Randy Orton signed with the WWE back in 2001. 20 years later, he continues to flourish as one of the company's elite main event stars.

Many of the marquee wrestlers that Orton worked with earlier in his career are long retired. The long list includes The Undertaker, Mark Henry, Kurt Angle, Batista, Shawn Michaels, Booker T and Ric Flair.

Chris Jericho, Christian and Paul Wight (Big Show in WWE) are working in the rival AEW promotion. Triple H and John Cena both only wrestle on a part-time basis these days.

Orton is one of the very few superstars from the Ruthless Aggression Era that is still competing on a regular basis.  And he doesn't plan on slowing down any time soon.

During an interview with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin on The Broken Skull Sessions (h/t Jeremy Lambert of Fightful.com), Orton revealed that he hopes to wrestle for at least another decade:

"I'll see pictures from five years ago where I'm like, 'I gotta get back to that kind of shape.' My wife brought it to my attention the other day, 'Back then, in 2014, when you looked like that, you thought you looked like (expletive).' You're never going to be happy.

At 40, I want to wrestle another decade if I can. I know it's not about getting my pecs up here, like Bobby Lashley and Batista, it's about making sure my shoulder stays in. It's about longevity for me. I want to do this as long as I can. I don't see branching off to do this or that like a lot of guys do. This is my home and what I do. I am a professional wrestler."

Orton signed a new contract with the WWE in late 2019. The deal reportedly keeps him with the company through 2024. The news came soon after The Viper teased a move to AEW.

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Orton is 14-time World Champion. He is two reigns away from tying the record held by Flair and Cena. He turns 41 years of age on Apr. 1, and time is certainly on his side to match or break the historic feat.

Definitely Not Out Of The Question

The future Hall of Famer has been loyal to WWE for two decades now, so he can likely stay with the company for as long as he wants.

And as long as he stays healthy, Orton should easily be able to wrestle for another decade-plus. Will he continue wrestling at a full-time capacity over that time? It's obviously way too early to guess. But the bottom line is that retirement isn't coming any time soon.

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