Blockbuster Randy Orton announcement on WWE RAW ahead of Survivor Series: War Games had a major flaw, according to veteran (Exclusive)

By Shubhajit Deb

Modified Nov 22, 2023 06:16 GMT

Randy Orton will return as Cody Rhodes' ally

While Randy Orton's return announcement on WWE RAW was met with a thuderous response, a veteran belives there is still one thing that could have been done differently.

The Apex Predator has been away from the active scene for quite some time due to injury. As such, it was expected that any official news of his return would be recieved well. This week on RAW, Cody Rhodes revealed that Orton would be the fifth member of their team against The Judgment Day in the highly anticipated Survivor Series: WarGames match.

Bill Apter believes that the announcement needed the presence of Randy Orton himself to make it more impactful, even if it was just a phone call or a video promo. On Sportskeeda's UnSKripted this week, he stated:

"I popped for it, I loved it. But I wished they'd have had a promo of Randy Orton at that time on the screen, or a phone call to Randy Orton. Just a little more drawn out. But the people went crazy. Good idea to make him the mystery man." [6:51 onwards]

As of now, it remains to be seen what Randy's return will lead to in WWE.

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Shubhajit is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda, reporting on WWE news. He has a Master's degree in English and has been working in his current role for over 2 years.

A fan of pro wrestling since childhood, Shubhajit decided to start creating content on the sport out of passion. Before covering a piece of news or rumor, he conducts thorough research, ensuring information in his work is reliable and completely accurate.

Although Shubhajit admires numerous pro wrestlers, his current favorite is WWE superstar Drew McIntyre. He is fond of The Scottish Warrior’s character work and innovative quips.

If there is one storyline he can work on in WWE, Shubhajit would book Roman Reigns’ future with The Bloodline following WrestleMania XL, where he lost to Cody Rhodes. He would have Reigns’ stablemates excommunicate him, laying the foundation for a gimmick change for the former. After Reigns’ exit from the faction, Shubhajit would portray him as an anti-hero trying hard to claw his way back up to the top.

Apart from reporting on pro wrestling, Shubhajit enjoys competitive gaming and reading.

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