5 potential feuds for Randy Orton after Drew McIntyre

#2 Randy Orton could defend the WWE Championship against Seth Rollins

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Seth Rollins and Randy Orton are no strangers to one another. They have crossed paths many times and on both sides of the heel and face coin. If they were to meet this time around, both WWE Superstars would be coming into the feud with tremendous heel momentum.

Heel vs. heel is nothing new, but rarely used because of the fear of a dead crowd. We are living in a world where there are no crowds though, and WWE can pick and choose how their virtual fans react to the bad guy meets bad guy dynamic.

As mentioned in the introduction, Randy Orton has been a rejuvenated man since his heel turn. The same could be said for Rollins. No longer having to do the stereotypical babyface schtick, Rollins has flourished both in and out of the ring as a deranged cult-leading villain.

Rollins is one of WWE’s top guys. So, if Randy Orton comes out of Clash of Champions as champion, there wouldn't be many people better to go into a title programme with than the “Monday Night Messiah."

#1 Randy Orton could defend the WWE Championship against Keith Lee

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Keith Lee and Randy Orton became quickly acquainted when the former interrupted the latter to make his main roster debut.

Lee's Monday Night RAW debut came the night after Randy Orton lost to McIntyre at SummerSlam. The two would clash later on in the show, but the match ended in a disqualification when McIntyre interfered.

Lee made Randy Orton bask in his glory when the two met in a great match at Payback last month. Lee pinned Orton clean in the middle of the ring. The defeat has to be playing the Viper’s mind and an RKO from out of nowhere is very likely to be in Lee’s future.

A second match between the newcomer and veteran would be another excellent encounter. But if Randy Orton were successful in his title match against McIntyre, having the championship involved would most certainly raise the stakes.

Despite their match at Payback, Lee is not feuding with Randy Orton but is somewhat half-feuding with him and McIntyre. Lee was virtually inserted himself into an already-progressive feud between Orton and McIntyre. Therefore, it would be great to see “The Limitless One” and “The Viper” go full-on one-on-one.

During this mini-feud, Lee and Orton have proven that they can create an exciting story and have entertaining matches. Just think of what they can do in a major rivalry.