Randy Orton will officially be a member of the WWE SmackDown roster moving forward.
On this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown, the main event segment saw “The Viper” choose between signing with the RAW or SmackDown roster.
WWE SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis and RAW General Manager Adam Pearce both made their cases to acquire the services of Orton on their respective brands.
The segment saw Paul Heyman coming out to tell Orton that he should really stay away from SmackDown due to The Bloodline’s dominance on the brand.
This led to Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso coming out to attack Orton, but LA Knight came out to make the save. Both Knight and Sikoa fought to the back. Orton then hit Jimmy Uso with an RKO and signed the SmackDown contract.
The show went off the air with Randy Orton telling Paul Heyman to inform Roman Reigns that “Daddy’s back.” He then RKO’d Aldis.
You can check out some highlights from the segment below:
"You can call @WWERomanReigns and you can tell him DADDY'S BACK."#SmackDown @RandyOrton @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/JqusA8lE8C
— WWE (@WWE) December 2, 2023
Lesson learned, @RealNickAldis… 🐍#SmackDown #OUTTANOWHERE @RandyOrton pic.twitter.com/5TgF3UMYOO
— WWE (@WWE) December 2, 2023
