Randy Orton's reputation made former WWE champion nervous 

A former WWE champion has opened up on how he was nervous before facing Randy Orton due to The Viper's reputation. Orton has been known as one of the best in-ring workers in the promotion; however, there have been occasions where he has exhibited his displeasure if something went wrong in the ring.

Fans will remember him lashing out at Kofi Kingston during a match and lashing out at Mr. Kennedy after a botched suplex.

This very reputation of Orton had David Otunga feeling nervous before getting into the ring with him. During an interview with TMZ Sports' Inside the Ring, the former WWE tag team champion shared his experience of working with the Legend Killer.

Otunga said Orton was a natural and cool to work with, but before their first in-ring contest, he was nervous owing to his reputation for not tolerating mistakes.

"I was nervous because I wanted to put on a good performance, and I didn’t want to hurt him. I didn’t want to hit him too hard, because, like, I was green, and getting to work with Randy, like, that’s his reputation is, like, if you stiff him or whatever, he’ll go off. He might go off on you in the middle of a match…Yeah, he's done that," he said.

You can watch the interview below:

The former Nexus member then brought up their Miracle on 34th Street Fight on SmackDown in 2011. He said that Orton trusted him to deliver a suplex on him outside the ring.

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David Otunga said Randy Orton might be the best wrestler he worked with

During the conversation, David Otunga also had high praise for Randy Orton. He said he was one of his favorite performers and is great to work with.

Otunga also added that the Apex Predator might be the best wrestler he has shared the ring with. He also urged WWE to do more with him in terms of storylines.

While Randy Orton may have garnered a reputation for how he handles business in the ring, he remains one of the finest workers of his generation.

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