1) Major Potential Swerve At Summerslam
According to a report from WrestlingNews.co, WWE is still strongly considering putting the WWE Championship on Randy Orton at Summerslam. Here is what the site wrote:
There is still time for WWE to figure things out for Mania but based on what WrestlingNews.co was told by WWE sources, there is still talk within the company about having Orton walk out of SummerSlam with the title.
On Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez also speculated that we could see Ric Flair return to help Randy win the Title. This is because the camera didn’t actually show Randy kicking Ric during RAW. Here is what Alvarez said:
“Why would Randy turn on Ric Flair now, as opposed to after the match with Drew McIntyre? If Drew McIntyre is going to win, Randy Orton turning on Ric Flair the next day is the best way to get his heat back and he can blame Ric Flair. There’s a million things you can do. I think Randy Orton is beating Drew McIntyre. If Randy Orton is beating Drew McIntyre, look at how hard they have pushed Drew McIntyre. I think the only way that Randy wins is with help. I think that this is a swerve and that Ric Flair is going to come out at SummerSlam and he is going to help Randy Orton win the 14th World Title and they will have been in cahoots and they’re on their way to this gold that they talked about.
“Why do I say that? Because Randy Orton punted Christian a few weeks ago, right? Christian retired due to a head injury. Christian had too many concussions and they will never clear him to wrestle again and you know what they sure aren’t gonna clear him to do – take a punt. So what they did, it’s a taped show and they shot it in such a way that Randy Orton’s foot was in between the camera and Christian’s head. He was probably a foot away from Christian’s head but he did the punt and they edited in the sound effect and they shot it from the perfect angle and it looked like he punted the guy and killed him. Well, guess what, Ric Flair can’t take any physical punishment as well. It was a taped show, they could have used sound effects, they could have done the exact same thing but they didn’t. Instead, Randy went for the punt and he started running and the lights went out and when they came back on, Ric Flair was allegedly dead. We don’t know, just like Zelina Vega asked, what proof do you have as a viewer that Randy Orton actually punted Ric Flair? Zero proof. I think these two guys are working together and they allegedly wrote Ric Flair out of storyline but at SummerSlam, Flair is going to return and he is going to screw Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton is gonna RKO him and win the title and they are all in cahoots. I hesitate to say this but guess what, it all makes sense! But we’ll see what happens at SummerSlam.”
My Take:
- This would actually be a pretty interesting swerve if it happens. It would protect Drew from losing the WWE Title cleanly, which would be the smart thing to do if he is losing the belt. Ric would also live up to his name as the ‘Dirtiest Player In The Game’. The second half of this article is only speculation but it definitely felt interesting enough for me to share.
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