'Cowboy' Bob Orton Jr. comes from and has continued a lineage of wrestling throughout his family tree. His father was a popular wrestler, Bob Sr., Cowboy's brother was a notorious wrestler, Barry O, and his son is a famed-wrestler, Randy Orton. While his son might be the prized jewel of the Orton wrestling family, his father Cowboy Bob Orton was one of the most vicious wrestlers of his time in the 1980s. His finishing move the superplex was highly revered and allowed him to gain his own cult-like following of fans.
Cowboy Bob joined Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Orndoff to take on Mr. T and Hulk Hogan in Wrestlemania I, while he himself shared rivalries with Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka and Tito Santana over the Intercontinental Championship belt. After retiring, Cowboy was spotted several times accompanying his son Randy ringside for moral support and also is a 2005 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.