5 matches which cemented Randy Orton's legacy at Survivor Series

#2 Randy Orton vs Shawn Michaels - Survivor Series 2007

Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels have had some memorable bouts in the past.

Leading up to Survivor Series 2007, the two superstars were involved in another feud with HBK challenging The Viper for his WWE Championship in the RAW main event on the night.

The stipulation set for this contest was that Michaels was banned from using his finisher 'Sweet Chin Music' where as Orton could not get himself disqualified. The match was very entertaining as HBK tried different maneuvers to finish off Orton, albeit the Champion was able to seal the victory with a lethal RKO.

Randy, with this win, further cemented his legacy at Survivor Series, showing immense capability as a singles competitor apart from his already known triumphs in the traditional tag team elimination matches.

#1 Team RAW vs Team SmackDown - Survivor Series 2016

Leading up to Survivor Series 2016, Randy Orton had formed an alliance with Bray Wyatt.

The two superstars, along with Dean Ambrose, AJ Styles and Shane McMahon, took on a very strong RAW team comprising of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens and Braun Strowman.

The contest was 53 minutes of absolute mayhem with Orton showing his class by eliminating Y2J. As the match progressed, Orton and Wyatt were the two members left on Team SmackDown pinned against Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns of Team RAW.

'The Eater of Worlds' pinned the former Shield members, as Randy Orton ably helped nailing Seth Rollins with a devastating RKO. Team SmackDown emerged victorious as Orton and Wyatt were the two survivors.

With this win, Randy Orton again proved he truly is Mr. Survivor Series, being a survivor on yet another occasion in this traditional elimination match.