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Bob Orton Jr. is a semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of Bob Orton Sr. He wrestled in several promotions, including WWF, AWA, and NWA, and was involved in the main event of WrestleMania I.
Learn about the career and achievements of Bob Orton Jr., a second generation wrestler who used a cast as a weapon and a Superplex as a finisher. Find out how he was involved in the first WrestleMania main event and why he switched sides from Roddy Piper to Adrian Adonis.
Bob Orton Sr. was an American professional wrestler and the patriarch of the Orton wrestling family. He competed in various NWA territories and WWWF, and was the father of Bob Orton Jr. and Barry Orton, and the grandfather of Randy Orton.
Bob Orton Jr. has something to prove to his father Bob Orton Sr.: CWF, April 20, 1976 (WWE Network) Father and son discuss how the top athletes from various sports make for great Superstars...
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Early career
Orton trained with Hiro Matsuda, after dropping out of college and at the age of 22, Orton made his debut in the promotion Championship Wrestling from Florida in 1972 with the ring name of Young Mr. Wrestling wrestling in instances with his father Bob Orton, Sr. They won the tag team title from the promotion, Orton was one of the first wrestlers to use the Superplex as his final movement. Orton in his early days in wrestling, he used a gimmick of a masked wrestler known as The Invader. He oft...
National Wrestling Alliance
After experiencing success in the Florida, Central States, and Mid-South regions, Orton competed in the National Wrestling Alliance in 1980-1981 using a cowboy's gimmick. While he competed in the NWA, he won several matches and earned a reputation as a hard worker and legit tough guy. In 1981 He left the NWA to sign a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He returned to the NWA again in 1983 and captured the tag team titles, but returned to the WWF when Vince McMahon's national...
World Wrestling Federation
In 1981, Orton competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Competing as a heel and using the dreaded superplex as his finisher, he challenged Bob Backlund for the WWF Heavyweight Championship, winning by count-out (the title can't change of hands by disqualification or count-out), the first match. They had a lumberjack match a month later but was unsuccessful. He left the territory in 1983 and ventured to the NWA, where he captured the tag team titles with Don Kernodle. The duo held the...
Orton is married to Elaine Orton, a nurse at Christian Hospital NE in Missouri, and they have two sons, Randy (also a professional wrestler), Nathan (a mixed-martial arts fighter), and a daughter, Becky. He now lives in Florissant, Missouri. Bob Orton and Curt Hennigwere very close friends. On an episode of WWE Confidential, he admitted that his fo...
Finishing movesSignature movesWrestlers managedTag teams and stablesLearn about the life and career of Bob Orton, Jr., a retired American professional wrestler and the father of Randy Orton. Find out his ring names, achievements, feuds, and injuries in WWF and other promotions.
Jan 5, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of the legendary wrestler "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr., who worked with Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, and his son Randy Orton. Discover his nickname origin, his Hepatitis C diagnosis, his WrestleMania stories, and more.
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