1 00:00:07,967 --> 00:00:11,429 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:11,471 --> 00:00:14,307 - Being a bad guy kind of comes easy. 3 00:00:14,348 --> 00:00:16,017 It's like second nature for me. 4 00:00:16,059 --> 00:00:18,603 [crowd chanting "Randy"] 5 00:00:18,644 --> 00:00:22,815 Just knowing how to get under people's skin. 6 00:00:22,857 --> 00:00:26,027 There's a way that I get into the zone. 7 00:00:26,069 --> 00:00:28,362 And a lot times, it meant 8 00:00:28,404 --> 00:00:30,406 bending over and holding my breath 9 00:00:30,448 --> 00:00:34,368 and pushing all the blood into my face and... 10 00:00:36,621 --> 00:00:41,876 [grunting] 11 00:00:41,918 --> 00:00:44,003 Ah, mother[bleep], come on! 12 00:00:44,045 --> 00:00:45,963 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 13 00:00:46,005 --> 00:00:47,924 And then I got it. 14 00:00:47,965 --> 00:00:50,968 And then I got it, and I can [bleep] just do 15 00:00:51,010 --> 00:00:52,220 what I need to do 16 00:00:52,261 --> 00:00:53,554 and I can [bleep] pull 17 00:00:53,596 --> 00:00:56,099 whatever [bleep] emotion I need to [bleep] pull 18 00:00:56,140 --> 00:00:57,892 out of the audience, 19 00:00:57,934 --> 00:00:59,352 because I feel it. 20 00:00:59,394 --> 00:01:01,270 And when you look into my eyes, 21 00:01:01,312 --> 00:01:03,356 you can tell that I feel it. 22 00:01:04,190 --> 00:01:07,235 [dramatic music] 23 00:01:07,276 --> 00:01:14,367 * * 24 00:01:28,381 --> 00:01:30,508 - Excuse me, uh-- 25 00:01:30,550 --> 00:01:33,219 - Who the hell are you interrupting me? 26 00:01:35,221 --> 00:01:37,390 Ah, that's right, 27 00:01:37,432 --> 00:01:40,309 you're, uh, you're Randy Orton. 28 00:01:40,351 --> 00:01:42,437 narrator: He is known as The Viper, 29 00:01:42,478 --> 00:01:44,397 The Legend Killer. 30 00:01:44,439 --> 00:01:46,232 - Oh! [chuckles] 31 00:01:46,274 --> 00:01:48,192 narrator: Sometimes he strikes out of nowhere. 32 00:01:48,234 --> 00:01:49,694 - Whoa! 33 00:01:49,736 --> 00:01:51,904 narrator: Other times, he mercilessly 34 00:01:51,946 --> 00:01:53,030 toys with his prey. 35 00:01:53,072 --> 00:01:56,701 - The Viper coiled, ready to strike. 36 00:01:56,743 --> 00:02:00,913 - He is the Apex Predator! [rattle shakes] 37 00:02:00,955 --> 00:02:07,170 Randy Orton! 38 00:02:07,211 --> 00:02:10,214 - Oh, yeah! I love Randy Orton. 39 00:02:10,256 --> 00:02:11,674 Dudes hate Randy Orton. 40 00:02:11,716 --> 00:02:13,801 Every guy I've ever dated hates Randy Orton. 41 00:02:13,843 --> 00:02:16,262 I don't know if it's just pure jealousy. 42 00:02:17,430 --> 00:02:20,224 - He has the looks. He has the body. 43 00:02:20,266 --> 00:02:23,519 He has the physique. He has the skill. 44 00:02:23,561 --> 00:02:27,482 - He exudes confidence in every step that he takes. 45 00:02:27,523 --> 00:02:29,859 He relishes the ability 46 00:02:29,901 --> 00:02:33,404 to inflict damage and human suffering. 47 00:02:33,446 --> 00:02:36,783 So he's not just after a championship. 48 00:02:36,824 --> 00:02:39,911 He wants to make his opponent's life miserable. 49 00:02:39,952 --> 00:02:42,955 [crowd shouting] 50 00:02:45,625 --> 00:02:50,755 [crowd chanting "Randy"] 51 00:02:50,797 --> 00:02:54,050 - I hate using the word because I don't really--but conniving. 52 00:02:54,092 --> 00:02:56,427 He's a smarmy, slimy. 53 00:02:56,469 --> 00:02:58,721 He's the kind of bad guy 54 00:02:58,763 --> 00:03:02,934 that it's more mental 55 00:03:02,975 --> 00:03:06,020 than it is physical. 56 00:03:06,062 --> 00:03:08,689 - There's almost like, a sadistic side of it, 57 00:03:08,731 --> 00:03:13,194 but it's almost like I-- he might be crazy for real. 58 00:03:13,236 --> 00:03:14,570 - Come on, catch me. 59 00:03:14,612 --> 00:03:15,488 - This match here is on a five count. 60 00:03:15,530 --> 00:03:16,864 - You want to kick me? - Hey! 61 00:03:16,906 --> 00:03:18,157 - Come on, come on. - Go to your corner. 62 00:03:18,199 --> 00:03:21,035 - Come on, gotta kick me. Come on. 63 00:03:21,077 --> 00:03:25,331 - He just has a way of presenting like crazy or scary. 64 00:03:25,373 --> 00:03:28,209 And it's the way he kind of looks angry, 65 00:03:28,251 --> 00:03:29,669 but he's also smiling 66 00:03:29,711 --> 00:03:31,629 'cause he's enjoying what he's doing 67 00:03:31,671 --> 00:03:33,297 when he's usually lighting somebody on fire 68 00:03:33,339 --> 00:03:35,466 or hurting somebody. 69 00:03:35,508 --> 00:03:38,553 - With Randy, it's just this constant 70 00:03:38,594 --> 00:03:41,389 viper movement of a snake in the grass. 71 00:03:41,431 --> 00:03:43,558 And when you see his eyes lock on you, 72 00:03:43,599 --> 00:03:45,101 you feel like you've already been caught 73 00:03:45,143 --> 00:03:46,811 or you've already been bitten. [rattle shakes] 74 00:03:46,853 --> 00:03:48,771 - Shot to the head. Oh, no. 75 00:03:49,605 --> 00:03:52,275 Oh! [snake hisses] 76 00:03:52,316 --> 00:03:54,694 - Randy Orton's enjoying every second of this. 77 00:03:57,530 --> 00:04:00,324 - Yes, yes, we have arrived. 78 00:04:00,366 --> 00:04:03,453 - You'd love to hate him. I loved to love him personally. 79 00:04:03,494 --> 00:04:05,121 The standing up. The... 80 00:04:05,163 --> 00:04:06,873 [groans] The whole nine. 81 00:04:06,914 --> 00:04:09,876 Like, it's just a person who doesn't look like 82 00:04:09,917 --> 00:04:12,211 the rest of us mere mortals walking on this planet. 83 00:04:12,253 --> 00:04:14,088 He executes. He dominates. 84 00:04:14,130 --> 00:04:16,883 He takes out big names left and right. 85 00:04:16,924 --> 00:04:20,511 - Mick Foley, Harley Race, Goldust, 86 00:04:20,553 --> 00:04:22,263 Rowdy Roddy Piper, 87 00:04:22,305 --> 00:04:24,557 hell, even The Fabulous Moolah. 88 00:04:24,599 --> 00:04:27,560 - This woman is a legend. 89 00:04:30,730 --> 00:04:34,442 And by the way, Randy Orton... 90 00:04:35,485 --> 00:04:37,028 Legend Killer. 91 00:04:37,070 --> 00:04:39,697 - What? - What--oh, my God. 92 00:04:39,739 --> 00:04:42,325 Oh, I don't believe he just did that. 93 00:04:42,366 --> 00:04:44,452 - Beyond the villain, Randy Orton 94 00:04:44,494 --> 00:04:48,206 the--the technician is awesome. 95 00:04:49,082 --> 00:04:51,626 - Randy Orton may be the man around here 96 00:04:51,667 --> 00:04:53,044 sooner than we think. 97 00:04:53,086 --> 00:04:54,670 - Maybe more than any other superstar 98 00:04:54,712 --> 00:04:56,339 of the last 20 years, 99 00:04:56,381 --> 00:04:59,258 he just is fluid. 100 00:04:59,884 --> 00:05:02,553 From that DDT off the second rope, 101 00:05:02,595 --> 00:05:05,556 punches, dropkick. 102 00:05:05,598 --> 00:05:07,683 - The punt kick. - The punt. 103 00:05:07,725 --> 00:05:09,435 - And of course the RKO. 104 00:05:09,477 --> 00:05:11,270 - Oh, my God. [groans] 105 00:05:11,312 --> 00:05:15,233 Randy Orton with an RKO to The Undertaker. 106 00:05:15,274 --> 00:05:18,152 - RKO, "Randy knock out." 107 00:05:18,194 --> 00:05:20,863 It looks perfect. The name is perfect. 108 00:05:20,905 --> 00:05:24,492 It is literally the perfect finishing move. 109 00:05:24,534 --> 00:05:26,411 - Bam, RKO. 110 00:05:26,452 --> 00:05:29,497 RKO by Randy Orton. 111 00:05:29,539 --> 00:05:31,582 - I think the thing about the RKO that's fire 112 00:05:31,624 --> 00:05:32,917 is that it's a leap, 113 00:05:32,959 --> 00:05:34,460 but also it becomes like a worldwide meme. 114 00:05:34,502 --> 00:05:37,088 Like people getting RKO'd into pools and [bleep] like that. 115 00:05:37,130 --> 00:05:39,257 - We're back live on Saturday Night "Raw." 116 00:05:39,298 --> 00:05:41,342 - Watch out, watch out, watch out! 117 00:05:41,384 --> 00:05:43,469 Oh, no. [screams] 118 00:05:43,511 --> 00:05:45,430 - Baby, listen to that. - Skull crusher. 119 00:05:45,471 --> 00:05:46,889 - He got it. He got it. 120 00:05:46,931 --> 00:05:48,933 Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out! 121 00:05:48,975 --> 00:05:51,811 - RKO is one of the greatest finishing maneuvers 122 00:05:51,853 --> 00:05:54,230 in the world of sports entertainment. 123 00:05:54,272 --> 00:05:56,607 He even hit Hulk Hogan with an RKO on a car. 124 00:05:56,649 --> 00:05:59,652 - [groans] - [groans] 125 00:05:59,694 --> 00:06:02,029 - It was awesome. The crowd goes crazy. 126 00:06:02,071 --> 00:06:04,365 They love an RKO. 127 00:06:04,407 --> 00:06:07,118 narrator: Randy Orton is an imposing figure, 128 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:08,828 intensely focused, 129 00:06:08,870 --> 00:06:11,289 a superior athlete, 130 00:06:11,330 --> 00:06:12,874 always dangerous... 131 00:06:12,915 --> 00:06:14,417 - [groans] - Not again. 132 00:06:14,459 --> 00:06:15,960 - And he kicked to the skull. 133 00:06:16,002 --> 00:06:18,171 narrator: And incapable of showing empathy. 134 00:06:18,212 --> 00:06:20,548 - The Viper is in the driver's seat right now. 135 00:06:20,590 --> 00:06:23,134 You can tell by the smirk on his face. 136 00:06:23,176 --> 00:06:26,804 narrator: But how did he get so malicious? 137 00:06:26,846 --> 00:06:30,850 Is Orton's brand of evil innate or learned? 138 00:06:33,603 --> 00:06:35,646 [soft music] 139 00:06:35,688 --> 00:06:37,106 - As a kid, you know, 140 00:06:37,148 --> 00:06:39,525 I didn't have a lot of confidence. 141 00:06:39,567 --> 00:06:41,235 I was definitely insecure. 142 00:06:41,277 --> 00:06:42,695 * * 143 00:06:42,737 --> 00:06:47,784 I was not the kid that had a bunch of friends. 144 00:06:47,825 --> 00:06:51,245 I kind of just never really found 145 00:06:51,287 --> 00:06:57,210 that clique of people that I could call friends. 146 00:06:57,251 --> 00:07:03,174 - Randy was pretty quiet and respectful. 147 00:07:03,216 --> 00:07:07,595 He got into some mischief, you know, but all kids do. 148 00:07:07,637 --> 00:07:10,848 You know, nothing where they'd want to throw him in jail 149 00:07:10,890 --> 00:07:14,018 or anything, but you know, just, you know, 150 00:07:14,060 --> 00:07:16,062 he was just a kid-- just a regular kid. 151 00:07:16,104 --> 00:07:17,522 * * 152 00:07:17,563 --> 00:07:21,901 - I was such an insecure kid. 153 00:07:21,943 --> 00:07:23,778 I think I was a quiet kid. 154 00:07:23,820 --> 00:07:27,240 Got picked on, bullied. 155 00:07:27,281 --> 00:07:28,908 * * 156 00:07:28,950 --> 00:07:31,786 Like, it was bad. [bell rings] 157 00:07:31,828 --> 00:07:35,540 - I could see Randy getting bullied as a child 158 00:07:35,581 --> 00:07:38,543 and then taking all that in, and it does affect you. 159 00:07:38,584 --> 00:07:39,794 And sometimes that just means 160 00:07:39,836 --> 00:07:41,587 you're gonna grow up and be a bully yourself. 161 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:47,135 And sometimes that means you can focus 162 00:07:47,176 --> 00:07:49,095 all those terrible things that have happened to you 163 00:07:49,137 --> 00:07:51,723 or the bad days that you've had. 164 00:07:51,764 --> 00:07:54,434 It makes you jealous and angry, 165 00:07:54,475 --> 00:07:56,269 and that is really hard. 166 00:07:58,938 --> 00:08:01,649 - He started working out in the gym in the basement. 167 00:08:01,691 --> 00:08:03,234 He was probably nine or ten years old. 168 00:08:03,276 --> 00:08:05,570 And then he wrestled all through school. 169 00:08:05,611 --> 00:08:07,864 - [indistinct speech] 170 00:08:07,905 --> 00:08:10,199 Randy Orton. [cheers and applause] 171 00:08:10,241 --> 00:08:13,244 - I was definitely bullied until, you know, 172 00:08:13,286 --> 00:08:16,456 I'd say halfway through my high school career. 173 00:08:16,497 --> 00:08:18,499 And that's only because 174 00:08:18,541 --> 00:08:21,377 I shot up, you know, half a foot, 175 00:08:21,419 --> 00:08:24,047 and all of a sudden I, you know, had muscles 176 00:08:24,088 --> 00:08:27,258 and was taller than everybody else. 177 00:08:27,300 --> 00:08:29,969 - Part of what happens when you're bullied as a child 178 00:08:30,011 --> 00:08:32,430 is you don't have power. 179 00:08:32,472 --> 00:08:34,265 You feel helpless. 180 00:08:34,307 --> 00:08:37,643 You can't fight back. You can't get even. 181 00:08:37,685 --> 00:08:40,730 You have to stuff that anger down. 182 00:08:40,772 --> 00:08:43,649 It's almost like a pot of boiling water, 183 00:08:43,691 --> 00:08:45,693 and the lid is blowing off, 184 00:08:45,735 --> 00:08:47,445 and you just keep holding it down 185 00:08:47,487 --> 00:08:49,822 and holding it down and holding it down. 186 00:08:49,864 --> 00:08:51,991 And then one day, you feel ready, 187 00:08:52,033 --> 00:08:55,620 and you pull the top off of that pot, 188 00:08:55,661 --> 00:08:57,789 and you let the anger go. 189 00:08:59,791 --> 00:09:01,793 And then comes the day 190 00:09:01,834 --> 00:09:04,670 when you are big and you are strong 191 00:09:04,712 --> 00:09:08,132 and you can unleash that anger 192 00:09:08,174 --> 00:09:10,635 and get the revenge that you feel like you deserve. 193 00:09:10,676 --> 00:09:17,100 - RKO, RKO, RKO, RKO! 194 00:09:20,228 --> 00:09:23,648 narrator: Randy Orton is a third-generation superstar 195 00:09:23,689 --> 00:09:25,942 following in the footsteps of his grandfather, 196 00:09:25,983 --> 00:09:30,029 Bob Orton, Sr., and father, Cowboy Bob Orton. 197 00:09:30,071 --> 00:09:32,073 - Considered by many in the wrestling fraternity 198 00:09:32,115 --> 00:09:34,784 to be one of the greats. 199 00:09:34,826 --> 00:09:36,494 - Well, I was a cowboy, 200 00:09:36,536 --> 00:09:40,790 a rough and tumble guy that knew how to wrestle. 201 00:09:40,832 --> 00:09:43,000 I was always pretty rugged in the ring, 202 00:09:43,042 --> 00:09:46,087 and I didn't take any gruff from anybody. 203 00:09:47,296 --> 00:09:49,090 Lot of folks tried to give me some, 204 00:09:49,132 --> 00:09:51,843 but I put an end to that pretty quick. 205 00:09:51,884 --> 00:09:54,178 - Two, three... - Orton... 206 00:09:54,220 --> 00:09:57,473 - I was very dislikable. [laughs] 207 00:09:58,725 --> 00:10:00,268 God, it felt good. 208 00:10:00,309 --> 00:10:02,437 - I'm sure his dad didn't teach him that way. 209 00:10:02,478 --> 00:10:03,813 - I'm sure he didn't. 210 00:10:03,855 --> 00:10:07,900 - I got a very good knowledge of wrestling itself 211 00:10:07,942 --> 00:10:09,861 from watching my dad. 212 00:10:09,902 --> 00:10:13,364 Well, I learned crowd psychology from Dad. 213 00:10:13,406 --> 00:10:17,869 - One of the best things people can watch is the superstars. 214 00:10:17,910 --> 00:10:19,162 - I agree with that, Dad. 215 00:10:19,203 --> 00:10:22,206 I'd like to prove to everybody in our country 216 00:10:22,248 --> 00:10:25,543 that I am an athlete that's uncomparable. 217 00:10:25,585 --> 00:10:26,961 - Sent for the ride. 218 00:10:27,003 --> 00:10:29,130 Oh, nailed him right in the lower abdomen. 219 00:10:29,172 --> 00:10:30,673 - Growing up, you know, 220 00:10:30,715 --> 00:10:34,302 I knew I had this famous father that was on TV. 221 00:10:34,343 --> 00:10:36,387 And I'd go home, 222 00:10:36,429 --> 00:10:40,266 and depending on what territory he was wrestling in 223 00:10:40,308 --> 00:10:42,685 or whether or not he was with the WWE at the time, 224 00:10:42,727 --> 00:10:45,063 you know, I would watch my father. 225 00:10:45,104 --> 00:10:48,232 And from my earliest memory of watching my dad, 226 00:10:48,274 --> 00:10:52,987 it was, like, just what my dad did for a living. 227 00:10:54,197 --> 00:10:56,074 Just when my dad goes to work, 228 00:10:56,115 --> 00:10:58,868 sometimes he's in Japan for a month 229 00:10:58,910 --> 00:11:00,411 before he comes home. 230 00:11:00,453 --> 00:11:02,580 It wasn't like this special to do 231 00:11:02,622 --> 00:11:05,416 that my dad was this famous professional wrestler. 232 00:11:05,458 --> 00:11:06,626 It was work. 233 00:11:06,667 --> 00:11:08,795 It was what he did to put food on the table. 234 00:11:09,420 --> 00:11:12,924 - There were times we were on the road 100 days in a row. 235 00:11:12,965 --> 00:11:14,926 That's just, you know, what we did back then. 236 00:11:17,136 --> 00:11:19,138 When Randy was in school, 237 00:11:19,180 --> 00:11:21,265 I wouldn't get to see him at all. 238 00:11:21,307 --> 00:11:25,395 From the time he was maybe four, five years old 239 00:11:25,436 --> 00:11:29,065 until the time he was, oh, 10 or 11, 240 00:11:29,107 --> 00:11:31,275 I probably got to see him-- 241 00:11:31,317 --> 00:11:32,944 gosh, you know, this is gonna sound horrible, 242 00:11:32,985 --> 00:11:35,446 but, maybe 10, 12 days a year? 243 00:11:37,532 --> 00:11:38,825 - My mom would kind of, 244 00:11:38,866 --> 00:11:42,286 just, speak on how hard it was on your family. 245 00:11:42,328 --> 00:11:45,039 How hard it was on you, the individual 246 00:11:45,081 --> 00:11:46,916 that was traveling the world nonstop 247 00:11:46,958 --> 00:11:48,960 with limited dates off, 248 00:11:49,001 --> 00:11:51,963 missing birthdays and holidays all the time. 249 00:11:53,005 --> 00:11:54,465 She saw that, 250 00:11:54,507 --> 00:11:56,551 and she didn't want that for me. 251 00:11:58,010 --> 00:12:00,847 narrator: Randy chose his own path. 252 00:12:02,515 --> 00:12:06,018 One that led to 13 weeks of hell. 253 00:12:06,060 --> 00:12:09,272 * * 254 00:12:13,735 --> 00:12:16,404 narrator: Turning away from his family's legacy. 255 00:12:16,446 --> 00:12:19,449 Randy sought a new path for his life. 256 00:12:20,241 --> 00:12:21,826 - I definitely didn't want to go to college. 257 00:12:21,868 --> 00:12:24,287 In my case, I chose the Marine Corps. 258 00:12:26,038 --> 00:12:29,751 I went through--I believe it was 12 or 13 weeks of hell, 259 00:12:29,792 --> 00:12:31,502 USMC boot camp. 260 00:12:32,837 --> 00:12:35,131 Boot camp sucked. 261 00:12:35,173 --> 00:12:38,092 The atmosphere that I was put in 262 00:12:38,134 --> 00:12:41,012 had a lot of negative aspects of it 263 00:12:41,054 --> 00:12:44,974 that I'll never go into in public, 264 00:12:45,016 --> 00:12:49,062 but I was seeing things that I didn't want to deal with 265 00:12:49,103 --> 00:12:51,105 and I didn't sign up for, 266 00:12:51,147 --> 00:12:53,941 so I left. 267 00:12:53,983 --> 00:12:56,486 [dramatic music] 268 00:12:56,527 --> 00:13:01,324 I went AWOL for about 82 days. 269 00:13:01,365 --> 00:13:04,118 I turned myself in, and I ended up serving-- 270 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:05,953 I think I was sentenced 45 days 271 00:13:05,995 --> 00:13:11,918 to the Camp Pendleton Base Brig, a military prison. 272 00:13:11,959 --> 00:13:15,129 - Yeah, he was gung ho to go to the service, 273 00:13:15,171 --> 00:13:17,256 but I know that because of who he was, 274 00:13:17,298 --> 00:13:20,259 I think he had to take a little bit more gruff 275 00:13:20,301 --> 00:13:22,303 than some guys. 276 00:13:22,345 --> 00:13:24,639 And he's always had kind of an attitude too. 277 00:13:24,680 --> 00:13:27,934 I mean, it shows even now, you know, when you watch him. 278 00:13:27,975 --> 00:13:30,019 He's got an attitude. 279 00:13:30,061 --> 00:13:33,648 - Depending on a person's experience in the military, 280 00:13:33,689 --> 00:13:35,358 some people will describe 281 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,610 feeling like they've lost themselves. 282 00:13:37,652 --> 00:13:40,113 Like they've--they don't have an ability to control 283 00:13:40,154 --> 00:13:43,783 their own thoughts or feelings or behaviors. 284 00:13:43,825 --> 00:13:45,827 And I really think that that's part of 285 00:13:45,868 --> 00:13:47,829 what impacted Randy Orton 286 00:13:47,870 --> 00:13:51,958 that ultimately led to him building his character. 287 00:13:51,999 --> 00:13:55,002 narrator: After the military, Randy returned home 288 00:13:55,044 --> 00:13:59,799 with no direction and no plan for his future. 289 00:13:59,841 --> 00:14:01,676 - Oh, that's when I started thinking about getting him 290 00:14:01,718 --> 00:14:05,596 in the business, you know, the wrestling business. 291 00:14:05,638 --> 00:14:07,682 - Randy Orton's dad, Bob Orton, Jr., 292 00:14:07,724 --> 00:14:10,351 gave me a call in the office one day and said, 293 00:14:10,393 --> 00:14:12,729 "Hey, my son's 19. 294 00:14:12,770 --> 00:14:14,313 "I'd really love to see 295 00:14:14,355 --> 00:14:17,024 if I could get him in the developmental system." 296 00:14:17,066 --> 00:14:19,402 And I said, "Great. Let me know, 297 00:14:19,444 --> 00:14:21,529 "you know, when you're ready, Bob, we're ready for him." 298 00:14:21,571 --> 00:14:23,072 Sight unseen. 299 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,743 We sent him to OVW, 300 00:14:26,784 --> 00:14:28,286 which was our training facility 301 00:14:28,327 --> 00:14:30,288 in Louisville, Kentucky. 302 00:14:30,329 --> 00:14:33,708 And Randy was kind of a tall, skinny kid. 303 00:14:33,750 --> 00:14:37,211 - I wish I could, you know, bull[bleep] everybody 304 00:14:37,253 --> 00:14:39,172 and say that there was this moment where I knew 305 00:14:39,213 --> 00:14:42,258 that a professional wrestler is what I was destined to be, 306 00:14:42,300 --> 00:14:44,385 but I became a professional wrestler 307 00:14:44,427 --> 00:14:47,180 because I didn't know what else I was gonna do. 308 00:14:47,221 --> 00:14:49,640 And I figured, "Eh, let me give this a shot." 309 00:14:49,682 --> 00:14:52,852 And that's probably one of the reasons why 310 00:14:52,894 --> 00:14:54,729 the locker room didn't like me too much 311 00:14:54,771 --> 00:14:56,606 when I showed up to OVW. 312 00:14:57,565 --> 00:14:59,901 narrator: Randy joined an OVW roster 313 00:14:59,942 --> 00:15:03,696 that was stacked with future WWE Hall of Famers, 314 00:15:03,738 --> 00:15:06,449 including Dave Bautista and Brock Lesnar. 315 00:15:06,491 --> 00:15:09,202 And he made an immediate impression on them. 316 00:15:09,243 --> 00:15:12,246 - Randy Orton pressing the advantage on Johnny Spade. 317 00:15:12,288 --> 00:15:14,624 [bell rings] He hammers Johnny Spade. 318 00:15:14,665 --> 00:15:17,210 - I knew that I had my work cut out for me. 319 00:15:17,251 --> 00:15:19,712 And, um, that's probably the hardest 320 00:15:19,754 --> 00:15:21,839 I've ever worked in my entire career. 321 00:15:21,881 --> 00:15:24,425 * * 322 00:15:24,467 --> 00:15:26,594 - Everyone that encountered Randy 323 00:15:26,636 --> 00:15:29,555 during his training period said 324 00:15:29,597 --> 00:15:32,350 Randy Orton was a natural from day one. 325 00:15:32,392 --> 00:15:34,644 - And from St. Louis, Missouri, 326 00:15:34,685 --> 00:15:39,440 weighing in at 240 pounds, Randy Orton. 327 00:15:39,482 --> 00:15:41,442 - So this is Randy Orton's debut. 328 00:15:41,484 --> 00:15:42,819 I'm gonna wish the kid luck. 329 00:15:43,945 --> 00:15:45,738 narrator: Randy's natural ability 330 00:15:45,780 --> 00:15:48,032 earned him a spot on the main roster, 331 00:15:48,074 --> 00:15:51,828 but doing too much too soon led to disaster. 332 00:15:51,869 --> 00:15:53,830 [bell rings] 333 00:15:53,871 --> 00:15:55,248 [cheers and applause] 334 00:15:55,289 --> 00:15:57,083 - I think-- if I'm not mistaken, 335 00:15:57,125 --> 00:16:00,795 I think Orton is hurt. I think he's hurt bad. 336 00:16:00,837 --> 00:16:03,381 - Randy had two shoulder injuries 337 00:16:03,423 --> 00:16:05,466 pretty early in his career. 338 00:16:05,508 --> 00:16:10,805 And he quickly got it into his head that physically 339 00:16:10,847 --> 00:16:14,517 you have more years if you can tone down the in-ring work 340 00:16:14,559 --> 00:16:18,354 and learn to manipulate those cameras in the right way. 341 00:16:19,564 --> 00:16:21,399 - I was injured and, by every right, 342 00:16:21,441 --> 00:16:23,234 like everyone else, should've went home 343 00:16:23,276 --> 00:16:25,319 for six weeks, six months, whatever 344 00:16:25,361 --> 00:16:26,696 and let the shoulder heal, 345 00:16:26,738 --> 00:16:31,451 but instead, they had me come back every week for TV 346 00:16:31,492 --> 00:16:33,703 in a sling and do an update. 347 00:16:33,745 --> 00:16:36,581 They called it the "RNN Update." 348 00:16:36,622 --> 00:16:39,250 - Whoa, what is this now? We have breaking news. 349 00:16:40,460 --> 00:16:41,961 Oh. - Oh, God. 350 00:16:42,003 --> 00:16:46,049 - Hi, Randy Orton here with another special injury update. 351 00:16:46,090 --> 00:16:47,842 I have great news to announce. 352 00:16:47,884 --> 00:16:51,054 My shoulder now has 32% mobility. 353 00:16:51,095 --> 00:16:53,890 That's up 2% from last week. 354 00:16:53,931 --> 00:16:57,185 - He would have these "RNN" segments 355 00:16:57,226 --> 00:16:58,770 where he would come out, 356 00:16:58,811 --> 00:17:01,230 talk about his shoulder injury, 357 00:17:01,272 --> 00:17:02,690 and while you're watching these, 358 00:17:02,732 --> 00:17:05,359 you would think, "Who the hell cares, right?" 359 00:17:05,401 --> 00:17:07,070 He manages to get under your skin. 360 00:17:07,904 --> 00:17:09,864 - With my drive, with my athleticism, 361 00:17:09,906 --> 00:17:12,366 with my commitment to all these people, 362 00:17:12,408 --> 00:17:16,037 I will be back in a mere three to four months. 363 00:17:16,079 --> 00:17:18,581 [crowd booing] 364 00:17:18,623 --> 00:17:22,210 narrator: The "RNN Updates" were classic Orton, 365 00:17:22,251 --> 00:17:23,836 proving he was a natural 366 00:17:23,878 --> 00:17:27,256 at irritating anyone and everyone. 367 00:17:27,298 --> 00:17:30,176 Nearly half a year after injuring his shoulder... 368 00:17:30,218 --> 00:17:31,511 - To the top rope. 369 00:17:31,552 --> 00:17:32,887 narrator: Randy returned to action. 370 00:17:32,929 --> 00:17:34,722 [crowd booing] 371 00:17:34,764 --> 00:17:36,599 narrator: But his disruptive behavior 372 00:17:36,641 --> 00:17:38,559 would keep his career from taking off. 373 00:17:41,062 --> 00:17:42,355 - This is starting to look [bleep] [bleep] 374 00:17:42,397 --> 00:17:43,731 [bleep] [bleep] [bleep]. 375 00:17:43,773 --> 00:17:46,859 - You know, I think Randy, he wasn't mature enough. 376 00:17:46,901 --> 00:17:48,945 - "Soon"? How long are we gonna sit here? 377 00:17:48,986 --> 00:17:50,238 Seriously? 378 00:17:50,279 --> 00:17:51,656 - You know, go out there and represent us. 379 00:17:51,697 --> 00:17:54,242 Randy wasn't ready for that. 380 00:17:54,283 --> 00:17:55,952 You know he--he was a kid. 381 00:17:55,993 --> 00:17:57,620 [crowd booing] 382 00:17:57,662 --> 00:18:01,582 narrator: Orton's career was suddenly floundering. 383 00:18:01,624 --> 00:18:05,253 Until Triple H stepped in. 384 00:18:05,294 --> 00:18:07,588 - Randy Orton, 385 00:18:07,630 --> 00:18:10,258 the business is in his blood, 386 00:18:10,299 --> 00:18:12,593 third generation superstar. 387 00:18:12,635 --> 00:18:18,182 The man has every gift that a man can be given. 388 00:18:18,224 --> 00:18:21,394 Randy Orton is the coal 389 00:18:21,436 --> 00:18:22,937 that will be squeezed 390 00:18:22,979 --> 00:18:25,606 into the next diamond. [cheers and applause] 391 00:18:25,648 --> 00:18:27,150 narrator: Orton joined Evolution, 392 00:18:27,191 --> 00:18:30,945 a new faction comprised of generational talent. 393 00:18:30,987 --> 00:18:33,281 Evolution consisted of the animal and powerhouse, 394 00:18:33,322 --> 00:18:34,741 Dave Bautista, 395 00:18:34,782 --> 00:18:36,075 the dirtiest player in the game, 396 00:18:36,117 --> 00:18:39,245 and 16-time world champion, Ric Flair, 397 00:18:39,287 --> 00:18:43,249 and the self-crowned king of kings, Triple H. 398 00:18:43,291 --> 00:18:47,628 - I am so blessed that those two men saw something in me. 399 00:18:47,670 --> 00:18:49,047 I'll never forget that. 400 00:18:49,088 --> 00:18:52,383 - That is Evolution, and I don't care who you are, 401 00:18:52,425 --> 00:18:55,803 there isn't a damn person that can stop us. 402 00:18:55,845 --> 00:18:57,680 - He went from being this young guy 403 00:18:57,722 --> 00:19:00,641 with a lot of potential, the legend in the making, 404 00:19:00,683 --> 00:19:03,770 establishing all of this credibility with Evolution 405 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, 407 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, 409 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? 411 00:19:17,241 --> 00:19:20,578 What are we gonna do to push this kid to the next level?" 412 00:19:20,620 --> 00:19:21,996 - Oh, look at this. 413 00:19:22,038 --> 00:19:25,833 [cheers and applause] 414 00:19:25,875 --> 00:19:27,460 narrator: Evolution was instrumental 415 00:19:27,502 --> 00:19:29,962 in helping Randy harness his potential. 416 00:19:32,382 --> 00:19:33,966 But the WWE universe 417 00:19:34,008 --> 00:19:37,178 still saw Orton as protected within Evolution. 418 00:19:37,220 --> 00:19:39,597 - I'm a legend! 419 00:19:39,639 --> 00:19:40,723 narrator: A pretty boy, smart mouthed, 420 00:19:40,765 --> 00:19:42,600 third generation superstar 421 00:19:42,642 --> 00:19:44,727 who would never make it on his own, 422 00:19:44,769 --> 00:19:47,355 especially against the likes of a Hardcore Legend. 423 00:19:47,397 --> 00:19:49,732 - Oh, God! 424 00:19:54,112 --> 00:19:56,697 [cheers and applause] 425 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. 429 00:20:08,418 --> 00:20:10,962 * * 430 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. 432 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, 434 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 453 00:21:16,778 --> 00:21:17,987 spitting in his face. 454 00:21:18,029 --> 00:21:20,364 - [groans] 455 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... 464 00:21:47,934 --> 00:21:49,852 - [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, 470 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, 472 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.