10 WWE Superstars Randy Orton Has Actually Helped Elevate

10. Edge

Edge already had two reigns as WWE champion on his long list of accolades by the time he joined forces with Randy Orton in late 2006, but Rated-RKO undoubtedly played an important role in getting him back to where he belonged in the main event scene.

The Rated-R Superstar's chemistry with Christian was of course off the charts, but his alliance with Orton was so vastly different in a positive way. Their similar egocentric personalities made them a force to be reckoned with in Raw's tag team division and led them to becoming World Tag Team champions soon after.

Orton was also floundering on his own around this point and benefited from the five or so months he teamed with Edge for. Their matches with D-Generation X cemented them as the flagship show's top heels once again, and although their time as a tandem was cut short, it was incredibly entertaining for as long as it lasted.

Both men eventually went their separate ways and unfortunately never got the chance to engage in a full-fledged feud with each other before Edge moved to SmackDown in the spring of 2007. However, there's a good chance Edge would have never amounted to the success that he did on the blue brand had he not first been built back up while with Orton.