WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Last-Minute Potential Winners
By Bryan Heaton
WWE.com
2. Randy Orton
Sigh. It has to be said.
Randy Orton has always been a somewhat polarizing figure to the WWE Universe. The third generation superstar has a reputation for being boring and uninteresting – usually when he’s bored and uninterested in what he’s doing. Although, a world title push may keep him engaged.
On SmackDown, Orton has been somewhat rejuvenated as a member of the Wyatt Family. All three members of the Wyatt Family have entered the Rumble, but the tension within is thick. Luke Harper may not even be in the Family anymore, after all.
If push comes to shove, Orton would have no problem fighting his brothers. Just ask Triple H, Batista, Ric Flair, Cody Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase. Randy is always on the lookout for number one – himself.
It’s been a little while since Orton was in the world title picture. Of course, there’s a 50/50 chance that if Orton goes back to the WWE World Championship scene, he’ll be feuding with longtime nemesis John Cena. How that would go over with the WWE Universe remains to be seen.
But Orton going up against AJ Styles could be a refreshing change of pace. Countering a Phenomenal Forearm with an RKO is so obvious, but still would be pretty awesome to see.
Orton getting back in the world title picture is somewhat inevitable. It’s likely that the Rumble is the jumping off point for that to happen.