10 Reasons Why Randy Orton Is Everything Wrong With WWE

9. Too Many Championship Runs

In 13 years, Randy Orton has been the Heavyweight Champion 12 times. Five of Orton's title reigns have come via matches involving either Triple H or John Cena as an opponent. We could sit here and go on ad infinitum about the number of matches (title or otherwise) that Orton's had with either opponent. In an era where WWE does more weekly television in a year than some territory-era promotions did in their decades of history, the possibility of the champion being seen entirely too much both in and out of the ring is possible. While yes, some may say that Ric Flair spent a lot of time as the NWA Champion, he was seen wrestling far more at non-televised house shows than on the two hours of weekly TV that the company had during the era they were broadcast during their time on TBS in the late 80s. Maybe more a symptom of the era, but when one man is on top of a promotion when it's possibly too visible, it causes issues.
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Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.