It is with deep sadness to announce that Barry Orton, the brother of ‘Cowboy’ Bob Orton and uncle of WWE RAW superstar Randy Orton has passed away yesterday at the age of 62.

Orton, who made his professional wrestling debut in 1976, had stints with the World Wrestling Federation, first from 1985 until 1988 and then again from 1990 until 1991 and worked for other promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, before retiring from wrestling in 1992 and transitioning into movies, landing several minor roles.

On behalf of Wrestling-News.net, we would like to extend our condolences to the family, friends and fans of Barry Orton.