Randy Orton has been one of WWE’s top stars for decades now, but it’s been a year since he stepped into the ring. Orton has been sidelined due to an injury and it was reported in November of 2022 that he underwent back fusion surgery.
At this point there’s no timetable for Randy Orton’s return, and his father recently said that he thinks doctors have told him not to wrestle again. There seems to be a lot of speculation regarding Orton’s future as his return to the ring is far from a sure thing right now.
During a recent appearance on The Wrestling Time Machine, WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long talked about Randy Orton’s future and suggested that he should take on a backstage role if he retires from the ring.
“If Randy is pretty much set, and the other thing you said about him taking somebody under his wing and helping him out. That’s what I would do if I was this guy.
“Randy is still a young man; he’s still got a long future. That’s what I would do. If I were him, I would go to maybe NXT, take a job there, and help some of the young kids and show them the right way. Randy Orton is another guy who knows how this works, and that’s why you gotta have people like him, Shawn Michaels, or Terry Taylor.
“If Randy was smart, I would take that. That’d be easy and plus, he’s giving back to the business. Then you can watch what you’ve done if you have helped some of the young kids out. You can sit back and watch and be proud of your work.”
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