Cowboy Bob Orton

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Robert Keith Orton Jr.
Orton (right) and Jimmy Snuka (left)

Orton (right) and Jimmy Snuka (left)
Data
Ring name Ace Cowboy Orton
Bob Orton Jr.
Cowboy Bob Orton
The Invader
Additions to names "Ace", "Cowboy"
height 185 cm
Fighting weight 111 kg
birth November 10, 1950
Kansas City , Missouri
Trained by Boris Malenko
Eddie Graham
Hiro Matsuda
Jack Brisco
debut 1972
retirement February 2006

"Cowboy" Bob Orton (born November 10, 1950 in Kansas City , Missouri as Robert Keith Orton Jr. ) is an American wrestler.

Robert Orton Jr. is the brother of Barry Orton and the son of Bob Orton senior . He has three children, including today's WWE wrestler Randy Orton .

Career

Before he started active as a wrestler, he was used as a referee for the first few months, as he did not yet have the usual fighting weight. But he had his breakthrough in principle right at the beginning of his career when he teamed up with Mr. Wrestling II in Georgia and was built right from the start.

Robert Orton was one of the wrestlers who popularized the Superplex as a finisher.

Between 1991 and 1994 Orton also worked briefly for SMW and UWF , where he was managed by John Tolos. In 1996 he was briefly active for the American Wrestling Federation, where he feuded against Tito Santana .

In 2005, Bob Orton Jr. was in the WWE into the storyline of his son Randy Orton against The Undertaker involved. He was finally able to win the casket match against Undertaker with the help of his son.

In February 2006, Bob Orton was fired from the WWE.

successes

title

  • American Wrestling Federation
    • 1 × AWF Heavyweight Championship
  • Championship Wrestling from Florida
    • 1 × NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
    • 3 × NWA Florida Tag Team Championship 1 × with Bob Orton senior , 2 × with Bob Roop
  • Georgia Championship Wrestling
    • 1 × NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship
    • 2 × NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship , 1 × each with Mr. Wrestling II and Dick Slater
  • International Championship Wrestling
    • 1 × ICW Southeastern Heavyweight Championship
    • 2 × ICW Southeastern Tag Team Championship , 1 × each with Bob Roop and Barry Orton
    • 1 × ICW Television Championship
  • Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
  • Mid-South Wrestling
    • 1 × Mid-South Mississippi Heavyweight Championship
  • Midwest Powerhouse Wrestling
    • 1 × MPW Heavyweight Championship
  • Powerhouse Championship Wrestling
    • 1 × PCW Heavyweight Championship
  • Southeastern Championship Wrestling
    • 4 × NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship , 1 × each with Bob Roop and Jerry Blackwell, 2 × with Ron Garvin
  • Universal Wrestling Federation
    • 1 × UWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
    • 2 × UWF Southern States Championship

Awards

actor

He played a role in the film Tweak the Heat (2005/06).

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Florida Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  2. ↑ Florida Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  3. ^ NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  4. ^ NWA Georgia Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  5. ↑ International Championship Wrestling Southeastern Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  6. ↑ International Championship Wrestling Southeastern Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  7. ↑ International Championship Wrestling Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  8. ^ NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic / WCW) history At wrestling-titles.com
  9. ↑ Mississippi Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  10. ^ NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  11. ↑ WWF / WWE Hall of Fame history At wrestling-titles.com
personal data
SURNAME Orton, cowboy bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Orton, Robert Keith Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Kansas City, Missouri