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[dramatic music]
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- Being a bad guy
kind of comes easy.
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It's like second nature for me.
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[crowd chanting "Randy"]
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Just knowing how
to get under people's skin.
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There's a way
that I get into the zone.
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And a lot times, it meant
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bending over
and holding my breath
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and pushing all the blood
into my face and...
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[grunting]
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Ah, mother[bleep], come on!
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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And then I got it.
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And then I got it,
and I can [bleep] just do
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what I need to do
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and I can [bleep] pull
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whatever [bleep] emotion
I need to [bleep] pull
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out of the audience,
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because I feel it.
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And when you look into my eyes,
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you can tell that I feel it.
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[dramatic music]
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* *
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- Excuse me, uh--
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- Who the hell are you
interrupting me?
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Ah, that's right,
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you're, uh, you're Randy Orton.
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narrator:
He is known as The Viper,
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The Legend Killer.
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- Oh!
[chuckles]
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narrator: Sometimes
he strikes out of nowhere.
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- Whoa!
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narrator: Other times,
he mercilessly
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toys with his prey.
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- The Viper coiled,
ready to strike.
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- He is the Apex Predator!
[rattle shakes]
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Randy Orton!
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- Oh, yeah!
I love Randy Orton.
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Dudes hate Randy Orton.
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Every guy I've ever dated
hates Randy Orton.
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I don't know
if it's just pure jealousy.
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- He has the looks.
He has the body.
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He has the physique.
He has the skill.
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- He exudes confidence
in every step that he takes.
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He relishes the ability
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to inflict damage
and human suffering.
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So he's not just after
a championship.
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He wants to make
his opponent's life miserable.
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[crowd shouting]
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[crowd chanting "Randy"]
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- I hate using the word because
I don't really--but conniving.
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He's a smarmy, slimy.
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He's the kind of bad guy
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that it's more mental
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than it is physical.
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- There's almost like,
a sadistic side of it,
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but it's almost like I--
he might be crazy for real.
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- Come on, catch me.
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- This match here
is on a five count.
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- You want to kick me?
- Hey!
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- Come on, come on.
- Go to your corner.
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- Come on, gotta kick me.
Come on.
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- He just has a way of
presenting like crazy or scary.
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And it's the way
he kind of looks angry,
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but he's also smiling
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'cause he's enjoying
what he's doing
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when he's usually
lighting somebody on fire
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or hurting somebody.
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- With Randy,
it's just this constant
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viper movement
of a snake in the grass.
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And when you see
his eyes lock on you,
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you feel like
you've already been caught
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or you've already been bitten.
[rattle shakes]
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- Shot to the head.
Oh, no.
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Oh!
[snake hisses]
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- Randy Orton's enjoying
every second of this.
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- Yes, yes, we have arrived.
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- You'd love to hate him.
I loved to love him personally.
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The standing up. The...
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[groans]
The whole nine.
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Like, it's just a person
who doesn't look like
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the rest of us mere mortals
walking on this planet.
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He executes. He dominates.
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He takes out big names
left and right.
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- Mick Foley,
Harley Race, Goldust,
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Rowdy Roddy Piper,
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hell, even The Fabulous Moolah.
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- This woman is a legend.
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And by the way, Randy Orton...
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Legend Killer.
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- What?
- What--oh, my God.
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Oh, I don't believe
he just did that.
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- Beyond the villain,
Randy Orton
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the--the technician is awesome.
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- Randy Orton may be
the man around here
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sooner than we think.
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- Maybe more than
any other superstar
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of the last 20 years,
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he just is fluid.
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From that DDT
off the second rope,
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punches, dropkick.
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- The punt kick.
- The punt.
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- And of course the RKO.
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- Oh, my God.
[groans]
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Randy Orton with an RKO
to The Undertaker.
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- RKO, "Randy knock out."
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It looks perfect.
The name is perfect.
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It is literally
the perfect finishing move.
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- Bam, RKO.
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RKO by Randy Orton.
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- I think the thing
about the RKO that's fire
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is that it's a leap,
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but also it becomes
like a worldwide meme.
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Like people getting RKO'd into
pools and [bleep] like that.
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- We're back live
on Saturday Night "Raw."
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- Watch out,
watch out, watch out!
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Oh, no.
[screams]
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- Baby, listen to that.
- Skull crusher.
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- He got it.
He got it.
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Watch out, watch out,
watch out, watch out!
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- RKO is one of the greatest
finishing maneuvers
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in the world
of sports entertainment.
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He even hit Hulk Hogan
with an RKO on a car.
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- [groans]
- [groans]
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- It was awesome.
The crowd goes crazy.
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They love an RKO.
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narrator: Randy Orton
is an imposing figure,
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intensely focused,
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a superior athlete,
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always dangerous...
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- [groans]
- Not again.
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- And he kicked to the skull.
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narrator: And incapable
of showing empathy.
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- The Viper is in
the driver's seat right now.
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You can tell by
the smirk on his face.
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narrator: But how
did he get so malicious?
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Is Orton's brand of evil
innate or learned?
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[soft music]
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- As a kid, you know,
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I didn't have
a lot of confidence.
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I was definitely insecure.
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I was not the kid that
had a bunch of friends.
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I kind of just never
really found
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that clique of people
that I could call friends.
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- Randy was pretty quiet
and respectful.
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He got into some mischief,
you know, but all kids do.
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You know, nothing where they'd
want to throw him in jail
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or anything,
but you know, just, you know,
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he was just a kid--
just a regular kid.
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- I was such an insecure kid.
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I think I was a quiet kid.
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Got picked on, bullied.
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Like, it was bad.
[bell rings]
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- I could see Randy
getting bullied as a child
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and then taking all that in,
and it does affect you.
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And sometimes that just means
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you're gonna grow up
and be a bully yourself.
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And sometimes that means
you can focus
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all those terrible things
that have happened to you
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or the bad days
that you've had.
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It makes you jealous
and angry,
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and that is really hard.
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- He started working out
in the gym in the basement.
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He was probably
nine or ten years old.
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And then he wrestled
all through school.
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- [indistinct speech]
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Randy Orton.
[cheers and applause]
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- I was definitely bullied
until, you know,
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I'd say halfway through
my high school career.
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And that's only because
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I shot up, you know,
half a foot,
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and all of a sudden
I, you know, had muscles
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and was taller
than everybody else.
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- Part of what happens when
you're bullied as a child
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is you don't have power.
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You feel helpless.
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You can't fight back.
You can't get even.
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You have to stuff
that anger down.
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It's almost like
a pot of boiling water,
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and the lid is blowing off,
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and you just keep
holding it down
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and holding it down
and holding it down.
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And then one day,
you feel ready,
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and you pull the top
off of that pot,
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and you let the anger go.
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And then comes the day
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when you are big
and you are strong
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and you can unleash that anger
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and get the revenge that you
feel like you deserve.
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- RKO, RKO, RKO, RKO!
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narrator: Randy Orton is
a third-generation superstar
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following in the footsteps
of his grandfather,
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Bob Orton, Sr.,
and father, Cowboy Bob Orton.
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- Considered by many
in the wrestling fraternity
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to be one of the greats.
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- Well, I was a cowboy,
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a rough and tumble guy
that knew how to wrestle.
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I was always pretty rugged
in the ring,
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and I didn't take any gruff
from anybody.
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Lot of folks
tried to give me some,
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but I put an end to that
pretty quick.
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- Two, three...
- Orton...
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- I was very dislikable.
[laughs]
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God, it felt good.
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- I'm sure his dad
didn't teach him that way.
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- I'm sure he didn't.
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- I got a very good knowledge
of wrestling itself
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from watching my dad.
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Well, I learned
crowd psychology from Dad.
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- One of the best things people
can watch is the superstars.
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- I agree with that, Dad.
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I'd like to prove to everybody
in our country
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that I am an athlete
that's uncomparable.
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- Sent for the ride.
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Oh, nailed him
right in the lower abdomen.
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- Growing up, you know,
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I knew I had this famous
father that was on TV.
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And I'd go home,
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and depending on what territory
he was wrestling in
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or whether or not he was with
the WWE at the time,
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you know,
I would watch my father.
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And from my earliest memory
of watching my dad,
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it was, like, just what
my dad did for a living.
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Just when my dad goes to work,
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sometimes he's in Japan
for a month
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before he comes home.
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It wasn't like
this special to do
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that my dad was this
famous professional wrestler.
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It was work.
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It was what he did
to put food on the table.
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- There were times we were on
the road 100 days in a row.
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That's just, you know,
what we did back then.
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When Randy was in school,
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I wouldn't get to see him
at all.
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From the time he was
maybe four, five years old
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until the time he was,
oh, 10 or 11,
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I probably got to see him--
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gosh, you know,
this is gonna sound horrible,
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but, maybe 10, 12 days a year?
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- My mom would kind of,
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just, speak on how hard
it was on your family.
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How hard it was on you,
the individual
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that was traveling the world
nonstop
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with limited dates off,
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missing birthdays and holidays
all the time.
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She saw that,
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and she didn't want that
for me.
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narrator:
Randy chose his own path.
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One that led
to 13 weeks of hell.
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* *
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narrator: Turning away
from his family's legacy.
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Randy sought a new path
for his life.
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- I definitely didn't want
to go to college.
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In my case,
I chose the Marine Corps.
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I went through--I believe
it was 12 or 13 weeks of hell,
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USMC boot camp.
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Boot camp sucked.
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The atmosphere
that I was put in
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had a lot of
negative aspects of it
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that I'll never go into
in public,
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but I was seeing things that
I didn't want to deal with
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and I didn't sign up for,
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so I left.
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[dramatic music]
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I went AWOL for about 82 days.
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I turned myself in,
and I ended up serving--
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I think I was sentenced 45 days
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to the Camp Pendleton
Base Brig, a military prison.
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- Yeah, he was gung ho
to go to the service,
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but I know that
because of who he was,
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I think he had to take
a little bit more gruff
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than some guys.
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And he's always had
kind of an attitude too.
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I mean, it shows even now,
you know, when you watch him.
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He's got an attitude.
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- Depending on a person's
experience in the military,
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some people will describe
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feeling like
they've lost themselves.
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Like they've--they don't
have an ability to control
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their own thoughts
or feelings or behaviors.
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And I really think that
that's part of
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what impacted Randy Orton
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that ultimately led
to him building his character.
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narrator: After the military,
Randy returned home
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with no direction
and no plan for his future.
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- Oh, that's when I started
thinking about getting him
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in the business, you know,
the wrestling business.
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- Randy Orton's dad,
Bob Orton, Jr.,
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gave me a call in the office
one day and said,
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"Hey, my son's 19.
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"I'd really love to see
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if I could get him
in the developmental system."
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And I said, "Great.
Let me know,
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"you know, when you're ready,
Bob, we're ready for him."
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Sight unseen.
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We sent him to OVW,
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which was our training
facility
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in Louisville, Kentucky.
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And Randy was
kind of a tall, skinny kid.
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- I wish I could, you know,
bull[bleep] everybody
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and say that there was
this moment where I knew
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that a professional wrestler
is what I was destined to be,
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but I became
a professional wrestler
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because I didn't know
what else I was gonna do.
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And I figured,
"Eh, let me give this a shot."
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And that's probably
one of the reasons why
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the locker room
didn't like me too much
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when I showed up to OVW.
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narrator:
Randy joined an OVW roster
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that was stacked with
future WWE Hall of Famers,
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including Dave Bautista
and Brock Lesnar.
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And he made an immediate
impression on them.
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- Randy Orton pressing
the advantage on Johnny Spade.
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[bell rings]
He hammers Johnny Spade.
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- I knew that
I had my work cut out for me.
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And, um,
that's probably the hardest
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I've ever worked
in my entire career.
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* *
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- Everyone
that encountered Randy
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during his training period
said
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Randy Orton was a natural
from day one.
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- And from
St. Louis, Missouri,
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weighing in at 240 pounds,
Randy Orton.
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- So this
is Randy Orton's debut.
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I'm gonna wish the kid luck.
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narrator:
Randy's natural ability
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earned him a spot
on the main roster,
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but doing too much too soon
led to disaster.
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[bell rings]
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[cheers and applause]
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- I think--
if I'm not mistaken,
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I think Orton is hurt.
I think he's hurt bad.
336
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- Randy had
two shoulder injuries
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pretty early in his career.
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And he quickly got it
into his head that physically
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you have more years if you can
tone down the in-ring work
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and learn to manipulate
those cameras in the right way.
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- I was injured
and, by every right,
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like everyone else,
should've went home
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for six weeks,
six months, whatever
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and let the shoulder heal,
345
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but instead, they had me
come back every week for TV
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in a sling and do an update.
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They called it
the "RNN Update."
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- Whoa, what is this now?
We have breaking news.
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Oh.
- Oh, God.
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- Hi, Randy Orton here with
another special injury update.
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I have great news to announce.
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My shoulder
now has 32% mobility.
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That's up 2% from last week.
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- He would have
these "RNN" segments
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where he would come out,
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talk about his shoulder
injury,
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and while
you're watching these,
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you would think,
"Who the hell cares, right?"
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He manages to
get under your skin.
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- With my drive,
with my athleticism,
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with my commitment
to all these people,
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I will be back in
a mere three to four months.
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[crowd booing]
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narrator: The "RNN Updates"
were classic Orton,
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proving he was a natural
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at irritating anyone
and everyone.
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Nearly half a year
after injuring his shoulder...
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- To the top rope.
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narrator:
Randy returned to action.
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[crowd booing]
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narrator:
But his disruptive behavior
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would keep his career
from taking off.
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- This is starting to look
[bleep] [bleep]
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[bleep] [bleep] [bleep].
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- You know, I think Randy,
he wasn't mature enough.
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- "Soon"?
How long are we gonna sit here?
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Seriously?
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- You know, go out there
and represent us.
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Randy wasn't ready for that.
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You know he--he was a kid.
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[crowd booing]
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narrator: Orton's career
was suddenly floundering.
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Until Triple H stepped in.
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- Randy Orton,
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the business is in his blood,
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third generation superstar.
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The man has every gift
that a man can be given.
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Randy Orton is the coal
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that will be squeezed
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into the next diamond.
[cheers and applause]
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narrator:
Orton joined Evolution,
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a new faction comprised
of generational talent.
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Evolution consisted
of the animal and powerhouse,
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Dave Bautista,
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the dirtiest player
in the game,
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and 16-time world champion,
Ric Flair,
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and the self-crowned
king of kings, Triple H.
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- I am so blessed that those
two men saw something in me.
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I'll never forget that.
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00:18:49,045 --> 00:18:52,335
- That is Evolution,
and I don't care who you are,
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00:18:52,382 --> 00:18:55,762
there isn't a damn person
that can stop us.
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00:18:55,802 --> 00:18:57,642
- He went from being
this young guy
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00:18:57,679 --> 00:19:00,599
with a lot of potential,
the legend in the making,
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00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:03,730
establishing all of this
credibility with Evolution
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00:19:03,768 --> 00:19:07,808
by aligning himself
with Triple H and Ric Flair.
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00:19:07,856 --> 00:19:09,516
- Because I was in Evolution,
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00:19:09,566 --> 00:19:11,936
because I was in
a main event storyline,
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00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:14,275
when I was firing
on all cylinders,
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00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:15,660
they knew it was time.
410
00:19:15,697 --> 00:19:17,157
"All right,
what are we gonna do?
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00:19:17,198 --> 00:19:20,538
What are we gonna do to push
this kid to the next level?"
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00:19:20,577 --> 00:19:21,947
- Oh, look at this.
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00:19:21,995 --> 00:19:25,785
[cheers and applause]
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narrator:
Evolution was instrumental
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in helping Randy harness
his potential.
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But the WWE universe
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00:19:33,965 --> 00:19:37,135
still saw Orton as protected
within Evolution.
418
00:19:37,177 --> 00:19:39,547
- I'm a legend!
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00:19:39,596 --> 00:19:40,676
narrator: A pretty boy,
smart mouthed,
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third generation superstar
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who would never make it
on his own,
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00:19:44,726 --> 00:19:47,306
especially against the likes
of a Hardcore Legend.
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00:19:47,354 --> 00:19:49,694
- Oh, God!
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00:19:54,069 --> 00:19:56,649
[cheers and applause]
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00:19:56,696 --> 00:20:00,156
- You rely on that talent
and you rely on that ability
426
00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,870
and you rely on
what brought you to the dance.
427
00:20:02,911 --> 00:20:05,081
And do you know what brought
you to the dance, Randy?
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00:20:07,082 --> 00:20:08,332
Evolution.
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* *
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00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:15,470
- I went into 2004
needing somebody
431
00:20:15,507 --> 00:20:17,297
to bring me from here to here.
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00:20:17,342 --> 00:20:19,682
That somebody was Mick Foley.
433
00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:21,599
narrator: The Hardcore Legend,
Mick Foley,
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00:20:21,638 --> 00:20:22,888
was the opposite
of Randy Orton
435
00:20:22,931 --> 00:20:25,061
in every conceivable way.
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00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:27,890
He had a reputation
for sacrificing himself
437
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in order to cause
maximum pain to his opponents.
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00:20:31,064 --> 00:20:33,404
Mick chose to come out
of retirement
439
00:20:33,441 --> 00:20:34,691
to teach Orton a lesson.
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00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:37,654
- Randy Orton, are you--
441
00:20:37,696 --> 00:20:41,276
you're feeling disrespected
by the fans?
442
00:20:41,324 --> 00:20:44,544
Potential is a vague term,
443
00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:47,407
but you see something
in someone
444
00:20:47,455 --> 00:20:50,325
and you know that they have
just scratched the surface
445
00:20:50,375 --> 00:20:53,205
of what they're capable of.
446
00:20:53,253 --> 00:20:56,463
And that's what I sensed when
I saw Randy on television.
447
00:20:56,506 --> 00:20:59,716
And then I was, I guess...
[chuckles]
448
00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:03,719
a believer in myself enough
that I thought I could be
449
00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:06,983
that one big rivalry
that boosts that character.
450
00:21:09,185 --> 00:21:13,765
[crowd booing]
451
00:21:13,815 --> 00:21:14,935
- There's not a lot of guys
out there
452
00:21:14,983 --> 00:21:16,693
that are gonna be okay
with a grown man
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00:21:16,735 --> 00:21:17,935
spitting in his face.
454
00:21:17,986 --> 00:21:20,316
- [groans]
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00:21:20,363 --> 00:21:22,703
I'd had a crisis of confidence
456
00:21:22,741 --> 00:21:26,121
and I hadn't
had a match in four years.
457
00:21:26,161 --> 00:21:29,791
And then I had this
amazing opportunity
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to do a singles match
with Randy.
459
00:21:31,958 --> 00:21:34,918
I wanted it to be
a transformative match for him
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00:21:34,961 --> 00:21:37,421
but I also wanted it to be,
461
00:21:37,464 --> 00:21:39,924
uh, a match
that I could be proud of
462
00:21:39,966 --> 00:21:41,836
in case I never wrestled again.
463
00:21:44,846 --> 00:21:47,846
And on that night
in Edmonton, Alberta...
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- [screams]
Oh, my God.
465
00:21:49,851 --> 00:21:51,271
- On a bed of barbed wire.
466
00:21:51,311 --> 00:21:54,111
- We came up with a match
that stands the test of time.
467
00:21:54,147 --> 00:21:56,067
- Look at his face.
Look at his back.
468
00:21:56,107 --> 00:21:59,237
- Foley dumped me
in a pile of thumb tacks.
469
00:21:59,277 --> 00:22:01,147
- Man, this is not
for the weak of heart,
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00:22:01,196 --> 00:22:02,156
I'll tell you that.
471
00:22:02,197 --> 00:22:04,447
- I daresay,
as good as Randy is,
472
00:22:04,491 --> 00:22:05,991
he was in shock.
473
00:22:06,034 --> 00:22:07,914
- [screams]
Oh, my God.
474
00:22:07,952 --> 00:22:12,082
Holy--just sent Randy Orton
for a death ride.
475
00:22:12,123 --> 00:22:14,463
- Randy Orton had
the confidence
476
00:22:14,501 --> 00:22:18,511
to take his character
in places where most won't go.
477
00:22:18,546 --> 00:22:20,586
- Oh, my God.
478
00:22:20,632 --> 00:22:22,472
- That hardcore match I had,
479
00:22:22,509 --> 00:22:25,139
was the toughest match I'd had
at that point in my career.
480
00:22:25,178 --> 00:22:27,888
- He's been pierced
and punctured.
481
00:22:27,931 --> 00:22:32,141
- And that showed the fans,
this kid
482
00:22:32,185 --> 00:22:34,345
isn't a kid anymore.
483
00:22:34,396 --> 00:22:36,516
- Oh, man, across the back.
484
00:22:36,564 --> 00:22:39,404
- Randy thrived
in an atmosphere
485
00:22:39,442 --> 00:22:40,692
where a lot of people thought
486
00:22:40,735 --> 00:22:43,655
he was too handsome
to thrive in.
487
00:22:43,697 --> 00:22:45,947
- That was a huge moment
for me because
488
00:22:45,990 --> 00:22:49,200
that showed that I could hang
with a legend like Mick.
489
00:22:49,244 --> 00:22:52,164
- [screams]
490
00:22:52,205 --> 00:22:53,825
- But not only hang,
491
00:22:53,873 --> 00:22:55,213
that I could beat him.
492
00:22:55,250 --> 00:22:57,840
- And oh, God.
[screams]
493
00:22:57,877 --> 00:22:59,707
RKO with a bat.
- That did it.
494
00:22:59,754 --> 00:23:02,014
- The RKO with a baseball bat.
495
00:23:02,048 --> 00:23:03,378
- That did it.
- And it's over.
496
00:23:03,425 --> 00:23:04,675
[bell rings]
497
00:23:04,718 --> 00:23:06,718
- Randy Orton
has made his mark.
498
00:23:06,761 --> 00:23:08,931
- People in one night
499
00:23:08,972 --> 00:23:11,642
changed the way
they saw that character.
500
00:23:11,683 --> 00:23:14,603
It certified his toughness.
501
00:23:14,644 --> 00:23:17,654
He defeated
the Hardcore Legend.
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00:23:17,689 --> 00:23:19,319
narrator:
Once Orton got the taste
503
00:23:19,357 --> 00:23:22,737
of destroying
the Hardcore Legend,
504
00:23:22,777 --> 00:23:24,197
he wanted more.
505
00:23:24,237 --> 00:23:26,527
Orton went on
a diabolical rampage,
506
00:23:26,573 --> 00:23:29,373
destroying any legend
he could get his hands on.
507
00:23:29,409 --> 00:23:32,249
- And another legend
bites the dust.
508
00:23:32,287 --> 00:23:35,207
- There were so many
different legendary superstars
509
00:23:35,248 --> 00:23:37,578
that you looked up to
and you watched him
510
00:23:37,625 --> 00:23:41,415
just putting them out for good,
legit legend killing.
511
00:23:41,463 --> 00:23:43,093
[bell rings]
512
00:23:43,131 --> 00:23:45,261
- Man, who can stop this kid?
513
00:23:45,300 --> 00:23:48,930
- I think when I was younger,
I just thought about me.
514
00:23:48,970 --> 00:23:52,060
I'm main eventing shows
and I'm beating,
515
00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:54,388
you know,
multiple world champions
516
00:23:54,434 --> 00:23:59,904
and be setting records
and making historical moments.
517
00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:05,609
- The youngest world champion
in WWE history.
518
00:24:05,653 --> 00:24:08,873
[cheers and applause]
519
00:24:08,907 --> 00:24:12,237
- Randy did get an awful lot
of stardom very quickly
520
00:24:12,285 --> 00:24:13,995
because he was great.
521
00:24:14,037 --> 00:24:19,457
And he wasn't ready
for the stardom that he got.
522
00:24:19,501 --> 00:24:22,051
It was too much, too soon.
523
00:24:27,884 --> 00:24:30,684
[dramatic music]
524
00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:34,220
- WWE superstars love to say
that their character on camera
525
00:24:34,265 --> 00:24:36,265
is kind of like
their real personality
526
00:24:36,309 --> 00:24:38,809
just turned
all the way up to 10.
527
00:24:38,853 --> 00:24:41,063
- You have been injured
in your clavicle,
528
00:24:41,106 --> 00:24:43,936
your arms, everywhere,
you sound pretty fragile.
529
00:24:43,983 --> 00:24:45,113
- Look at me, look at me,
look at me, look at me,
530
00:24:45,151 --> 00:24:46,491
look at me, look at me.
- Just breathe.
531
00:24:46,528 --> 00:24:48,148
Hey, now take it easy.
- Now say it again.
532
00:24:48,196 --> 00:24:51,066
Say it again,
I dare you to say it again.
533
00:24:51,116 --> 00:24:53,026
- Fragile.
- Call me fragile.
534
00:24:53,076 --> 00:24:55,326
I will headbutt your teeth
through your skull.
535
00:24:55,370 --> 00:24:56,540
Do you hear me?
536
00:24:56,579 --> 00:24:58,289
- Okay, you hear that?
You just spit on me.
537
00:24:58,331 --> 00:25:02,001
- Look, Randy--Randy had
every tool in the world.
538
00:25:02,043 --> 00:25:03,593
I've told him that
a million times.
539
00:25:03,628 --> 00:25:04,918
Every tool in the world.
540
00:25:04,963 --> 00:25:06,923
The only one
that's gonna derail you is you.
541
00:25:06,965 --> 00:25:08,545
And you're hell bent on it.
542
00:25:08,591 --> 00:25:10,471
- Do you have a big TV?
543
00:25:15,098 --> 00:25:17,308
- Randy, I think he was ready
544
00:25:17,350 --> 00:25:20,190
to be the World Champion
in the ring.
545
00:25:20,228 --> 00:25:22,808
I don't think he was ready
to be World Champion
546
00:25:22,856 --> 00:25:25,106
outside of the ring.
547
00:25:25,150 --> 00:25:27,740
- I was famous,
like, world known.
548
00:25:27,777 --> 00:25:31,237
And to be that young
and to be that recognizable,
549
00:25:31,281 --> 00:25:33,701
like, it's a lot of pressure.
550
00:25:34,743 --> 00:25:37,623
Pretty much to sum it up,
I was an [bleep] early on.
551
00:25:37,662 --> 00:25:39,542
I let the fame get to my head.
552
00:25:39,581 --> 00:25:41,881
I don't think I recognized
553
00:25:41,916 --> 00:25:44,626
that I was as big a prick
as I was.
554
00:25:44,669 --> 00:25:46,549
[crowd chanting "Randy"]
555
00:25:46,588 --> 00:25:48,298
- The fame thing, I think,
556
00:25:48,340 --> 00:25:51,130
it's an interesting
two-headed monster.
557
00:25:51,176 --> 00:25:54,386
It is glorious.
It gets you perks.
558
00:25:54,429 --> 00:25:56,809
It gets you recognition,
money.
559
00:25:56,848 --> 00:26:00,688
It's an attention that I do
think a lot of people crave,
560
00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:02,647
but on the other hand,
561
00:26:02,687 --> 00:26:04,307
it's got to be jarring.
562
00:26:04,356 --> 00:26:06,106
[all cheering]
'Cause it's not like these are
563
00:26:06,149 --> 00:26:07,649
overnight success stories
for the most part.
564
00:26:07,692 --> 00:26:09,992
These people have been working
so hard for so long
565
00:26:10,028 --> 00:26:11,988
and they're just
waiting on that break.
566
00:26:12,030 --> 00:26:15,030
And when that break comes,
567
00:26:15,075 --> 00:26:17,325
that's not easy.
568
00:26:17,369 --> 00:26:19,289
- To big money
in our pockets, baby.
569
00:26:19,329 --> 00:26:20,499
- Cheers.
570
00:26:20,538 --> 00:26:22,168
You just have access
to everything
571
00:26:22,207 --> 00:26:23,747
and it's like all the sudden.
572
00:26:23,792 --> 00:26:25,172
First you have nothing
573
00:26:25,210 --> 00:26:27,050
and you're struggling
to make your way in life.
574
00:26:27,087 --> 00:26:30,837
Now you have access
to whatever you want.
575
00:26:30,882 --> 00:26:33,642
I don't know how
a 20-year-old kid
576
00:26:33,677 --> 00:26:35,387
would deal with that pressure.
577
00:26:37,931 --> 00:26:41,021
- Randy, in his younger days,
578
00:26:41,059 --> 00:26:44,019
was very rebellious.
579
00:26:44,062 --> 00:26:47,232
Randy was the epitome
of the rebellious youth.
580
00:26:47,273 --> 00:26:52,203
No matter what Randy did, there
was a sense of just trouble.
581
00:26:52,237 --> 00:26:54,237
there was a sense of darkness.
582
00:26:55,824 --> 00:26:57,584
narrator: April 2, 2005,
583
00:26:57,617 --> 00:27:00,537
was a very special day
for the Orton family.
584
00:27:00,578 --> 00:27:02,708
Cowboy Bob Orton
was being enshrined
585
00:27:02,747 --> 00:27:04,707
into the WWE Hall of Fame
586
00:27:04,749 --> 00:27:08,039
and Randy would have the honor
of inducting his father.
587
00:27:09,713 --> 00:27:11,213
- The night before,
588
00:27:11,256 --> 00:27:13,716
I decided to stay up all night
with a couple guys
589
00:27:13,758 --> 00:27:16,138
that I knew I shouldn't have
been hanging around with.
590
00:27:16,177 --> 00:27:18,717
And we got into some stuff
591
00:27:18,763 --> 00:27:20,973
that kept us up all night.
592
00:27:21,016 --> 00:27:22,886
[applause]
593
00:27:22,934 --> 00:27:28,064
When I inducted my father
into the Hall of Fame, I--
594
00:27:28,106 --> 00:27:30,186
I was out of it.
595
00:27:30,233 --> 00:27:31,693
This business--
596
00:27:31,735 --> 00:27:33,605
my grandfather was--
was in this business.
597
00:27:33,653 --> 00:27:35,203
Where you at, Grandpa?
Where you at?
598
00:27:35,238 --> 00:27:37,568
Come on, now.
Bob Orton, Sr.
599
00:27:37,615 --> 00:27:40,195
[cheers and applause]
600
00:27:40,243 --> 00:27:42,583
I hadn't come up
with a speech.
601
00:27:42,620 --> 00:27:45,580
I winged it.
602
00:27:45,623 --> 00:27:47,213
I spoke from the heart,
603
00:27:47,250 --> 00:27:50,710
but I didn't do
my father justice.
604
00:27:50,754 --> 00:27:53,724
Ladies and gentl--gentlemen,
the man that I love,
605
00:27:53,757 --> 00:27:55,877
my father,
606
00:27:55,925 --> 00:27:57,965
Cowboy Bob Orton.
607
00:27:58,762 --> 00:28:01,312
That look of disappointment
on my father's face.
608
00:28:03,099 --> 00:28:08,439
If I have any regrets
as far as my career goes,
609
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:12,280
that's probably--
that's probably it.
610
00:28:12,317 --> 00:28:15,107
It made me act out even more.
611
00:28:15,153 --> 00:28:18,953
- [screams]
RKO out of nowhere.
612
00:28:18,990 --> 00:28:20,410
- I think that a lot of times
613
00:28:20,450 --> 00:28:21,870
when you create
this character,
614
00:28:21,910 --> 00:28:24,080
like, it's this fine line
615
00:28:24,120 --> 00:28:26,290
of when you tread, like,
too far off
616
00:28:26,331 --> 00:28:31,091
and you lose sense of
what's real and what's not.
617
00:28:31,127 --> 00:28:32,747
The person
that goes the deepest
618
00:28:32,796 --> 00:28:34,376
into the character
619
00:28:34,422 --> 00:28:36,842
sometimes is the most
interesting to watch, you know?
620
00:28:36,883 --> 00:28:38,553
And when it's safely done,
621
00:28:38,593 --> 00:28:40,353
there's genius to that,
you know.
622
00:28:42,347 --> 00:28:45,557
But it can be harmful, 'cause
623
00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,100
if you really want
to convince people,
624
00:28:47,143 --> 00:28:49,483
sometimes you have
to really live that.
625
00:28:49,521 --> 00:28:52,231
narrator: By the end of 2005,
626
00:28:52,273 --> 00:28:54,323
the line between
Randy Orton the superstar
627
00:28:54,359 --> 00:28:56,239
and Randy Orton the person
628
00:28:56,277 --> 00:28:58,857
was basically gone.
629
00:28:58,905 --> 00:29:00,485
- Here we are a year later,
630
00:29:00,532 --> 00:29:03,452
I'm having a problem
with substance abuse.
631
00:29:04,869 --> 00:29:07,329
And I got into some trouble.
632
00:29:07,372 --> 00:29:12,382
I drove home from a show
in Peoria, Illinois,
633
00:29:12,419 --> 00:29:14,629
to St. Louis back to my house.
634
00:29:14,671 --> 00:29:18,681
And I'm just
white knuckling the wheel.
635
00:29:21,469 --> 00:29:24,309
I get home, now it's early,
wee hours of the morning,
636
00:29:24,347 --> 00:29:27,017
and I want to--I want to crash,
so what do you do?
637
00:29:27,058 --> 00:29:29,098
Well, I take my pills.
638
00:29:29,144 --> 00:29:33,154
This'll put me to sleep.
639
00:29:33,189 --> 00:29:35,149
[siren wailing]
640
00:29:35,191 --> 00:29:37,361
And I was right,
641
00:29:37,402 --> 00:29:39,202
because I woke up in the ER.
642
00:29:39,237 --> 00:29:42,237
[monitor beeping]
643
00:29:45,869 --> 00:29:48,709
[siren wailing]
644
00:29:48,747 --> 00:29:51,457
[monitor beeping]
- I woke up in the ER.
645
00:29:52,542 --> 00:29:55,172
And I'd had
an accidental overdose.
646
00:29:56,338 --> 00:30:00,258
And I remember realizing
that I'm mad at myself
647
00:30:00,300 --> 00:30:02,840
that I was so [bleep] dumb
to jeopardize
648
00:30:02,886 --> 00:30:05,056
all these opportunities
that I'd been given.
649
00:30:05,096 --> 00:30:07,056
And I didn't necessarily
act out
650
00:30:07,098 --> 00:30:08,428
because I was an [bleep].
651
00:30:08,475 --> 00:30:11,595
I acted out because
I didn't know who I was yet.
652
00:30:11,644 --> 00:30:14,904
And that I had been thrust
into the spotlight so early on
653
00:30:14,939 --> 00:30:17,149
to where I hadn't led
enough of a life
654
00:30:17,192 --> 00:30:20,532
and been schooled on
what it means to be a man yet.
655
00:30:20,570 --> 00:30:23,160
I was in the circus
at an early age,
656
00:30:23,198 --> 00:30:25,528
traveling town to town.
657
00:30:25,575 --> 00:30:27,155
The world was my playground,
658
00:30:27,202 --> 00:30:29,702
but it was a reality check.
659
00:30:30,455 --> 00:30:32,995
After the hospital,
I was close,
660
00:30:33,041 --> 00:30:36,711
I was very close to,
661
00:30:36,753 --> 00:30:40,723
you know,
being fired from the WWE.
662
00:30:41,633 --> 00:30:45,013
I realized
I had to stop [bleep] around
663
00:30:45,053 --> 00:30:48,603
and I had to get
my ass into line.
664
00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,180
I ended up going to rehab,
665
00:30:51,226 --> 00:30:53,306
I cleaned myself up,
666
00:30:53,353 --> 00:30:55,023
and I got in the ring again.
667
00:30:55,063 --> 00:30:57,653
[cheers and applause]
668
00:30:57,691 --> 00:30:59,821
narrator: After overcoming
the demon of addiction,
669
00:30:59,859 --> 00:31:01,399
Randy was still
able to tap into
670
00:31:01,444 --> 00:31:02,704
that part of his personality
671
00:31:02,737 --> 00:31:04,857
that dragged him
into the darkness.
672
00:31:04,906 --> 00:31:07,826
In the ring,
Orton was more evil than ever.
673
00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:11,957
- I think he thought
he had to be this "person"
674
00:31:11,996 --> 00:31:16,286
or this, you know, "The Viper,"
and act a certain way
675
00:31:16,334 --> 00:31:17,844
and kind of give off that vibe
676
00:31:17,877 --> 00:31:19,707
like he got all
his [bleep] together.
677
00:31:19,754 --> 00:31:23,724
Nobody got
all their [bleep] together.
678
00:31:23,758 --> 00:31:26,218
- In order to get
into a character
679
00:31:26,261 --> 00:31:28,351
and have
a healthy relationship
680
00:31:28,388 --> 00:31:29,638
to that character,
681
00:31:29,681 --> 00:31:32,891
you have to manage
that character.
682
00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:36,694
You have to know who you are
and what's important to you
683
00:31:36,730 --> 00:31:40,280
so that the character
doesn't ultimately manage you.
684
00:31:40,316 --> 00:31:42,026
- I was narcissistic.
685
00:31:42,068 --> 00:31:43,318
I was an [bleep].
686
00:31:43,361 --> 00:31:44,901
Seriously, no.
687
00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:49,027
And I still have
all those attributes now.
688
00:31:49,075 --> 00:31:52,495
I'm the WWE
world heavyweight champion.
689
00:31:52,537 --> 00:31:54,037
[crowd chanting "Randy"]
690
00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:57,580
Only I know that I have them.
I'm aware of them.
691
00:31:57,625 --> 00:32:01,295
I'm able to use them
at work for good.
692
00:32:01,338 --> 00:32:03,758
I find that mindset,
I know the story,
693
00:32:03,798 --> 00:32:06,008
and I go out there
and I do my best to tell it.
694
00:32:10,096 --> 00:32:11,426
Back when we were doing
695
00:32:11,473 --> 00:32:15,523
the intermittent explosive
disorder storyline,
696
00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,650
that's a disorder
that my character had,
697
00:32:17,687 --> 00:32:20,397
which was basically
throwing temper tantrums,
698
00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:22,320
violent temper tantrums
at that.
699
00:32:22,359 --> 00:32:24,359
- [screams]
700
00:32:24,402 --> 00:32:25,952
- I had all this--
701
00:32:25,987 --> 00:32:29,197
all these experiences up here
that I'd kind of blocked out
702
00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,450
because they were
bad experiences,
703
00:32:31,493 --> 00:32:33,083
because they were embarrassing.
704
00:32:34,704 --> 00:32:38,794
But the more mature
that I got in the business,
705
00:32:38,833 --> 00:32:41,253
I was able to
use those experiences
706
00:32:41,294 --> 00:32:42,844
and tie them into my character.
707
00:32:42,879 --> 00:32:44,169
- [groans]
708
00:32:44,214 --> 00:32:46,684
- [screams]
709
00:32:46,716 --> 00:32:50,006
- The Viper coiled,
ready to strike!
710
00:32:50,053 --> 00:32:52,603
- And I've learned,
711
00:32:52,639 --> 00:32:56,059
there's no better drug
in the world
712
00:32:56,101 --> 00:32:59,101
than being in that ring
713
00:32:59,145 --> 00:33:01,515
and everything going right.
714
00:33:07,654 --> 00:33:11,034
I love this, and that feeling,
there's nothing like it.
715
00:33:11,074 --> 00:33:13,874
There's magic there.
716
00:33:13,910 --> 00:33:18,500
* *
717
00:33:18,540 --> 00:33:20,500
narrator:
In December 2020,
718
00:33:20,542 --> 00:33:23,342
Randy Orton proved
that there was no limit
719
00:33:23,378 --> 00:33:26,168
to the level of evil that
he was willing to inflict
720
00:33:26,214 --> 00:33:27,844
upon his opponent.
721
00:33:27,882 --> 00:33:29,882
- The Fiend
is in the building.
722
00:33:29,926 --> 00:33:32,216
- But is Orton truly prepared
723
00:33:32,262 --> 00:33:34,352
for what's about to happen?
724
00:33:34,389 --> 00:33:37,599
- When I was wrestling
The Fiend,
725
00:33:37,642 --> 00:33:40,232
I knew that
I had to believe that
726
00:33:40,270 --> 00:33:43,020
this individual was capable of
727
00:33:43,064 --> 00:33:46,614
harnessing evil,
demonic powers.
728
00:33:46,651 --> 00:33:49,701
[flames roar]
729
00:33:49,738 --> 00:33:52,028
I considered him
enough of a threat
730
00:33:52,073 --> 00:33:54,663
that I was legitimately
731
00:33:54,701 --> 00:33:56,831
fearing The Fiend.
732
00:33:56,870 --> 00:33:59,250
- [groans]
- [screams]
733
00:33:59,289 --> 00:34:01,209
- Randy's range is incredible.
734
00:34:01,249 --> 00:34:03,789
I mean, I think he can
do anything he wants.
735
00:34:03,835 --> 00:34:06,165
It's not just him
being like this.
736
00:34:06,212 --> 00:34:08,172
- [groans]
737
00:34:08,214 --> 00:34:09,514
- He smiles, and you think,
738
00:34:09,549 --> 00:34:10,929
"Oh, he's happy.
He's the good guy."
739
00:34:10,967 --> 00:34:12,257
No, he's smiling
because he, like,
740
00:34:12,302 --> 00:34:14,552
destroyed somebody's life.
741
00:34:14,596 --> 00:34:16,716
- Oh, Orton's turned it
around.
742
00:34:16,765 --> 00:34:18,055
- Oh, no. He's on fire!
- He's on fire.
743
00:34:18,099 --> 00:34:20,519
- Oh, my God.
Orton's set The Fiend on fire!
744
00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:21,690
- My God.
745
00:34:21,728 --> 00:34:23,518
- And that's why
he such a good bad guy
746
00:34:23,563 --> 00:34:26,273
because anybody could
beat anybody up,
747
00:34:26,316 --> 00:34:28,606
but how do you
want them to feel
748
00:34:28,651 --> 00:34:30,531
about you
beating this person up?
749
00:34:30,570 --> 00:34:32,570
- Oh, RKO.
750
00:34:33,782 --> 00:34:35,582
- Now it's The Fiend
who is finding out
751
00:34:35,617 --> 00:34:37,827
how sadistic and barbaric
752
00:34:37,869 --> 00:34:39,659
Randy Orton can be.
753
00:34:41,706 --> 00:34:43,746
- This is not the same
as going to the movies.
754
00:34:43,792 --> 00:34:46,922
This isn't going
to a play or a musical.
755
00:34:46,961 --> 00:34:49,461
It's something unique
unto itself.
756
00:34:49,506 --> 00:34:51,586
And when you go to a WWE show
757
00:34:51,633 --> 00:34:53,843
and when you watch
a villain perform,
758
00:34:53,885 --> 00:34:56,425
even if you hate the villain
'cause they're so bad
759
00:34:56,471 --> 00:34:59,721
and they're doing things
that are so immoral and wrong,
760
00:34:59,766 --> 00:35:03,596
if they do it in a way
that's captivating,
761
00:35:03,645 --> 00:35:08,105
there's sort of no way
to stop yourself
762
00:35:08,149 --> 00:35:11,069
from pulling for that
person to a certain degree.
763
00:35:11,111 --> 00:35:13,071
You want them on your TV.
764
00:35:14,739 --> 00:35:16,369
- If you get those people
to believe
765
00:35:16,408 --> 00:35:19,488
that you believe in yourself,
766
00:35:19,536 --> 00:35:21,246
the battle's won
767
00:35:21,287 --> 00:35:23,617
and you're just there
to enjoy the spoils.
768
00:35:23,665 --> 00:35:27,285
- Oh!
769
00:35:27,335 --> 00:35:29,915
- My God!
770
00:35:37,387 --> 00:35:39,807
narrator: Randy Orton became
one of the most menacing
771
00:35:39,848 --> 00:35:43,138
and believable villains
in WWE history
772
00:35:43,184 --> 00:35:46,604
by expressing his real life
mistakes and pain
773
00:35:46,646 --> 00:35:48,936
and then taking it out
on his opponents in the ring.
774
00:35:49,774 --> 00:35:51,284
- RKO.
- [laughs]
775
00:35:51,317 --> 00:35:53,067
both: Wow.
776
00:35:53,111 --> 00:35:55,781
- The other shoulder's down.
777
00:35:55,822 --> 00:35:58,322
Beautiful performance.
[bell rings]
778
00:35:59,659 --> 00:36:02,079
- He's learned
from his mistakes
779
00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:04,250
and he's learned
from other folks.
780
00:36:04,289 --> 00:36:08,039
And he carries himself
with class.
781
00:36:08,084 --> 00:36:10,844
You know, as stuff sinks in,
782
00:36:10,879 --> 00:36:12,299
you know, it's just a shame
783
00:36:12,339 --> 00:36:15,469
it doesn't sink in
when you're in your 20s.
784
00:36:16,134 --> 00:36:18,354
- He had to walk around
with that strut
785
00:36:18,386 --> 00:36:20,096
like "I'm that guy"
786
00:36:20,138 --> 00:36:23,268
and he doesn't do that anymore,
you know?
787
00:36:23,308 --> 00:36:26,188
He's like, "I'm this guy"
and take it or leave it.
788
00:36:26,227 --> 00:36:27,807
- [screams]
789
00:36:28,813 --> 00:36:30,273
- Hold on, hold on.
Oh, [bleep].
790
00:36:30,315 --> 00:36:32,685
- Oh, for [bleep] sake!
Oh, my God.
791
00:36:32,734 --> 00:36:33,864
- I thought it
was gonna peel out.
792
00:36:33,902 --> 00:36:35,202
- He's a bad guy
793
00:36:35,236 --> 00:36:37,566
but he's also
the guy everybody loves,
794
00:36:37,614 --> 00:36:40,164
kids, dads, moms.
795
00:36:41,034 --> 00:36:43,294
[cheers and applause]
796
00:36:43,328 --> 00:36:45,208
- I'm getting to the point
in my career
797
00:36:45,246 --> 00:36:49,956
where I have done absolutely
everything that there is to do.
798
00:36:53,129 --> 00:36:54,459
The only things
that I haven't done
799
00:36:54,506 --> 00:36:56,756
are the things that
they haven't invented yet,
800
00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,140
but sure as [bleep],
once they invent them,
801
00:36:59,177 --> 00:37:01,297
once they come up with
these new ideas
802
00:37:01,346 --> 00:37:04,176
and these new achievements,
I will achieve them.
803
00:37:04,224 --> 00:37:06,024
And I will have done
more than anybody else
804
00:37:06,059 --> 00:37:07,229
in the history
of this business
805
00:37:07,268 --> 00:37:08,558
and there's a reason for that:
806
00:37:08,603 --> 00:37:10,613
consistency.
807
00:37:10,647 --> 00:37:13,317
- Oh, superplex.
808
00:37:14,526 --> 00:37:17,526
- He's head and shoulders
above everyone, I think.
809
00:37:17,570 --> 00:37:20,740
You know, not just in stature
but in ability too.
810
00:37:20,782 --> 00:37:22,242
- Here...
811
00:37:22,283 --> 00:37:24,913
- There's some guys that
are pretty gosh darn good,
812
00:37:24,953 --> 00:37:27,333
but he's got it all.
813
00:37:27,372 --> 00:37:30,082
He's the whole package.
814
00:37:30,125 --> 00:37:32,085
- Here's the X Factor!
815
00:37:32,127 --> 00:37:34,797
- I think Randy Orton,
from day one,
816
00:37:34,838 --> 00:37:37,008
everything about him
screamed World Champion.
817
00:37:37,048 --> 00:37:39,628
- He did it!
- Randy Orton has done it!
818
00:37:39,676 --> 00:37:41,336
- Destiny, JR!
819
00:37:41,386 --> 00:37:42,796
- Randy is that guy,
820
00:37:42,846 --> 00:37:43,926
and he didn't shy away from
it.
821
00:37:43,972 --> 00:37:45,182
I think he owned it
and I think,
822
00:37:45,223 --> 00:37:46,523
in his head, he is that guy.
823
00:37:46,558 --> 00:37:48,018
But he really is.
824
00:37:48,059 --> 00:37:49,769
[laughs]
825
00:37:49,811 --> 00:37:52,311
If you could get past
his outbursts.
826
00:37:53,064 --> 00:37:56,864
- The audience appreciates
Randy Orton
827
00:37:56,901 --> 00:37:59,821
more and more every single day.
828
00:37:59,863 --> 00:38:03,123
As evil as Randy can be,
829
00:38:03,158 --> 00:38:05,828
Randy is so talented
830
00:38:05,869 --> 00:38:07,619
that no matter what you do,
831
00:38:07,662 --> 00:38:10,922
the audience will always
appreciate how evil he is.
832
00:38:10,957 --> 00:38:15,207
[cheers and applause]
833
00:38:15,253 --> 00:38:18,133
- * I hear voices in my head *
834
00:38:18,173 --> 00:38:20,683
* They counsel me,
they understand *
835
00:38:20,717 --> 00:38:22,837
* They talk to me *
- The Apex Predator,
836
00:38:22,886 --> 00:38:26,886
Randy Orton.
837
00:38:26,931 --> 00:38:28,641
- * They talk to me *
838
00:38:28,683 --> 00:38:29,983
* Talk to me, talk to me *
839
00:38:30,018 --> 00:38:35,268
- Randy Orton is the coolest.
840
00:38:35,315 --> 00:38:37,525
See, I got the best view
because I'm on the scooter
841
00:38:37,567 --> 00:38:40,237
and I kind of
trail behind him.
842
00:38:40,278 --> 00:38:42,738
You know, just look at a crowd
and they're...[gasps]
843
00:38:42,781 --> 00:38:45,741
And I'm like, "It's Randy."
You know?
844
00:38:45,784 --> 00:38:46,994
I have to work
a little harder.
845
00:38:47,035 --> 00:38:49,365
I'm like, "Yeah!" You know?
846
00:38:49,412 --> 00:38:51,412
Randy's just...
847
00:38:51,456 --> 00:38:55,416
kind of gives them, like,
the "Zoolander," magnum face.
848
00:38:55,460 --> 00:38:56,960
[cheers and applause]
- Here are your winners.
849
00:38:57,003 --> 00:39:01,553
The team of Randy Orton
and Riddle.
850
00:39:01,591 --> 00:39:03,431
- I think a lot
of people forget that
851
00:39:03,468 --> 00:39:05,888
when you're dedicating
yourself, your life,
852
00:39:05,929 --> 00:39:09,139
your years, your youth,
853
00:39:09,182 --> 00:39:12,642
it takes a lifetime to become
the Legend Killer,
854
00:39:12,686 --> 00:39:14,016
and that's what Randy is.
855
00:39:14,062 --> 00:39:15,732
He's the Apex Predator,
856
00:39:15,772 --> 00:39:19,032
The Viper, The Legend Killer.
857
00:39:19,067 --> 00:39:21,697
- * I hear voices *
858
00:39:21,736 --> 00:39:24,526
- He's Randy Orton, bro.
859
00:39:24,572 --> 00:39:26,782
[cheers and applause]
860
00:39:26,825 --> 00:39:28,405
- My entrance song is "Voices."
861
00:39:28,451 --> 00:39:31,291
And people will ask me,
you know,
862
00:39:31,329 --> 00:39:32,829
"What do the voices tell you?"
863
00:39:32,872 --> 00:39:35,082
I just kind of roll my eyes
'cause, you know, they don't--
864
00:39:35,125 --> 00:39:37,285
it's an entrance song, right?
865
00:39:37,335 --> 00:39:39,835
I've had this song
for over a decade
866
00:39:39,879 --> 00:39:42,169
and the more I hear it,
867
00:39:42,215 --> 00:39:45,795
the more it
kind of dawns on me that
868
00:39:45,844 --> 00:39:47,354
maybe I was hearing voices.
869
00:39:47,387 --> 00:39:50,427
Maybe those voices early on
870
00:39:50,473 --> 00:39:54,143
were telling me
I wasn't good enough.
871
00:39:54,185 --> 00:39:56,055
And I'm talking
when I was a kid.
872
00:39:56,104 --> 00:39:59,904
Those voices early on
were telling me that
873
00:39:59,941 --> 00:40:02,651
I didn't have any reason
to be confident.
874
00:40:02,694 --> 00:40:05,914
Those voices were telling me
that I could never, ever
875
00:40:05,947 --> 00:40:07,697
follow in
my father's footsteps.
876
00:40:07,741 --> 00:40:10,201
Those voices were
my own self-doubt.
877
00:40:10,243 --> 00:40:12,333
Those voices were
the naysayers.
878
00:40:12,370 --> 00:40:15,670
Those voices were
me doubting myself.
879
00:40:15,707 --> 00:40:18,037
And now,
880
00:40:18,084 --> 00:40:20,674
I feel if
someone were to ask me,
881
00:40:20,712 --> 00:40:22,962
"What are the voices
telling you?"
882
00:40:23,006 --> 00:40:26,426
That I think the answer
would be that I'm--
883
00:40:26,468 --> 00:40:28,048
that I'm content.
884
00:40:28,094 --> 00:40:30,014
[cheers and applause]
885
00:40:30,055 --> 00:40:33,635
That I'm happy with who I am.
886
00:40:33,683 --> 00:40:36,023
Not as the performer,
the entertainer,
887
00:40:36,061 --> 00:40:38,561
or the character
of Randy Orton,
888
00:40:38,605 --> 00:40:42,935
but as Randy Orton,
889
00:40:42,984 --> 00:40:45,114
he's happy.