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**TheNamelessOne** · 06-05-2004, 08:33 PM

How many "Randy Orton Is Going To Be The Geatest Wrestler To Ever Walk The Earth"-esque topics do we actually need?

Randy Orton is bland. Simple. Hes a boring and average worker with weak mic skills. A lot of people keep saying that he could be the next when most of the time, he doesn't posess any of the qualities they have. His gimmick is fairly weak, as its just a cheap way of getting someone over. I mean, why take all that time to get someone genuinly over the crowd when you can speed the process by putting them over past stars and then make them boast about it? If it was such a good gimmick then he would be getting huge crowd reactions right now.

This brings me onto my next point - He doesn't back up anything he says. A month ago he told Harley Race that he had accomplished more in 2/3 years than Harley Race had accomplished in his entire career. This was minutes after Jerry Lawler pointed out that Race is a multi time world champion. Orton has held the Intercontinental Championship. The result? Orton doesn't come across as an egotistical heel, he comes across as a freaking moron.

In conclusion - I don't think Orton is valuable to the WWE as every other rookie the WWE brings up from OVW. Hes green, overpushed, and currently possesses none of the qualities a main eventer has. He needs to become more interesting in the ring and work on his mic skills big time. Hes just a simple, generic heel with no redeeming qualities at the moment. And I surely hope that changes, otherwise the WWE really is screwed. John Cena is ten times the performer that Orton is at the moment.

06-05-2004, 08:33 PM	#17
TheNamelessOne I Like Trucking Posts: 686	How many "Randy Orton Is Going To Be The Geatest Wrestler To Ever Walk The Earth"-esque topics do we actually need? Randy Orton is bland. Simple. Hes a boring and average worker with weak mic skills. A lot of people keep saying that he could be the next when most of the time, he doesn't posess any of the qualities they have. His gimmick is fairly weak, as its just a cheap way of getting someone over. I mean, why take all that time to get someone genuinly over the crowd when you can speed the process by putting them over past stars and then make them boast about it? If it was such a good gimmick then he would be getting huge crowd reactions right now. This brings me onto my next point - He doesn't back up anything he says. A month ago he told Harley Race that he had accomplished more in 2/3 years than Harley Race had accomplished in his entire career. This was minutes after Jerry Lawler pointed out that Race is a multi time world champion. Orton has held the Intercontinental Championship. The result? Orton doesn't come across as an egotistical heel, he comes across as a freaking moron. In conclusion - I don't think Orton is valuable to the WWE as every other rookie the WWE brings up from OVW. Hes green, overpushed, and currently possesses none of the qualities a main eventer has. He needs to become more interesting in the ring and work on his mic skills big time. Hes just a simple, generic heel with no redeeming qualities at the moment. And I surely hope that changes, otherwise the WWE really is screwed. John Cena is ten times the performer that Orton is at the moment.