At WrestleMania 21, Randy Orton tried to make an impact by taking out Undertaker (who is undefeated at the event). He failed, but months later at SummerSlam, the Legend Killer finally got the best of the Deadman.
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After weeks antagonizing Mick Foley, Randy Orton finally got in the ring with the Hardcore Legend at Backlash 2004 in Foley's favorite environment: a Hardcore Match. In the end, the Legend Killer proved that he could be Hardcore, defeating Foley in a bloody affair.
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At Survivor Series 2003, co-RAW GMs "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Eric Bischoff put their fate in the hands of a Classic Survivor Series Match. When all was said and done, Randy Orton was the sole survivor, meaning Austin's tenure as GM was over.
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Unforgiven 2003 was Randy Orton's first pay-per-view singles match....and it was also where his reputation as a Legend Killer began. That night, Orton took on the legendary Showstopper himself, Shawn Michaels, defeating HBK with an RKO.
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At Taboo Tuesday 2004, Randy Orton took on Ric Flair. The fans voted on which Specialty Match they wanted to see, and 68 percent voted for a Steel Cage Match. At the end of a bloody, brutal affair, Orton pinned his former mentor following an RKO.
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September 15, 2003 was the Fabulous Moolah's 80th birthday. And after she defeated Victoria on RAW in her hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, the WWE Hall of Famer got her birthday gift: an RKO from Randy Orton.
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In March 2005, Randy Orton came to the Highlight Reel to talk about challenging with Undertaker at WrestleMania 21. Jake Roberts (who had faced the Deadman at WrestleMania VIII) tried to give him advice...but instead, he became just another Legend killed by the Legend Killer.
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RAW's Homecoming on Oct. 3, 2005 was a celebration of the show's return to the USA Network. WWE Hall of Famer "Rowdy" Roddy Piper kicked off the show with a special Piper's Pit...but was left laying thanks to a vicious RKO from the Legend Killer, Randy Orton.
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On the November 24, 2003 edition of RAW, Randy Orton met Sgt. Slaughter in the first-ever "Legend vs. Legend Killer" Match. The match was made thanks to Eric Bischoff's RAW Roulette wheel, with Slaughter being "flown in specially for the bout."
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