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Bob Orton Jr.

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Robert Keith Orton Jr., known by his ring name Cowboy Bob Orton, is an American retired professional wrestler born on November 10, 1950. He is the son of professional wrestler Bob Orton Sr., the brother of Barry Orton and the father of Randy Orton. He began in Championship Wrestling from Florida in 1972, initially as a referee, and later worked in the American Wrestling Association, the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, now WWE. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation, where he was Roddy Piper's bodyguard and wore a cast on his arm as a gimmick, and for his part in the main event of the inaugural WrestleMania in 1985. He also won the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Don Kernodle in January 1984.

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