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Why Keith Lee defeated Randy Orton clean at WWE Payback

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Keith Lee stunned the WWE Universe this Sunday when he picked up a clean win over Randy Orton. Moreover, the match lasted just over six minutes, granting the former NXT Champion another highlight in 2020.

Dave Meltzer spoke about the match on the Wrestling Observer Radio. He confirmed that the move was to set up a feud between the two later on. Meltzer claims that Randy Orton will be win the title at Clash of Champions when he takes on Drew McIntyre.

The feud after that would be against "The Limitless" Keith Lee. The clean win at WWE Payback was just the stepping stone to a storyline that is bound to take place in October. He said:

"[Randy] Orton is winning the title from Drew McIntyre after all. They're setting up Orton-Keith Lee title matches as well. It wasn't a great match at all, but just him winning like that from a star-creating standpoint was a good move"

Clash of Champions takes place on Sept. 27. Drew McIntyre is set to defend his title against Randy Orton. "The Viper" defeated Keith Lee and Seth Rollins on Modnay Night RAW this week to earn the opportunity.