Randy Orton Reflects on His 15-Year Career in WWE

WWE Champion Randy Orton recently spoke with WWE.com, and reflected on his 15-year career with the company.

Below are some questions, along with “The Viper’s” answers:

WWE.COM: How does it feel to be a 15-year veteran?

RANDY ORTON: How does it feel? It feels like, “Where did the time go?” to be honest. I’ve been around a long time, and it seemed for the longest time like I was the young guy. Now, all of a sudden, I’ve got fans with beards telling me, “I used to watch you when I was a kid.” So, I don’t know what happened to all those years, man, but the little bit I do remember? It was definitely a fun ride.

WWE.COM: Looking back on your debut match, what were your hopes and expectations going into it? What did you want to leave the audience with as a first impression?

ORTON: I was only 21 or 22 when I had my first match. It was mostly just nerves. I was a good enough athlete and had been trained by good enough people that I had a good sense of what I was doing, but I didn’t have any confidence in what I was doing yet. I was still very young. You’ve got new guys here now — Kevin Owens is “new,” but he’s been wrestling for 20 years. When I was new, I was a baby and hadn’t been wrestling long at all. Grew up in the business, but had only been in the ring a few years. So, I just wanted to get from bell to bell in one piece because I knew it was with Bob Holly and he was gonna beat the [crap] out of me. But other than that? What I wanted to leave the fans with? I just wanted to have a good match and not mess anything up.

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WWE.COM: The RKO has taken on a life of its own within your career. As the man who performs the move, what is your single favorite RKO of all time?

ORTON: I would say probably the one with Evan Bourne. It just shows you how important timing is and I felt like the timing on that particular one was harder to achieve than any of the other ones. The one on Seth [Rollins] at WrestleMania was difficult, too. I’ve done some cool ones with Dolph [Ziggler] and Cesaro, too, and springboards in with Carlito and CM Punk. The timing is what makes that. But the hardest one, the highest-risk one to hit perfect was the Evan Bourne one, and that’d probably be why it’s my favorite.

Orton also discusses his time with Evolution, his fondest moments, and more.

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