Will the Viper return in time for Wrestlemania 32?

– Randy Orton has been on the fringes of the main event scene since Wrestlemania 31.

Many fans have complained that Orton has been directionless since and his character has been stale. Orton took a short break to shoot for his upcoming movie, the Condemned 2. Randy has been seen recently tagging along with Reigns and Ambrose but has not been involved in any major storyline.

It was announced some time back by the WWE that Orton may require to have a surgery on his injured shoulder. Orton suffered a dislocated shoulder few months back and needs to have surgery on that problem.

The WWE medical staff has told Orton that he has a risk of dislocating his shoulder multiple times if he does not undergo surgery. The estimated time that Randy would take to return is said to be 4-6 months and he may return in time for the Wrestlemania season.

Orton has suffered from chronic shoulder problems throughout his career. If he does not undergo the surgery he would make it to Wrestlemania 32 but has a chance of permanently damaging his shoulder.

Orton was said to recently dislocate his shoulder while performing house chores and an MRI revealed a Bankart Lesion, stretched ligaments and a half torn rotator cuff.

– AT&T Stadium Dallas which is set to be the venue for Wrestlemania 32 hosted a Wrestlemania 32 party which featured WWE Superstars, NXT Stars and WWE Legends. Stephen Fleischman and Rob Gould reported the following incidents at the ticket-only event.

* First to appear were Mark Henry, Lana, Lita and the Mayor, Robert Cluck.

* Stone Cold Steve Austin did a Q&A session with Corey Graves and got a huge pop as always.

* NXT Diva Carmella defeated Alexa Bliss using a submission hold.

* Blake and Murphy were defeated by Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley.

* One of the most over divas currently, Asuka was in action against Peyton Royce. Asuka won the match.

* The No. 1 Contender for the NXT Title, Apollo Crews beat Tye Dillinger.

* Samoa Joe came out victorious against ‘The Lone Wolf’ Baron Corbin using a submission hold.