5 reasons why AJ Styles is challenging Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship on RAW

#1 To give The Viper a chance to turn full face

Orton crashed The O.C.'s victory celebrations last week

Randy Orton has been teasing a face turn for a while, and it’s likely the company will turn him face just before the start of the new decade.

Orton seemed to be getting in a rivalry with top babyface Ricochet before he had a change in character. For the past several weeks, we’ve seen him go after AJ Styles instead. Mysterio’s Championship victory also came owing to an RKO from Orton to Styles.

Now that Styles is in a position to face a major Superstar in non-title or Championship matches, Orton seems to be the perfect man who can counter him.

We could watch Orton once again help Mysterio retain the title, or come to his aide during a beatdown. This would confirm Orton’s turn while giving Styles some more heat and the fans something to look out for.

While TLC 2019 seems too close to have a good match between the two, we could watch them compete for the next several weeks before one of them progresses to challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship down the line.

Will we finally watch Randy Orton turn face at the end of RAW this week? We can’t wait to find out!