10 Reasons WWE Champion Randy Orton Should Have Been Fired Years Ago
Why "The Viper" should have been wished well in his future endeavours well before now.
It seems ridiculous to talk firing when Randy Orton is the current "face of the WWE". But is it ridiculous for him to even be in such a position? According to John Cena's promo on this week's Raw, Randy Orton has been "sheltered". He has risen through the ranks of the WWE roster because he has been favoured by Triple H, and not because he deserves it. Cena called him "untouchable" because he hasn't been held accountable for his behaviour. Orton's laundry list of bad deeds is no secret. But it still made an impact when John Cena known for being somewhat careful with his words on the company's behalf referred to Orton's "behavioural problems" both in and out of the ring. What better time, before this weekend's unification match at TLC, to review this list of reasons why Orton should have been wished well in his future endeavors.... 10. He Acts The Same As A Heel Or A Babyface
I recently came across old footage of Randy Orton goofing around with Edge, pretending to be DX. Quite frankly, I was shocked. It was the most animated I've ever seen Orton, by a long shot. This is the same guy who got a "Boring" chant from the hot crowd in Seattle this week, during his dramatic promo about the unified title match with Cena. The same guy who has the exact same entrance as a heel as he did as a babyface: slow walk to the ring, no emotion registering on his face, slow climb to the middle turnbuckle to pose cockily with his arms out. The only difference is whether people are cheering him or booing him. Even that's been all over the map, because many people liked the nasty version of Orton who could RKO someone mid-air and ooze his bad-boy sex appeal down the ramp. So they turned him babyface, putting him in enough situations to make him look like the good guy, in context, rather than have him actually EMOTE like a good guy. For the last few years, he has had zero range of emotion. He glowers, full stop. He's been able to get by on his brooding, James Dean-style cool factor and the company's generous positioning. Without any emotions, how can fans feel compelled to care whether he wins or loses?