The New Face

The defining music of Rev Theory pumps through the arena speakers. The crowd rises to their feet because one of the main reasons they bought a ticket is stalking his way down the ramp. He poses on the second turnbuckle, arms open soaking in the cheers from his fans. He is the new anti hero the wrestling world is ready to embrace. Randy Orton is the new face of not only the WWE but all of pro wrestling.

Before I get into the reason I believe this, I think we need to go back and look at the history of Randy Orton so far. Randy Orton is a third generation star. His father Cowboy Bob Orton and grandpa Bob Sr. were both pro wrestling stars so it was inevitable Randy was made for the wrestling world. Once Randy was brought up from Ohio Valley Wrestling to the WWE, you could see he was going to be a top star. The best thing for Orton was Evolution. The group was established with Ric Flair, Triple H and Batista. Randy branched away from the group and became the youngest World Champion in history. After numerous bouts with legendary stars such as Mick Foley, The Rock and a wonderful feud with The Undertaker, he started to gain knowledge of how good he could be.

With all the experience, Orton mastered his craft and has developed into the best wrestling character on television. I have said it numerous times, Randy Orton is the reason I watch Raw every Monday night. Randy was one of the best heels on WWE in the past three years. Now the WWE has him teetering between good and bad guy. He does stuff that normal good guys don't do like Cena but continues to beat up bad guys every week. Randy is starting to develop the same characteristics as the man who brought me back into the wrestling world.

Stone Cold Steve Austin was the greatest character of all time. He beat the crap out of his boss, drank a ton of beer and flipped off anyone he didn't like. Now, I am not saying that Orton is going to do that because we are living in the PG WWE time. I will say Orton has reinvigorated my love for professional wrestling as Austin did in the late 90's. You never wanted to miss a Raw with Austin on the show. Randy is providing that same spark Austin once had. Cena is predictable and will never be living on the same edge as Orton.

The attitude is one thing, the wrestling is another. Randy is making guys look much better than they ever had. He elevates the talent on the roster the same way Legends before him have and did for him. Randy has developed into one of the best in ring performers in the WWE. Cena can't put in a five star match with anyone except Triple H and HBK. Randy has made guys like Batista, Cena and recently Kofi and Sheamus look like great performers. I'm not disrespecting those men, just stating the fact that when they are in the ring with Orton they have a better match.

The other cool thing Orton has is his mannerisms. He breaths life into his character with the way he moves in the ring, walks to the ring and his facial expressions. I may not like the nickname "Viper" but Orton is now acting like the snake. Is it a coincidence that Austin was the rattlesnake and Orton is the viper? I don't think so. Randy is putting the whole package together.

Women and children will scream their heads off at John Cena. He is the ultimate good guy in the WWE. The fans from the attitude era are the ones you hear booing the hell out of him. We want a new face. A man that brings excitement, an out of control attitude and be a great in ring performer. Randy is that guy. He has everything we are looking for in a new face of wrestling. The cheers you here are ones I have not heard since Stone Cold. Randy has finally answered the call of the new face of pro wrestling.

J Call