On May 22nd 2022 episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown fans witnessed the last appearance of Randy Orton. Alongside Matt Riddle, ‘The Viper’ Randy Orton lost their WWE Raw Tag Team Championship to The Usos. The team was immensely popular at that time, and a rematch with The Bloodline was expected. Moreover, an Orton vs Riddle match was a possibility that could have taken place at SummerSlam or even WrestleMania 39.
Regrettably, that happened to be Randy Orton’s final appearance up to now, as he suffered a severe back injury and had to undergo surgery, preventing the 14-time World Champion from returning to the ring. Recently, a WWE Hall of Famer, who is familiar with Orton more than anyone else, disclosed that medical experts have advised ‘The Apex Predator’ against returning to wrestling at all.
During a recent interview with esteemed wrestling journalist Bill Apter, ‘Cowboy’ Bob Orton, a WWE Hall of Famer, astonishingly unveiled that Randy Orton’s medical professionals had advised him against resuming his career in the ring. Nevertheless, Orton’s father opined that his son is unlikely to follow that suggestion:
“He’s training, so we’ll see what happens; I don’t know. If he feels like he’s ready to go back, I think he might, but again he’s pretty well taken care of. I don’t think he need [sic] to. And I think the doctors have told him not to. But Randy will do what Randy wants to do.” (h/t: sportskeeda)
