Triple H to send 44-year-old former WWE World Heavyweight Champion packing from SmackDown? Exploring potential repercussions
WWE CCO Triple H might take harsh disciplinary action against a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion tonight on SmackDown. The star in question is Randy Orton.
The 44-year-old superstar caused a major issue on November 2 at the Crown Jewel Premium Live Event, when he delivered an RKO to WWE RAW General Manager, Adam Pearce. Orton also attacked another WWE executive who came out to prevent him from using chair shots against Kevin Owens.
Now The Viper is awaiting action against him on SmackDown tonight. However, the SmackDown GM, Nick Aldis might be unable to take proper disciplinary action against the veteran.
It is mainly because last year, Orton caused a similar disciplinary issue when he gave an RKO to Nick Aldis on the December 1, 2023 edition of SmackDown. The Viper was then charged a hefty fine of USD 50,000. He, however, paid double the amount of what he was supposed to.
When Aldis asked Orton why he paid double the fine, Orton said that the rest in advance was for "next time".
So, Nick Aldis shall not be able to charge Orton now, and it may need to be Triple H who might have to step up against Randy Orton.
Triple H can either remove Orton from the blue brand, as part of the disciplinary action against him or he might put Orton into a match against KO at Survivor Series: War Games.
This match could have an extreme stipulation such as Last Man Standing or Falls Count Anywhere. The probability of Hunter putting the two into a no-disqualification match looks high as turning him away from SmackDown shall not serve any purpose.
Randy Orton had accused Triple H of protecting Kevin Owens on WWE SmackDown
The Viper and Triple H might have a hot segment on SmackDown tonight, as the former WWE Champion confronted Hunter a few days back. After being attacked by Owens, Orton demanded a match against him from Nick Aldis. The SmackDown GM had told him that it wasn't under his authority to grant him that match.
Then in the opening segment of SmackDown on October 25, the veteran charged to the ring and called out Triple H from WWE backstage to face him and give him what he wants. The Game, who was monitoring the show backstage, came out and tried to pacify Orton that a match against Owens wasn't a decent idea.
However, Orton accused Triple H of protecting Kevin Owens. Hunter shot back saying that he wasn't protecting Owens, but instead Orton. The Viper, however, stuck to his guns, and at last, an angered Triple H gave the 14-time world champion his match against Kevin Owens at Crown Jewel.