Randy Orton is not advertised for this week’s live episode of Smackdown. He was originally set to appear at both RAW and Smackdown but was pulled. As previously reported, he was also backstage for the Royal Rumble but wasn’t used.
Orton will still appear at the Washington Auto Show in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. today from 6-8 PM.
There’s no word on when he’ll return to WWE TV, but he’s currently advertised for next week’s RAW from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
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