– Source: Afterbuzz TV
Former WWE Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton has been out with an injury since 2015, and there’s been some speculation as to what caused the injury. Orton spoke to AfterBuzz TV this weekend to clear the air.
Orton said that he had a match last fall in Chicago in which stretched a capsule in his shoulder. It had been rumored that his shoulder dislocated simply taking out the trash at home.
“I had a match October (12) in Chicago. My shoulder got stretched back, and I had a repair 12 years ago that was destroyed. I had a little pain, got an MRI and was told (they) had to fix my shoulder again,” Orton explains. “I had a new guy do it and had a stabilization done that they do to rugby players get, and they’re some tough customers.
Orton, who was seen at the WWE Hall of Fame without a sling, updated us on his recovery, but was very vague, throwing out several time frames. He also spoke about how much time he has left in wrestling.
“A couple months, maybe 3-4, 2 weeks. Maybe there’s an RKO out of nowhere (in Dallas). I’m not quite ready to be back on the road,” Orton says. “I still have 5-10 years left, but who knows? I feel like I’m nowhere near done.”
Orton also commented on Daniel Bryan’s retirement, and the possibility of Bryan going into the WWE Hall of Fame.
“He wasn’t with the WWE as long as a lot of these Hall of Famers were, but I feel like what he’s put his body through in the business, I would love to see him cutting a speech and getting inducted. He’s a hell of a guy,” Orton said.
– Baron Corbin is now officially on WWE’s main roster, according to PWInsider. Last night’s Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal win was apparently his call-up.
– There’s been a lot of rumor and speculation on WWE NXT Champion Finn Balor, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson debuting on tonight’s post-WrestleMania 32 RAW from Dallas. We know all three are in town but none of the speculation has been confirmed by any source.
For what it’s worth, Rob Feinstein noted on social media that “The Balor Club” would be starting a feud with WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day on RAW tonight. As noted, The New Day will be defending their titles against Sheamus and King Barrett. Keep in mind Feinstein’s story has not been confirmed, so continue to treat this as speculation.
I reached out to a source at RAW and they said unless WWE has gone out of their way to keep it a secret, which they probably would, it doesn’t look like they will be debuting tonight but that’s not saying they will not. With that said, the source noted that there is absolutely something planned for tonight that relates to NXT, likely a call-up.
