When Randy Orton went down with a potentially career-threatening injury, it prematurely put to bed indefinitely one of the hottest tag teams in the entire WWE Universe, RK-Bro.

While Riddle has attempted to keep his head above water and focused on bouts against Roman Reigns on SmackDown, a half dozen of his peers in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, and a forthcoming bout against Seth “Freakin” Rollins at SummerSlam, every match has been dedicated to “The Viper,” with the “Original Bro” folding many of his signature offensive maneuvers into his move set.

And yet, if Orton isn't coming back any time soon, the WWE Universe is going to have to find a new angle for Riddle, one that isn't solely about fighting for his fallen friend's honor indefinitely.

Enter Kevin Owens, who came correct with a very intriguing idea indeed.

Sure, Riddle may have been brought into the ring with the promise of a Mtn Dew Baja Blast, but the “Original Bro” was instead propositioned with a team-up of sorts, suggesting that a partnership with Owens – forming a team called Bro-KO, if you will – could lift the two solo performers to new heights and get them both where they want to be after extended stays in the WWE mid-card.

Though it may not have been his original plan, an RK-Bro pair-up might just be what the doctor ordered to get the duo even more over than they already are.

Bro-KO could supercharge WWE's RAW for months to come.

Kevin Owens might just be the most versatile performer in the entire WWE Universe. He can do serious, he can do intense, and he can even do comedy; give Owens an angle, and the 22-year-veteran prize fighter will get it over in a big way.

If any performer in WWE, especially on RAW, could use a seat in that classroom, it's Riddle.

A veteran of many of the same indie promotions as Owens during his pre-WWE run, Riddle is one of the best pure talents in the WWE Universe, with big-time bouts against the likes of Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., and Keith Lee in PWG, an incredible match with Rey Fenix you need to seak out in AAW, and his own GCW co-promoted Pay-Per-View in Matthew Riddle's Bloodsport also on his resume too. He can wrestle up and down weight without much issue, and thanks to his real-world MMA background, he can believably keep himself in any fight, even against the baddest dudes in the WWE like Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar.

But what Riddle sometimes lacks is direction. He gets distracted, agrees to commitments that maybe aren't in his best interests – see his appearance on the KO Show – and can get taken advantage of by people he thought were his friends.

Enter Owens, the prize-fighting Panda enthusiast who could help to direct Riddle's moral compass straight to the pay window.

Like Randy Orton, Owens is a vet who has won the WWE Universal Championship, the WWE United States Championship, and the Intercontinental Championship – in addition to a dozen more titles on the indies like the PWG World Championship, the CZW New Horror Championship, and the Ring of Honor World Championship. He can teach Riddle how to smart his way out of unnecessary matches, how to politic his way into bigtime matches without having to jump through hoop after hoop after hoops like his ordeal with Reigns and Paul Heyman, and maybe even a few new moves like the stunner, the Rock Bottom, and how to do an elbow drop off of the WrestleMania sign.

Goodness, if Riddle learns how to do a move like that, no one is safe; not his opponent, not “The Original Bro,” and not the commentators who have to call the action.

Now granted, is there no guarantee Kevin Owens had Riddle's best interests in mind when he made an offer to form Bro-KO on the KO Show within a show on RAW. Maybe KO sees Riddle as his perfect stepping stone back to the top of the card, maybe he was paid off by Seth “Freakin” Rollins to get him in the ring without suspecting anything – I mean, Rollins did attack Riddle during Owen's show – or maybe he just got hyped up in the moment and wrote a check his future plans can't cash. But do you know what? With RK-Bro on the shelf for the foreseeable future, Bro-KO could absolutely eat up some minutes on RAWs for the next few months, which, considering the show is a cool three hours long, could be much appreciated indeed.