10 WWE Stars Who Should Be WAY More Over Than They Actually Are
4. Randy Orton
Has anybody been handed more chances in WWE history than Randy Orton?
His listing as a thirteen time World Champion will always read more as an anomaly than an achievement - an indictment of the era in which he has wrestled than a reflection of his ability and legacy.
Orton is over. His entrances invariably generate a loud pop. The problem is that Orton cannot - or will not - sustain audience interest throughout his matches. He too often seems to wrestle like he's in confrontation with the audience more so than his opponent - or, at his most indulgent, as if filmed by David Lynch. Methodical is the word (or euphemism). Everything Orton does in there makes sense. He hasn't, however, moved with the times. To his immense credit, John Cena has. He has modified his style to remain consistently over with a fandom increasingly expectant of a quicker pace. Orton almost wrestles defensively as a vanguard of tradition.
The grim irony is that Randy Orton has sounded off on Twitter recently about so-called diving spot monkeys - and yet, the wrestling fandom clung onto the RKO outta nowhere meme far more than it has nearly any of his full-length matches.