WWE star Randy Orton has risen through the ranks of professional wrestling stars, evolving from a “Legend Killer” to a legend in his own right in the squared circle.
The son of “Cowboy” Bob Orton is a 10-time WWE Champion, four-time World Heavyweight Champion, and one of 18 men’s wrestling stars considered Grand Slam Champions.
Many fans celebrate seeing “The Viper” whenever he appears at an event, whether it’s a house show, Raw, SmackDown, or premium live event.
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However, Orton was noticeably absent from this month’s WWE Wrestlepalooza, the first-ever premium live event presented on the new ESPN Unlimited platform.
Fans saw five other matches, including the return of AJ Lee after a 10-year hiatus for a tag team match with her husband, CM Punk, and a match where Brock Lesnar defeated and destroyed John Cena.
There were also two championship matches on the card, including Cody Rhodes successfully defending his Undisputed WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre and Stephanie Vaquer becoming the new WWE Women’s World Heavyweight Champion.
The Instagram account @randyfan4ever_ mentioned that there were some significant WWE events in which Orton wasn’t involved.
Among those events were the 25th-anniversary episodes for Raw and SmackDown, two shows he has been a major part of. In addition, Orton was omitted in the WWE Raw premiere on Netflix, “And Few More,” according to the IG account.
“DISRESPECT AFTER DISRESPECT,” they wrote in a caption on their original post.
That prompted Orton’s wife, Kim Orton, to react, commenting, “You ain’t wrong.”
Another recent example is that Orton wasn’t part of the WWE Clash in Paris, which featured plenty of love from the crowd towards the top superstars.
In early August, fans saw Orton teaming up with Jelly Roll at SummerSlam for a tag team match they lost to Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre. Orton also fought Drew McIntyre on Saturday Night’s Main Event in July.
Whether WWE snubbed Orton or he agreed with them all is unclear. However, it seems the longtime professional wrestler is deserving of more respect when WWE presents major events like the ones mentioned, and his wife undoubtedly agrees.
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