10 Most Hated People Behind The Scenes In Wrestling

8. Randy Orton

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When you're a third-generation wrestler, the Golden Boy of Triple H - who's the boss' son-in-law - you have a quick temper, and you become the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in history, the odds are greatly against you getting along with most of the locker room.

Randy Orton did not rise above those odds.

Orton, despite receiving one of the most fast and furious pushes any new superstar has gotten in WWE in ages, is routinely unwilling to facilitate the younger guys getting their big breaks. Kofi Kingston, Mr. Kennedy, and Ted DiBiase Jr. have all had their pushes stalled after tangling with Orton in some way or another.

CM Punk has voiced his issues with The Viper, and Kelly Kelly has exposed his bullying tendencies since she left WWE.

There was also a lot of heat coming down on Orton in 2014, when other wrestlers accused him of sabotaging Roman Reigns, killing the crowd with a lazy workrate and stunting Reigns' push. Looking back, it's hard not to see a little bit of Orton's feud rubbing off poorly on some of the fanbase.

Orton has since owned up to being a pretentious dick in his younger years, but it's hard to fully gauge whether or not he's changed his tone for good.

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