R-K-Yes: Details On WWE's Plans For Randy Orton, Why He Wrestled Last Week

They had a reason for that. Last weekend, Randy Orton made his return to WWE for the first time in over a year and a half, joining Seth Rollins and company to win the men’s WarGames match. Two days later, Orton defeated Dominik Mysterio on Monday Night Raw before signing with SmackDown later in the week. It turns out WWE had quite the reasoning behind everything they did with Orton that week.

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According to Fightful Select, WWE had Orton wrestle on Monday Night Raw in an effort to capitalize on the excitement over Orton’s return. Having him defeat Dominik Mysterio, as well as making peace with Jey Uso earlier in the night, was meant to wrap up both stories. In addition, Orton’s segments have been produced by Michael Hayes, who works on all of Roman Reigns’ segments. This would suggest that Orton and Reigns are being set up for a match down the line. WWE is also said to be happy with everything Orton has done since his return, including his look and conditioning.

Orton’s return has gone well so far. Check out what he has done since he got back:

Opinion: It’s easy to see why WWE is happy with how things are going with Orton at the moment, as he has done rather well in his limited appearances. Orton is someone who is going to get a strong reaction no matter what he is doing and that has been apparent from the second he got back. Now if WWE can keep doing things we well as they have with him thus far, everything should work out well.