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WWE Rumor Roundup: Veteran calls former World Champion 'poison' of the locker room; Vince McMahon responsible for big push; Randy Orton's SummerSlam opponent - 9 July 2020

By Shiven Sachdeva

Modified Jul 11, 2020 06:59 GMT

#3 Randy Orton's plans for WWE SummerSlam

Randy Orton is possibly the biggest Superstar on the WWE RAW active roster right now. The Legend Killer has had a resurgence this year thanks to his epic matches with WWE Superstar Edge.

Orton will likely be taking on The Big Show at Extreme Rules: Horror Show which leaves his calendar open for SummerSlam. As per a previous report, Randy Orton had himself pitched to face NXT Superstars Adam Cole or Tommaso Ciampa. There were rumors that this match might happen at SummerSlam, however, that might not be the case.

As per Alex McCarthy (via Cagesideseats), Randy Orton will most likely be facing Drew McIntyre instead.

Both WrestleTalk’s Louis Dangoor and TalkSport’s Alex McCarthy report that although Randy Orton wanted to work with either Adam Cole or Tomasso Ciampa at SummerSlam, the lack of top heels means he’ll be Drew McIntyre’s challenger.

Drew McIntyre had stated in an interview that Randy Orton is the Joker to his Batman. There were plans for Brock Lesnar to return and face Drew McIntyre at SummerSlam, but it looks like those plans are also in jeopardy now.

About the author

Shiven Sachdeva is a WWE writer who has been with Sportskeeda for over eight years. He is an alumnus of IIT-R and holds a Master's Degree in Commerce. His love for writing and pro wrestling led him to become a writer. Shiven has interviewed multiple top WWE stars, including former champions Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch, and Seth Rollins, to name a few.

Shiven thoroughly researches the news and stories and enjoys reporting roundups and news to help give his audience an accurate view of all the important happenings in the world of pro wrestling. He has one of the highest average reads on the website and holds the distinction of garnering a 100M reads in under 2000 articles.

Two of his favorite WWE Superstars are Shawn Michaels and Drew McIntyre. If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Shiven asserts that he would reinstate Michaels as the leader of DX instead of Triple H.

Shiven also enjoys watching and taking part in Theatre in his free time.

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