Did Randy Orton secretly checkmate Triple H at WWE Crown Jewel? Analyzing forgotten detail with Nick Aldis on SmackDown

At WWE Crown Jewel, the match between Randy Orton and Kevin Owens never began. However, this does not mean they did not fight. The two men actually began brawling before the bell even rang. In their brawl, which spanned across the arena, Orton also took out RAW GM Adam Pearce with an RKO.

Since The Viper laid his hands on an authority figure, many believe WWE CCO Triple H will be forced to fine Orton. However, it seems like Orton might have secretly taken advantage of a loophole, thus delivering a checkmate to The Game and senior officials in WWE.

Orton's attack on Pearce wasn't the first time he put his hands on a General Manager. On the December 8, 2023 edition of WWE SmackDown, the 14-time World Champion hit a vicious RKO on SmackDown GM Nick Aldis. As a result, Orton had to pay a $50,000 fine on the December 8th edition of the blue brand.

However, instead of paying $50,000, Randy Orton handed Aldis a $100,000 check and told him he was paying him extra for next time. Hence, if Triple H comes out and tries to fine Orton for RKOing Adam Pearce, Orton could remind The Game of this scenario and bail himself out.

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A look at who all fell victim to Randy Orton and Kevin Owens at WWE Crown Jewel

The brawl between Randy Orton and Kevin Owens was not only harmful for them but also for the ones who tried to stop them. As mentioned above, Adam Pearce found himself on Orton's wrong side when he tried to stop the brawl that was going on inside the ring.

However, another WWE figure who fell victim to The Apex Predator is WWE producer Shawn Daivari. Like Pearce, Daivari too came with the hopes of controlling the situation in the ring, but he was quickly met with an attack from the 14-time World Champion.

While Orton laid his fair share of harm on WWE figures, Kevin Owens wasn't too far behind in doing the same. When Owens was attacking Orton, the Canadian was stopped by referee Eddie Orengo, who was originally going to referee the match between the two stars.

However, this interference from Orengo led to Owens stunning him. Apart from the referee, another WWE producer was attacked by Kevin Owens. When Orton and Owens were brawling ringside, Jamie Noble tried to stop them, but he was met with a punch by Owens.

Overall, the situation was difficult to control, and it eventually led to Randy Orton being stretchered out. On the upcoming episode of WWE SmackDown, it will be interesting to see the repercussions Orton and Owens will have to face due to the chaos they created at WWE Crown Jewel.