60 Facts About Bob Orton Jr

Bob Orton Jr has wrestled for several promotions in the United States, Japan, and other countries.

Bob Orton Jr was one of the first wrestlers to use the Superplex as his finishing maneuver.

Gagne-Bob Orton Jr was a featured match on the AWA undercard for the Muhammad Ali-Antonio Inoki mixed martial arts match.

Bob Orton Jr had a brief stint back in the AWA in early 1988 following his November 1987 dismissal from the WWF, during which he renewed his alliance with Adrian Adonis from the WWF.

Bob Orton Jr challenged Bob Backlund for the WWF Heavyweight Championship in Philadelphia, winning by count-out.

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Bob Orton Jr returned to the NWA again in 1983 and captured the tag team title with Don Kernodle.

Bob Orton Jr re-joined the WWF in 1984 for what would be the most famous run of his career.

Bob Orton Jr was often addressed as "Ace" Orton by Roddy Piper, and was Piper's bodyguard.

Bob Orton Jr won several matches, with the cast and without the cast.

Bob Orton Jr was successful in winning untelevised matches and events against Santana, but Bob Orton Jr mostly won by either count-out or disqualification.

Bob Orton Jr would be successful in defeating Santana in non-title bouts, but Santana ultimately remained as the champ, and Santana eventually got the upper hand in the feud.

Bob Orton Jr would engage in a bitter feud with Jimmy Snuka through 1985 and 1986.

Bob Orton Jr competed in the main event against WWF Champion Hulk Hogan on Saturday Night's Main Event I on NBC broadcast May 11,1985, which he lost by disqualification due to the interference of Piper.

Bob Orton Jr took part in the 1985 King of the Ring tournament on July 8 he fought Paul Orndorff to a double disqualification.

Bob Orton Jr remained with Piper for the remainder of 1985, feuding with Orndorff and a variety of partners, such as Hogan, Andre the Giant, and Bruno Sammartino.

Also in late 1985 and early 1986, Bob Orton Jr challenged Hogan for the WWF Heavyweight Championship; like his matches four years earlier against Backlund, Bob Orton Jr was not successful.

At WrestleMania 2, Bob Orton Jr was introduced as "Ace in Comedy and Funnyman" by guest ring announcer Joan Rivers, who misread the card.

When Piper returned later in 1986 to reclaim his talk show segment, Bob Orton Jr betrayed his long-time friend, sparking a violent feud between Piper and Bob Orton Jr and his new partners, which typically saw Piper winning.

Bob Orton Jr felt offended that Muraco was trying to steal his hold.

Bob Orton Jr's last televised match and victory as a whole in the WWF came on October 10,1987, in a heated victory against preliminary wrestler Siva Afi.

Bob Orton Jr was fired after this for getting arrested for causing a disturbance at a Calgary airport.

In 1989, Bob Orton Jr attempted to make a comeback to the WWF, losing to Ted DiBiase in a WWF house show at Springfield, MI on October 11.

Bob Orton Jr was scheduled to make an appearance for a WWF show in Madison Square Garden in January 1990 against Bret Hart, but that was cancelled.

On March 30,1989 Bob Orton Jr made his debut with then National Wrestling Alliance member, World Championship Wrestling.

Bob Orton Jr then went on a house show tour facing mostly preliminary opposition.

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Bob Orton Jr lost to Murdoch at the 1989 Wrestlewar in the bullrope match.

On February 3,2005, Bob Orton was announced as a 2005 inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Bob Orton Jr then began accompanying Randy to ringside during his matches, and teamed with his son at No Mercy on October 9,2005, defeating The Undertaker in a handicap casket match.

Bob Orton Jr remained at ringside after the other druids had left, distracting The Undertaker and enabling Randy to attack him.

Bob Orton Jr then handed Randy the urn, which Randy used to knock The Undertaker unconscious.

At Armageddon, Bob Orton Jr accompanied Randy to ringside for his Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker.

Bob Orton Jr interfered in the match several times, but was ultimately unable to prevent The Undertaker from delivering a Tombstone Piledriver to both Ortons and then covering Randy for the win.

In 1990 he appeared in the Five Star Wrestling Federation in Baton Rouge which was headed by Grizzly Smith, and that same year, Bob Orton Jr appeared in International World Class Championship Wrestling.

Bob Orton Jr lost the UWF Southern States Championship to Paul Orndorff, although, Bob Orton Jr was awarded the title back in 1994 when Orndorff left the promotion, vacating the title in the process.

In 1994, Bob Orton Jr made a few appearances for Jim Cornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling.

That same year, Bob Orton Jr wrestled for the American Wrestling Federation, and during his time in the AWF, he was managed by Oliver Humperdink.

Bob Orton Jr challenged Tito Santana for the AWF Championship, with AWF commissioner Jim Brunzell as the special referee for the match, but Bob Orton Jr lost the match.

Bob Orton Jr won the AWF Championship in his second attempt, before losing the championship to Santana that same night in the last round.

Bob Orton Jr had a brief feud in 1997 against "Sexy" Ace Steele in MVWA in St Louis.

In 1999, he appeared at the Heroes of Wrestling PPV, in which Bob Orton Jr was defeated by former rival Jimmy Snuka, after an interference of Snuka's manager Lou Albano.

Bob Orton Jr retired from full-time active competition in that same year, but has continued to wrestle on a semi-regular basis.

Bob Orton Jr returned to the ring at Millennium Wrestling Federation Soul Survivor II in 2004, teaming with Todd Hanson and Beau Douglas to defeat "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala, Gino Marktino, and Ox Baker's Executioner.

On October 17,2009, Bob Orton Jr performed at Independent Hardcore Wrestling against "Bloody" Harker Dirge, in a match for the Pro Wrestling Entertainment championship, losing by disqualification after Nathan attacked Dirge.

In 2009, Bob Orton Jr appeared at the IWC "Night of Legends" event, performing against former rival Jimmy Snuka.

In 2009, Bob Orton Jr faced Vance Desmond in the 2009 Winter Wrestlefest event, promoted by Canadian Promotion All Star Wrestling Bob Orton Jr lost to Desmond.

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Bob Orton Jr was defeated by Armstrong despite Bob Orton Jr dominating him most of the match.

On November 19,2011, Bob Orton Jr appeared in the main event of a Holy Havoc Championship Wrestling card in Springfield, Illinois, teaming with HHCW Heavyweight Champion Pretty Boy Floyd and Mr Allstar Rex Gill to defeat The Irish Revolution and Beast.

On February 9,2013 Bob Orton Jr appeared at a Traditional Championship Wrestling event in Jonesboro, Ark.

Bob Orton Jr participated in a non-televised dark match at the event when he turned on Barry and aligned himself with "The Empire" consisting of Matt Riviera and "Golden Boy" Greg Anthony.

On November 16,2013, Bob Orton Jr teamed up with former rival Harker Dirge to take on the team of Attitude, Inc, Guy Smith and Spencer Powers, in tag team action at the monthly Pro Wrestling Glory show in Maroa, Illinois.

On March 21,2015, Bob Orton Jr participated in a 6-man tag team match teaming with Ricky Cruz and Red River Jack with Nikolai Volkoff as their manager to take on Chris Hargas, Bull Bronson and Attila Khan.

Bob Orton Jr defeated Kasa and Cook after applying an RKO to Kasa.

On May 30,2015, Orton was the Special Guest of Pinfall Wrestling Association in Springfield, Illinois at their biggest show of the year, The Grand Wrestling Spectacle V Orton defeated Bradley Stephens III.

Bob Orton Jr made an appearance on the November 15,2010 episode of WWE Raw as the show went old school, with appearances from past WWE wrestlers, announcers and other on-air personalities.

Bob Orton Jr appeared on the April 10,2012 episode of WWE SmackDown and was attacked by Kane who had been feuding with his son Randy at the time.

Bob Orton Jr appeared on June 18,2017 at the Money in the Bank Pay-per-view, situated in the front row of the crowd along with fellow Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Sgt.

Bob Orton Jr is married to Elaine Bob Orton Jr, a nurse at Christian Hospital NE in Missouri, and they have two sons, Randy, Nathan, and a daughter, Becky.

Bob Orton Jr's first grandchild was born on July 12,2008, when son Randy and his ex-wife Samantha had their first child, a daughter, Alanna.

Around 1986, Bob Orton Jr was involved in an incident in Fresno, California, where the Fresno Police Department were called for an incident involving Bob Orton Jr and Roddy Piper in a hotel.

Over 30 years later, in the midst of his feud with his son Randy against The Undertaker, Bob Orton Jr was retested and it was confirmed that he still carried the disease.