Backstage News – Randy Orton & The Big Show’s WWE Absences

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May 28, 2015

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The reason Randy Orton and Big Show have purposely been kept off of WWE television because they are not booked in matches at this Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

Both Superstars are scheduled to return for the two weeks of build-up between the Elimination Chamber and Money In The Bank pay-per-views.

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