Barry Orton Dies At 62
Randy Orton's uncle, Barry Orton, passed away yesterday.
Randall Barry Orton, the son of Bob Orton Sr. and uncle of current WWE superstar Randy Orton, passed away at the age of 62 years-old yesterday.
The wrestler performed under a variety of different monikers throughout his career, such as Berry Orton, Barry Orton, Barry O, Superstar Barry O and The Zodiak (whilst under a mask).
However, he was more commonly known for openly talking about issues in professional wrestling during the early '90s, specifically how Terry Galvin had attempted to sexually harass him in a car during his teenage years while trying to crack into the wrestling business in the early '70s.
Orton would eventually retire from the business in 1991, going on to pursue a career in acting instead.
Before he opted to call time on his career, though, in the wake of being blacklisted for being a key figure in the sex scandal filed against WWE in the early '90s, Orton acted as a headliner for Stampede Wrestling in 1987 as The Zodiak. He also had two different runs with WWE, working with them from 1985-86 and, once he'd finished a jail sentence, 1990-91.