| Rated-RKO | |
|---|---|
 Edge (left) and Randy Orton (right) in Louisville, Kentucky, 2006 | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Edge Randy Orton Lita (valet) |
| Name(s) | Edge and Randy Orton Rated-RKO |
| Combined billed weight | 496 pounds (225 kg) |
| Debut | October 9, 2006 |
| Disbanded | May 11, 2007 |
| Years active | 2006–2007, 2008, 2011 |
Rated-RKO was a villainous professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) consisting of Edge and Randy Orton, with Lita as their manager for a short while. The team's name was created by combining Edge's nickname, "The Rated-R Superstar",[1] with Orton's initials, RKO, which is also the name of his finishing move.[2]
Edge and Orton formed an alliance in October 2006 to challenge the team of Triple H and Shawn Michaels, collectively known as D-Generation X (DX), whom Rated-RKO felt were preventing them from becoming world champions. Rated-RKO would succeed in defeating DX, giving the latter their first loss since their reunion in June 2006. The following month, Rated-RKO won the World Tag Team Championship. Soon after, Lita left the group due to her real-life retirement.
In January 2007, Rated-RKO lost the World Tag Team Championship, which caused tension between the two. The group officially disbanded in May 2007, after Edge moved to the SmackDown! brand. Edge and Orton had occasional reunions until Edge's first retirement in 2011. Edge returned from a nine-year retirement at the 2020 Royal Rumble, and seemingly was set to reunite Rated-RKO as he and Orton formed an alliance in the Royal Rumble match. Orton further hinted a revival the next night on Raw, only to attack Edge afterwards.
- ^ "Edge's WWE Profile". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
- ^ Tello, Craig. "RK-Ode". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved January 12, 2010.