There’d been speculation that the impending birth of a new baby would leave Randy Orton out of Survivor Series, but the delivery was helpfully delayed a few days so that the Viper could compete. We think the kid’s already a fan.

Randy and his wife Kim welcomed their daughter, Brooklyn Rose Orton, into the world earlier this week, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Now that’s something to be grateful for.

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Orton’s got a bit of time off to celebrate the new addition to the family, perhaps explaining why the New Wyatt Family appeared only in a pre-taped segment on SmackDown this week. Randy will return next week to tag with Bray and take on American Alpha for the #1 contenders’s spot to the Tag Team Championship.

The Viper, already a dad, displayed some serious fatherly compassion at Survivor Series, where he broke character to comfort Shane McMahon’s kids after their dad suffered a legitimate injury during the match.

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