On a recent edition of WWE’s “The Bump,” fourteen-time World Champion Randy Orton discussed the lengthy injury layoff that kept him out of action for eighteen months.
Orton returned from injury at WWE Survivor Series in November 2023. He appeared as the final member of Team Rhodes, helping the babyfaces win the Men’s WarGames Match against The Judgment Day.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On fearing his career was over at one point: “So far so good. I was out for a very long time. [The] longest time I’ve ever been out with injury. At one point while I was out, I thought maybe my career was over, but I had some amazing surgeons.” Orton says he spent plenty of time at the WWE Performance Center to get his cardio and athleticism up to par, and while he’s got his physical conditioning back, his mental conditioning is still taking some time.”
On being grateful for the time he had at home: “I still got a little ways to go I think to get that confidence back but I’m on my way. I’ve been able to have a relationship with her [Orton’s daughter] that I never really had with my other kids because when they were that age I was on the road. Back then, you’d miss birthdays, you’d miss holidays, you’d miss Christmas. Sometimes you’d work Christmas night so a lot of that’s changed for the better.”
