5 signs that Vince McMahon won't allow Randy Orton to defeat Drew McIntyre at SummerSlam

#2. Edge isn't returning until 2021

Edge suffered a tricep injury at Backlash 2020 in 'The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever'. It resulted in The Rated-R Superstar undergoing surgery that's expected to keep him out of action until early 2021.

While a Royal Rumble surprise return is certainly possible, Dave Meltzer said that WWE is planning a trilogy bout between Randy Orton and Edge for WrestleMania 36. As a result, there's a possibility of McIntyre dropping the WWE title to Randy Orton. Sportskeeda's Lennard Surrao wrote:

"The reason why that may happen is because WWE reportedly wants Randy Orton to go over McIntyre, which would then lead to a match between The Legend Killer and The Rated-R Superstar. WWE might just want to increase the stakes for the third and final match between Edge and Randy Orton."

Meltzer said that this would be counterproductive as WWE needs to build new stars and we couldn't agree more. If Randy Orton is to get another World title run, wouldn't it be better to happen when Edge is available?

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5 signs that Vince McMahon won't allow Randy Orton to defeat Drew McIntyre at WWE SummerSlam 2020

#2. Edge isn't returning until 2021