If you watch All Elite Wrestling or NXT, I'm certain that you see heels that do moves that get a pop from the audience. This is also the case with SmackDown where John Morrison, who is one of the most gifted and athletic performers in the history of the business, performs moves that gets the audience to cheer him on. Such is not the case with Randy Orton, who is visceral, who is lethal and who is the definition of a Viper.
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The opening segment with Matt Hardy may have been difficult to watch but that was the purpose of it. Matt Hardy will not be re-signing with WWE, as has been made quite clear, and this was a segment to write him off RAW, once and for all. Randy Orton did it in such a manner that it was absolutely savage and one wondered if it crossed the threshold of what a PG show is supposed to be.
Randy Orton is certainly the best heel in wrestling today.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
In addition to everything he does in Sportskeeda, Dasgupta is also the bassist and lyricist for heavy metal bands- Albatross and Primitiv.
Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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