This was discussed by Cole and company during their 12/16/13 main event encounter, which ended in a DQ win for Bryan when Orton low-blowed him, further emphasizing the point.
Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler his grandfather Bob Orton Sr., father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, as well as his uncle Barry O, all competed in the professional wrestling industry.īefore being promoted to the main WWE roster, Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. As he’s fond of saying, Seth Rollins is the future, and the future can’t be stopped.Randal Keith Orton (born on Apin Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the WWE. Is it even possible to hold this ascendant athlete down? If you’re lucky, but only for the short-term.
Now back on the red brand after the 2021 WWE Draft, Rollins seems certain to remain hellbent on bringing his ruthless teachings to the masses. Amazingly, Rollins defeated Lesnar again at SummerSlam 2019 to win the Universal Title for a second time.ĭespite the epic win, Rollins soon received some criticism from the WWE Universe, and he responded by lashing out at the fans, dubbing himself first The Monday Night Messiah on Raw and then The SmackDown Savior when he was moved to the blue brand as part of the 2020 WWE Draft. The biggest victory of Rollins' young career came one year later at WrestleMania 35 where he beat the seemingly indestructible Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Championship. Eventually, The Beastslayer became a Grand Slam Champion, capping it off with an Intercontinental Title win at WrestleMania 34.
Within 15 months of The Shield’s breakup, Rollins had won a Money in the Bank contract, converted it into the WWE Title and added John Cena’s U.S. He’s even better flying solo, racking up accolades faster than WWE can produce them.
Coincidentally enough, that’s the name of one of the factions he and his fellow Hounds of Justice managed to upend in their near-spotless two-year run throughout WWE’s ranks. From his reign as the first-ever NXT Champion to his vaunted time as The Architect of the dominant trio The Shield, Rollins’ first two years in WWE were a master class of evolution. A veteran of the independent scene who sometimes seems more ninja than wrestler, Rollins set up shop as one of WWE’s on-the-spot history-makers from the second he walked in the door. If you didn't, it won’t be long until this hybrid athlete’s skills turn you into a believer.
He’s really freaking good.ĭid you know that he beat Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title twice? Or that he’s the only man to cash in a Money in the Bank contract in the main event of WrestleMania? Or that he’s the only human being to ever hold the WWE Championship and United States Championship simultaneously?