The Reason Randy Orton Is Off SSlam + Big Changes

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– A source within WWE says that Randy Orton will not be wrestling at SummerSlam but is expected to appear on the show. Creative has been considering having Orton cut a promo or perhaps deliver an RKO to someone. Exact details have not yet been decided yet. The company decided to keep him off the show while he was suspended as a combination of not having enough time to write him in and an extra punishment for failing his Wellness test.

– Also for SummerSlam, a source in the company says that with Kevin Rudolf performing the theme song on the show, it is fairly unlikely that the Damien Sandow vs. Brodus Clay match and the rumored Cody Rhodes vs. Sin Cara match will happen. They may still add one of these matches to the pre-show or live pay-per-view (it’ll likely be kept short) but we’ll see. This goes to show you how often plans can change in WWE as they only contacted Rudolf earlier this week.