Orton is definitely one of the top superstars in the WWE. In fact I would argue that only a handful are better than Orton. I feel, if given the chance right now (I know he's had chances in the past), he can ascend to the status of being a legit main eventer and have longevity in the main event. His in ring work is great, the crowd responds to him. The way he dismantles his opponent and making everything looks so deliberate is great.Although, people do still cheer him, but you'll always have that in this day and age, when some people like to cheer the heels. He plays a very good heel in my opinion. His promo skills are fine. What he doesn't have is very many big wins to his name. Outside of the title win at Summerslam 04, what other big match has he won? Rarely does he win a feud. I think all Orton needs his work on his promo skills a bit more, its still a tad akward at times, but is definitely improved. Also needs to have the fortune of some good booking. I think a nice 3 month title reign, which would include some nice wins over Cena and possibly HHH and then dropping the title and working a Mania program with HBK which should see him getting the win would do wonders for his career. Being very young, he is the future of the WWE, and a superstar they can count on for years to come.