Most can tell you the themes of Christian and Big Show. Some theme songs become so popular that they actually are forever attached to that superstar's name.įrom Hulk Hogan to Stone Cold Steve Austin, a true legend can be announced simply by playing the first chord or sound of their theme song.Įvery modern superstar has a theme song, though some have better ones than others.Įveryone knows the themes of John Cena, Randy Orton and CM Punk. If they don't come out with the proper entrance and flair, it can be incredibly hard to take them seriously. Is Orton a future WWE Hall of Fame? Yes, of course.A theme song can make or break a superstar. Some would point out that Orton’s injuries throughout his career could have contributed to him not ever being the face of the WWE, but more often than not, returns from injuries normally help a superstar’s career rather than hinder it. Nakamura is a very good wrestler, but his entrance theme moves him up to an even higher status level. If you think his music is a silly reason for why Orton is not a megastar, then ask current WWE superstar Shinsuke Nakamura how cool it is to hear a whole crowd sing a theme song that doesn’t even have lyrics. But the reason Orton has “Voices” as his current song in the first place is because he hated “Burn in My Light.” These days, his current entrance music has been featured in a number of lists that count down the worst wrestling themes. Orton actually did have a very good theme from 2004 to 2008 when it was Mercy Drive’s “Burn in My Light.” Paired with an epic entrance that featured him doing his signature pose in front of a stream of golden pyro rain, Orton’s introduction to fans each night had the makings of something legendary. It sounds more like it should be the entrance music for Grumpy Cat. Unfortunately for Orton, his current theme (“Voices” featuring Rev Theory’s Rich Luzzi) does not exactly bring out the excitement of the crowd when it plays in an arena. Hogan, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho are all icons in the industry who achieved that status in part with their theme songs.Īs dumb as it may sound to some, it’s true (it’s damn true). Just think about it, of the most popular superstars in the company’s history, almost all of them have had borderline amazing entrance music. With wrestling, it’s all about the musicĪmong the qualities of a what makes someone a WWE megastar, the theme music actually is more important than people assume. If not for this new policy, Orton’s time in the WWE could have ended a long time ago. However, in 2013, the company introduced a new Wellness Policy that gave superstars (cough, Randy Orton, cough) the opportunity to have one of their previous suspensions erased if they participated in an 18-month long program. Unsurprisingly, the company became hesitant to push Orton into any sort of title picture due to the risk of him getting in trouble once again. At the time, a third suspension would have resulted in him being fired by the WWE. He reportedly tested positive for marijuana and the steroid known as Dianabol. Orton was suspended again in 2012, but this time it was for something much different. When he returned to the ring, the company had Orton get in non-title feuds with Angle and a 53-year-old Hulk Hogan. But the truth is, I don’t flip out anymore.”īefore his suspension, Orton was involved in a major World Heavyweight Championship storyline with Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio. I just got this reputation of being hard to work with, being a dick and everything in the book. I started to realize, wow, I was wrong in a lot of these situations. I attended an anger management clinic in Atlanta.
But I’ve nipped that part of me in the bud. Two days after WrestleMania 22 in 2006, Orton was suspended for 60 days by the WWE for what the company called, “unprofessional conduct.” He later admitted that his suspension stemmed from anger issues and outbursts associated with those problems. Even if that meant burying those with major potential like Orton. Of his nine singles matches against Triple H on Monday Night Raw, Orton has only come out of those nights as a winner three times since 2004.īeing that he is married to the daughter of WWE CEO Vince McMahon, Triple H more than likely used the friendship with his father-in-law to his benefit.
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Orton could not even catch a break against Triple H in matches on free TV either. After his very first World Heavyweight Championship win at SummerSlam 2004, six of his next eight singles matches against Triple H with the title on the line at a Pay-Per-View resulted in a loss.