5 Startling signs that Randy Orton IS being used at WWE Survivor Series 2018
Randy Orton is perhaps one of the most decorated champions in WWE history and has undoubtedly cemented his place as one of the all-time greats in the professional wrestling industry. The Viper truly is a force to reckon with in the WWE, and when we approach Survivor Series season, his reptilian instincts seem to be at an all-time high!
With that in mind, the entire professional wrestling world is currently quite shocked that the WWE has left Orton off this year's Men's team for the Traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series Match. Now, him being left off the team would've been understandable if Orton held a notable title which he was obligated to defend at the Survivor Series PPV.
However, since Orton is presently not a champion, nor is he involved in any high profile rivalry, the fact that WWE has still left him off the Men's team truly is dumbfounding. Worry not though!
The WWE may very well have planned a swerve for us at the Survivor Series PPV which takes place on November 18th, 2018. Today, we examine a few rather startling reasons which prove that the WWE could potentially have it's secret plans for Randy Orton at the highly-awaited event which takes place in at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California, this Sunday...
#5 The numbers don't lie, and they prove that Randy Orton is the G.O.A.T at Survivor Series
Randy Orton has performed at the Survivor Series PPV on 13 different occasions, starting at his Survivor Series debut back in 2003, until his performance at SS 2017. One ought to note that Orton didn't compete in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the event, owing to filming obligations in '14 and injury issues in '15 respectively.
Furthermore, Orton has a record 5 wins in the traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series matches and was the sole "Survivor" on his team in 2003, 2004 as well as 2005. The deliverer of RKOs also holds the record for the highest number of eliminations in the event's history -- at 15 eliminations.
I'd also like to add another interesting point here, that every Survivor Series event which saw Orton compete in a match other than the 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination matchup, was a WWE Championship Match! Orton defeated Shawn Michaels in 2007, Wade Barrett in 2010 and Big Show in 2013 -- thereby succeeding in all three of his WWE Title matches at Survivor Series...