Randy Orton Embracing Change When It Comes To “WWE Unreal”
Randy Orton admits he doesn’t love the idea of the “WWE Unreal” docuseries, but he’s willing to change with the times.
As a third-generation wrestler who has spent 25 years as part of WWE (23 of those years on the main roster), Randy Orton grew up in the pro wrestling business. Orton also represents the old-school nature of pro wrestling as much as anybody still active in WWE.
The WWE Unreal show on Netflix is a five-episode docuseries that shows the behind-the-scenes life at WWE more than any show in the history of the company. They show the creative process, they show how Triple H leads his team in producing matches, and we see WWE superstars stressing out before they step through the curtain for their matches.
While many fans enjoy WWE Unreal for its additional content, others in wrestling and fans alike dislike the show for exposing too much.
Randy Orton admitted to The Maggie and Perloff Show that he doesn’t love the WWE Unreal concept, but he knows that times have changed.
“The old school in me doesn’t love it. But, I had to learn over the last few years especially, you gotta change with the times. I think there’s a large amount of fans out there that are very curious and they want to know behind the scenes and how we do what we do and make it look so effortless, two, three, four nights a week, live television. But, there’s a part of me that also misses just the magic.”
Randy Orton Remembers What It Was Like For Him As A Kid
As he continued, Randy Orton recalled what it was like being the son of WWE Hall of Famer Bob Orton Jr. and what was often asked in those days. The master of RKO would go on to admit that he knows that things have changed.
“When I was a kid, the number one thing that people would ask my father and kids at school would ask me, ‘Is it real? Is it real?’ Of course, everyone knows now it’s entertainment and we’re not trying to say that it’s not. But, my job is to go out there in that ring and get you to kind of suspend your belief while you’re in that arena and make you believe that what you’re seeing, that there’s real emotion behind it and I think that there is real emotion behind it in most cases.
We’re like actors in that sense where you find that place and you get to that place before you go through that curtain and I know at least I do but, it’s hard and honestly, I don’t love the idea but I’m also — it’s intriguing and I think that there’s a large group of fans that are gonna love seeing what it takes to put on a WWE show.”