WWE Name Addresses Concerning Randy Orton Update

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WWE Hall of Famer and NXT commentator Booker T has reacted to recent concerning comments about Randy Orton’s wrestling future.

While it was heavily speculated that Orton would be returning to action for the first time since May 2022 during WrestleMania season, the Viper has yet to make his WWE TV comeback.

The popular star’s father Bob Orton recently fuelled concern surrounding the absent star, noting that he believes doctors told Randy Orton not to wrestle anymore.

Speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T pointed out that he knows how it feels to be told not to wrestle by doctors.

Sharing his thoughts on the situation, Booker T said:

“Randy’s been off ever since dropping the tag team championships, RK-Bro dropping the tag team championships.

“I didn’t know what Randy was dealing with, but Randy has always been a guy that’s been very durable. He hadn’t been a guy that has been injury prone or anything like that.

“He’s always dealt with little ailments like his shoulder. He always had a bad shoulder. He always had this little flex thing he would use.

“I would see him with that thing every day, you know, working with it, working his shoulder, back issues, you know, some minor stuff.

“One thing about the business and we talk about it all the time, you’re going to be hurt. You’re going to be hurt all the time. It’s just a hurt business.

“Being injured is something that’s totally different. Obviously, he’s dealing with an injury now because from what I was reading, the doctors are advising Randy Orton to not come back to in-ring competition.

“I don’t know how true that is, but if it is true, I know what Randy Orton is going through. A doctor advised me, same thing, not to return back to the ring because of neck issues from a full-time perspective.

“That’s why I totally took an exit from the ring when I did because of the curvature my neck could get to the point to where it could start messing with the nerves, tingling in the hands, numbness and then it could lead to paralysis and whatnot, whatnot, whatnot.

“The doctor told me you can stop and we don’t have to have surgery or you could keep going if we do the surgery, so I chose, you know, hey, let me take a step back.

“So I do know what Randy may perhaps be going through at this point in time.”

“It’s not easy. It’s not easy to hear a doctor tell you that you got to stop doing something that you love doing. You’re gonna say, ‘Man, let me go get a second opinion. I gotta get another.’ It’s one of those types of deals, I tell you if this is the case, man, my heart goes out to Randy.

“Hopefully, it’s not. Hopefully, we’ll see Randy back inside the squared circle again, but when doctors start talking like that, sometimes you just got to listen.

“I understand exactly what that doctor is talking about because after the Rumble, I had like a little tingling in my finger, so it just reminded me that problem hadn’t gone away or anything and if I was out there doing this on a regular basis, I could really be putting my life in a bad, bad situation.”

Booker T most recently wrestled in the 2023 Royal Rumble match, which he was eliminated from less than a minute after entering.

For Bob Orton’s full comments on Randy Orton, click here.

Transcription via WrestlingNews.co. 

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