I think he fantastic, smooth as butter in the ring and really sells well for other people, for example who remembers the selling he did for Sweet Chin Music?
He's good but there's a bunch of guys I'd pick above him tbh, 3-5 from NXT alone, and on the main roster Bryan, Rollins, Ziggler and Cesaro just on top of my head..
anw I like him the most as a face not going for the title.
and I like him a lot when he's not facing John Cena for the Title, this is 2015, Orton vs Cena in 2015 for the world title is unacceptable
I certainly won't deny Orton's talents as a wrestler, the guy can go and is pretty sound in the ring but to say he's THE most talented is a pretty bold statement when guys like Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, and Luke Harper I find more versatile.
I have to agree. Not only is he really good in the ring, but he also has the greatest finisher to probably ever exist. He's good on the mic, has tons of charisma, and is easily the total package. And he's the most consistent. He has tons of 4 and 4.5 star matches with everyone, just never got to 5 stars. I'd say he's better than Ziggler especially, but even Rollins and Bryan in that regard. He's never dull.
He's also the most entertaining wrestler on the roster far and away. i can literally watch a show with him just RKO'ing everyone and it'd be amazing. Can't say the same for anyone else besides maybe Reigns.
There are alot of talented wrestlers out there, but in the end its about overall persona not to mention how well they handle media ect. Being overall great performer is something to strive for.
What this means us Orton is no different. Orton has been in bit of a slump lately but he does puck himself up.
although honestly I think the cards have FINALLY fell into place where he would have been the PERFECT opponent for Lesnar at WM31...and then the PERFECT candidate to get cashed in on
I think he's hugely underrated in the ring myself. When he wants too he can perform better then anyone but he doesn't do it enough for my liking. But he's nowhere near the top 3 workers WWE have right now. I go Bryan, Rollins, Cesaro, Cena (He's had better overall bigger matches) and Ziggler. I put Orton right in behind those.
I don't get you Orton haters. Punk does the Go To Sleep to his opponents he's considered a great talent, but Orton does the Go To Sleep to the fans and he's considered awful.
What does Bret know? He's a fucking miserable loser who murdered WWE ratings. Remember when he said Melina was the best in the world? Also what does 'one of the best' actually mean? Is he better than Khali? Yep. Is he better than Ryback. Yep. Not exactly saying much.
If you invest 12 years into a guy you expect him to have atleast been face of the company in that time. Borteton is called exactly that for a reason.
Orton is fucking terrible. Its been what? 12 years since he debuted? What has he done for the WWE? fuck all. Aside from his match with Foley back in 04 I cant think of a match that I would want to rewatch. The guy is like watching SvR CGI.
He has become complacent. That's all you can say. Because he does have all the talent you need to be a top guy. If JBL says the thing about 'building a WWEsuperstar from the ground up, it woul be Randy', I do believe him.
He can have good matches with nearly anyone; unlike Cena, he doesn't need a workhorse like Rollins, Bryan or Cesaro to have an excellent match. And when given good material, he can be the highlight of the show. He was good as the badass babyface before his turn, and he was getting the biggest reaction when he started his little feud with Rollins before he left to shoot his film.
Name one guy Orton has had a good match with that Cena hasn't or can't. Cena had one match with Bryan and it was better than any of the 20 matches Orton had with Bryan. In fact Orton is the only opponent for Cena I dread watching.
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