{"id":243892,"date":"2026-05-18T00:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/randy-orton-named-as-inspiration-behind-the-rise-of-surprising-wwe-star\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T00:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:15:50","slug":"randy-orton-named-as-inspiration-behind-the-rise-of-surprising-wwe-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/randy-orton-named-as-inspiration-behind-the-rise-of-surprising-wwe-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Orton named as inspiration behind the rise of surprising WWE star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5168476\" data-slug-id=\"2783282\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Randy Orton was named as the inspiration for a surprising WWE star. Orton has not been seen since his loss to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 42. <\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Witty Whittier on YouTube, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/lyra-valkyria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Lyra Valkyria<\/a> was asked to name a rivalry that got her into wrestling. The former champion shared that Randy Orton&#8217;s feud with Christian in the past inspired her, and then the former champion looked up to The Four Horsewomen in NXT as she started to train. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI loved Christian and Randy Orton. That was the feud that got me into it, and then it was the Four Horsewomen of NXT as I started training,&#8221; she said. (H\/T: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WrestlePurists\/status\/2056098243298115725?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WrestlePurists on X<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><em>You can check out the full interview in the video below:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lyra Valkyria Interview\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ARiF-JJoWGM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"ARiF-JJoWGM\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ARiF-JJoWGM\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ARiF-JJoWGM\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lyra Valkyria and Bayley competed in the Fatal 4-Way for the Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championships at WWE WrestleMania 42 last month in Las Vegas. Paige and Brie Bella won the titles and are scheduled to defend them against The Judgment Day&#8217;s Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez tomorrow night on RAW. <\/p>\n<p>Orton lost to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania and brutally attacked The American Nightmare after the match. The Viper hit Rhodes with a punt to the head at The Show of Shows and then disappeared from WWE television. There was a report today that disclosed that Orton is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-heartbreaking-reason-randy-orton-s-wwe-absence-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">dealing with a major back injury<\/a>, and that is why he has been on hiatus. <\/p>\n<h2>Former WWE star reveals hilarious Randy Orton story<\/h2>\n<p>WWE veteran Maven recently shared a hilarious story about Randy Orton getting angry at a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on the <em>INSIGHT<\/em> podcast, Maven shared that Orton was given oatmeal with water resting at the top of it at a Denny&#8217;s back in the day. The Apex Predator told the manager of the restaurant that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-wwe-veteran-recalls-hilarious-randy-orton-story-maybe-made-f-cking-breakfast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">he&#8217;d buy every box of oatmeal<\/a> they had if they made it correctly. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Orton looked at her and threw the oatmeal. So out comes the manager. And the manager looks and sees, and it was me and Orton and someone else. I&#8217;m not going to say who. And the manager sizes us up. I&#8217;m the smallest guy in the group. And the manager says, well, you&#8217;re going to have to pay for that oatmeal and the one they&#8217;re making. And in true Randy Orton fashion, he says, I&#8217;ll buy every box of oatmeal you got if you can get one of them right. And that was a tame day,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Maven on Randy Orton being ruthless over breakfast and a disrespectful waitress \u201cI\u2019ll buy every box of oatmeal you\u2019ve got\u2026 if you can get ONE right\u201d (Via: Chris Van Vliet)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It will be interesting to see when Orton will be able to return to WWE television. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Robert Lentini<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-randy-orton-named-inspiration-behind-rise-surprising-wwe-star\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Randy Orton was named as the inspiration for a surprising WWE star. 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