and in fall 2013, the "Viper" was back in full force. But then, in summer 2013 he and his wife divorced (she has custody of their daughter for obvious reasons). interesting that Orton seemed to slowly drift away from the most sadistic parts of his "Viper" persona as his real-life self settled into being a husband and father.
(Randy came up from OVW and then suffered a shoulder injury almost out of the gate, putting him on the shelf for months.) One conversation with John Laurinaitis later, and a finisher of memetic proportions was born.