She gained recognition after marrying Randy Orton, a popular World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler. From the beginning, Kim Marie Kessler never tried to hide her relationship with Randy Orton from the media. In fact the couple (despite being married to others) often appeared at public events together. The development of their romance and subsequent marriage led to some controversies and name calling. Even when it came to stalking, Kim Marie Kessler kept providing regular updates about her personal life. But most people don’t know that she was a die-hard fan of the WWE star and always knew she would marry Randy Orton – even showing him her shrine on the walls. 

Kim Marie Kessler: 8 Lesser-Known Facts About Randy Orton’s Wife

1. Early life and education: 

Kim Marie Kessler was born in New York, USA, but has not shared her exact year of birth with the public, but apparently celebrates it on April 1, maybe this is a joke? 

Kim grew up in New York with her parents, but very little is known about them, as Kim prefers not to mention them in public: she has not talked about having siblings and is therefore considered an only child. Kim wanted to become a model when she was young, and this passion followed her throughout her teenage life as well – she practiced posing in her bedroom in front of the mirror, but modeling had never worked for her as she hadn’t been given the opportunity. According to some sources, she was quite popular in high school thanks to her looks and classy demeanor, so after enrolling, Kim decided not to go to college, but to focus on being a socialite. 

2. Kim’s career soon became all about being a socialite and wife:

Kim rose to fame only thanks to her relationship with Randy Orton. People accused Kim of being with Randy only because of his wealth, which would later be proven wrong: making all the headlines helped Kim gain a famous status in society and she got invited to some of the most prestigious events organized in the United States. U.S.

While she doesn’t have a ‘real’ job, Kim works as a socialite, who is a person who advocates and practices socialism; seems to be doing fine thanks to her husband’s career as a WWE wrestler. 

3. How her marriage to Randy Orton began:

She told Renee Young during an interview that “In my brain, way before I met him, he was my boyfriend”. 

The public knows that Kim was a huge fan of Randy Orton before the two met – what her first husband, unknown name, thought about this infatuation is unknown, but it certainly had an effect that ended in the couple’s divorce. She didn’t hide this infatuation with anyone, in fact she showed the star all of his pictures around her house after they met.

They first met in New York during a WWE event held there – it was Randy who made the first move, asking his name, and then admitted that while he goes to fight for millions on TV,  was nervous when he approached Kim. 

Randy divorced his wife Samantha Speno after six years of marriage in 2012, and shortly after that he began dating Kim: he asked her to marry him after three years of dating in July 2015. 

A hidden romantic, Randy, made the night special when proposed to Kim on a trip to Bora Bora. Ever the sweetheart, he even lit the candles on the table, and was served a special dinner.

On November 14, 2015, they exchanged their wedding vows in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the attendance of all their children from previous marriages. Both Kim and Randy have children from their previous marriages: Randy has a daughter, Alanna Marie Orton with Samantha, while Kim has three children from her first marriage.

The two are now parents to their daughter named Brooklyn Rose Orton, born on November 22, 2016. The couple added one more family member. While on vacation in Bora Bora, Kim and Randy found an abandoned furry animal (a sweet dog) whom they adopted and named Spike.

4. Who is Randy Orton?

Randal Keith Orton was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, on April 1, 1980, so under the zodiac sign of Aries and with American nationality, he is popular for being a WWE wrestler while also acting a bit. It can be said that Randy has fighting in his blood since both his father and grandfather were also fighters. Randy began wrestling for the Mid-Missouri-Southern Illinois Wrestling Association Conference, and from there he moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling and was the OVW Hardcore Champion twice in a row. He became part of the Evolution group in WWE after that and won his first Intercontinental Championship title with them.

He was given the nickname ‘The Legend Killer’ after becoming the youngest person to become the WWE World Champion – he left his group Evolution and moved to Edge. After his first trade, Randy fought for various teams, including The Legacy and The Authority, eventually managing to win the US Championship in 2018. Randy has won numerous championships over the years, including WWE Championship (nine times), WWE World Heavyweight Championship (four times), and today he ranks # 4 in the number of championships won.

Randy is very active on social media platforms and has accumulated a large fan base on his Instagram account, followed by more than 4.8 million people, while he has uploaded more than 220 images.

5. Kim Marie Kessler’s controversies:

After her relationship with Randy became official, many people on the internet, mostly female Randy fans, turned on Kim and accused her of being with him only for his money.

Aside from being called a gold digger, Kim also garnered controversy for reportedly deleting several of her husband’s fan mail tweets. 

A person known as Kayla Gómez started stalking her on social media, while she was also stalking Randy, even taking a photo of him on the streets when he was not paying attention and then uploading it to the internet. The problem with Kayla has not yet been resolved: both Randy and Kim have blocked her on various social networks, while the authorities cannot do anything about it.

6. Kim’s hobbies:

Kim enjoys living a luxurious lifestyle and often uploads photos from her travels and hobbies to her Instagram account. Kim’s main passion is traveling and thanks to her husband Randy who seems to be doing whatever it takes to make her happy, Kim has already been to Europe and Asia, as well as much of South and North America. She is a great lover of animals, and it was her idea to adopt the abandoned dog that she named Spike.

Kim is also physically very active, having several workouts in the gym each week – she started going to the gym when she enrolled in high school and hasn’t stopped since. When she’s not doing anything, Kim likes to watch movies and TV series with her husband. They are both fans of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise, while their favorite TV series are ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Lost’.

7. Kim Marie Kessler’s net worth:

According to authorized sources, her current net worth is estimated to be around $1 million as of 2024, while her husband Randy’s net worth is estimated at more than $11 million.

8. Kim Marie Kessler’s social media:

Kim is quite active on various popular social networks, as this is very important to her ‘career’ as a socialite.

When she had launched her Twitter account in March 2014, it gathered nearly 80,000 followers and tweeted nearly 1,300 times. Her old Instagram account has been deleted, but she recently launched a new one that is currently followed by almost 1,200 people, while she has uploaded around 60 photos to it: Kim also has a Facebook page and has more than 1,500 fans.