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The Legacy
Statistics
MembersRandy Orton
Cody Rhodes
Ted DiBiase Jr.
Name(s)The Legacy
Priceless
Former
member(s)		Manu
Sim Snuka
DebutNight of Champions, 2008.

The Legacy is an active professional wrestling heel stable on World Wrestling Entertainment's Raw brand consisting of Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, and former members Sim Snuka and Manu. The stable was founded at Night of Champions when Cody Rhodes turned on Hardcore Holly forming "Priceless" with Ted Dibiase, Manu, Randy Orton and Sim Snuka joined later, while Ted DiBiase was (kayfabe; it was actually an excuse to get married and act in the WWE Film The Marine 2) injured by Orton after a punt in the head, and Manu was kicked out by Orton after losing to ECW Champion Matt Hardy. On December 29, edition of Raw, Randy Orton laid out “step one” to Cody Rhodes, Sim Snuka and Manu; in an ongoing quest to mold his disciples, Randy Orton informed Cody Rhodes, Sim Snuka and Manu that tonight they must complete their first test. Each man will compete in a singles match. Each man who wins will have completed step one"', any man who loses will be out of his “Legacy". At the end of all, Manu was the only one that didn't complete Step One and he was kicked out of The Legacy, and when Manu looked for help from Cody Rhodes and Sim Snuka, however, the two turned their backs on the son of WWE Hall of Famer Afa. And the following week, Sim Snuka failed to pass '"Step Two, the team was later joined by a returning Ted DiBiase.

Together the stable has held the World Tag Team Championship twice, by Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase both times.

History

Roots

(December 2007-Mid 2008)

The roots of the team started December 10 2007, on the Raw 15th anniversary, when Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch for the World Tag Team Championship.[1][2] They retained the championship in many matches, against fellow tag-teams such as Carlito and Santino Marella, and Paul London and Brian Kendrick.

Rhodes and Holly would then enter a feud with Ted Dibiase and his mystery partner, when DiBiase and The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, appeared in a segment on Raw. DiBiase and his father, challenged Rhodes and Holly to a title match at Night of Champions (2008) against DiBiase (Jr.) and a mystery partner which they accepted. At Night of Champions DiBiase came to the ring unaccompanied and said his partner would be there. However, the bell rang and there was no partner for it to be a two on one handicap match. DiBiase demanded that he face Holly first and as DiBiase approached Holly, Holly was attacked by his tag team partner Rhodes, revealing that he was DiBiase's tag team partner, turning Rhodes heel and in the process. Rhodes and DiBiase became the new tag team champions.[3]

Priceless

Orton showing off his signature pose

After holding the titles for just over a month, they dropped it to John Cena and Batista on the August 4 edition of Raw.[4] The following week, DiBiase and Rhodes used their rematch clause to regain the title.[5] Rhodes and DiBiase were joined by Manu, forming a stable of multi-generational superstars. On the October 27, 2008 edition of Raw, Rhodes and DiBiase lost their titles to Kofi Kingston and CM Punk. [6] During this time, Rhodes, DiBiase and Manu entered a storyline with Randy Orton where Orton constantly criticized and insulted them, and attacked DiBiase on November 7, on Raw; punting him in the head. At Survivor Series, Rhodes, along with Orton, was a sole survivor, for Orton's team, in the Elimination match[7].

Legacy (mid 2008-present)

Rhodes and Manu accepted Orton's offer to form an alliance a few weeks after the "DiBiase incident"; attacking John Cena along with Chris Jericho, and the trio dubbed themselves "The Legacy"; debuting the following week in a 2 on 3 handicap match against Batista and the WWE Champion Triple H [8], and although they were now a stable, neither one of the three made any changes in their attire.

The December 15th edition of Raw they defeated Batista and the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, in a match where Orton punted Batista in the head, leaving him indefinately inactive (actually due to a torn hamstring) [9], also that night Cody and Manu interfered in Rey Mysterio's match against Sim Snuka, giving a beating to Rey, who was later attacked by Mike Knox. [10],

The following week; December 22, Orton qualified for a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match, his opponent being the now unable to compete Batista, while the same night, Manu lost to Kofi Kingston in a one on one match, with Rhodes at ringside. [11]

After Orton grew tired of The Legacy losing matches, in an ongoing quest to mold his disciples; he informed Cody Rhodes, Sim Snuka and Manu that that very night they would have to complete their first test. Each man would have to compete in a singles match. Each man who won would have completed “step one,” any man who lost would be out of his Legacy; the only man that lost was Manu. [12] While same that night, Kelly Kelly confronted her real secret romance Randy Orton, After lying to Kane about his identity two weeks previous. After listening to Kelly Kelly berate him for not calling her back, Orton told Kelly that he didn’t need her to protect him against Kane. He then blew her off by telling her that he didn’t need any distractions while vying for the World Heavyweight Championship, this caused an alteration in between Kane and Orton, in a match where Kane jobbed to Kane, and thus ending the feud.

In the Elimination Fatal Four Way to determine who would follow to face John Cena at the Royal Rumble, in between Y2J, Orton, Shawn Michaels and JBL, just as Jericho prepared to lock JBL into the Walls of Jericho, Michaels laid out the first ever Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho with a Sweet Chin Music. Next up, it was Orton who found himself on the receiving end of Sweet Chin Music.

On the January 5, 2009 edition of Raw, Cody Rhodes and Sim Snuka competed against Cryme Tyme for "step two". They won the match when Rhodes pinned JTG. However, Since it was Rhodes who scored the pinfall victory in the match and not Snuka, Orton declared that Snuka was out and that Rhodes was in for good.
On the January 12 episode of Raw, Snuka and Manu vowed to ambush Randy Orton, along with the returning DiBiase, giving Rhodes the chance to join them. As they ambushed Orton, DiBiase and Rhodes instead joined with Randy Orton attacked Snuka and Manu, severing their ties and starting a feud in between them. DiBiase then formally joined The Legacy. Stephanie McMahon anounced that Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase would participate in the Royal Rumble. [13]
The next week Orton won a six-man-over-the-top-rope-battle-royal, against Kofi Kingston, Kane, Santino Marella, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, the two last helping Orton win the match, eliminating his oponents for him, later in the night; Mr McMahon made his return to Raw, but as McMahon was about to fire Orton, Orton punted him in the head, and had McMahon taken out on a stretcher. On January 25, 2009, Orton won the 2009 Royal Rumble match, by last eliminating Triple H, and winning the traditional WrestleMania title shot.

Orton opened Raw the night after the Royal Rumble, flanked by the members of the Legacy, Rhodes and DiBiase, as well as two lawyers and a therapist. He followed to reveal that he (kayfabe) suffers from IED (Intermittent Explosive Disorder, a mental condition that caused him to experience violent outbursts when provoked, losing all control of his emotions and actions). According to Orton and his therapist, WWE knew of the condition, and if fired, the Orton said that he planned on not only taking Rhodes and DiBiase with him, but also on bringing a lawsuit against the company.

The leader of the Legacy then detailed his plans for a second lawsuit, suing for breach of contract if he is not granted the opportunity to compete in the main event of WrestleMania XXV, an honor he earned by defeating 29 other Superstars in the Royal Rumble Match the night before. Before leaving with Rhodes, DiBiase, his therapist and his lawyers, Orton issued a prepared, half-hearted apology to Mr. McMahon, his family and the WWE Universe.

At the close of the show, Stephanie McMahon entered the ring, expressing her desire to speak to Randy Orton face-to-face. Accompanied by his therapist, two lawyers, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, the 2009 Royal Rumble winner made his entrance, reiterating the consequences waiting for Stephanie if she was to fire him: Two costly lawsuits being filed against WWE as well as DiBiase and Rhodes walking. The Legend Killer went even further, threatening to file an injunction to stop WrestleMania, the event at which he is guaranteed a World Title Match.

After daring McMahon to fire him, the Raw General Manager announced that they had other plans for him – even beyond the Superstars that engulfed the ring. With that, Stephanie’s brother Shane McMahon made his entrance, and attacked Orton with such ferocity that it took the entire Raw roster to restrain him. A few weeks later, Orton gave Stephanie McMahon a punt in the head; provoking WWE Champion Triple H, with whom he started a feud, challenging him to a match a Wrestlemania XXV.

Over the past weeks, Legacy has faced off with Triple H in various singles and handicap matches, including an ambush, and attacking Stephanie one more time, and then kissing her, while Triple H was handcuffed.


In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves

Official name Technical name Wrestler
RKO Jumping cutter Randy Orton
Running punt Running punt Randy Orton
The Silver Spoon DDT [14] Flowing snap DDT Cody Rhodes
A roll of the dice[15] Rolling Cutter Cody Rhodes
Million Dollar Dream Cobra Clutch Ted DiBiase Jr
Cobra Clutch Leg Sweep Cobra Clutch Leg Sweep Ted Dibiase Jr

Theme music

Theme name Composer Notes
"Voices" Rev Theory[16] Used for Randy Orton on his own and when the stable enters the ring all together
"Priceless" Jim Johnston Previously used for Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase and when they entered the ring on their own and together
"Priceless (Remix)" Jim Johnston Used for Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase when they enter the ring on their own and together

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "History Of The World Tag Team Championship". WWE.
  2. ^ Corey Clayton (2007-12-10). "Rhodes and Holly golden on Raw's 15th Anniversary". WWE. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  3. ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-06-29). "Results: Priceless partnership". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  4. ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-08-05). "Championship scramble". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  5. ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-08-11). "Bracing for a SummerSlam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  6. ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-10-27). "Just desserts". WWE. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  7. ^ "Results:Team Batista vs. Team Orton: Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  8. ^ Atkins, Greg (2008-12-15). "Slam, bam, thank you ma'am!". WWE. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  9. ^ Atkins, Greg (2008-12-15). "Exclamation punt!". WWE. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  10. ^ Golden, Hunter (2008-12-15). "Raw Results 15th December 2008". WWE. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  11. ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-12-08). "Merry Trishmas to all". WWE. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  12. ^ Golden, Hunter (2008-12-15). "Raw Results 29th December 2008". WWE. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  13. ^ Golden, Hunter (2009-01-12). "WWE RAW January 12, 2009 Sioux City, IA". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  14. ^ "Cody Rhodes". WWE Kids. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  15. ^ http://wzrradio.com/wzr/2009/01/12/wwe-raw-results-112-y2j-chris-jericho-fired/
  16. ^ Gray, Richard (2008-05-27). ""Voices" By Rev Theory Written Specifically For Randy Orton". WrestlingNewsWorld. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  17. ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-08-11). "DiBiase and Rhodes second reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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