6 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Raw (Aug 9)

1. But Are They Back Together?

Randy Orton Riddle
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Only in the world of Randy Orton could attacking someone with an RKO be a possible sign of a reunion as a tag team.

But it’s a distinct possibility that Orton’s post-match attack on Riddle was some strange hazing/indoctrination deal, and next week we’ll see RK-Bro reunited. Randy hit the RKO after Riddle came to his aid, attacking Omos and holding him off long enough for Orton to nail an RKO on AJ Styles for the win.

Orton shrugged and chuckled after he nailed Riddle, almost as if it was a sick gag of sorts, rather than a malicious act. We’ll have to see next week how things play out, but odds are that this is just Orton begin Orton.

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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 fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.