Bob Orton, Jr.

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Bob Orton, Jr.
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Ring Names	"Ace Cowboy" Bob Orton, "Boxing" Bob Orton The Invader "Cowboy" Bob Orton
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm)
Weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Born	November 10, 1950
	Kansas City, Kansas
Died:
Resides	Florissant, Missouri
Billed from	Kansas City, Kansas
Trained by	Hiro Matsuda, Eddie Graham, Jack Brisco
Debut	1972
Retired	2006

Robert Keith Orton, Jr. (born November 10, 1950 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Orton is a WWE Hall of Famer and is the father of Randy Orton, currently a prominent wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment. His father, Bob Orton, Sr., and brother, Barry O, were also professional wrestlers.

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Contents 1 Wrestling Facts 1.1 Finishing and signature moves 1.2 Managers 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 Filmography 4 See also 5 External links and references

Wrestling Facts

Finishing and signature moves

• Superplex
• Bionic elbow
• Bulldog
• Piledriver
• Signature foreign object: Cast

Managers

• Paul E. Dangerously
• The Duke
• Mr. Fuji
• The Grand Wizard of Wrestling
• Gary Hart
• Jimmy Hart
• Sir Oliver Humperdink
• Adnan El Kassey
• John Tolos

Championships and accomplishments

• American Wrestling Federation

• AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bob Orton

• Georgia Championship Wrestling

• NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Tim Woods (1) and Dick Slater (1)

• International Championship Wrestling

• ICW Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• ICW Southeastern Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bob Roop (1) and Barry Orton (1)
• ICW Television Championship (1 time)

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) - with Don Kernodle

• Mid-South Wrestling

• Mid-South Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Midwest Powerhouse Wrestling

• MPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Powerhouse Championship Wrestling

• PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI Rookie of the Year award in 1973
• PWI ranked him # 121 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.

• Southeastern Championship Wrestling

• NWA Southeast Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Bob Roop (1), Ron Garvin (2), and Jerry Blackwell (1)

• Universal Wrestling Federation

• UWF Southern States Championship (2 times)

• World Wrestling Entertainment

• WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)

• Other Titles

• WWS Television Championship (1 time)

Filmography

• Tweak the Heat (2005/06) - appears in

See also

• Bob Orton Jr.'s career history
• Bob Orton Jr.'s event history
• Bob Orton Jr.'s gimmicks
• Significant Storylines

External links and references

• Bob Orton Jr. profile at CAGEMATCH.net