Massive Randy Orton match announced for WWE SmackDown

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“🚨 🚨 🚨 @RandyOrton, U.S. Champion @_trickwilliams and @luchalibreaaa Cruiserweight Champion @ReyFenix battle it out in a #MITB Qualifying Match TONIGHT on #SmackDown!”

Orton lost his Undisputed WWE Championship match to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 42. Orton had aligned with Pat McAfee on the road to WrestleMania but decided to betray the former NFL punter at The Show of Shows. After the loss, The Viper punted Rhodes in the head before going on hiatus.

Orton returned at SummerSlam to cost Rhodes his title match against CM Punk. He hit The American Nightmare with an RKO out of nowhere while the referee was distracted at the PLE, and CM Punk capitalized with a GTS on Rhodes for the pinfall victory. Orton defeated Rhodes at Sunday Night’s Main Event earlier this month.

Former WWE star pushes back against Randy Orton’s claim

Wrestling veteran Rob Conway pushed back on Randy Orton’s claim that he ignored a handshake offer from him.

Speaking on the Insight podcast with Chris Van Vliet, the former WWE star suggested that it sounded like something Orton would have done to someone else and that he would never do that.

“Now the first time I met Randy, I remember I knew who his dad was, and stuff like that. We were at a gym, and me and him are still good friends, but he claims that the first time I met him, I walked into the gym, they said, ‘This is Randy Orton; he just got signed.’ He stuck his hand out, and I looked him up and down and walked right by him. That would have never happened. That sounds like something he would do, but I don’t know how [that came up],” he said.

It will be fascinating to see if Orton can qualify for the Men’s Money in the Bank match by emerging victorious tonight on WWE SmackDown.