Myles Borne Says He’s Taken Advice Randy Orton About His Ring Style

Myles Borne has been regularly compared to Randy Orton, and he recently revealed that he’s taken advice from Orton about protecting himself in ther ring. A number of fans have noted the similarity between the NXT star and Orton in terms of their looks and how they work in the ring. Borne, the current NXT North American Champion, appeared on the No Contest Wrestling Podcast where he weighed in on emulating Orton and getting advice from the Legend Killer.

Borne noted that they both have a history with back surgeries, something that he’s discussed with Orton in terms of how to extend his career. You can see the highlights below (per F4W Online):

On Getting Advice From Orton:

“He’s told me many times – we have similar body styles. He’s much bigger obviously, but our shape and everything, the way he moves, I felt that was natural for me so I started watching the way he would wrestle and the moves he would do. And he would tell me… because I had back surgery before I got here, so learning from him, I started soaking in everything he was telling me. ‘This is a long career, you’ve gotta protect yourself,’ and the way that he wrestled to have that long of a dominating career, I was like, ‘Okay, I wanna follow that blueprint.’”

On Establishing His Own Identity:

“I started picking some things here and there to try to advance my career very fast. But now I’m trying to create my own path, so slowly but surely, I’m figuring out who I am. But yeah, Randy was kinda the foundational block that I stuck onto to at least help me get through that door and navigate in the ring for the first few years.”