LaParkaMarka 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Put him in a spray-painted Stormtrooper mask and rename him. Something like Jolt-Lord. That's never been done before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 or Orton could dress up as an El Conquistador. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 They could always dressed him up as La Parka only call him Parka LA And is it just me or are they about to try the Razor Ramon gimmick with him??? I mean, the bastard already has the toothpick in his mouth and acts like an asshole. Or GLACIER! Dress him up as GLACIER! And have him feud with Ernest Miller! BRILLANT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Have him lose his job, after losing to Garrison Cade. He turns up in the arena with a ticket each week, and Cade tries to antagonise him, but security always hold Orton back. Then, put him under a mask and call him The White Dog...who coincidentally talks, looks and wrestles just like Randy Orton. He could come to the ring with a white dog on a leash, and the children would cheer him because dogs are not only fun, but man's best friend. Then, a campaign starts up to unmask him...and if it's revealed he is actually Randy Orton, and not another guy under the mask of The White Dog, he must leave WC...err...the WWE forever. Hey...it worked for Brian Pillman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Put him on "Heat" every week so they can give him canned heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 They can make a gimmick where Orton is a sitcom star and have laugh tracks and "applause" signs that light up in flashing red letters. It can sorta be like Raven's in the later stages of his WCW career with Kanyon and him looking at the camera and saying "what a maroon". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldSchoolWrestling 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 I think they need to make him a face by having Evolution kick the ever loving shit out of him. In a cage, ala the 4horsemen beatdown on Dusty Rhodes where they broke Dusty's leg. Have him out of action for a few weeks selling it, learning some skills in the meantime. When he comes back, he saves a top face from getting a similar shit-beating. When he wrestles Evolution in follow-up tag matches, he plays Ricky Morton and continues to ge the ever loving shit beat out of him until after about 10 minutes of this he finally makes the tag and that face gets to clean house and earn the impossible win. It will get him and his partner over until he can do so on his own. I think Evolution should kick Randy out of the group in the same manner that the Horsemen got rid of Sting. Wouldn't that require HHH to get the belt back and Orton to win some sort of tournament to earn a shot at it? It could get Orton over, but do we *really* want to see that happen? Instead of kicking him out like they did Sting, they can kick him out like they did Ole Anderson. Maybe he needs to miss some shows saying his dad is sick, and Evolution loses some matches without him there. They get to the point where they kick him out for not being there. They can even bring in Cowboy Bob to make the save and set up a Flair/Batista vs Orton/Orton. Not that we need another old guy wrestling, but I think this would definately help put him over as a face with JR and King putting over Bob as a legend. They don't even have to have Bob or Flair wrestle. They can just be in the corner and Bob can interfere with the beloved cast that is still on his arm and give the win to Randy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 I loved that angle w/ Raven and Kanyon, with Chastity as Raven's sister. Sadly, not many other people (including Raven, himself) did. Anyway, for Orton: He's a wrestling astronomer. He hangs out backstage, spying on (or scouting) his opponents by means of a telescope. He's got "(super) star charts" on his opponents, which he brings to ringside to consult during matches to gain an advantage. His finisher is renamed "The Ort Cloud". Alexis Laree will be his valet, but she's now called Cassiopeia. His catchphrase is "I'm out of this world!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 "You're not only in for a world of hurt, my friend, you're in for a whole galaxy of pain" Fucking BRILLIANT idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notJames 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Maybe he can start up a one man boy band and call it Ortown.. Hot dog, we have a weiner!!! As for Evo putting the beats on Orton to turn him face, that would just get Flair and Co. the biggest face pop. Orton's only strength is his "competent" wrestling skills. He's not flashy, but he can be somewhat carried. And that's a problem when you're a heel, who traditionally controls the flow of a match. His offense is boring, and he doesn't know how to play to the crowd other than holding up his arms as if to say "Notice me, please." And forget his mic skills. He's so soft-spoken that it borders on annoying. And you can tell he's still not comfortable giving promos. That last one he did with Flair and Batista was terrible… he stumbled twice on his words, and was thoroughly unconvincing, unlike Batista, who actually sounded like he really wanted to pound RVD into a fine mist. Don't even get me started on Orton's stint at the announcer's booth on whatever RAW that was. Ugh. So what do you do with a cocky but boring wrestler who can't talk? Give him a hot valet with a mirror, and don't let him talk for himself. I like the idea of throwing opponents through the mirror. That would work nicely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Bringing the Star Chart to ringside, and leaving the ring to read it during the match, then panacking and getting back in before the 10 count. Even if it's not Orton, SOMEONE has to do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kardo 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Well we have Fertig covered and the Tomko idea wasn't the best... Orion Tomko??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notJames 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Anyway, for Orton: He's a wrestling astronomer. He hangs out backstage, spying on (or scouting) his opponents by means of a telescope. He's got "(super) star charts" on his opponents, which he brings to ringside to consult during matches to gain an advantage... This scenario smacks of the "York Foundation", and that didn't exactly set the world on fire. Sure it's a gimmick that would suit a Heat featured player, but something like that will never garner Main Event heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Anyway, for Orton: He's a wrestling astronomer. He hangs out backstage, spying on (or scouting) his opponents by means of a telescope. He's got "(super) star charts" on his opponents, which he brings to ringside to consult during matches to gain an advantage... This scenario smacks of the "York Foundation", and that didn't exactly set the world on fire. Sure it's a gimmick that would suit a Heat featured player, but something like that will never garner Main Event heat. Of course, there's always the chance I wasn't being 100% serious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notJames 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 You, named after a comic strip character, not being serious? Wha wha WHAH?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 'it's a gimmick that would suit a Heat featured player, but something like that will never garner Main Event heat.' So it's perfect for him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 "From the Galactic Star Cluster just south of Alpha Centauri, Randy "StarMAN" Orton!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Peter_Griffin Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Have more RNN style segments. Have him away from the arena, and then have him TOTALLY rip on the guy he's gonna fued with, and watch as the guy can do fuck all about it because he ain't there. One time, have Orton have an inring RNN where he once again rips on the guy and have the guy come out, but then Batista kills the guy and takes him to the ring where Orton waits with a chair to just KILL the guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Maybe he can start up a one man boy band and call it Ortown.. Hot dog, we have a weiner!!! So what do you do with a cocky but boring wrestler who can't talk? Give him a hot valet with a mirror, and don't let him talk for himself. Will he carry a square and dance like Tank Abbot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Gimmick Taken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaMarka 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Randy Orton is a legend-killer. Bob Orton is a legend. Tease that Orton turns face and is going to leave Evolution, have Bob save him from an Evolution beatdown, then have Randy absolutely destroy Bob in a tag match against Evolution. And I don't mean destroy as in chairshot + RKO or something. Like, as brutal as they can get given Bob's age and whatnot. That should generate some damn heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Gimmick Taken But is he serious about it, he is a pr0n star now? Lance Storm, Randy Orton, Hurricane = 3 Count? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 Well I figured he's a square who dances, and usually does the cabbage patch... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted December 13, 2003 was wondering about the true extent of the orton push, pick up the new Raw magazine. Not that this is abnormal or anything, but a magazine that doesn't actually, you know, mention Goldberg or Austin or Jericho or even HHH except for a brief write up in the JR blow job column, has a "Letters page" that is little more than an Orton cocksuck. (Something like four of seven letters) and two separate articles. Not that that's absurd ot anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2003 I'm telling ya Hot valet, mirror, maybe that confetti gun that Johnny B Badd had in WCW, throwing opponents through the mirror on occasion, talking in the third person about how good he looks and a long robe that Ric Flair gave him that he can wear to the ring. He'll be the Lex Luger that Lex Luger never became! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2003 First, Orton bleaches his hair blond. Of course, he keeps it short so HHH doesn't get jealous. Next, we play up his relatives. Yeah, he's the son of Cowboy Bob, but he can also be rumored to be related to a famous street fighter. Then, you give him an even better hometown than WCW Special Forces... He's going to have to learn to punch faster, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dave O'Neill, Journalist Report post Posted December 15, 2003 Give him the first Lex Luger gimmick, a cocky asshole who thinks he is god's gift to women and loves the way he looks more than anyone ever could. Have him talk in the third person when talking about himself as well. Drop the Legend Killer bullshit since he hasn't killed one damn legend. I could do a Hawk joke here, but I refrained cause that would be cruel and cold and...well, I'm not established enough to try it. Then give him a female valet, possibly that Diva search woman, who cares a mirror around for him. And when I say mirror, I mean a full body mirror that she wheels out and then during a match he can throw his first opponent (Tommy Dreamer) through it so he can show he has a violent side. A cocky dick who loves himself but is also brutal? How can that NOT get him over? Is it just me, or might this actually work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest THE MIGHTY THOR Report post Posted December 15, 2003 DIE ORTON Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
