10 Reasons Randy Orton's Slow Face Turn Is Best For Business

7. Satisfying Conclusion To Slow Story Build

As Seth Rollins has continued to positioned himself as the "undisputed future of the WWE", Randy Orton has increasingly played second fiddle in the eyes of Triple H and the rest of The Authority. The team at WWE Creative have sowed the seeds of tension within the stable at - appropriately for Orton - a methodical pace, allowing the WWE Universe to get behind the Viper. In an era where story threads are picked up and dropped by Creative seemingly at random, it's gratifying to see a story that genuinely builds slowly over a period of weeks and months. The intensity of the story has been amplified in recent weeks, with Rollins delivering a Curb Stomp to Orton during the Raw before Hell In a Cell and the Apex Predator paying him back with several RKOs in subsequent shows. The beating that closed last week's episode of Raw was the perfect way to pay off the slow build. Finally, everything boiled over and Orton was left in a heap, bleeding profusely from a wound on his head. The reaction from the crowd in Buffalo illustrated just how invested the fans can be in a properly written story. It's a prime example of how effective patient storytelling can be in professional wrestling.