 On the May 6 episode of SmackDown , Orton received a title opportunity against World Heavyweight Champion , Christian . Orton was successful in defeating Christian to win his second World Heavyweight Championship . At Over the Limit and Capitol Punishment , Orton successfully defended his championship against Christian . In July at Money in the Bank , Orton met Christian in a match where , if Orton got himself disqualified , or the referee made a " bad call " , Christian would win the title . Christian spat in Orton 's face , causing him to lose control of his temper , kick Christian in the groin and get disqualified . A month later , at SummerSlam event , Orton regained the title when he defeated Christian in a No Holds Barred match . Orton ended his feud with Christian when he retained the World Championship in a Steel Cage Match on the August 30 SmackDown . Orton then began a feud with Mark Henry after Henry became the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship . Over the next few weeks , Henry regularly attacked Orton . At Night of Champions , Orton lost the World Heavyweight title Henry , and failed to regain it two weeks later at Hell in a Cell . On the October 14 episode of SmackDown , Orton received another title shot against Henry after winning a 41 @-@ man battle royal , he was successful in winning the match by disqualification but failed to win the title after interference from rival Cody Rhodes . He then defeated Rhodes at Vengeance , and on the November 4 SmackDown in a Street Fight . 
