbutt your teeth
through your skull.
535
00:24:55,413 --> 00:24:56,581
Do you hear me?
536
00:24:56,622 --> 00:24:58,332
- Okay, you hear that?
You just spit on me.
537
00:24:58,374 --> 00:25:02,045
- Look, Randy--Randy had
every tool in the world.
538
00:25:02,086 --> 00:25:03,629
I've told him that
a million times.
539
00:25:03,671 --> 00:25:04,964
Every tool in the world.
540
00:25:05,006 --> 00:25:06,966
The only one
that's gonna derail you is you.
541
00:25:07,008 --> 00:25:08,593
And you're hell bent on it.
542
00:25:08,634 --> 00:25:10,511
- Do you have a big TV?
543
00:25:15,141 --> 00:25:17,351
- Randy, I think he was ready
544
00:25:17,393 --> 00:25:20,229
to be the World Champion
in the ring.
545
00:25:20,271 --> 00:25:22,857
I don't think he was ready
to be World Champion
546
00:25:22,899 --> 00:25:25,151
outside of the ring.
547
00:25:25,193 --> 00:25:27,779
- I was famous,
like, world known.
548
00:25:27,820 --> 00:25:31,282
And to be that young
and to be that recognizable,
549
00:25:31,324 --> 00:25:33,743
like, it's a lot of pressure.
550
00:25:34,786 --> 00:25:37,663
Pretty much to sum it up,
I was an [bleep] early on.
551
00:25:37,705 --> 00:25:39,582
I let the fame get to my head.
552
00:25:39,624 --> 00:25:41,918
I don't think I recognized
553
00:25:41,959 --> 00:25:44,670
that I was as big a prick
as I was.
554
00:25:44,712 --> 00:25:46,589
[crowd chanting "Randy"]
555
00:25:46,631 --> 00:25:48,341
- The fame thing, I think,
556
00:25:48,383 --> 00:25:51,177
it's an interesting
two-headed monster.
557
00:25:51,219 --> 00:25:54,430
It is glorious.
It gets you perks.
558
00:25:54,472 --> 00:25:56,849
It gets you recognition,
money.
559
00:25:56,891 --> 00:26:00,728
It's an attention that I do
think a lot of people crave,
560
00:26:00,770 --> 00:26:02,688
but on the other hand,
561
00:26:02,730 --> 00:26:04,357
it's got to be jarring.
562
00:26:04,399 --> 00:26:06,150
[all cheering]
'Cause it's not like these are
563
00:26:06,192 --> 00:26:07,693
overnight success stories
for the most part.
564
00:26:07,735 --> 00:26:10,029
These people have been working
so hard for so long
565
00:26:10,071 --> 00:26:12,031
and they're just
waiting on that break.
566
00:26:12,073 --> 00:26:15,076
And when that break comes,
567
00:26:15,118 --> 00:26:17,370
that's not easy.
568
00:26:17,412 --> 00:26:19,330
- To big money
in our pockets, baby.
569
00:26:19,372 --> 00:26:20,540
- Cheers.
570
00:26:20,581 --> 00:26:22,208
You just have access
to everything
571
00:26:22,250 --> 00:26:23,793
and it's like all the sudden.
572
00:26:23,835 --> 00:26:25,211
First you have nothing
573
00:26:25,253 --> 00:26:27,088
and you're struggling
to make your way in life.
574
00:26:27,130 --> 00:26:30,883
Now you have access
to whatever you want.
575
00:26:30,925 --> 00:26:33,678
I don't know how
a 20-year-old kid
576
00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,430
would deal with that pressure.
577
00:26:37,974 --> 00:26:41,060
- Randy, in his younger days,
578
00:26:41,102 --> 00:26:44,063
was very rebellious.
579
00:26:44,105 --> 00:26:47,275
Randy was the epitome
of the rebellious youth.
580
00:26:47,316 --> 00:26:52,238
No matter what Randy did, there
was a sense of just trouble.
581
00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:54,282
there was a sense of darkness.
582
00:26:55,867 --> 00:26:57,618
narrator: April 2, 2005,
583
00:26:57,660 --> 00:27:00,580
was a very special day
for the Orton family.
584
00:27:00,621 --> 00:27:02,749
Cowboy Bob Orton
was being enshrined
585
00:27:02,790 --> 00:27:04,751
into the WWE Hall of Fame
586
00:27:04,792 --> 00:27:08,087
and Randy would have the honor
of inducting his father.
587
00:27:09,756 --> 00:27:11,257
- The night before,
588
00:27:11,299 --> 00:27:13,760
I decided to stay up all night
with a couple guys
589
00:27:13,801 --> 00:27:16,179
that I knew I shouldn't have
been hanging around with.
590
00:27:16,220 --> 00:27:18,765
And we got into some stuff
591
00:27:18,806 --> 00:27:21,017
that kept us up all night.
592
00:27:21,059 --> 00:27:22,935
[applause]
593
00:27:22,977 --> 00:27:28,107
When I inducted my father
into the Hall of Fame, I--
594
00:27:28,149 --> 00:27:30,234
I was out of it.
595
00:27:30,276 --> 00:27:31,736
This business--
596
00:27:31,778 --> 00:27:33,654
my grandfather was--
was in this business.
597
00:27:33,696 --> 00:27:35,239
Where you at, Grandpa?
Where you at?
598
00:27:35,281 --> 00:27:37,617
Come on, now.
Bob Orton, Sr.
599
00:27:37,658 --> 00:27:40,244
[cheers and applause]
600
00:27:40,286 --> 00:27:42,622
I hadn't come up
with a speech.
601
00:27:42,663 --> 00:27:45,625
I winged it.
602
00:27:45,666 --> 00:27:47,251
I spoke from the heart,
603
00:27:47,293 --> 00:27:50,755
but I didn't do
my father justice.
604
00:27:50,797 --> 00:27:53,758
Ladies and gentl--gentlemen,
the man that I love,
605
00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,927
my father,
606
00:27:55,968 --> 00:27:58,012
Cowboy Bob Orton.
607
00:27:58,805 --> 00:28:01,349
That look of disappointment
on my father's face.
608
00:28:03,142 --> 00:28:08,481
If I have any regrets
as far as my career goes,
609
00:28:08,523 --> 00:28:12,318
that's probably--
that's probably it.
610
00:28:12,360 --> 00:28:15,154
It made me act out even more.
611
00:28:15,196 --> 00:28:18,991
- [screams]
RKO out of nowhere.
612
00:28:19,033 --> 00:28:20,451
- I think that a lot of times
613
00:28:20,493 --> 00:28:21,911
when you create
this character,
614
00:28:21,953 --> 00:28:24,122
like, it's this fine line
615
00:28:24,163 --> 00:28:26,332
of when you tread, like,
too far off
616
00:28:26,374 --> 00:28:31,129
and you lose sense of
what's real and what's not.
617
00:28:31,170 --> 00:28:32,797
The person
that goes the deepest
618
00:28:32,839 --> 00:28:34,424
into the character
619
00:28:34,465 --> 00:28:36,884
sometimes is the most
interesting to watch, you know?
620
00:28:36,926 --> 00:28:38,594
And when it's safely done,
621
00:28:38,636 --> 00:28:40,388
there's genius to that,
you know.
622
00:28:42,390 --> 00:28:45,601
But it can be harmful, 'cause
623
00:28:45,643 --> 00:28:47,145
if you really want
to convince people,
624
00:28:47,186 --> 00:28:49,522
sometimes you have
to really live that.
625
00:28:49,564 --> 00:28:52,275
narrator: By the end of 2005,
626
00:28:52,316 --> 00:28:54,360
the line between
Randy Orton the superstar
627
00:28:54,402 --> 00:28:56,279
and Randy Orton the person
628
00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:58,906
was basically gone.
629
00:28:58,948 --> 00:29:00,533
- Here we are a year later,
630
00:29:00,575 --> 00:29:03,494
I'm having a problem
with substance abuse.
631
00:29:04,912 --> 00:29:07,373
And I got into some trouble.
632
00:29:07,415 --> 00:29:12,420
I drove home from a show
in Peoria, Illinois,
633
00:29:12,462 --> 00:29:14,672
to St. Louis back to my house.
634
00:29:14,714 --> 00:29:18,718
And I'm just
white knuckling the wheel.
635
00:29:21,512 --> 00:29:24,348
I get home, now it's early,
wee hours of the morning,
636
00:29:24,390 --> 00:29:27,060
and I want to--I want to crash,
so what do you do?
637
00:29:27,101 --> 00:29:29,145
Well, I take my pills.
638
00:29:29,187 --> 00:29:33,191
This'll put me to sleep.
639
00:29:33,232 --> 00:29:35,193
[siren wailing]
640
00:29:35,234 --> 00:29:37,403
And I was right,
641
00:29:37,445 --> 00:29:39,238
because I woke up in the ER.
642
00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,283
[monitor beeping]
643
00:29:45,912 --> 00:29:48,748
[siren wailing]
644
00:29:48,790 --> 00:29:51,501
[monitor beeping]
- I woke up in the ER.
645
00:29:52,585 --> 00:29:55,213
And I'd had
an accidental overdose.
646
00:29:56,381 --> 00:30:00,301
And I remember realizing
that I'm mad at myself
647
00:30:00,343 --> 00:30:02,887
that I was so [bleep] dumb
to jeopardize
648
00:30:02,929 --> 00:30:05,098
all these opportunities
that I'd been given.
649
00:30:05,139 --> 00:30:07,100
And I didn't necessarily
act out
650
00:30:07,141 --> 00:30:08,476
because I was an [bleep].
651
00:30:08,518 --> 00:30:11,646
I acted out because
I didn't know who I was yet.
652
00:30:11,687 --> 00:30:14,941
And that I had been thrust
into the spotlight so early on
653
00:30:14,982 --> 00:30:17,193
to where I hadn't led
enough of a life
654
00:30:17,235 --> 00:30:20,571
and been schooled on
what it means to be a man yet.
655
00:30:20,613 --> 00:30:23,199
I was in the circus
at an early age,
656
00:30:23,241 --> 00:30:25,576
traveling town to town.
657
00:30:25,618 --> 00:30:27,203
The world was my playground,
658
00:30:27,245 --> 00:30:29,747
but it was a reality check.
659
00:30:30,498 --> 00:30:33,042
After the hospital,
I was close,
660
00:30:33,084 --> 00:30:36,754
I was very close to,
661
00:30:36,796 --> 00:30:40,758
you know,
being fired from the WWE.
662
00:30:41,676 --> 00:30:45,054
I realized
I had to stop [bleep] around
663
00:30:45,096 --> 00:30:48,641
and I had to get
my ass into line.
664
00:30:48,683 --> 00:30:51,227
I ended up going to rehab,
665
00:30:51,269 --> 00:30:53,354
I cleaned myself up,
666
00:30:53,396 --> 00:30:55,064
and I got in the ring again.
667
00:30:55,106 --> 00:30:57,692
[cheers and applause]
668
00:30:57,734 --> 00:30:59,861
narrator: After overcoming
the demon of addiction,
669
00:30:59,902 --> 00:31:01,446
Randy was still
able to tap into
670
00:31:01,487 --> 00:31:02,739
that part of his personality
671
00:31:02,780 --> 00:31:04,907
that dragged him
into the darkness.
672
00:31:04,949 --> 00:31:07,869
In the ring,
Orton was more evil than ever.
673
00:31:07,910 --> 00:31:11,998
- I think he thought
he had to be this "person"
674
00:31:12,039 --> 00:31:16,335
or this, you know, "The Viper,"
and act a certain way
675
00:31:16,377 --> 00:31:17,879
and kind of give off that vibe
676
00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:19,756
like he got all
his [bleep] together.
677
00:31:19,797 --> 00:31:23,760
Nobody got
all their [bleep] together.
678
00:31:23,801 --> 00:31:26,262
- In order to get
into a character
679
00:31:26,304 --> 00:31:28,389
and have
a healthy relationship
680
00:31:28,431 --> 00:31:29,682
to that character,
681
00:31:29,724 --> 00:31:32,935
you have to manage
that character.
682
00:31:32,977 --> 00:31:36,731
You have to know who you are
and what's important to you
683
00:31:36,773 --> 00:31:40,318
so that the character
doesn't ultimately manage you.
684
00:31:40,359 --> 00:31:42,070
- I was narcissistic.
685
00:31:42,111 --> 00:31:43,362
I was an [bleep].
686
00:31:43,404 --> 00:31:44,947
Seriously, no.
687
00:31:45,990 --> 00:31:49,077
And I still have
all those attributes now.
688
00:31:49,118 --> 00:31:52,538
I'm the WWE
world heavyweight champion.
689
00:31:52,580 --> 00:31:54,082
[crowd chanting "Randy"]
690
00:31:54,123 --> 00:31:57,627
Only I know that I have them.
I'm aware of them.
691
00:31:57,668 --> 00:32:01,339
I'm able to use them
at work for good.
692
00:32:01,381 --> 00:32:03,800
I find that mindset,
I know the story,
693
00:32:03,841 --> 00:32:06,052
and I go out there
and I do my best to tell it.
694
00:32:10,139 --> 00:32:11,474
Back when we were doing
695
00:32:11,516 --> 00:32:15,561
the intermittent explosive
disorder storyline,
696
00:32:15,603 --> 00:32:17,688
that's a disorder
that my character had,
697
00:32:17,730 --> 00:32:20,441
which was basically
throwing temper tantrums,
698
00:32:20,483 --> 00:32:22,360
violent temper tantrums
at that.
699
00:32:22,402 --> 00:32:24,404
- [screams]
700
00:32:24,445 --> 00:32:25,988
- I had all this--
701
00:32:26,030 --> 00:32:29,242
all these experiences up here
that I'd kind of blocked out
702
00:32:29,283 --> 00:32:31,494
because they were
bad experiences,
703
00:32:31,536 --> 00:32:33,121
because they were embarrassing.
704
00:32:34,747 --> 00:32:38,835
But the more mature
that I got in the business,
705
00:32:38,876 --> 00:32:41,295
I was able to
use those experiences
706
00:32:41,337 --> 00:32:42,880
and tie them into my character.
707
00:32:42,922 --> 00:32:44,215
- [groans]
708
00:32:44,257 --> 00:32:46,718
- [screams]
709
00:32:46,759 --> 00:32:50,054
- The Viper coiled,
ready to strike!
710
00:32:50,096 --> 00:32:52,640
- And I've learned,
711
00:32:52,682 --> 00:32:56,102
there's no better drug
in the world
712
00:32:56,144 --> 00:32:59,147
than being in that ring
713
00:32:59,188 --> 00:33:01,566
and everything going right.
714
00:33:07,697 --> 00:33:11,075
I love this, and that feeling,
there's nothing like it.
715
00:33:11,117 --> 00:33:13,911
There's magic there.
716
00:33:13,953 --> 00:33:18,541
* *
717
00:33:18,583 --> 00:33:20,543
narrator:
In December 2020,
718
00:33:20,585 --> 00:33:23,379
Randy Orton proved
that there was no limit
719
00:33:23,421 --> 00:33:26,215
to the level of evil that
he was willing to inflict
720
00:33:26,257 --> 00:33:27,884
upon his opponent.
721
00:33:27,925 --> 00:33:29,927
- The Fiend
is in the building.
722
00:33:29,969 --> 00:33:32,263
- But is Orton truly prepared
723
00:33:32,305 --> 00:33:34,390
for what's about to happen?
724
00:33:34,432 --> 00:33:37,643
- When I was wrestling
The Fiend,
725
00:33:37,685 --> 00:33:40,271
I knew that
I had to believe that
726
00:33:40,313 --> 00:33:43,066
this individual was capable of
727
00:33:43,107 --> 00:33:46,652
harnessing evil,
demonic powers.
728
00:33:46,694 --> 00:33:49,739
[flames roar]
729
00:33:49,781 --> 00:33:52,075
I considered him
enough of a threat
730
00:33:52,116 --> 00:33:54,702
that I was legitimately
731
00:33:54,744 --> 00:33:56,871
fearing The Fiend.
732
00:33:56,913 --> 00:33:59,290
- [groans]
- [screams]
733
00:33:59,332 --> 00:34:01,250
- Randy's range is incredible.
734
00:34:01,292 --> 00:34:03,836
I mean, I think he can
do anything he wants.
735
00:34:03,878 --> 00:34:06,214
It's not just him
being like this.
736
00:34:06,255 --> 00:34:08,216
- [groans]
737
00:34:08,257 --> 00:34:09,550
- He smiles, and you think,
738
00:34:09,592 --> 00:34:10,968
"Oh, he's happy.
He's the good guy."
739
00:34:11,010 --> 00:34:12,303
No, he's smiling
because he, like,
740
00:34:12,345 --> 00:34:14,597
destroyed somebody's life.
741
00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:16,766
- Oh, Orton's turned it
around.
742
00:34:16,808 --> 00:34:18,101
- Oh, no. He's on fire!
- He's on fire.
743
00:34:18,142 --> 00:34:20,561
- Oh, my God.
Orton's set The Fiend on fire!
744
00:34:20,603 --> 00:34:21,729
- My God.
745
00:34:21,771 --> 00:34:23,564
- And that's why
he such a good bad guy
746
00:34:23,606 --> 00:34:26,317
because anybody could
beat anybody up,
747
00:34:26,359 --> 00:34:28,653
but how do you
want them to feel
748
00:34:28,694 --> 00:34:30,571
about you
beating this person up?
749
00:34:30,613 --> 00:34:32,615
- Oh, RKO.
750
00:34:33,825 --> 00:34:35,618
- Now it's The Fiend
who is finding out
751
00:34:35,660 --> 00:34:37,870
how sadistic and barbaric
752
00:34:37,912 --> 00:34:39,705
Randy Orton can be.
753
00:34:41,749 --> 00:34:43,793
- This is not the same
as going to the movies.
754
00:34:43,835 --> 00:34:46,963
This isn't going
to a play or a musical.
755
00:34:47,004 --> 00:34:49,507
It's something unique
unto itself.
756
00:34:49,549 --> 00:34:51,634
And when you go to a WWE show
757
00:34:51,676 --> 00:34:53,886
and when you watch
a villain perform,
758
00:34:53,928 --> 00:34:56,472
even if you hate the villain
'cause they're so bad
759
00:34:56,514 --> 00:34:59,767
and they're doing things
that are so immoral and wrong,
760
00:34:59,809 --> 00:35:03,646
if they do it in a way
that's captivating,
761
00:35:03,688 --> 00:35:08,151
there's sort of no way
to stop yourself
762
00:35:08,192 --> 00:35:11,112
from pulling for that
person to a certain degree.
763
00:35:11,154 --> 00:35:13,114
You want them on your TV.
764
00:35:14,782 --> 00:35:16,409
- If you get those people
to believe
765
00:35:16,451 --> 00:35:19,537
that you believe in yourself,
766
00:35:19,579 --> 00:35:21,289
the battle's won
767
00:35:21,330 --> 00:35:23,666
and you're just there
to enjoy the spoils.
768
00:35:23,708 --> 00:35:27,336
- Oh!
769
00:35:27,378 --> 00:35:29,964
- My God!
770
00:35:37,430 --> 00:35:39,849
narrator: Randy Orton became
one of the most menacing
771
00:35:39,891 --> 00:35:43,186
and believable villains
in WWE history
772
00:35:43,227 --> 00:35:46,647
by expressing his real life
mistakes and pain
773
00:35:46,689 --> 00:35:48,983
and then taking it out
on his opponents in the ring.
774
00:35:49,817 --> 00:35:51,319
- RKO.
- [laughs]
775
00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,112
both: Wow.
776
00:35:53,154 --> 00:35:55,823
- The other shoulder's down.
777
00:35:55,865 --> 00:35:58,367
Beautiful performance.
[bell rings]
778
00:35:59,702 --> 00:36:02,121
- He's learned
from his mistakes
779
00:36:02,163 --> 00:36:04,290
and he's learned
from other folks.
780
00:36:04,332 --> 00:36:08,086
And he carries himself
with class.
781
00:36:08,127 --> 00:36:10,880
You know, as stuff sinks in,
782
00:36:10,922 --> 00:36:12,340
you know, it's just a shame
783
00:36:12,382 --> 00:36:15,510
it doesn't sink in
when you're in your 20s.
784
00:36:16,177 --> 00:36:18,388
- He had to walk around
with that strut
785
00:36:18,429 --> 00:36:20,139
like "I'm that guy"
786
00:36:20,181 --> 00:36:23,309
and he doesn't do that anymore,
you know?
787
00:36:23,351 --> 00:36:26,229
He's like, "I'm this guy"
and take it or leave it.
788
00:36:26,270 --> 00:36:27,855
- [screams]
789
00:36:28,856 --> 00:36:30,316
- Hold on, hold on.
Oh, [bleep].
790
00:36:30,358 --> 00:36:32,735
- Oh, for [bleep] sake!
Oh, my God.
791
00:36:32,777 --> 00:36:33,903
- I thought it
was gonna peel out.
792
00:36:33,945 --> 00:36:35,238
- He's a bad guy
793
00:36:35,279 --> 00:36:37,615
but he's also
the guy everybody loves,
794
00:36:37,657 --> 00:36:40,201
kids, dads, moms.
795
00:36:41,077 --> 00:36:43,329
[cheers and applause]
796
00:36:43,371 --> 00:36:45,248
- I'm getting to the point
in my career
797
00:36:45,289 --> 00:36:50,002
where I have done absolutely
everything that there is to do.
798
00:36:53,172 --> 00:36:54,507
The only things
that I haven't done
799
00:36:54,549 --> 00:36:56,801
are the things that
they haven't invented yet,
800
00:36:56,843 --> 00:36:59,178
but sure as [bleep],
once they invent them,
801
00:36:59,220 --> 00:37:01,347
once they come up with
these new ideas
802
00:37:01,389 --> 00:37:04,225
and these new achievements,
I will achieve them.
803
00:37:04,267 --> 00:37:06,060
And I will have done
more than anybody else
804
00:37:06,102 --> 00:37:07,270
in the history
of this business
805
00:37:07,311 --> 00:37:08,604
and there's a reason for that:
806
00:37:08,646 --> 00:37:10,648
consistency.
807
00:37:10,690 --> 00:37:13,359
- Oh, superplex.
808
00:37:14,569 --> 00:37:17,572
- He's head and shoulders
above everyone, I think.
809
00:37:17,613 --> 00:37:20,783
You know, not just in stature
but in ability too.
810
00:37:20,825 --> 00:37:22,285
- Here...
811
00:37:22,326 --> 00:37:24,954
- There's some guys that
are pretty gosh darn good,
812
00:37:24,996 --> 00:37:27,373
but he's got it all.
813
00:37:27,415 --> 00:37:30,126
He's the whole package.
814
00:37:30,168 --> 00:37:32,128
- Here's the X Factor!
815
00:37:32,170 --> 00:37:34,839
- I think Randy Orton,
from day one,
816
00:37:34,881 --> 00:37:37,050
everything about him
screamed World Champion.
817
00:37:37,091 --> 00:37:39,677
- He did it!
- Randy Orton has done it!
818
00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:41,387
- Destiny, JR!
819
00:37:41,429 --> 00:37:42,847
- Randy is that guy,
820
00:37:42,889 --> 00:37:43,973
and he didn't shy away from
it.
821
00:37:44,015 --> 00:37:45,224
I think he owned it
and I think,
822
00:37:45,266 --> 00:37:46,559
in his head, he is that guy.
823
00:37:46,601 --> 00:37:48,061
But he really is.
824
00:37:48,102 --> 00:37:49,812
[laughs]
825
00:37:49,854 --> 00:37:52,356
If you could get past
his outbursts.
826
00:37:53,107 --> 00:37:56,903
- The audience appreciates
Randy Orton
827
00:37:56,944 --> 00:37:59,864
more and more every single day.
828
00:37:59,906 --> 00:38:03,159
As evil as Randy can be,
829
00:38:03,201 --> 00:38:05,870
Randy is so talented
830
00:38:05,912 --> 00:38:07,663
that no matter what you do,
831
00:38:07,705 --> 00:38:10,958
the audience will always
appreciate how evil he is.
832
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:15,254
[cheers and applause]
833
00:38:15,296 --> 00:38:18,174
- * I hear voices in my head *
834
00:38:18,216 --> 00:38:20,718
* They counsel me,
they understand *
835
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:22,887
* They talk to me *
- The Apex Predator,
836
00:38:22,929 --> 00:38:26,933
Randy Orton.
837
00:38:26,974 --> 00:38:28,684
- * They talk to me *
838
00:38:28,726 --> 00:38:30,019
* Talk to me, talk to me *
839
00:38:30,061 --> 00:38:35,316
- Randy Orton is the coolest.
840
00:38:35,358 --> 00:38:37,568
See, I got the best view
because I'm on the scooter
841
00:38:37,610 --> 00:38:40,279
and I kind of
trail behind him.
842
00:38:40,321 --> 00:38:42,782
You know, just look at a crowd
and they're...[gasps]
843
00:38:42,824 --> 00:38:45,785
And I'm like, "It's Randy."
You know?
844
00:38:45,827 --> 00:38:47,036
I have to work
a little harder.
845
00:38:47,078 --> 00:38:49,414
I'm like, "Yeah!" You know?
846
00:38:49,455 --> 00:38:51,457
Randy's just...
847
00:38:51,499 --> 00:38:55,461
kind of gives them, like,
the "Zoolander," magnum face.
848
00:38:55,503 --> 00:38:57,004
[cheers and applause]
- Here are your winners.
849
00:38:57,046 --> 00:39:01,592
The team of Randy Orton
and Riddle.
850
00:39:01,634 --> 00:39:03,469
- I think a lot
of people forget that
851
00:39:03,511 --> 00:39:05,930
when you're dedicating
yourself, your life,
852
00:39:05,972 --> 00:39:09,183
your years, your youth,
853
00:39:09,225 --> 00:39:12,687
it takes a lifetime to become
the Legend Killer,
854
00:39:12,729 --> 00:39:14,063
and that's what Randy is.
855
00:39:14,105 --> 00:39:15,773
He's the Apex Predator,
856
00:39:15,815 --> 00:39:19,068
The Viper, The Legend Killer.
857
00:39:19,110 --> 00:39:21,738
- * I hear voices *
858
00:39:21,779 --> 00:39:24,574
- He's Randy Orton, bro.
859
00:39:24,615 --> 00:39:26,826
[cheers and applause]
860
00:39:26,868 --> 00:39:28,453
- My entrance song is "Voices."
861
00:39:28,494 --> 00:39:31,330
And people will ask me,
you know,
862
00:39:31,372 --> 00:39:32,874
"What do the voices tell you?"
863
00:39:32,915 --> 00:39:35,126
I just kind of roll my eyes
'cause, you know, they don't--
864
00:39:35,168 --> 00:39:37,336
it's an entrance song, right?
865
00:39:37,378 --> 00:39:39,881
I've had this song
for over a decade
866
00:39:39,922 --> 00:39:42,216
and the more I hear it,
867
00:39:42,258 --> 00:39:45,845
the more it
kind of dawns on me that
868
00:39:45,887 --> 00:39:47,388
maybe I was hearing voices.
869
00:39:47,430 --> 00:39:50,475
Maybe those voices early on
870
00:39:50,516 --> 00:39:54,187
were telling me
I wasn't good enough.
871
00:39:54,228 --> 00:39:56,105
And I'm talking
when I was a kid.
872
00:39:56,147 --> 00:39:59,942
Those voices early on
were telling me that
873
00:39:59,984 --> 00:40:02,695
I didn't have any reason
to be confident.
874
00:40:02,737 --> 00:40:05,948
Those voices were telling me
that I could never, ever
875
00:40:05,990 --> 00:40:07,742
follow in
my father's footsteps.
876
00:40:07,784 --> 00:40:10,244
Those voices were
my own self-doubt.
877
00:40:10,286 --> 00:40:12,371
Those voices were
the naysayers.
878
00:40:12,413 --> 00:40:15,708
Those voices were
me doubting myself.
879
00:40:15,750 --> 00:40:18,086
And now,
880
00:40:18,127 --> 00:40:20,713
I feel if
someone were to ask me,
881
00:40:20,755 --> 00:40:23,007
"What are the voices
telling you?"
882
00:40:23,049 --> 00:40:26,469
That I think the answer
would be that I'm--
883
00:40:26,511 --> 00:40:28,096
that I'm content.
884
00:40:28,137 --> 00:40:30,056
[cheers and applause]
885
00:40:30,098 --> 00:40:33,684
That I'm happy with who I am.
886
00:40:33,726 --> 00:40:36,062
Not as the performer,
the entertainer,
887
00:40:36,104 --> 00:40:38,606
or the character
of Randy Orton,
888
00:40:38,648 --> 00:40:42,985
but as Randy Orton,
889
00:40:43,027 --> 00:40:45,154
he's happy.