Randy Orton: Difference between revisions

* [[Anti-Hero]]: Compared to most of the smiling, rule-abiding faces in the organization, Orton definitely fits this.

** YMMV on the extent, he can be seen as anywhere from type III-V.

* [[Asshole Victim]]: Despite not "killing" anybody, Orton's punt been treated as equal. So when [[CM Punk]] faced off Orton for revenge, he was more than justified.

* [[Awesome Yet Impractical]]: The elevated "spike" DDT he uses from the second rope is really cool and brutal-looking, but if his victim's conscious enough to get his feet off the second rope, it'll get countered. Which WWE seems to recognize, as it's the one of his [[Five Moves of Doom]] that he never seems to get off on his first try.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "My name is [[Randy Orton]]."

** [[Continuity Nod]]: His "Randy News Network" vignettes from the first time he was out with injury. He pretty much started every promo with a hi and his name. Between then and now, actually, this was basically the gimmick of Dolph Ziggler.

* [[Cherry Tapping]]: In a recent backstage brawl with [[Wade Barrett]], Randy, in the middle of beating the crap out of Barrett, soaked him with a water hose and dumped the contents of a garbage can (although not the garbage can itself) onto his head. [[Unnecessary Roughness|Then he RKO'd him through the roof of a car.]]

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Kicking people really hard in the head.

** Suddenly the Olympic Slam, Powerbomb, and Twisting Backbreaker have all but disappeared. Now he's left with the running clotheslines, Powerslam, Elevated DDT, and RKO - and if the RKO doesn't work for some reason, he might try the Punt.

* [[Follow the Leader]]: WWE seems intent on trying to make as many [[Randy Orton]] clones as possible. Rob Conway tried to copy the "attack senior wrestlers" shtick, and Orton's look appears to be WWE's current gold standard. Crew cut, tribal tattoos, and trunks is practically the standard look in WWE nowadays. Hell, Ken(ny) Dykstra/Doane is a straight-up Orton clone on the indy circuit with moves like the "RKDoane."

* [[For the Lulz]]: When he was feuding with [[Sheamus]] (Randy as champion), he planned to be very...''liberal'' with his [[Finishing Move]]...

{{quote| '''[[Randy Orton]]''': I would RKO ''my own grandmother'' if it meant keeping this title<ref>the WWE Championship; Randy was on [[WWE Monday Night Raw]]</ref>. And then I'd RKO ''your grandmother'' just to see the look on her face!}}

** [[Genre Blindness]]: Not so much for him, but for his opponents. [[Evan Bourne|How]] [[Christian|many]] [[CM Punk|guys]] have tried [[I Have the High Ground|top rope moves]] on Randy only to get caught and RKO'd in mid-air? You'd think they would stop doing it by now.

* [[Glass Cannon]]: His career's been rather peppered with various injuries if you look at it very closely. The shoulder problems don't help, either.

** Along with [[Ric Flair]], [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]], [[The Undertaker]], Razor Ramon, [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]], Sabu, Taz, [[Rob Van Dam]], [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[Eddie Guerrero]], [[Edge]], & [[Batista]] as well [[Overly Long Gag|of course]]...

* [[Hero-Killer]]: Made a name for himself as a "Legend Killer" kicking the crap out of a bunch of...[[Shaped Like Itself|legends]].

** And on a more meta level, a couple of his feuds have happened because, at some point, Orton didn't know where to draw the line.

* [[Hot Dad]]

* [[Idiot Ball]]: [[Groin Attack|Low blowing]] Christian after he spat on him, when he was warned if he got disqualified Christian would win the world heavyweight title.

* [[I Have the High Ground]]: ''Loves'' subverting this trope. It's almost to the point where attacking Orton from the top rope is like signing your own death warrant.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Face!Orton's calling card seems to be acting in a way that would usually draw tremendous heel heat, but taking it so far over the top that it his antics end up being entertaining.

** [[Designated Hero|Alternately...]]

* [[Sanity Slippage]]: In Randy's feud with [[Christian]] was focused on Randy's [[Unstoppable Rage|anger]] [[Hair-Trigger Temper|management]] [[Berserk Button|issues]]. Instead, it's came off as Randy actually being [[Up to Eleven|more unhinged than usual]], [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|and seemed to enjoy his own pain and that of others.]]

* [[Slasher Smile]]: Expect a pretty painful move to be set up for his opponent when he sports one of these.

* [[Tranquil Fury]]: In comparison to the psychotic rage he frequently shows in matches, his backstage persona is almost perpetually reserved, stoic and matter of fact.

** Unless you're Mr. Kennedy or Kofi Kingston.

* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: Has been known to RKO people who just helped him win a match, [[Moral Dissonance|as a face]], including [[Evan Bourne]] and [[John Cena]].

* [[Unnecessary Roughness]]: It's kind of Randy's M.O. We could be here all day.