Randy Orton

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Trivia

• Though Randy is the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the history of the WWE, he is only the fourth youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the belt's history. Kerry Von Erich is the third person to win the belt at a younger age, which was back in May 1984 when the belt was known as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. When Von Erich won the belt he was 24 years and three months old. This makes Von Erich one month younger when he won the belt first making him the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time, contradicting the reports that Orton is the youngest all-time to win such an accolade. Paul Wight was twenty three, becoming the youngest man to become World Heavyweight Champion in either the WWF or WCW. Historically, in terms of the lineage of the widely-recognized World Heavyweight Championship, Lou Thesz is the actual youngest World Heavyweight Champion. He won the prestigious title at the age of 21.
• Orton started his training and made his professional debut at the above mentioned MMWA-SICW or South Broadway Athletic Club as it is known in St. Louis, trained by such wrestlers there as Ron Powers, Gary Jackson, Mark Bland, Phil E. Blunt and promoter Tony Costa as well as father, Cowboy Bob Orton. This is a organization that was a off-shoot of the old Wrestling at the Chase headed by Sam Munchnick between 1950-1983.
• His entrance theme music (called Burn in My Light) is performed by Mercy Drive. His entrance theme made its debut a week after spitting in the face of Triple H when he refused to surrender the World Heavyweight Championship.
• Orton's finishing move (R.K.O.) is a reference to the initials of his full name (Randall Keith Orton).