Orlando Ruben Jordan was born on April 21,1974 and is an actor, stuntman, and semi-retired American professional wrestler.
28 Facts About Orlando Jordan
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Orlando Jordan is best known for his tenure in WWE on its SmackDown brand, where he was a one-time United States Champion and for his time with Impact Wrestling.
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Later in the night, Orlando Jordan turned heel by saving WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield from an attack by the Undertaker.
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Orlando Jordan faced the Undertaker in the main event later that night, losing by disqualification after JBL attacked Undertaker mid-match.
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Orlando Jordan defeated Cena with the help of JBL to win the United States Championship, his first and only title in WWE.
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At The Great American Bash, Orlando Jordan began feuding with the newly drafted Chris Benoit.
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Orlando Jordan defeated Benoit and retained his United States Championship after removing the turnbuckle pad and shoving Benoit head-first into the exposed steel and covered him for the win.
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Orlando Jordan finally defeated Jordan at SummerSlam to win the title.
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Orlando Jordan got so excited when his time went over 30 seconds that he dropped his guard and Benoit took the opportunity to lock on the Crippler Crossface for a win at the 49.8 second mark.
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Orlando Jordan stated, if he tapped out to the Crippler Crossface, Orlando Jordan would quit this business.
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Orlando Jordan lived up to his words by countering every Crippler Crossface attempt by Benoit.
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The match ultimately ended after Orlando Jordan tapped out to Benoit's Sharpshooter.
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Orlando Jordan approached him about the position, but Booker T and his wife Sharmell belittled him and made jokes about his quick submission losses to Benoit.
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Orlando Jordan was then pushed down to Velocity and won several matches there.
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Orlando Jordan began competing on the independent circuit soon after his WWE departure along with wrestling overseas, most notably for Nu-Wrestling Evolution, a promotion based in Italy, as well as New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
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Orlando Jordan lost the title to Warrior on June 25,2008, in Barcelona, while holding the honor of being Warrior's very last opponent.
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At Sacrifice Orlando Jordan challenged Terry for the Global Championship, but was unsuccessful.
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On June 28,2011, Orlando Jordan faced Magnus in the 1st round of the Xplosion Championship Challenge but lost the match.
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On July 11,2011, it was reported that Orlando Jordan had been released from TNA.
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On November 5,2011, at an NWA event, Orlando Jordan faced Steve Anthony in a lumberjack match but lost the match.
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At Outback Championship Wrestling's Battle for Ballarat event on May 31,2013, Orlando Jordan defeated Andy Phoenix in what would be his final match before retiring from professional wrestling.
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On June 3,2016, at Menai Mania II, Orlando Jordan beat AWE Heavyweight Champion Luke Knight, having qualified for a title opportunity through the Innerwest rumble.
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Orlando Jordan is mainly semi-retired but occasionally appears with the All-Star Wrestling Australia promotion based in Sydney, Australia.
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Orlando Jordan had speech difficulties, and attended classes to help him overcome them.
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Orlando Jordan competed in gymnastics as a child, and participated in amateur wrestling.
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Orlando Jordan attended Boise State University after winning the 1993 state championship at 189 pounds for Hermitage High School in Richmond, Virginia.
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Orlando Jordan then relocated to Florida, where he became a reputable amateur boxer.
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Orlando Jordan appeared as a playable character in the video games WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2006 and WWE Day of Reckoning 2.