WrestleReunion (or Wrestle Reunion ) is a professional wrestling event, and fan convention , founded by Sal Corrente in 2005.
59-669: The first WrestleReunion event occurred January 29, 2005, at Doubletree Hotel in Tampa, Florida . The attendance was 450. Appearing at the convention were: Bill Alfonso , Bill Apter , Nick Bockwinkel , Jack Brisco , Buddy Colt , Ted DiBiase , Hector Guerrero , Jimmy Hart , Scott Hudson, Lex Luger , Kevin Nash , Diamond Dallas Page , Kimberly Page , Tom Prichard , Harley Race , Scotty Riggs , Lance Russell , Sabu , Bruno Sammartino , Nitro Girl Spice, Ricky Steamboat , Les Thatcher , Bill Watts , Jake Roberts and Steve Williams . The event
118-545: A cast during his matches, stemmed from legitimately having his left forearm broken in a match with Jimmy Snuka at the 1985 event The War to Settle the Score in Madison Square Garden. Although the injury healed in real life, the "cast" gimmick involved Orton—on "doctor's orders"—continuing to wear the cast, claiming the injury had not healed; Orton instead would use the cast to his advantage, striking his opponents behind
177-466: A nurse at Christian Hospital NE in Missouri , and they have two sons, Randy (also a professional wrestler), Nathan (a stand-up comedian), and a daughter, Becky. His first grandchild was born on July 12, 2008, when son Randy and his now ex-wife Samantha had their first child, a daughter, Alanna. On an episode of WWE Confidential , he admitted that his forearm injury in the 1985 match with Jimmy Snuka
236-669: A 2-on-1 handicap match taking on "Iron Man" Ken Kasa & Travis Cook for the St. Louis Wrestling promotion. Orton defeated Kasa and Cook after applying an RKO to Kasa. On May 30, 2015, Orton was the Special Guest of Pinfall Wrestling Association in Springfield, Illinois at their biggest show of the year, The Grand Wrestling Spectacle V. Orton defeated Bradley Stephens III (who was looking for a "Legend" to challenge). As of 2022, Orton makes occasional appearances at age 72. Orton made an appearance on
295-868: A Cell match with The Undertaker. He interfered in the match several times, but was ultimately unable to prevent The Undertaker from delivering a Tombstone Piledriver to both Ortons and then covering Randy for the win. On February 13, 2006, Orton was released from WWE. In 1990 he appeared in the Five Star Wrestling Federation in Baton Rouge which was headed by Grizzly Smith , and that same year, Orton appeared in International World Class Championship Wrestling . In 1991 he wrestled for Herb Abrams ' Universal Wrestling Federation at their lone pay-per-view Beach Brawl , as well as their live wrestling special Blackjack Brawl . In
354-531: A Wrestling Past Present Future (WPPF) event in East Moline, IL. The match was billed as "Cowboy versus Cowboy" due to Orton's opponent, "Cowboy" Troy Hansen also using the moniker "Cowboy". Orton won by pinfall. On February 9, 2013, Orton appeared at a Traditional Championship Wrestling (TCW) event in Jonesboro, Ark., where he managed and mentored International Heavyweight Champion "Mr. Saturday Night" Michael Barry in
413-435: A bullrope match after he had interfered in one of Orton's matches, in which Orton defeated Trent Knight. He lost to Murdoch at the 1989 Wrestlewar in the bullrope match. Shortly after the match, Orton's manager "Playboy" Gary Hart started brawling with Murdoch, and then Orton attacked Murdoch with the cowbell of the bullrope, and threw him out of the ring, choking him, and attacking the referees that were trying to stop him in
472-710: A cowboy's gimmick . While he competed in the NWA, he won several matches and earned a reputation as a hard worker and legit tough wrestler. In 1982, he left the NWA to sign a contract with the World Wrestling Federation . In 1982, Orton competed in the World Wrestling Federation . He challenged Bob Backlund for the WWF Heavyweight Championship in Philadelphia, winning by count-out (the title cannot change of hands by disqualification or count-out). They had
531-400: A feud with his cousin "All That" Alan Steel. He also participated in a non-televised dark match at the event when he turned on Barry and aligned himself with "The Empire" consisting of Matt Riviera and "Golden Boy" Greg Anthony. This team took on Michael Barry, Barrett Brown and John Saxon. The Empire along with Orton lost to Barry, Brown, and Saxon. On June 13, 2013, Orton faced Barrett Brown in
590-664: A few appearances for Jim Cornette 's Smoky Mountain Wrestling . That same year, Orton wrestled for the American Wrestling Federation , and during his time in the AWF, he was managed by Oliver Humperdink . Orton challenged Tito Santana for the AWF Championship, with AWF commissioner Jim Brunzell as the special referee for the match, but Orton lost the match. During 1995 and 1996 he feuded with Santana. During Orton's time in
649-550: A handicap casket match . The Ortons teamed together once again on the October 28, 2005 episode of SmackDown! , joining forces with Ken Kennedy to face Roddy Piper, Batista , and Eddie Guerrero in a six-man tag team match. The match ended in defeat for the Ortons when Orton succumbed to Piper's sleeper hold . On the December 16, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, Orton disguised himself as one of
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#1732883898637708-536: A losing effort. On August 16, 2013, Orton and George South faced Tim Horner and Tom Prichard at the Brad Armstrong Memorial event. Orton and South lost to Horner and Prichard. On November 16, 2013, Orton teamed up with former rival Harker Dirge to take on the team of Attitude, Inc., Guy Smith and Spencer Powers, in tag team action at the monthly Pro Wrestling Glory show in Maroa, Illinois . Orton and Dirge won
767-625: A lumberjack match a month later again in Philadelphia, but Orton was again unsuccessful. Their matches ran in some of the largest cities on the WWF circuit. He returned to the NWA again in 1982 and captured the tag team title with Don Kernodle . The duo held the title for two months before succumbing to Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood . Together with Dick Slater , he had a feud with Ric Flair . Orton and Slater interfered in Flair's return match against NWA World Champion Harley Race , who had beaten Flair for
826-649: A match for the Pro Wrestling Entertainment championship, losing by disqualification after Nathan attacked Dirge. This occasion marked Nathan Orton's first appearance in a professional wrestling event. In 2009, Orton appeared at the IWC "Night of Legends" event, performing against former rival Jimmy Snuka. Orton was defeated. In 2009, Orton faced Vance Desmond in the 2009 Winter Wrestlefest event, promoted by Canadian Promotion All Star Wrestling (ASW) Orton lost to Desmond. In 2010, Orton faced "Bullet" Bob Armstrong for
885-403: A match when Orton kept Muraco from performing a Superplex, which was Orton's finishing move. Orton felt offended that Muraco was trying to steal his hold. This led to a brawl between both wrestlers that took place inside and outside the ring. On September 7, 1987, Orton and Muraco finally faced off at a WWF house show. This match ended in a double disqualification. Orton and Muraco faced off during
944-512: A new partner in Karl Moffat , who called himself Barry Gaspar , and who in the future, would inherit the Gaspar Pirate mask to play his "Jason The Terrible" gimmick. They won several matches together, beating the teams of Nobuhiko Takada and Antonio Inoki , Kuniaki Kobayashi and Riki Choshu , Osamu Kido and Yoshiaki Fujiwara , Hiro Saito and Super Strong Machine and many others. After
1003-484: A semi-regular basis. Orton returned to the ring at Millennium Wrestling Federation Soul Survivor II in 2004, teaming with Todd Hanson and Beau Douglas to defeat "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala , Gino Marktino, and Ox Baker 's Executioner. On December 5, 2005, Orton participated in a match against wrestler Dingo. Orton was defeated. On October 17, 2009, Orton (accompanied by his youngest son Nathan) performed at Independent Hardcore Wrestling against "Bloody" Harker Dirge, in
1062-547: A series of matches with The Killer Bees (a team composed of B. Brian Blair and Jumpin' Jim Brunzell). Both teams exchanged victories at televised events, but ultimately the Bees got the upper hand at untelevised events. Referee Danny Davis would usually disqualify the Bees as a part of his heel gimmick. They (along Tiger Chung Lee) were notable for being the first team to lose to The Young Stallions (a team composed by Jim Powers and Paul Roma ) alongside Tito Santana . By 1987,
1121-510: A tag team with The Magnificent Muraco , with the duo managed by Mr. Fuji , and sometimes Jimmy Hart . During their first years as a team, the team of Muraco and Orton was given a fairly decent push , and both were able to easily defeat preliminary wrestlers when not teaming. They appeared at the opening match at WrestleMania III , losing to the Can-Am Connection ( Rick Martel and Tom Zenk ). The team of Muraco and Orton also got into
1180-518: A teenager, Orton was diagnosed with hepatitis C , but showed no apparent symptoms and would eventually no longer recall having the disease. Over 30 years later, in the midst of his feud with his son Randy against The Undertaker , Orton was retested and it was confirmed that he still carried the disease. The Undertaker was furious that he was uninformed of Orton's illness and learned that former Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis (who knew of Orton's disease) allowed him to blade , and at one point in
1239-414: Is an American hotel chain managed by Hilton Worldwide . DoubleTree has been the fastest growing Hilton brand by number of properties since 2007, and by number of rooms from 2007 to 2015. As of December 2019 , it has 587 properties with 135,745 rooms in 47 countries and territories, including 122 that are managed with 35,122 rooms and 465 that are franchised with 100,623 rooms. DoubleTree competes in
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#17328838986371298-459: The ring name " Cowboy " Bob Orton , is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is a son of professional wrestler Bob Orton Sr. , the brother of professional wrestler Barry Orton , and the father of professional wrestler Randy Orton . He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation , (WWF, now WWE), including his involvement in the main event of the inaugural WrestleMania . He has also wrestled for several promotions in
1357-679: The AWF, Orton received a big push , and he was the number one contender for Santana's AWF Championship in 1996. He won the AWF Championship in his second attempt, before losing the championship to Santana that same night in the last round. He had a brief feud in 1997 against "Sexy" Ace Steele in MVWA in St. Louis. In 1999, he appeared at the Heroes of Wrestling PPV, in which Orton was defeated by former rival Jimmy Snuka , after an interference of Snuka's manager Lou Albano . He retired from full-time active competition in that same year, but has continued to wrestle on
1416-634: The April 1 episode of Saturday Night , it was announced that Orton would be facing his former partner Dick Murdoch at the upcoming Clash of Champions VI . The following day at the Clash, Orton defeated Murdoch after Gary Hart interfered. He then went on a house show tour facing mostly preliminary opposition. On April 14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Orton suffered his first defeat, falling to Mike Justice . Murdoch challenged Orton to
1475-552: The Juggalo Championship Wrestling "Wrestling Legend & Loonies 2010" event. Orton was defeated by Armstrong despite Orton dominating him most of the match. On November 19, 2011, Orton appeared in the main event of a Holy Havoc Championship Wrestling card in Springfield, Illinois, teaming with HHCW Heavyweight Champion Pretty Boy Floyd and Mr. Allstar Rex Gill to defeat The Irish Revolution (Mickey Thomas and Seamus Farnam) and Beast. On August 25, 2012, Orton appeared at
1534-552: The LAX Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, California. In addition to the autograph signings, live events were held by Dragon Gate USA , Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Highspots.com, as well as "$ 5 Wrestling Live". Present by Dragon Gate USA on January 27, 2012: Presented by Highspots.com and WrestleReunion on January 28, 2012: Presented by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla on January 29, 2012: Doubletree DoubleTree by Hilton
1593-1033: The LAX Hilton in Los Angeles , California . Appearing at the convention are: Mike Graham , Paul Orndorff , Tito Santana , Mr. Saito , Mr. Fuji , Bob Orton Jr , SoCal Val , Traci Brooks , Ryan Shamrock , Terry Funk , Ken Patera , Tatanka , Savio Vega , Val Venis , Gene Okerlund , Barry Orton , Roddy Piper , Tammy Lynn Sytch , Serena Deeb , Shane Douglas , The Powers of Pain ( The Barbarian and The Warlord ), Billy Anderson , Torrie Wilson , Nick Mitchell , Superstar Billy Graham , Hart Foundation ( Bret Hart , Jim Neidhart , Jimmy Hart ), Danny Davis , Vampiro , Christy Hemme , Hurricane Helms , Mr. Águila , Mil Mascaras , Dos Caras , Jake Roberts , Chavo Guerrero , Mando Guerrero , Harley Race Presented by Ring of Honor on January 28, 2011: Presented by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla on January 29, 2011: WrestleReunion VI took place from January 27 to 29, 2012 at
1652-562: The November 15, 2010 episode of WWE Raw as the show went old school, with appearances from past WWE wrestlers, announcers and other on-air personalities. He also appeared on the April 10, 2012 episode of WWE SmackDown and was attacked by Kane (offscreen) who had been feuding with his son Randy at the time. Orton appeared once again on June 18, 2017, at the Money in the Bank Pay-per-view, situated in
1711-681: The UWF, Orton was awarded the UWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship as well as winning the UWF Southern States Championship from former rival and tag-team partner Ron Garvin . Orton lost the UWF Southern States Championship to Paul Orndorff , although, Orton was awarded the title back in 1994 when Orndorff left the promotion, vacating the title in the process. In 1994, Orton made
1770-491: The Undertaker's druids and carried The Undertaker's signature urn to ringside as The Undertaker came to the ring to confront Randy. Orton remained at ringside after the other druids had left, distracting The Undertaker and enabling Randy to attack him. Orton then handed Randy the urn, which Randy used to knock The Undertaker unconscious. At Armageddon , Orton (still holding the urn) accompanied Randy to ringside for his Hell in
1829-558: The United States, Japan, and other countries. Robert Keith "Bob" Orton Jr. was born in Kansas City, Missouri , and is a son of professional wrestler Bob Orton Sr. Orton trained with Hiro Matsuda , after dropping out of college, and at the age of 22, Orton made his debut in the promotion Championship Wrestling from Florida in 1972 with the ring name of Young Mr. Wrestling wrestling in instances with his father Bob Orton Sr. They won
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1888-408: The WWF Heavyweight Championship; like his matches four years earlier against Backlund, Orton was not successful. On June 30, at a house show held on Bloomington, Minnesota , Orton and Piper surprisingly scored an upset victory over Orndorff and Hogan, albeit by DQ; this event also would be the first time Orton got a victory over Hogan as previous matches between them typically saw Hogan winning. Orton
1947-423: The WWF came on November 7, 1987, where Orton fought preliminary wrestler Sam Houston to a draw in his home state of Missouri. Orton was fired after this for getting arrested for causing a disturbance at a Calgary airport. In 1989, Orton attempted to make a comeback to the WWF, losing to Ted DiBiase in a WWF house show at Springfield, MI on October 11. However, no contract was ever offered to him. By 1990, Orton
2006-527: The WWF, Orton took a short hiatus from wrestling, inactive until February 1988, when Orton travelled to Japan. During this time, he wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling , initially working with Tyler Mane where they formed the team of the Gaspar Brothers, two hockey-masked pirates, with Bob using the ring name of Billy Gaspar while Tyler used Gully Gaspar . However, Tyler left NJPW in May of that year, so Bob got
2065-486: The attack was thus portrayed as the betrayal of that friendship. Flair would eventually return in late 1983, attacking both Orton and Slater with a baseball bat (before going on to win back the title from Race at Starrcade '83 ). Orton re-joined the WWF in March 1984 for what would be the most famous run of his career. He was often addressed as "Ace" Orton by Roddy Piper , and was Piper's bodyguard. His other gimmick , wearing
2124-857: The brand system. On November 2, 2019, DoubleTree Cookie became the first cookie baked in space as ISS Commander Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency baked the brand's cookie dough inside the prototype oven. On October 31, 2024, workers at the San Jose -based Doubletree, which underwent a three day strike in September 2024, were able to get new labor contracts. From October to November 2024, workers at Doubletree's Seattle area Seatac and Boston - Cambridge locations would successfully wage strikes. [REDACTED] Media related to DoubleTree at Wikimedia Commons Bob Orton Jr Robert Keith Orton Jr. (born November 10, 1950), known by
2183-523: The card. Piper and Orton went their separate ways after WrestleMania, with Piper taking a hiatus and Orton in the meantime becoming the bodyguard for Piper's talk-segment successor "Adorable" Adrian Adonis ; Adonis had Orton wear a pink cowboy hat. When Piper returned later in 1986 to reclaim his talk show segment (turning face in the process), Orton betrayed his long-time friend, sparking a violent feud between Piper and Orton and his new partners, which typically saw Piper winning. During this time, Orton formed
2242-441: The champ, and Santana eventually got the upper hand in the feud. Orton would also engage in a bitter feud with Jimmy Snuka through 1985 and 1986. Orton, just like with Santana, managed to achieve victories over Snuka but mainly in untelevised shows. Just like his feud with Santana, Snuka would get the upper hand in the feud. Orton was involved in the main event of the first WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden in 1985, being in
2301-459: The corner of Piper and 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff in their match against Hulk Hogan and Mr. T . Orton accidentally cost his team the match after an attempted cheat backfired, resulting in him hitting Orndorff with the cast. Orton also competed in the main event against WWF Champion Hulk Hogan on Saturday Night's Main Event I on NBC broadcast May 11, 1985, which he lost by disqualification due to
2360-512: The front row of the crowd along with fellow Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Sgt. Slaughter . During the match between his son Randy and Jinder Mahal he would be assaulted by the Singh brothers as they were ejected from ringside, this prompted Randy to attack the Singh brothers. However this distraction proved enough for Jinder to hit Randy with the Khallas for the victory. Orton is married to Elaine Orton,
2419-669: The full service category, alongside sister chain Hilton Hotels & Resorts . Among the many signature things that DoubleTree is known for are their chocolate chip cookies , which were originally made in the early 1980s for VIPs but now given to all guests and made by Nashville -based Christie Cookie Company for over 30 years. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic the brand published a home-adapted recipe for their cookies. The first DoubleTree hotel opened in Scottsdale, Arizona , in 1969. It
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2478-583: The interference of Piper. Orton took part in the 1985 King of the Ring tournament on July 8 he fought Paul Orndorff to a double disqualification Orton remained with Piper for the remainder of 1985, feuding with Orndorff and a variety of partners, such as Hogan, André the Giant , and Bruno Sammartino . In early 1986, Orndorff began wearing a cast as a neutralizer, and the WWF ordered both men to remove their casts. Also, in late 1985 and early 1986, Orton challenged Hogan for
2537-478: The late months of 1987. By this point, the team was essentially disbanded, with the now turned face "The Rock" Magnificent Muraco getting the upper hand in the feud. During Orton's feud with Muraco, Mr. Fuji would return to manage Orton (Muraco dumped Mr. Fuji as his manager following his face turn). Orton's last televised match and victory as a whole in the WWF came on October 10, 1987, in a heated victory against preliminary wrestler Siva Afi . Orton's last match with
2596-603: The match. On October 25, 2014, Orton wrestled rival "Spotlight" Spencer Powers for the Pinfall Wrestling Association P.W.A. Heavyweight title at the Jaycee's Center in Springfield, Illinois. Orton was defeated. On March 21, 2015, Orton participated in a 6-man tag team match teaming with Ricky Cruz and Red River Jack with Nikolai Volkoff as their manager to take on Chris Hargas, Bull Bronson and Attila Khan. Orton's team came victorious. In April 2015, Orton participated in
2655-602: The process. After his release, Orton made a one-time appearance at a WCW house show in Kiel, Missouri, defeating Dutch Mantell . On February 3, 2005, Bob Orton was announced as a 2005 inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame . In the weeks preceding WrestleMania 21 , Orton became entangled in his son Randy's feud with The Undertaker . During an episode of SmackDown! , Orton begged The Undertaker to show mercy on his son in order to distract The Undertaker long enough for his son to sneak into
2714-546: The referee's back. He won several matches, with the cast and without the cast. In 1984, Orton was the #1 contender to the WWF Intercontinental Championship , eventually wrestling then-current champion Tito Santana . Orton was successful in winning untelevised matches and events against Santana, but Orton mostly won by either count-out or disqualification. Orton would also be successful in defeating Santana in non-title bouts, but Santana ultimately remained as
2773-516: The ring and hit the RKO . At WrestleMania, he (unsuccessfully) interfered in the match between Orton and The Undertaker, striking The Undertaker with his cast. On August 21, 2005, at SummerSlam , Orton interfered in a rematch between Randy and The Undertaker, this time enabling his son to defeat The Undertaker. Orton then began accompanying Randy to ringside during his matches, and teamed with his son at No Mercy on October 9, 2005, defeating The Undertaker in
2832-610: The tag team title from the promotion. Orton was one of the first wrestlers to use the Superplex as his finishing maneuver. Orton, in his early days in wrestling, used a gimmick of a masked wrestler known as The Invader . He often used this gimmick, until 1976. Orton spent time in Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association in 1976 and 1978, a large portion of it under the tutelage of AWA MVP Manager Bobby Heenan . Orton feuded with Greg Gagne among others. A match featuring Orton vs Gagne
2891-434: The team of Muraco and Orton was clearly stepping down the card. While they were still able to defeat preliminary teams, Orton and Muraco would usually find themselves on the losing end to upper-card teams. Orton and Muraco then eventually started arguing during their matches, which also caused them to lose credibility as a team. This finally led to a match on WWF Superstars of Wrestling where Orton caused him and Muraco to lose
2950-657: The team of the Gaspar Brothers ended, Orton briefly teamed with Dick Murdoch and Scott Hall in NJPW for the Japan Cup Elimination League. After wrestling a few more matches in 1989 with a low number of victories, Orton left New Japan. On March 30, 1989, Orton made his debut with then National Wrestling Alliance member, World Championship Wrestling . Wrestling at a WCW Saturday Night taping in Atlanta, Georgia and managed by Gary Hart , Orton defeated Shane Douglas . On
3009-406: The title. They attacked Flair with an aided piledriver , which caused Flair a severe injury in the neck and put Flair out of wrestling for several months, thus collecting a bounty placed on Flair's head by Race, who was reluctant to wrestle Flair in return matches for the title. In the run-up to this incident, Orton had been portrayed as a babyface and a longtime friend of Flair - his participation in
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#17328838986373068-546: The umbrella of the newly renamed Hilton Worldwide. In October 2010, Hilton Worldwide launched a logo and name rebranding for the chain, replacing the name "DoubleTree" with "DoubleTree by Hilton". DoubleTree's strategy to grow the brand has been to convince operators of other brands to switch flags. This is in contrast to brands like Marriott or Sheraton , prior to its acquisition, which rely on new construction to grow their footprint. DoubleTree also provides lower cost options to improve properties, which help operators remain in
3127-893: Was 550. WrestleReunion 4 took place from January 29 to 31, 2010, at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles , California . Appearing at the convention were: Austin Idol , Bruno Sammartino , Demolition, Diamond Dallas Page , Jushin Thunder Liger , Koko B. Ware , Larry Zbyszko , The Great Muta , Nick Bockwinkel , Road Warrior Animal , Rob Van Dam , Scott Taylor , Stan Hansen , Tammy Lynn Sytch , Super Crazy , Terri Runnels , Bret Hart , Chavo Guerrero , Dan Severn , Daffney , Jimmy Hart , J. J. Dillon , Ron Simmons , Kishi , Rock Riddle, The Iron Sheik . Presented by Ring of Honor on January 29, 2010 Presented by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla on January 30, 2010. This event aired on pay-per-view . WrestleReunion 5 took place from January 28 to 30, 2011, at
3186-675: Was a featured match on the AWA undercard for the Muhammad Ali-Antonio Inoki mixed martial arts match. Orton had a brief stint back in the AWA in early 1988 following his November 1987 dismissal from the WWF, during which he renewed his alliance with Adrian Adonis from the WWF. Following experiencing success in the Florida, Central States, and Mid-South regions, Orton competed in the National Wrestling Alliance in 1980-1981 using
3245-855: Was dedicated to Bruno Sammartino . WrestleReunion 2 took place from August 26–28, 2005, at the Valley Forge Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The attendance was 900. Appearing at the convention were: Afa , Bill Apter , Nick Bockwinkel , Jeremy Borash , J. J. Dillon , Stan Hansen , Bret Hart , Jimmy Hart , Ivory , Balls Mahoney , Jim Molineaux, Tom Prichard , Harley Race , Wendi Richter , Lance Russell , Sumi Sakai , Sandman , Larry Sharpe , Joey Styles , Tammy Lynn Sytch , Nikolai Volkoff , and Dick Whoerle. WrestleReunion 3 took place on September 10, 2005, at The Davie Bergeron Rodeo Arena in Davie , Florida . The attendance
3304-520: Was dubbed "Boxing" Bob and "Battling" Bob in early 1986 after the cast came off and fought Mr. T at Saturday Night's Main Event V , which served as a setup for the Piper-Mr. T match at WrestleMania 2 . Prior to WrestleMania 2, "Boxing" Bob Orton defeated Jose Luis Rivera in a boxing match. At WrestleMania 2, Orton was introduced as "Ace in Comedy and Funnyman" by guest ring announcer Joan Rivers , who misread
3363-791: Was located on the grounds of Scottsdale Fashion Square and was built by Sam Kitchell. The DoubleTree Hotels Corporation merged with the Guest Quarters Hotels Partnership of Boston in December 1993. The acquired hotels were rebranded under the DoubleTree name. The Doubletree Corporation later merged with the Promus Hotel Corporation in December 1997, bringing together the DoubleTree, Red Lion , Hampton Inn , and Embassy Suites brands. In December 1999, Hilton Hotels Corporation acquired Promus Hotel Corporation, which brought Doubletree Hotels and other Promus hotel brands under
3422-551: Was not a work and did not heal when he wore the cast. It wouldn't heal fully until he left the WWF in 1987. Around 1986, Orton was involved in an incident in Fresno, California , where the Fresno Police Department were called for an incident involving Orton and Roddy Piper in a hotel. Orton would end up naked and drunk on the roof of the hotel and would be shot three times with police tasers , according to Orton himself. As
3481-630: Was wrestling for the Arena Wrestling Alliance promotion. As the AWA had an agreement with the WWF to exchange talent, Orton made appearances for the WWF, at three house show-matches. All took place in New Zealand . Orton was also scheduled to make an appearance for a WWF show in Madison Square Garden in January 1990 against Bret Hart , but that was cancelled. Then Orton would depart from the company for 15 years before returning in 2005. After leaving
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