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6. Paul Heyman Puts Over Randy Orton's SummerSlam Spirit

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Randy Orton vs. Brock Lesnar is too big a match for WWE not to talk about on Raw the night after SummerSlam. At this point, it looks like it'll be Brock that comes away with the victory, but it'll certainly be a hard fought one. Paul Heyman could discuss this live on Raw.

On the pay-per-view, Heyman would have been forced to interfere on his client's behalf. Grabbing Randy's leg as he coiled ready to strike with the RKO, the 'Advocate' had put over the genuine danger of the move, believing it could have ended the match for his meal ticket.

Orton then goes on to suffer a beating at the hands of Lesnar, but walked out unaided despite his wounds. In order to put over Randy, Heyman appears on Raw and says he's one tough son of a gun, nobody since The Undertaker has stood toe-to-toe with Lesnar showing such spirit.

Wounded himself, Brock will take some time to recover, but he plans on going after the WWE Universal Title when he returns to action.

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