[9.0] "May never get his just due. One of the smoothest ring mechanics ever & among the most underrated and underappreciated architects of the squared circle. Kept in great shape; was never overly bulky and was always well conditioned. Elevated the sport/business as a whole by way of top notch work rate. Could work magic with anyone because he was damn near limitless. Literally co-created RANDY FREAKIN ORTON. 9.25 rounded down - I still need to watch his pre 80's material. EDIT- I wrote that Aug-08-22 and I must note some additional things: Orton took the superplex to prominence, Scott Irwin brought it to the US but Orton kept the move alive. Bob Orton Jr also invented the Vader bomb (the front facing turnbuckle assisted splash), There's a wealth to appreciate if you look deeper."
[5.0] "Perfectly acceptable in the ring but being Pipers side kick/lacky, he was overshadowed on promos and character. Did fine in tag teams with Piper and Muracco but he didn't really stand out in the cartoony WWF where everybody had a larger than life gimmick."
[8.0] "An excellent midcard worker and Ring General who was severely underrated and mostly just remembered for being Roddy Piper's right hand man during his legendary mid 1980's Heel run, and for his forearm cast."
"Bob Orton was my hero growing up. And still is. Seen him live many times and even on his old days he can do the job and keep it interested. Very underated individual"
[8.0] "One of the best in ring technicians to ever step foot inside of the squared circle. Bob made everything he did look so smooth and so effortless, similar to Randy today. He was also a very versatile worker who done his part in getting a good match out of anyone he stepped in the ring with. I also feel like him being such an effortless in ring worker makes him underrated for his era. Because his era was mostly about larger than life gimmicks, big personalities, etc, and Bob didn't need that. He was a guy you could put with guys who could talk, who were over the top, etc, and he would still get noticed because he looked like a million dollars, could work, and do his role in the act without all that. Which is why in his WWF run, he was put with the guys he was put with -- Piper's Bodyguard, Adrian Adonis and Jimmy Hart's body guard, the technician and the tank with muraco w/ fuji in the corner, etc.. Great tag team wrestler as well, loved him and dick slater in the NWA."
[7.0] "Bob Orton is a guy I didn't fully appreciate as a kid due to him not being flashy or a "big" character. But, in hindsight, he was great in the ring and his run as Piper's second was the best point in his career. His best contribution to wrestling was his son Randy, honestly."
[8.0] "I don't understand the low rating as i thought he was bloody brilliant, his early years he was a tremendous worker and was athletic as hell and then after he went to the E he became a awesome heel with Piper and became more of a brawler and technician and as a heel was obviously always cheating with his "broken" forearm and the never ending cast. Great character for me"
[6.0] "Legende Der Kerl aber nix im vergleich zu seinem Sohn Randy . Obwohl er nur Mittleres Tallent hatte wusste er es einzusetzen. Denke man nur mal an die Sache mit dem Gibs den er ja Jahre getragen hat nur um den als Waffe einzusetzten."
[5.0] "He always just kind of seemed there & wasn't doing much. I think there's more they could have done with him & I'm not sure if it's because he was no good in the ring or not, but he never felt very important."
[5.0] "5 is fair... theres not a lot to complain about his technical ability to do an adequate match in his era... especially before 1982 but he was a by the book... through the motions guy. if he wasnt second generation I doubt he would have wanted to be a wrestler. it certainly came across like he was working a 9-5 accounting job I hear the oldtimers speak... no one has any fun bob orton jr stories. he took part in that deep south wrestling war where they tried to kill the Kentucky area. his cast gimmick with roddy piper actually made piper seem boring which is almost impossible. all that said... he kept getting work and was pushed as an upper mid card wherever he went because he was adequate"
[5.0] "I give him a fair rating. He was not that exciting to watch. His early years were excellent and could maneuver his opponents very well. When he went to WWF that all changed. He really only used the forearm smash to his opponents heads. Pulled off some main event matches against Bob Backlund and Hulk Hogan. Best remembered being with Roddy Piper. I am surprised that he is still wrestling at 68."
[6.0] "Für mich war er der geborene handlanger ob nun bei Piper adonis oder bei seinem Sohn. Diese Rolle hat er aber immer gut erfüllt . Im Ring war er ganz ok und mit seinem gips der einfach nicht weg gehen wollte. Hat man später ja noch mal gemacht bei owen hart. Orton kriegt von mir sechs Punkte."
"Tja, schon komisch, nicht (obwohl es ja auch woanders überall in der Geschäftswelt vorkommt) ... das so jemand wie ein "Cowboy" Bob Orton es relativ spielend schafft, noch zu Lebzeiten in die WWE Hall of Fame aufgenommen zu werden. Manchen wird diese zweifelhafte "Ehre" noch nicht einmal posthum zuteil. Und ironischerweise am selben Tag geschehen wie bei einem gewissen Terry Bollea - alias - Hulk Hogan. Beide rein wrestlerisch ziemliche Totalversager ... und beide seit Jahren mit einem ausgelutschten Gimmik unterwegs, das - zumindest bei Europäern - den Wunsch zum einschlafen oder umschalten auslöst. Beide aber offenbar mit ausreichend Kontakten, Verbindungen ausgestattet, um wenigstens ihre Ziele damit zu erreichen. Was anderen dagegen leider noch nicht einmal mit viel Talent so einfach möglich ist. Den Großvater bzw. Onkel dieser Familie kenne ich zwar nicht. Aber in dem Fall gilt ausnahmsweise: wie der Sohn, so der Vater. Ebenso wie sein Filius, den er gut unterbringen und seine Karriere anschieben konnte, hat auch er keine besondere Begabung gehabt, um das halbwegs zu rechtfertigen."
[6.0] "Hatte ein par nette Moves und war jetzt auch keine Ringgraupe. Jedoch war er nichts besonderes. Das Gimmick gab es dmals gefühlte milliarden mal, Ausstrahlung hatte er auch niicht viel und alles andere war bei ihm auch allerhöchstens durchschnitt. Jedoch hat man sein Gesicht direkt vor augen wenn man seinen namen hört. vergessen ist er ncicht, auch dank seines Sohnes. Dennoch halt nur klassischer Durchschnitt."
[8.0] "Don't understand the low rating people have been giving him. Orton was a terrific all-around wrestler who could pull a good match out of anybody, and served as a great manager for his son Randy. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to stand-out all that much in an era with such amazing, captivating characters and wrestlers. Bob was great, but he wasn't timeless."
[8.0] "Ein ebenfalls heute etwas unterschätzter Wrestler, war vielleicht kein "schillernder Superstar" wie andere zu seiner Zeit, aber im Ring hatte er es absolut drauf."
[1.0] "Bescherte uns einige nette Promos, dass war es aber auch schon, hat überhaupt keine Ausstrahlung, war an der Seite von Piper noch am ertäglichsten aber was er 2005 gemacht hat, tut mir Leid ich kann ihn einfach nicht Leiden. Wrestlerisch natürlich auch nicht gut und sein gehopse im Ring wenn er mal etwas auf die Nase kriegt, ging mir auch voll an den Zeiger."
[3.0] "Ich habe seine richtig aktive Zeit nicht miterlebt, deshalb ist die Bewertung vllt etwas ungerecht, aber was er 2005 an der Seite von Randy Orton abgeliefert hat, war einfach überflüssig."
[6.0] "Mein Fall war der Cowboy Bob Orton auch noch nie. Habe zwar nichts Negatives gegen ihn auszusetzen, doch mehr als 6 Punkte halte ich dann für übertrieben. Sein Stil im Ring war nie schön mitanzusehen, seine Promos waren ganz ok."
[4.0] "Habe schon viele Matches von Cowboy Bob Orton gesehen ... ich muß schon sagen, mein Fall ist das nicht, kann mich einfach nicht für Bob Orton begeistern!"
[8.0] "Wäre heute ein großer Star. Besserer Wrestler als sein Sohn, hatte auch mindestens die gleiche Ausstrahlung wie Randy. Guter Brawler, war in seinen letzten Fulltime-aktiven Jahren aber auf seine Rolle auf Pipers Sidekick festgelegt."
