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#1 Vince McMahon did not want WWE RAW Superstar Randy Orton

The veteran, #ValVenis, looks to help rookie @RandyOrton secure a victory on #SmackDown in 2002! pic.twitter.com/ale31ZegiI

— WWE (@WWE) December 30, 2016

WWE RAW Superstar Randy Orton is a 14-time WWE World Champion today but Jim Ross revealed on his podcast - Grilling JR - that Vince McMahon wasn't always keen on signing the prodigal Randy Orton to WWE.

Jim Ross revealed that Vince McMahon had apprehensions about Randy Orton in 2000 due to his past and for his reputation of being a 'problem child'. The WWE RAW Superstar had been a part of the Marines before joining WWE but was discharged for bad conduct after going AWOL.

''He [Randy Orton] was, believe it or not, he was somewhat of a controversial hire for us,” Ross said. “Vince was the problem child that went to military school and Randy was the problem child that went to the Marines and got discharged. Big time [Randy Orton’s past was a problem for Vince McMahon]. '' (h/t: SportsKeeda)

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— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) December 21, 2020

It was Jim Ross who convinced Vince McMahon to hire Randy Orton as he believed that everyone needed a second chance and that Orton would rove his worth with time.