There’s finally a big update for Randy Orton, so we’ll see what’s going on there. We’ll
also get into what’s going on with Finn Balor, what Bianca Belair had to say, and
more
Let’s start things off with everything related to Randy Orton
So last time we talked about Randy Orton, we went over all the reports on how WWE had
a pretty loaded 2022 schedule for him if he never went down with that injury
It was reported that WWE had two major stories ready for Randy Orton including a feud with
Riddle and Roman Reigns for the back half of 2022
Obviously, none of the plans came to life because of how serious Randy Orton’s back
injury turned out to be
The other mystery surrounding Randy Orton was the back surgery itself
There was a long period there where no one knew if Orton had gotten the surgery already
or if it was still coming up
Well now there’s a slight answer to that question as well
Randy Orton’s wife recently a posted a picture of Randy in the hospital for the surgery
So it looks like the procedure was recently done and now he’ll officially start his
journey to making a full recovery
It was a massive back surgery so it’s probably going to be a little while before he’s back
and cleared to compete
Randy did make it known that he plans to retire at age 50. He’ll be 43 in April 2023
So according to his retirement plans, if that’s still what he’s sticking with, there’s
still enough time for him to take his time and fully recover from this procedure, and
then make a grand return to the ring for a few more years
Even Kurt Angle addressed the reports that Orton recently had that back surgery done,
Angle had this to say, quote:
“Your back controls everything. You can’t do anything when your back is hurting. I’ll
give you an example. Randy Orton just had surgery on his back. He literally couldn’t
do anything, and this surgery is hopefully saving his career. But that’s how much back
problems can affect you as a pro wrestler.” End quote
So Kurt Angle is speaking from decades and decades of experience, he knows just annoying
the back problems can be especially for a wrestler
So Kurt Angle thinks it was the right move and how Orton might’ve just saved his own
career
Randy Orton’s return is definitely going to be such a massive one
He’s absence is definitely felt, so it’s going to be great to see him back out there,
picking up from where he left off at
It still feels like Riddle will be the first superstar that Randy Orton would have to interact
with he returns
Obviously, their tag team and friendship was left on a cliffhanger since Orton went out
on injury
So maybe that’s a spot there for Randy Orton’s return
Maybe he returns to reunite with Riddle, but turns on him right there on the spot to start
that program with Riddle
And it sort writes itself, maybe Randy Orton, the character, came to this realization that
he almost just lost his career
So now that he’s back in the ring, he’s done with the silly tag teams and wants to
get back on a serious route, he doesn’t wanna waste any more time
He lays out riddle and starts that chase to the world titles
Randy Orton’s last world title reign came in 2020, but it was extremely short and forgettable
So if they make that his goal coming off of this near career ending injury, it’ll be
a nice little journey for him
It’ll literally be all of the cancelled 2022 plans that they previously had for him
He’ll feud with Riddle, and depending on when he exactly returns and if Roman is still
the champion, Randy Orton could have that program with Roman Reigns as well
But it’s definitely a great thing that the surgery is over and done with, and how Orton
is now on that road to getting cleared to compete again
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Bianca Belair’s Raw women’s title reign is well over 200 days long, and she’s starting
to have a dominant title reign
As far as dream opponents and possible names for who can dethrone Bianca, two big names
are getting mentioned by fans. These two names are Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley
Bianca Belair was recently a guest on the NotSam Wrestling podcast and addressed the
idea of facing either Rhea Ripley or Charlotte Flair
Bianca had this to say in response to the idea of facing Rhea Ripley at Wrestlemania
39, quote:
“Anytime Rhea Ripley and I get in the ring, we always make magic. I feel like we did some
amazing things in NXT together. Then we came up on SmackDown and we’ve been on both sides
of some amazing things, on opposite sides of this mountain top trying to reach the top.
That would be amazing. I’ve always considered Rhea Ripley and I a WrestleMania match, a
feud that can go down in history as one of the best feuds that the women have had. I
would love to have a WrestleMania match with Rhea.” End quote
Bianca Belair then switched her attention to the idea of facing Charlotte Flair and
had this to say, quote:
“That’s a dream match of mine to have at WrestleMania, but I will say that I still
have my goal of taking down all four Horsewomen. So, I still have Charlotte Flair that I need
to take down. Whether it’s Charlotte or Rhea, I have so many WrestleMania matches
that I still want to have, but Rhea Ripley is definitely at the top of the list. She’s
showing out right now on RAW, so when we crossed paths last week, I was like, I knew this was
coming. We’ll see what happens.” End quote
So if Bianca Belair holds onto her Raw women’s title heading into Wrestlemania season, one
of these two matches seem very likely for Wrestlemania 39
So we’ll have to wait and see what route they decide to take Bianca Belair in
Does she complete her four horsewomen list by defeating Charlotte Flair, or does she
face her old NXT rival, Rhea Ripley?
They’re both great directions for Bianca Belair’s Wrestlemania plans
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2022 has definitely been one of Finn Balor’s best years on the main roster since his debut
year in 2016
That was the year that Finn Balor became the first ever universal champion, but he was
injured during that match and never quite made it back to the top
But ever since taking control of The Judgment Day and turning heel, we’re definitely seeing
a fresh new side of Finn Balor
He’s leading this faction, he’s getting wins over legendary superstars like Edge,
he’s being presented in a whole new light and appears to all be heading in a good direction
It was just a few months ago where reports claim that big plans for Finn Balor as a singles
competitor was on the way
Well a new report from WrestleVotes appears to be supporting this same idea
They claim that Triple H and Finn Balor have always been close since Finn’s day in NXT,
and how Triple H allegedly views Finn Balor as a a reclamation project
So that’s more good news that Finn Balor could definitely be back on his way of being
towards the top of WWE
He’s already one of the top three heels currently on raw, so once all of these big
singles plans start coming into play, he’ll only continue to climb up those rankings
As far as things go with The Judgment Day, they’re still going strong and don’t show
any signs of having issues
Finn Balor is continuing to raise the bar for himself, Rhea Ripley is finally coming
back into action, and Dominik and Damian Priest are also doing their thing
So hopefully even bigger and better things are ahead of Finn Balor and the entire Judgment
Day faction
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