Randy Orton spent 18 months sitting on the sidelines due to injury, but he finally returned to the ring during the main event at Survivor Series back in November. Orton’s team picked up the win over The Judgment Day & Drew McIntyre then CM Punk returned immediately after the match.
Recently Randy Orton talked about CM Punk’s return during an appearance on The Bump and he admitted that it took the wind out of his sails when WWE announced his return ahead of time.
“Funny little side story to that day. For a month prior, there was all these rumors online that I was coming back, but there was also rumors that CM Punk was coming back. Instead of it being a surprise that it was me, instead of Punk, they let everyone know a week prior, Randy Orton is gonna be the one joining Cody’s team in War Games.”
“Kinda let the wind out of my sails a little bit because I’ve been gone for a year and a half, there’s all this anticipation, people have been expecting me to return for the past six months because I’ve been out so long.”
The Viper went on to say that the way he handled situation helped him realize he’s matured when he added, “I can tell that I’ve matured a lot, because part of me wanted to be irate that this was taken from me, this reaction from the crowd that I’ve been looking forward to for 18 months.”
“But after all was said and done, I came out, got a great reaction. Punk came out, got a great reaction, and I realised after the fact that nobody stepped on anyone’s toes, it was really just a really fun night for the fans.”
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