Randy Orton is one of the greatest WWE stars of all-time and here is all about his net worth, salary, WWE career, family and more
Net Worth (2022) | $15million |
Salary (2022) | $4.5 million |
Age | 42 |
Date of Birth | 1 April, 1980 |
Randy Orton is one of the few superstars in WWE using their real name. The 40-year-old has been with WWE throughout his career and has also participated in some of the greatest matches too.
The Viper, as Orton is called, comes from a rich wrestling family background with his father and grandfather both being former wrestlers.
Orton holds a few records in WWE too by being the youngest ever WWE Champion at the age of 24. The Viper is only 42 and still has a few more years in his career left and could become champion a few more times.
Randy Orton is one of the greatest WWE stars of all-time and has a net worth of $15million in the year 2022.
Orton also is one of the highest-paid WWE stars and he earns a yearly salary $1.1m. Very few WWE stars make seven-figure salaries but Orton has been at the top of his game for a long time.
Orton started training under his father, Bob Orton Jr and quickly joined Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2001 after signing for WWE.
He won the OVW Hardcore title in 2001 and started appearing in a few WWF/WWE house shows as well.
Orton made his WWE debut against Hardcore Holly in 2002 and he won that clash. He was involved in several battles with Holly early on but picked up a shoulder injury soon after making his move.
He grew into the Legend Killer name as he battled several big names such as RVD, Shawn Michaels and more and kept on winning.
Orton won several titles during this time before he became the world champion at the age of 24. He defeated Chris Benoit to win the title at SummerSlam 2004.
He was part of the Evolution group during this time but was taken out by Triple H, Batista and Ric Flair after celebrations.
That was the start of his WWE rise as Orton has fought against some of the greatest ever. The Undertaker, Edge and more have all felt his wrath. Orton even won the Tag Team title with Edge during their time together and he is a 14-time World Champion.
Most recently, he defeated Drew McIntyre to become the WWE Champion but lost that to the Scotsman ahead of Survivor Series 2020. Orton is currently the RAW Tag team champion alongside Riddle. They are scheduled to face the teams of Alpha Academy and Street Profits at WrestleMania 38.
Orton comes from a wrestling family as his father, grandfather and uncle were all wrestlers. The Viper was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to Elaine, a Nurse and Bob Orton Jr. He has a younger brother, Nathan, who is a comedian and a sister, Rebecca.
Orton was one of the few WWE stars to feature in the Marines but he received a bad conduct discharge and even spent time in the brig.
Orton has been married twice with his first wife, Samantha Speno divorcing in 2013. The pair have a daughter Alanna Marie Orton and Orton then married Kimberly Kessler in 2015. They also have a daughter named Brooklyn Rose Orton, who was born in 2016.
Randy Orton has followed the steps of many WWE stars and featured in several movies. He has starred in The Condemned 2, Changeland, Long Shot and other movies.
Orton has also appeared on a few TV shows such as Deal or No Deal and Shooter. The Viper has been on Jimmy Kimmel Live and also has been part of many WWE games.
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