4 Ups And 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Oct 27)
3. A Tightly Coiled Viper
Maybe its coming a little sooner than originally planned, but theres seemingly a groundswell building for Randy Orton to rebel against the Authority, so fans might be getting it very soon. (Memo to John Cena: This is how you rage against the machine.) Orton openly lashed out against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon for not handling business (read: Seth Rollins) and took matters into his own hands, snapping off an RKO on Rollins before anyone could react. The look of frustration from Triple H alone sold it, but he and Stephanie talking up Rollins as the future and the standard-bearer of WWE and the Authority set everything up perfectly. Orton barely has to change his character at this point. His fired-up promo, where he referenced the anger management classes he took eight years ago, channeled an energy fans havent seen in a while. http://youtu.be/MPtrGv-m8q4?list=PLF0CB8E7B4C77DB61 When Orton completely turns his back on the Authority, hes going to get an insane reaction. Its just a question of how soon that will come perhaps hell join Team Cena against Team Authority at Survivor Series.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
