 Shortly before he was to return from his injury , Orton was reinjured in a motorcycle accident . He returned to Raw on September 1 , criticizing all the champions , including World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase , who he berated and slapped for letting Cryme Tyme steal their belts . This inspired them to try to gain Orton 's respect . They achieved this at Unforgiven when , with new stablemate Manu , they assaulted World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk , forcing him to vacate his title before his scheduled defense that night . Orton returned to the ring on the November 3 Raw , losing to Punk by disqualification when DiBiase interfered . In retaliation , Orton punted DiBiase in the head . On the December 1 Raw , Orton proposed that he , Rhodes and Manu form an alliance . The stable , called The Legacy , debuted the next week , defeating Batista and Triple H , Orton 's former Evolution stablemates , in a three @-@ on @-@ two handicap match . 
