NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Orlando Jordan

Orlando Mason Jordan (born July 10, 1980) is a professional wrestler who is currently working on the independent circuit. Jordan is perhaps best known for working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, , lbm, or sometimes in the United States: #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including the imperial and US and older English systems. ... Kg redirects here. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The City of Salem highlighted in Salem County. ... Miami redirects here. ... Miami redirects here. ... Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Bowles on August 24, 1944) is a former African-Canadian professional wrestler. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... For the video game series based on the show, see WWE SmackDown! (video game series). ...

Career

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003-2006)

2003

Jordan made his WWE TV debut on the May 31, 2003 episode of Velocity defeating Jamie Noble. On June 26, 2003, Jordan made his first SmackDown! appearance as a face at Madison Square Garden against then-heel John Cena. Although he did not win the match, he was impressive enough that when Cena attacked Jordan after the match was over, The Undertaker, whom Cena was in a feud with, came to the ring and helped Jordan to his feet. Undertaker took time to shake Jordan's hand and congratulate him on a good effort; the ultimate sign of respect for a WWE rookie. is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WWE Velocity, also known as simply Velocity, was a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment , that replaced two syndicated WWE shows, Jakked and Metal. ... James Howard Gibson (born December 23, 1976) better known by his ring name Jamie Noble, is an American professional wrestler. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the video game series based on the show, see WWE SmackDown! (video game series). ... In professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analagous to villains. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. ... John Felix Anthony Cena, Jr. ... For the Combichrist song, see Everybody Hates You Mark Calaway (born March 24, 1965[2][3]) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name The Undertaker. ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ...

2004-2005

After being a face for several months, Jordan turned heel by joining JBL's Cabinet and being appointed as his "Chief of Staff". A few months after joining, Jordan began changing his look by growing out his hair. While as a part of The Cabinet, Jordan, along with The Basham Brothers (who became the newly appointed "Co-Secretaries of Defense"), helped manage JBL to keep his WWE Championship for 10 months by interfering in his title matches against Eddie Guerrero, Booker T, The Big Show and The Undertaker, who ironically was the first person to show Jordan respect. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. ... â€œJohn Hawkâ€ redirects here. ... The Cabinet: (from left to right) Doug Basham, John Bradshaw Layfield, Orlando Jordan, Amy Weber, Danny Basham The Cabinet was a heel professional wrestling stable that was based on World Wrestling Entertainments SmackDown! brand. ... The Bashams with other members of The Cabinet The Basham Brothers were a heel professional wrestling tag team on World Wrestling Entertainments Smackdown! brand consisting of Doug Basham and Danny Basham. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Eduardo Eddie Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 â€” November 13, 2005) better known as Eddie Guerrero, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into a legendary Mexican wrestling family. ... Robert Booker Tio Huffman[2] (born March 1, 1965)[2], better known by his wrestling personas Booker T and King Booker, is an American professional wrestler. ... Paul Randall Wight, Jr. ...

After JBL began a feud with John Cena over the WWE Title that was leading up to Wrestlemania 21, Jordan faced off with Cena on the March 3, 2005 edition of SmackDown! from the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. Orlando defeated John Cena with the help of JBL to win his first and only WWE United States Championship. However, after losing his WWE Title to John Cena at WrestleMania 21, JBL stated that his Cabinet had been holding him back, which led to the departure of the Bashams. At The Great American Bash 2005, Jordan started his biggest WWE feud by wrestling against Chris Benoit. Orlando Jordan defeated Benoit and retained his United States Championship after removing the turnbuckle pad and shoving Benoit head-first into the exposed steel and covered him for the win.^[1] Feeling cheated, Benoit continued to chase Jordan for the title. He finally defeated Jordan (in a record 25.5 seconds) at SummerSlam 2005 to win the title.^[2] Following this quick match, Jordan attempted to win his title back on multiple occasions, leading to 3 consecutive losses with all matches lasting less than a minute. The first rematch lasted 23.4 seconds. During the second rematch, Jordan actually almost knocked out Benoit with a punch in the opening moments but still lost at 22.5 seconds, which was even faster than the first match. During the third match, Jordan cleverly stalled until the time, which was being displayed on the TitanTron, went over 25 seconds. He got so excited when his time went over 30 seconds that he dropped his guard and Benoit took the opportunity to lock on the Sharpshooter for a win at the 49.8 second mark. Earlier in the show, Orlando stated that he had mastered every counter to Benoit's signature Crippler Crossface, which was shown when during the match every time Benoit attempted the Crippler Crossface, Jordan countered it. After those unsuccessful rematches, Jordan later broke away from JBL, although both later made a few appearances together later on. John Felix Anthony Cena, Jr. ... This article is about the professional wrestling pay-per-view event. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Times Union Center is an indoor arena located in Albany, New York, with a maximum seating capacity of 17,500 for sporting events. ... For other uses, see Albany. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... The Great American Bash is an annual summer professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 â€“ June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ... SummerSlam 2005 was the eighteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 â€“ June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 â€“ June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

2005-2006

When Booker T got injured half-way through his Best of Seven series for the United States Championship, he needed a replacement to face Chris Benoit. As the series was at 3-1 to Booker, Booker T only needed his replacement to win one match in order to become the United States Champion. Orlando approached him about the position but Booker T and his wife Sharmell laughed in Orlando's face and made jokes about Orlando's quick tap-out losses to Benoit. Robert Booker Tio Huffman[2] (born March 1, 1965)[2], better known by his wrestling personas Booker T and King Booker, is an American professional wrestler. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Booker would instead ask Randy Orton to substitute for him. Orton, however, would fail to win the deciding match, leading Orlando Jordan to once again ask for the position the next week. Booker T and his wife laughed at him and turned him down once again, though. During the sixth match in the series, Orlando Jordan jumped the rail, grabbed Booker T's crutch and hit Chris Benoit for a DQ finish and Chris Benoit was announced as the winner, tying the Best of Seven Series at 3-3 (Orlando Jordan in fact botched the finish and accidentally hit Orton first but it was edited out of the show). The next week Orlando Jordan ran to ringside to attempt to halt Booker T from winning the Championship but was unable to prevent Randy Orton from eventually beating Chris Benoit and winning the series for Booker T. Randal Randy Keith Orton[1] (born on April 1, 1980), nicknamed The Legend Killer, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its RAW brand. ...

WWE was attempting to push Orlando as a face, but when the fans failed to get behind him, he remained heel and his push was dropped after he was easily defeated by The Boogeyman on February 17, 2006 edition of SmackDown!.^[3] Martin (Marty) Wright (born October 31, 1964)[1] better known by his ring name The Boogeyman, is an American professional wrestler. ... is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Orlando would then be pushed down to Velocity and won several matches there. Jordan made his final SmackDown! appearance on the May 12th, 2006 edition of SmackDown! in a backstage segment telling Nunzio that he had seen someone who looked an awful lot like his partner Vito dressed in drag at a night club during the recent UK tour. Jordan's final WWE appearance was a loss to Gunner Scott on the May 13 edition of Velocity. Orlando was then released from the WWE on May 26, 2006. WWE Velocity, also known as simply Velocity, was a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment , that replaced two syndicated WWE shows, Jakked and Metal. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... James Maritato (born March 12, 1972 in Queens, New York) better known by the ring names Little Guido Maritato and Nunzio, is an Italian American professional wrestler currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on their Extreme Championship Wrestling brand. ... Vito LoGrasso (born June 18, 1969), is an American professional wrestler, of Italian origin, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling as Big Vito and more recently World Wrestling Entertainment and working for their farm territory Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling as Vito. ... Brent Alan Albright (born November 28, 1978 in Louisiana) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Ring of Honor. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Independent circuit (2006-Current)

Jordan soon began competing on the independent circuit soon after his WWE release along with wrestling overseas, most notably for Nu-Wrestling Evolution, a promotion based in Italy.-1... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In wrestling

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Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

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Amateur wrestling

Trivia

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References

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