{"id":354273,"date":"2026-06-21T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=354273"},"modified":"2026-06-21T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:30:16","slug":"former-wwe-star-nearly-quit-company-after-believing-he-hurt-randy-orton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/former-wwe-star-nearly-quit-company-after-believing-he-hurt-randy-orton\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WWE Star Nearly Quit Company After Believing He Hurt Randy Orton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"news-post\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/2195608\/wwe-heidenreich-randy-orton-quit-company-hurt\/\" data-post-title=\"Former WWE Star Nearly Quit Company After Believing He Hurt Randy Orton\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2195608\">\n<picture id=\"pd25dc18da797454aefdaab4923980582\"><source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/former-wwe-star-nearly-quit-company-after-believing-he-hurt-randy-orton\/intro-1781633191.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/former-wwe-star-nearly-quit-company-after-believing-he-hurt-randy-orton\/intro-1781633191.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">Ethan Miller\/Getty Images<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p>Within the mid-2000s, Randy Orton was arguably the most popular star in WWE after being positioned beside Triple H in Evolution and becoming the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the corporate&#8217;s history, but &#8220;The Viper&#8217;s&#8221; push could&#8217;ve been completely squandered on account of a training session.<\/p>\n<p>Within the early stages of his profession,\u00a0former WWE star Heidenreich almost injured Orton while practicing within the ring together, and through a recent appearance\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1Ig6AKL6GghtEM49hJBRza?si=b4bf3f3f31e449b5&#038;nd=1&#038;dlsi=af5fa7a434a74177\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Insight&#8221;<\/a> with Chris Van Vliet, the 56-year-old claimed that he would&#8217;ve left the corporate if &#8220;The Legend Killer&#8221; had actually gotten hurt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Me and Randy, we were actually practicing sooner or later and\u00a0I went to present him a sunset flip or he was giving one, I feel that is it, and I lost my balance and fell on him\u00a0and landed on his face and neck and I assumed I hurt him man. I used to be like, I&#8217;m done &#8230;\u00a0cause that is Randy Orton, he&#8217;s what&#8217;s it? Three generations or whatever.\u00a0I used to be tripping out man, because I used to be pondering I suck man,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;I assumed I may need hurt his neck,\u00a0he turned out to be high quality. But they called an ambulance, bro I used to be pondering,\u00a0oh my god, if I hurt him, I used to be pondering I&#8217;m just gonna quit, cause I mean, they may kill me and I used to be recent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After nearly injuring Orton, Heidenreich would enjoy a three-year WWE profession before being <a href=\"https:\/\/411mania.com\/wrestling\/jon-heidenreich-explains-wwe-release-drug-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">released in 2006 for drug use and frequent lateness.<\/a> After wrestling for WWE,\u00a0Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene for an extra three years before stepping away from the game in 2009. Nevertheless, after a six-year hiatus, the previous WWE Tag Team Champion would make his return in the corporate Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>For those who use any of the quotes in this text, please credit &#8220;Insight&#8221; with a h\/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan Miller\/Getty Images Within the mid-2000s, Randy Orton was arguably the most popular star in WWE after being positioned beside Triple H in Evolution and becoming the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the corporate&#8217;s history, but &#8220;The Viper&#8217;s&#8221; push could&#8217;ve been completely squandered on account of a training session. 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