Randy Orton has become one of the most legendary WWE superstars of all time. Since making his debut with WWE in 2002, Orton has accumulated countless accolades and is one of the most decorated champions ever. In total, he has won 17 titles in his 18 year WWE career.
Randy Orton is a 9 time WWE Champion, 4-time World Heavyweight Champion, 1-time Intercontinental Champion, 1 time United States Champion, 1 time World Tag Team Champion, and 1-time SmackDown Tag Team Champion. The Viper has a championship history like no other. Let's take a look at Orton's longest and shortest championship reigns.
10 Shortest: World Heavyweight Championship / United States Championship - 27 Days (2004/2018)
Randy Orton has had two 27 day title reigns in his career.
The first began at SummerSlam 2004, when he defeated Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship, becoming the youngest World Champion in WWE history. He successfully defended it only once against Benoit, before losing it to Triple H at Unforgiven 2004.
At Fastlane 2018, Orton won his first and only United States Championship by defeating Bobby Roode. His reign ended in his first title defense when he lost it to Jinder Mahal in a fatal four-way match at WrestleMania 34.
9 Longest: World Tag Team Championship - 76 Days (2006 - 2007)
In 2006, Randy Orton teamed up with Edge to form Rated-RKO. This turned out to be his greatest partnership and one of the most dominant periods of his career, which eventually led them to the World Tag Team Championship picture.
Rated-RKO went on to defeat Ric Flair and Roddy Piper for the World Tag Team Titles on the November 13th, 2006 episode of Raw. They feuded with Michaels throughout their reign, first when he teamed with Triple H and then when he teamed with John Cena. Cena and Michaels ultimately defeated Rated-RKO for the titles on the January 29th, 2007 episode of Raw.
8 Shortest: SmackDown Tag Team Championship - 23 Days (2016)
In 2016, Orton won his only other Tag Team Title but this reign wasn't anywhere as successful as his first. On the November 29th, 2016 episode of SmackDown, the unexpected but extremely effective team of Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton defeated American Alpha to become number 1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
At TLC 2016, Orton and Wyatt defeated Heath Slater and Rhyno for the titles. Luke Harper was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule and it was him and Orton who lost the titles to American Alpha in a fatal four-way elimination match on the December 27th, 2016 episode of SmackDown ending their reign at only 23 days.
7 Longest: WWE Championship - 89 Days (2009)
This is one of Orton's longest title reigns and he was unstoppable throughout. On the June 15th, 2009 episode of Raw, Orton won the vacant WWE Championship by defeating John Cena, Triple H, and The Big Show in a fatal four-way match.
Throughout his 89-day reign, he scored impressive wins over both John Cena and Triple H in great matches. He defeated Triple H in a 3 Stages of Hell match, defeated John Cena and Triple H in a Triple Threat match, and defeated John Cena in a singles match. He finally lost the title to Cena in a brutal I Quit match at Breaking Point 2009.
6 Shortest: WWE Championship - 20 Days (2009)
After losing the WWE Championship to John Cena at Breaking Point 2009, Orton regained the title in a Hell In A Cell match against Cena at Hell In A Cell 2009. This reign wasn't anywhere as great as his previous though, as he lost the title after just 20 days.
At Bragging Rights 2009, Orton defended the title against Cena in a Falls Count Anywhere 60-minute Iron Man match. It was a great match, but Orton was unable to retain the title losing the match 6-5.
5 Longest: WWE Championship - 160 Days (2013 - 2014)
At Hell In A Cell 2013, Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan in a Hell In A Cell match to win his 2nd WWE Championship in 3 months and his 8th overall. This was in the middle of Orton's time as "The Face of WWE" and a member of The Authority which turned into one of the most successful stretches of his career.
Orton made history during his 160-day reign, by defeating John Cena in a TLC match at TLC 2013 to unify the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship. The only thing that was able to end his reign was Daniel Bryan's unbelievable heroics at WrestleMania 30.
4 Shortest: WWE Championship - 22 Minutes, 55 Seconds (2007)
At No Mercy 2007, Randy Orton was awarded the WWE Championship by Mr. McMahon after John Cena was forced to relinquish the title due to injury. This was Orton's first reign with the title, but it didn't last long.
Triple H convinced McMahon to make a match between him and Orton that same night for the championship. Triple H ended up defeating Orton for the title, ending Orton's reign at only 22 minutes and 55 seconds.
3 Longest: WWE Championship - 202 Days (2007 - 2008)
Randy Orton might have won and lost the WWE Championship already, but his night at No Mercy 2007 wasn't over yet. Mr. McMahon told Triple H that he has to defend the title against Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing in the main event.
The Viper ended up defeating The Game, winning the WWE Championship for the second time. Orton was unconquerable throughout his reign, successfully defending the title against the likes of Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Jeff Hardy, and John Cena. He held the title all the way to Backlash 2008 when he lost it back to Triple H in a fatal four-way match.
2 Shortest: World Heavyweight Championship - 1 Minute (2013)
On the November 25th, 2013 episode of Raw, World Heavyweight Champion John Cena challenged WWE Champion Randy Orton to a match to determine an undisputed World Champion.
Randy Orton defeated Cena in a TLC Match at TLC 2013 to unify the titles. This effectively retired the World Heavyweight Championship, which officially ended Orton's reign with the World Heavyweight Title at 1 minute. This is the shortest reign in the history of the title.
1 Longest: Intercontinental Championship - 209 Days (2003 - 2004)
Randy Orton has had many long reigns throughout his career, but you have to go back to his first to find his longest. Orton defeated Rob Van Dam at Armageddon 2003 to win the Intercontinental Championship for the first and only time of his career.
For the next 7 months, Orton was unbeatable. He successfully defended the title against Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Cactus Jack, Val Venis, Edge, Shelton Benjamin, and Chris Jericho. He finally lost the title to Edge at Vengeance 2004.