10 Things We Learned From Randy Orton On Stone Cold's Broken Skull Sessions Podcast

8. What The Undertaker Told Vince In 2002

Randy Orton Steve Austin Broken Skull Sessions
WWE

WWE claimed that Randy Orton's first televised match against The Undertaker happened on 30 March 2002 during this 'Session'. That...wasn't the case. Randy's first taste of 'Taker came on the 30 May '02 episode (taped two days earlier). This slight flub didn't ruin his trip down memory lane though.

Orton told Austin that The Undertaker was really generous during their match. He took arm drags, hip tosses, let Randy hit dive spots and more. Afterwards, Vince McMahon was hot about it, and asked 'Taker why he gave the rookie so much. The legend's response was suitably iconic.

"Full circle - that's what we do, right?".

'Taker was giving back to the younger members of the roster, and Randy was blown away by that. Almost hilariously, WWE ended up cutting most of his offensive flurry from the match out of the show's final cut, but he'll "remember it forever" regardless.

In this post: 
Randy Orton
 
Posted On: 
Contributor

Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.