Randy Orton returned triumphantly at WWE Fastlane last week, basically taking out the Authority single-handedly and sending them scurrying. A day later, he begrudgingly rejoined the Authority and teamed with Seth Rollins, the man who put him on the shelf for several months. There clearly is more to this story than just a tenuous reunion. Orton is up to something, right? Or the Authority is plotting, and Orton is just gullible. More likely, Ortons return to the fold is a ruse to draw Rollins into a false sense of security before he lashes out, setting up a WrestleMania match that could be a show-stealer. If thats the case, when will we see that turn? Could Monday be the night that Orton strikes, letting things continue to build the last three weeks to a fever pitch? Or will things continue to simmer a little longer?
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.
