Top 25 WWE Superstars of 2017 (Part 1)

#13 Randy Orton

The Viper

Key Highlights:

1. Won the 2017 Royal Rumble match.
2. Entered the Wyatt compound and set the entire compound on fire.
3. Won the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania, marking his 13th World Title win.
4. Defeated Rusev at WWE SummerSlam in about just 10 seconds.

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Orton was the winner of the 2017 Royal Rumble match, making it the 2nd Royal Rumble victory of his career. On the February 28 episode of SmackDown Live, Orton turned on Bray Wyatt where he was seen entering the Wyatt compound and setting the entire compound on fire.

At WWE Wrestlemania, Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win the WWE Championship. This was his 9th WWE Championship win and 13th World Title win. Orton would lose the title eventually to Jinder Mahal, at WWE Backlash.

Orton would then start a feud with Rusev. At WWE SummerSlam, The Viper defeated Rusev with an RKO in about just 10 seconds. The feud would end at WWE Hell In A Cell, where Orton would go on to defeat Rusev. Orton was then involved in Team SmackDown at WWE Survivor Series, where he was the second last member to be eliminated before Shane McMahon.

In a nutshell, the Viper had a memorable 2017, with his ultimate prize being winning the Royal Rumble and going on to win the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania.