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When news broke that Vince McMahon was exiting WWE for the second time in 18 months, this time right before the Royal Rumble due to incredible backlash from Slim Jim and others during the initial fallout of the Janel Grant lawsuit, fans, wrestlers, and pundits alike wondered just how hands-off the former WWE Chairman of […]

When it comes to wrestlers in the WWE Universe who have benefitted greatly from Vince McMahon, it’s hard to find a name more prominent than Randy Orton. A third-generation WWE Superstar who signed with the promotion at the turn of the century and has been employed consistently ever since, Orton has been booked like one […]

When Randy Orton listed Austin Theory and his tag team partner, Grayson Waller, among the hottest young stars in the WWE, it turned heads from all around, including that of “A-Town’s finest.” Asked how it feels to be a favorite of Orton in an appearance on the Battleground podcast, Theory called the situation surreal, noting […]

When Randy Orton and Kevin Owens walked out to the ring at Backlash, the crowd in Lyon, France, met the “Viper” with a hero’s welcome, singing the words to his theme song and leaving a genuine smile on both men’s faces. Discussing how special this moment was for both men on The Bump, the “Prizefighter” […]

Randy Orton has been a busy, busy man since returning to WWE last November. He’s challenged for championship belts twice, wrestled at five-straight Premium Live Events, re-started his feud with The Bloodline from pretty much the moment he was handed a microphone on his first night back on SmackDown, boldly announcing to the world that […]

After watching RAW run through the opening round of the Queen and King of the Ring tournaments, Randy Orton stopped by the backstage area of SmackDown to talk about his forthcoming match with AJ Styles in the opening round of the tournament, with both men looking to rehabilitate their pushes after taking losses in Lyon, […]

When Cody Rhodes unofficially announced that Randy Orton was returning to WWE at Survivor Series, it felt like a big deal. Suddenly, one of the biggest acts of the last era of WWE was going to debut under the new Paul “Triple H” Levesque era, and fans would get to see how the pairing would […]

With WWE Backlash rapidly approaching, Paul Heyman had one thing and one thing alone on his mind: getting The Bloodline‘s match with Kevin Owens and Randy Orton called off, but not for the reasons you might think. But why? Does he want to avoid the risk of the faction taking a loss to a pair […]

When Nick Aldis broke the news that not only was Logan Paul unlikely to receive a mandated apology from Randy Orton on SmackDown, but he’d actually be facing the “Viper” and his Royal Rumble opponent, Kevin Owens, in a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania 40 with the United States Championship on the line, it left […]

When Nick Aldis announced to the fans in Memphis, Tennessee, and watching SmackDownthe world over that Logan Paul was going to be defending the United States Championship in a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania 40 against Kevin Owens and Randy Orton, it earned a horrible reaction from the “Maverick.” Suddenly, after having to pull out […]

In the penultimate match of the Elimination Chamber, WWE decided to set history aside to run the Men’s Elimination Chamber match third on the four-match card, tipping the cap to Rhea Ripley for helping to sell some 50,000 tickets to her countrymen in Perth. An unusual decision? You bet; the star power of the men’s […]

Though he isn’t technically booked on the Elimination Chamber card, Seth Rollins will be watching the show with a vested interest all the same, as one of the six men in the show’s namesake match, Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, LA Knight, Kevin Owens, or Logan Paul, will ultimately punch their ticket to WrestleMania […]

When Randy Orton went down with a back injury in the spring of 2022, fans knew it was bad, as he was held out of action for 18 months with a good stretch of that time featuring very little news in the way of positive progression, but few knew the true extend of his discomfort… […]

When WWE announced that Survivor Series would be coming to the greater Chicago area for a Thanksgiving weekend Premium Live Event at the end of November, no one pegged the day as the special return day for CM Punk, or even Randy Orton for that matter, either. At the time, Punk was still a member […]

If there’s one member of the active WWE roster with a clear connection to Vince McMahon, it’s Randy Orton. Now sure, some will point to Roman Reigns being Mr. McMahon’s chosen champion for the better part of a decade, with the “Billion Dollar Booker” giving him chance after chance after chance at the top of […]

Before he was calling out Seth Rollins ahead of the Royal Rumble or setting the new record for the longest Intercontinental Championship reign in history, Gunther was impressing the absolute heck out of Shelton Benjamin, a technical specialist who worked alongside the “Ring General” in WWE for the first two years of his main roster […]

After making his fun, feel-good return at Survivor Series as the final member of Cody Rhodes’ WarGames team and working a few matches since against the likes of Dominik Mysterio and Jimmy Uso, Randy Orton will be thrown directly in the deep end at the Royal Rumble, where he will go toe-to-toe against Roman Reigns, […]

When John Cena took a crushing loss to Solo Sikoa at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, finding himself on the wrong end of about a dozen Samoan Spikes before being pinned in the middle of the ring for the 1-2-3, it felt like a pretty definitive moment in the career of “The Face That Runs […]

When Cody Rhodes broke the news that Randy Orton was returning to WWE for the first time in 18 months for his WarGames debut at Survivor Series, it felt like a phenomenal way to add some excitement and surprise to WWE’s final major Premium Live Event of the year. … but then CM Punk returned […]

In a few short days, MJF will wrestle what might just be the most important match of his AEW World Championship reigns in front of his hometown crowd in Long Island, when he goes toe-to-toe with one of the biggest, baddest dudes to ever do it in the business, Samoa Joe, at Worlds End. If […]

After watching Randy Orton seemingly skip the line to become the number one contender for Roman Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble, LA Knight earned some rare good news on SmackDown when, alongside the “Viper” and AJ Style, he was booked for a three-way match at New Year’s Revolution to decide on […]

Hulk Hogan has forgotten more about professional wrestling than most will ever know, even if that occasionally bites him in the behind due to his less-than-perfect recollection. He was the biggest act in WWE and WCW history during their respective glory days, a legitimate movie star even if he’s been called an all-time bad actor […]

After months away from WWE television – literally – Roman Reigns made his triumphant return to SmackDown to discuss the state of The Bloodline, a faction that has found a new foe in familiar face as of late in Randy Orton. Marching down to the ring with his brand new golden WWE Championship on his […]

After making his massive return after a year and a half away at Survivor Series, Randy Orton officially made his future a whole lot clearer on SmackDown: Signing with the Blue Brand as his new home within the WWE Universe so he can go after The Bloodline. For Orton, the decision to return was a […]

At the beginning of November, there wasn’t a hotter babyface in the WWE Universe than the “Megastar” himself, LA Knight. Since slowly working his way up the ranks from a performer held off of WrestleMania 39 in his “hometown,” Knight became the face of Slim Jim, became tag team partners with John Cena, and secured […]

With NXT Deadl1ne rapidly approaching, the reigning and defending North American Champion, “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, received a surprising endorsement from none other than WWE’s “Apex Predator,” Randy Orton. That’s right, stopping by Logan Paul’s ImPaulsive podcast, Orton discussed his relationship with the Mysterios, Rey and Dom, and just how proud he is to see the […]

Randy Orton is one of the most decorated and accomplished WWE superstars of all time. Since debuting in 2002, Orton has taken the company by storm and never turned back. In his 20+ year career, Orton is a 14-time World Champion, 4-time Tag Team Champion, 2-time Royal Rumble winner, a former Money in the Bank […]

CM Punk is officially back in WWE, and wrestling fans worldwide are ecstatic. Not only did the unthinkable happen with Punk returning to the company nearly ten years after leaving, but this opened the door to countless potential matchups and feuds we have never seen before. WWE should waste no time with CM Punk’s return […]

Randy Orton has been a member of the WWE Universe for 24 years. He’s seen the rise and fall of Ruthless Aggression, the rise and fall of tag team wrestling – multiple times over, in fact – and even had to sit back and watch as Roman Reigns went from a football player from a […]

As crazy as it may be to imagine, 43-year-old Randy Orton is rapidly approaching 25 years in the WWE Universe, with his debut coming all the way back in 2000. Since that first match, which came for OVW, Orton has never left the promotion for another, never taken an extensive period away to pursue becoming […]

When Randy Orton made his first in-ring appearance on WWE programming in 18 months at Survivor Series, returning in spectacular form as the final member of Team Cody Rhodes in the WarGames main event, it felt like a big deal. Sure, WWE chugged along just fine and well without the “Apex Predator” at the forefront […]

After making his long-awaited return at Survivor Series, teaming up with Seth Rollins, Jey Uso, Cody Rhodes, and long-time friend Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton made his way over to Nashville, Tennessee, to do, well, a little bit of everything for the Red Brand. From opening up the show, to feuding with Rhea Ripley on the […]

When news broke that not only was Randy Orton going to be making his much-anticipated return to WWE television for the first time since May of 2022 but would be opening up the show with a very special promo, it got fans stoked. What would Orton have to say? Who would come out to greet […]

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk were co-workers in AEW for roughly six months before the former decided to take another crack at winning the “big one” in WWE. Over that short but sweet period of time when it felt like the promotion was on top of the world, the duo never shared the ring for […]

When Randy Orton was “late” to the start of Survivor Series, leaving his team to prepare for their WarGames match 5-on-4, it led more than a few fans in the Allstate Arena in Roseland, Illinois, to chant early and often for their favorite local wrestler, the “Second City Saint” himself, CM Punk, to defy the […]

When Cody Rhodes broke – confirmed? – the news that Randy Orton was returning to the WWE Universe at Survivor Series, it marked a very exciting restart to a career more than a few fans thought was over. That’s right, after losing his tag titles alongside WWE’s former King of Bros, Matt Riddle, and going […]

It’s here, it’s finally here: WWE Survivor Series: WarGames. Soon, fans will get to see some of the biggest and best names in the WWE Universe shake it up in two rings under a gigantic cage, a pair of top-tier title matches featuring some of RAW and SmackDown‘s biggest stars, and even a showcase match […]

After 18 months away, it officially happened: Randy Orton made his shocking return to the WWE Universe on Monday Night RAW to be the fifth member of Team Cody Rhodes at WarGames. Contacted earlier in the show by the “American Nightmare,” Orton got on the phone with Rhodes, Jey Uso, and the management duo of […]

Survivor Series: WarGames is quickly approaching, and things are starting to heat up. On last week’s episode of WWE Raw, Adam Pearce announced the men’s WarGames match at Survivor Series. This match will include Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, and Sami Zayn vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio, and JD […]