5 Superstars who 'threatened to sue' WWE on Live TV

#3: Randy Orton

Orton threatened to sue WWE after he was banned from competing at WrestleMania 25 despite winning the Royal Rumble.

Randy Orton is a dangerous individual and given that he is a 13-time World Champion, it's clear he knows how to get what he wants. After winning the 2009 Royal Rumble, it seemed Orton wasn't going to get what he wanted. A frustrated Orton punted Vince McMahon on the January 19th, 2009 episode of RAW and was subsequently told that he would be banned from competing at WrestleMania 25.

This didn't sit well with the Viper, who appeared on the next week's edition of RAW, flanked by his attorneys. As the Royal Rumble winner, Orton argued that he had a guaranteed World Title match and that banning him from WrestleMania was breach of contract. Orton even threatened to shut WWE down and cancel WrestleMania altogether, if he wasn't allowed to compete.

Orton was granted his title match at the show of shows. The legendary WWE Superstar came up short against his former mentor and Vince's son-in-law Triple H, proving that sometimes all the lawyers in the world can't help you.