7 Awesome Wrestling Moments That Put Randy Orton On The Map

7. Attacking The Fabulous Moolah

You can get intentionally disqualified to retain your title, and you can rush your opponent from behind while they're making their entrance - but nothing says heel quite like dropping an 80-year-old woman with an RKO. With the possible exception, perhaps, of dropping an 80-year-old woman with an RKO while she's finishing up her landmark public birthday celebrations, and then grinning like only full-on voice-hearing mode Randy Orton can.

This was one of the defining moments of Orton's early career, and - without Trips and Flair egging him on from the sidelines - it was notable for him generating crowd heat less for being a part of Evolution than for just being... well, a d*ck. JR sold it like Moolah had been murdered (to be fair, in kayfabe terms, it was at least attempted murder), and Moolah, refusing to phone it in despite her years, followed suit.