WWE RAW: 2 Superstars who flopped and 3 who impressed – Top Superstars brutalized, big mistake with former world champion? (March 8th, 2021)

#3 Impressed on WWE RAW: Randy Orton

Randy Orton has invested himself completely in this feud

Randy Orton is dealing with a haunted run on WWE RAW. This week on the Red brand, he was involved in a backstage altercation with AJ Styles. It led to a singles match between them, which then main-evented the show. Even though Orton ended up losing the match, he managed to nail his performance while dealing with both Styles and Alexa Bliss.

Orton looked brutal right from the beginning of this match on WWE RAW. The exchange was well-balanced, with both Superstars taking turns to dominate the match. Orton used great counters against his opponents' high-flying maneuvers. We even saw The Viper taking a lot of punishment that made Styles come across as a huge threat.

In the final moments of the match, a video of Alexa Bliss played on the titantron in which she was seen summoning The Fiend. Soon after that, Orton started throwing up the black liquid. Styles made the most of this distraction and pinned Orton to pick up another big victory on WWE RAW.

As for Orton, he looked scared and frustrated, especially when the ring posts were on fire. He will now be desperate to come face to face with Bliss, but it appears that he will have to wait for a while.