 Orton made his wrestling debut in 2000 at the Mid @-@ Missouri Wrestling Association @-@ Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling ( MMWA @-@ SICW ) in St. Louis , Missouri , an offshoot of the historic St. Louis Wrestling Club headed by Sam Muchnick . There , he was trained by both the promotion and his father , Bob Orton Jr .. He wrestled for the promotion for one month , where he performed with wrestlers such as Ace Strange and Mark Bland . Orton also refereed a few matches with World Organized Wrestling , a promotion where his uncle Barry Orton worked . 
