Randy Orton Nearly Injured by Heidenreich in WWE Training
Randy Orton was nearly injured by Heidenreich during a WWE training session in the mid-2000s.
Heidenreich lost his balance and fell on Orton's face and neck while practicing a sunset flip.
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company.
The incident could have squandered Orton's push as a top star in WWE.
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution and became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history.
Heidenreich enjoyed a three-year WWE career before being released in 2006 for drug use and frequent lateness.
After wrestling for WWE, Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene for an additional three years before stepping away from the sport in 2009.
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018.
Orton's career was not affected by the incident, and he went on to become one of the top stars in WWE, with Heidenreich recalling the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"Me and Randy, we were actually practicing one day and I went to give him a sunset flip or he was giving one, I think that's it, and I lost my balance and fell on him and landed on his face and neck and I thought I hurt him man.
Heidenreich was new to the company at the time and was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
"I was like, I'm done ... cause that's Randy Orton, he's what is it? Three generations or whatever.
The incident occurred during a time when Orton was rising to prominence in WWE,
"I was tripping out man, because I was thinking I suck man," Heidenreich explained,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine.
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins and a reputation as one of the top stars in WWE,
"But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit, cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new," Heidenreich said,
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Heidenreich's career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
"on 18 Jun", is not mentioned in the article but Heidenreich's WWE career spanned from 2003 to 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
"finished 2nd", is not mentioned in the article,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009,
Heidenreich made his return in the company Warriors Of Wrestling and made other appearances in several indie promotions until 2018,
Orton's career has spanned over two decades, with numerous championship wins,
Orton was positioned beside Triple H in Evolution,
Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in the company's history,
Orton's push as a top star in WWE was not affected by the incident,
Heidenreich was worried about the consequences of injuring Orton,
Heidenreich thought he had hurt Orton and considered quitting the company,
Orton went on to become one of the top stars in WWE,
Heidenreich recalled the incident on "Insight" with Chris Van Vliet,
"I thought I might have hurt his neck, he turned out to be fine,
But they called an ambulance, bro I was thinking, oh my god, if I hurt him, I was thinking I'm just gonna quit,
cause I mean, they might kill me and I was new,
Heidenreich's WWE career was marked by a WWE Tag Team Championship win,
before his release in 2006,
Heidenreich competed on the independent wrestling scene from 2006 to 2009