Randy Orton Suspended For 60 Days

Muff_Daddy · 31-05-2012 12:25AM #1

http://www.wwe.com/inside/randy-orton-suspended-for-60-days

First Jericho, now Orton.

Hasn't he been suspended twice before though? I'm sure this is his 3rd strike???

D.Q · 31-05-2012 12:28AM

bold boy.

Garseys · 31-05-2012 12:28AM

Wow, wonder if it was a prescription med without proof/steriods or illegal?

jaykhunter · 31-05-2012 12:28AM

YES!! YES!! YESSSSS! The most stale gimmick and boring promo is gone for 2 months. Awesome stuff. Hopefully WWE don't fill the gap with more Big Show or Mizark....

MitchKoobski · 31-05-2012 12:31AM

wow

GTR63 · 31-05-2012 12:32AM

Poor Dolph now he will be stuck in a feud with who now....JP Liz fave Christian would be pretty great....f*ck Orton f*cking rat

sky88 · 31-05-2012 12:33AM

Well suprised to say the least must of done something really stupid

DEFTLEFTHAND · 31-05-2012 12:33AM

Don't WWE usually turn a blind eye to any bold things Randy does? :pac:

jaykhunter · 31-05-2012 12:38AM

I think they just bring him back in time for the PPV :P Golden Boy Orton (ONS 06). A fantastic wrestler but hopefully he uses the time to reassess his character/promo style.

Mr.Nice Guy · 31-05-2012 12:42AM

That is a big blow for the SD brand. It leaves Smackdown short of a top babyface star, though it works well for Sheamus in a weird way as he's sort of top dog there now.

I wouldn't be surprised if they turned D-Bryan face after No Way Out in response to this.

D2D · 31-05-2012 12:46AM

I know the draft means f all these days but i wonder will they move it up to get SD some babyface talent cause they need it A.S.A.P.

starviewadams · 31-05-2012 12:48AM

Wonder what it was for?recreational drugs or roids?

Hopefully when he returns from this he'll be heel again.

Good news for the recently face turned Christian too.

jaykhunter · 31-05-2012 12:49AM

Put me down, Tensai to SD and feuds with Shambo, fights at the PPV.

D2D · 31-05-2012 12:50AM

Randy Orton is trending worldwide now on Twitter. Think this is the 1 time WWE won't mention a talent trending

gnfnrhead · 31-05-2012 01:05AM

Well that sorts the who should Orton feud with problem rather nicely :pac:

jaykhunter · 31-05-2012 01:31AM

It's worth mentioning that it's his 3rd suspension but only his 2nd wellness violation. WWE fudging the books to not fire him! Man, i'd love to see Orton in TNA. Whole new roster full of people to wrestle for the first time in a fresh setting.

A Primal Nut · 31-05-2012 04:41AM

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

I know the draft means f all these days but i wonder will they move it up to get SD some babyface talent cause they need it A.S.A.P.

Isn't Christian a Smackdown guy? And he's come back as face so I suppose he slots in as Orton's replacement. In the World Title scene they mostly need heels to feud with Sheamus. Anyway they have been swapping people like Del Rio, Bryan and Jericho between brands when required so I am sure they can do it again if needs be without a draft.

Interesting that they started an Orton-Jericho feud and now both are suspended. I feel a bit sorry for Ziggler as it looked like he would be in a big feud with Orton. Don't feel bad for Orton though his mic work is awful. What was that he said a few weeks ago? "...Because my name.......is Randy Orton!" He had a few other bad ones recently.

Charlie Haughy · 31-05-2012 08:54AM

All 3 of CM Punks opponents from the last 3 wrestlemanias are now suspended.

Straight ed---whaaa????

Bump Cody Rhodes or Ziggler to the main event to replace Orton and I might watch smackdown for the first time in 5 years

montyrebel · 31-05-2012 09:17AM

I preferred him when he was ****ting in a divas bag :pac:

DM_7 · 31-05-2012 10:42AM

This is terrible.

I thought Randy was looking after himself well this past while. I heard hiw talk about how travelling in his coach bus helped his back as he could rest properly while travelling. Its terrible that he ended up using something.

WWE need to take a long hard look at how they treat the wrestlers. Everyone needs a good rest but unless they suffer a serious injury or get suspendeed they won't get a proper break and end up needing 'help' to recover.

JP Liz V1 · 31-05-2012 11:19AM

GTR63 wrote: »

Poor Dolph now he will be stuck in a feud with who now....JP Liz fave Christian would be pretty great....f*ck Orton f*cking rat

I think Ziggler will probably feud with Swagger but Christian feuding with Ziggler would be awesome

I think they might turn Bryan face

Captain Morgan Freeman · 31-05-2012 11:20AM

Well Smackdown needs some star power now.
What's Scott Steiner doing these days?

Eire-Dearg · 31-05-2012 11:20AM

Don't think DB will be turned, he's gold as a heel.

takamichinoku · 31-05-2012 11:43AM

Does this mean that Orton won't be in the title picture again because of the risk of a third strike? I know they gave Jeff Hardy the belt on a much riskier two strikes, but I kinda think Jeff was way more over.

I didn't really wanna see Dolph being repeatedly beat by Orton asides from the occasional fluke win. Maybe they'll actually put him in a feud where he can win convincingly now

Captain Morgan Freeman · 31-05-2012 11:58AM

Orton draws/is over so of course he will be back in the title picture again.

Ziggler simply being in a feud with Orton would have done much more for him then beating Kofi Kingston or Santino "convincingly".

rovert · 31-05-2012 12:00PM

Randy and Bourne are homies.

takamichinoku · 31-05-2012 12:14PM

Captain Morgan Freeman wrote: »

Orton draws/is over so of course he will be back in the title picture again.

Ziggler simply being in a feud with Orton would have done much more for him then beating Kofi Kingston or Santino "convincingly".

Title picture =/= champion

obviously, and Orton seems to genuinely try and make good opponents look really good, but when the booking is so stacked against whoever his opponent is, the feud isn't gonna do anything for them. they only seem to give any variation when it's a heel who looks so big and intimidating that it'd be ludicrous to think they were afraid of the babyface (eg. Mark Henry, and look how quickly he got over then after a decade and a half of being a joke). I'd rather see Dolph languish in obscurity for another bit than being rushed into being the next Miz.

Captain Morgan Freeman · 31-05-2012 12:55PM

Well you did ask if he would be in the title picture again but for what it's worth im confident he will be a champion again.

I would have kept Ziggler in a tag team for the short term but he's already said he wants to go solo so that's a no go. It's worth knowing that before he won the WWE title at money in the bank last year CM Punk only won 6 out of his last 24 PPV matches. So you don't always have to win to look good or move up the card, having good matches and wrestling against people who are relevant means you benefit by association. He should go to smackdown and feud with Christian, the matches would be good and he could benefit from going toe to toe with a former world champ.

31-05-2012 01:26PM

YES! Wont have to hear the words "Apex predator" or "Viper" for 2 months.

I think Orton has had some great matches in the last year or two but its the build up to the matches. The chap is just so boring.

Especially the slow walk to the ring and his stupid promos starting with "My name............................is Randy Orton" and his slow talking promos in general.

Hopefully they might push someone (preferably Ziggler) while hes away.

Hashtag_HEEL · 31-05-2012 01:39PM

Randy Orton, the newest edition to the TWO mile HIGH Club!

rovert · 31-05-2012 01:53PM

Run down of Randy Orton's history at Cageside Seats:

1. Lots of minor incidents before WrestleMania 22 that went unpunished.
2. Caught smoking pot backstage, suspended for 60 days, not considered a Wellness policy violation.
3. Worked for 30 days without pay after failing a drug test for steroids, first Wellness strike in August 2006.
4. Sent home from a European tour for trashing a hotel room, but was back at work within 10 days.
5. Named in the Signature Pharmacy scandal but wasn't punished.
6. His drug overdose / suicide attempt.
7. Strange motorcycle accident where he re-injured his shoulder.
8. Now his latest 60 day suspension for a second Wellness policy violation.

http://www.cagesideseats.com/2012/5/30/3053571/randy-orton-suspended-60-days-for-second-wellness-policy-violation

Randy Orton Suspended For 60 Days

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