Kevin Orton
From Iwe
| Kevin McAlmond | |
 Kevin McAlmond at IWE Tribute to the Troops in 2010. | |
| Ring name(s) | Kevin McAlmond |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Born | April 1, 1980 (age 31) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Resides | Saint Charles, Missouri |
| Billed from | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Trained by | "Cowboy" Brian McAlmond South Broadway Athletic Club Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | March 18, 2000 |
Kevin Keith McAlmond is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to IWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand. McAlmond is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Brian McAlmond, Sr., father "Cowboy" Brian McAlmond, as well as his uncle Barry M, all competed in the professional wrestling industry. McAlmond is currently inactive due to injury.
Before being promoted to the main IWE roster, McAlmond trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where McAlmond held the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions.
After signing with IWE, McAlmond became a member of the stable Evolution, which quickly led to a IWE Intercontinental Championship reign, his first title with the company. McAlmond also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of the industry outside of appropriate restrictions. At age 24, McAlmond became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship. With this win, McAlmond departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, McAlmond joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. Together, McAlmond and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship. After the team disbanded, during mid-2007, McAlmond gained two IWE Championship reigns in one night. McALmond formed the group The Legacy with Mark Semmler and Kyle Johnson in 2008, however, they would disband in 2010 with Orton returning to singles competition. Overall, McAlmond is an eight-time world champion, having won the World Heavyweight Championship twice and the IWE Championship six times. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match.
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Early life
Professional wrestling career
Training
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2002–present)
Evolution and World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2005)
- Main Article: Evolution
Rated RKO (2005–2007)
- Main article: Rated-RKO
IWE Champion; The Legacy (2007–2011)
Main article: The Legacy
World Heavyweight Champion and various feuds (2011–present)
Other media
Controversy
Personal life
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- RKO (Jumping cutter), sometimes with theatrics or from the top rope or used as a midair counter – 2003–present
- Running punt kick to an opponent's head - used mainly at the end of the match to cause a concussion
- Signature moves
- Bodyscissors
- Dropkick
- European uppercut
- |Falling clothesline
- Full nelson slam
- Inverted headlock backbreaker
- Kevin McAlmond Stomp (Multiple stomps while circling a fallen opponent)
- Olympic slam - 2011
- Rope-hung DDT
- Snap scoop powersla
- Wrenching chinlock
- Lou Thesz press followed by mounted punches
- Nicknames
- "The Legend Killer"
- "The Viper"
- "IWE's Apex Predator"
- Entrance themes
- "Line in the Sand" by Motörhead (2003–2004) (Used while a member of Evolution)
- "Burn in My Light" by Mercy Drive (August 30, 2004–May 5, 2008)
- "Voices" by Rev Theory (May 12, 2008–present)
- Different By Egypt Central (24 December 2011-present)
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2009) vs. Triple K
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2009)
- PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2004)
- PWI Rookie of the Year (2001)
- PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
- WrestleSlam Awards
- Superstar of the Year (2009)
