Orlando Jordan

The Cabinet and United States Champion (2004–2005)

After months of absence due to family issues, Jordan returned on the August 5 episode of SmackDown!, defeating René Duprée. Later that night, Jordan saved WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) from an attack by The Undertaker, turning heel. The following week on SmackDown!, Jordan joined JBL's Cabinet and was appointed "Chief of Staff". He faced The Undertaker later that night, losing by disqualification after JBL attacked The Undertaker. On August 26, Jordan defended JBL's WWE Championship against The Undertaker, but the match ended in a disqualification after JBL again interfered. On the November 25 episode of SmackDown!, Jordan and JBL won a tag team match against Eddie Guerrero and Booker T, after interference from the Basham Brothers, who became the Cabinet's "co-secretaries of defense".

On the March 3, 2005, episode of SmackDown!, Jordan, with the help of JBL, defeated John Cena to win the United States Championship, his first and only title in WWE. At The Great American Bash on July 24, Jordan defeated Chris Benoit to retain the title. Shortly after the loss, he broke away from the Cabinet, ending his alliance with JBL. He was also unsuccessful in winning a fatal four-way match for the title, also involving Booker T and Christian, at No Mercy on October 9. leading Jordan to once again ask for the position on the following episode, which Booker T again declined. During the sixth match in the series, Jordan grabbed Booker T's crutch and hit Benoit, giving him a disqualification victory and tying the series at 3–3. On the January 13 episode of SmackDown!, Jordan unsuccessfully prevented Orton from defeating Benoit to win the series for Booker T.

The following week on SmackDown!, Jordan lost to Orton after Sharmell distracted referee Nick Patrick. After the match, Jordan was attacked by Booker T and Orton, before Benoit saved him, turning face. Jordan was also eliminated by Orton in the Royal Rumble match at the titular event on January 29. He made his final SmackDown! appearance in a backstage segment on May 12, telling Nunzio that he had seen someone who looked like his partner, Vito, dressed in drag at a night club during the recent UK tour. During this time, Jordan had been planned to portray a bisexual character on television, but these plans never came to fruition, as he was released from WWE on May 26, 2006.

Independent circuit and international promotions (2006–2010) On June 23, 2006, Jordan made his first post-WWE appearance for the Puerto Rico-based World Wrestling Council (WWC), teaming with Black Pain in a disqualification loss to Eddie Colón and Shane.

During this time, he began wrestling on the European independent circuit,

In November 2009, Jordan took part in the Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin tour in Australia. On November 21, Jordan and Uso Fatu lost to Brian Christopher and Rikishi in a tag team match. After defeating Ken Kennedy on November 24, Jordan teamed with Fatu against Kennedy and Brutus Beefcake two days later in a losing effort. On November 28, in his final match of the tour, Jordan lost to Beefcake in a singles match.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2007) Jordan made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) on April 7, 2007, during the "NJPW 35th Anniversary Tour", teaming with Giant Bernard in a disqualification loss to Hiroshi Tanahashi and Takashi Iizuka. He wrestled as part of the faction Black New Japan, led by Masahiro Chono. His last appearance for NJPW took place on July 13, where he lost to Tanahashi in singles competition.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–2011) On the January 4, 2010, live, three-hour Monday night edition of Impact!, Jordan, as a heel, made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut in a backstage segment with The Pope. He defeated The Pope on the January 21 edition of Impact! and scored an upset victory over Samoa Joe on February 18. On the March 29 edition of Impact!, Jordan, sporting a new look, debuted his bisexual character which included the usage of caution tape in his ring attire. On April 9, he signed a new multi-year contract with TNA. On the May 3 edition of Impact!, Jordan debuted his new interview segment, O-Zone, during which he attacked and started a feud with Global Champion Rob Terry, unsuccessfully challenging him for the title at Sacrifice on May 16. The following week on Impact!, Jordan defeated Terry in a non-title match after capitalizing on Terry's injured knee, which he had injured at Sacrifice. On the June 3 edition of Impact!, Jordan and Desmond Wolfe lost to Terry and Abyss, with Terry pinning Jordan to end their feud.

On the July 29 edition of Impact!, the heel Jordan formed a dysfunctional tag team with face Eric Young, who had been battling (kayfabe) mental problems ever since taking a bump on the head, being completely unaware of Jordan's sexual orientation and interest in him. Jordan and Young lost to Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore) on October 10 at Bound for Glory. Jordan turned face upon the team's appearance on Impact! on December 16, as he and Young defeated Generation Me (Jeremy and Max Buck). On April 17, 2011, at Lockdown, Jordan and Young failed to become the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship in a four tag team steel cage match. In June, Jordan faced Magnus in the first round of the Xplosion Championship Challenge, but lost. On July 11, Jordan was released from TNA.

Return to the independent circuit (2011–2024) At an NWA WildKat event on November 4, 2011, Jordan lost to Steve Anthony in a lumberjack match. On February 25, 2012, he defeated David Hawk to win the High Risk Pro Wrestling (HRPW) World Heavyweight Championship, but vacated it on March 23 due to injury.

Jordan did not wrestle again until May 6, 2016, when he won the Innerwest Rumble for an opportunity at the AWE Heavyweight Championship. On June 3, Jordan defeated Luke Knight to win the title, only to lose it back to Knight on July 22. On August 20, 2012, Jordan opened another wrestling school in Melbourne, Australia, where he currently resides and works as a stunt performer.

Jordan is bisexual, making him the first openly bisexual male wrestler in WWE and TNA. The following year, his daughter Dakota was born.

Other media Jordan appeared as a playable character in the video games WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 and WWE Day of Reckoning 2. He served as a stunt double for Brian Tyree Henry in the 2024 film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. All Action Wrestling AAW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) All-Star Wrestling Australia ASWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Australian Wrestling Entertainment AWE Championship (1 time) High Risk Pro Wrestling HRPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Maryland Championship Wrestling MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Nu-Wrestling Evolution NWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 82 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011 World Wrestling Entertainment WWE United States Championship (1 time) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Worst Gimmick (2010)