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WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 was a really fun show from start to finish, and even though the actual main event between Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre to crown the new WWE Champion wasn't as much of a thrilling affair as Sasha Banks vs. Bayley, the second-half of the contest certainly delivered. But the question on everyone's mind is why Randy Orton was chosen to be the face of the company, as the WWE Champion at Hell in a Cell!
The question will be answered across 5 points in this article, and you are invited to chime in with your thoughts and views in the comments below. Are you a fan of Randy Orton defeating Drew McIntyre to become the new WWE Champion? Also, what did you think of Hell in a Cell as a pay-per-view event?
#5 Randy Orton couldn't lose to Drew McIntyre for the third time
Even though there's an argument to be made that Drew McIntyre needs the WWE Championship far more than Randy Orton does, you cannot dispute the fact that for Randy Orton to lose the third successive contest to Drew McIntyre would have just diminished the aura the man has. Even though Randy Orton has been blessed with a fantastic career where he has achieved much, many feel that the 2020 version of Randy Orton is his best avatar. As for Drew McIntyre, there is no shame in losing to one of the all-time greats.
In a sense, Randy Orton already fulfilled his responsibility by putting Drew McIntyre over twice across two big matches, and now the Scottish Psychopath is a far bigger star than he once was. Rest assured that these two men will meet again at some point, down the line.
#4 Drew McIntyre could win the WWE Championship back when fans are in the arena again
Many have dubbed Drew McIntyre the most unfortunate WWE Champion in the history of the business because while his build to the WWE Championship was absolutely perfect, he won the title after defeating Brock Lesnar in an empty arena. Drew McIntyre did not even have the benefit of the ThunderDome when he won the WWE Championship, but all of that could change when the world normalizes again.
Drew McIntyre is pretty much guaranteed to get a title shot at some point down the line and it could happen when fans are back in the arena so that he gets the moment that he so rightfully deserves and having Randy Orton carry the Championship as a heel during the pandemic era makes sense, as a result. The world is bound to return to normal sooner or later, and Drew McIntyre could then revel in a chorus of cheers when he captures the WWE Championship in a symphony of 'you deserve it' chants.
#3 Primes Randy Orton to break Ric Flair's record
If there is someone who's going to break Ric Flair's record in this lifetime, who is not named Charlotte Flair, it is certainly Randy Orton who is a 14-time WWE Champion at this point in time. Knowing how close Randy Orton and Ric Flair are in real life; if someone has the blessings of the Nature Boy to break his record, it is certainly The Viper.
Plus, there is also the readymade storyline of the attack on Ric Flair from Randy Orton, so when it's time for The Viper to go for the 17th World Championship, there is a lot of meat on the bone with regard to the storyline. And on the way to breaking his mentor's record, Randy Orton may even tussle with Triple H over the 15th World Championship. Do you guys think that it should be Randy Orton that eventually goes on to retire Triple H, in a match where both men are clashing over the WWE Championship on a grand and mighty stage like WrestleMania or even a future Saudi Arabia date?
#2 Sets up a massive third match for Edge and Randy Orton
Their first clash was a WrestleMania grudge match that took them all across the WWE Performance Center. The second contest between Randy Orton and Edge was hailed as the 'greatest wrestling match of all time', and one has to wonder how WWE could potentially top something with the said stipulation if the two men had to clash again (you guys know they will). Well, the third clash between Edge and Randy Orton can happen over the WWE Championship and take place at a marquee event like Survivor Series 2020.
Yes, a WWE Championship match between Randy Orton and Edge may not really topple the 'greatest wrestling match' moniker, but at least there are different stakes involved in a potential third clash.
Randy Orton could also choose to clash with the likes of Bray Wyatt, if that is a road that WWE wants to go down because of the history between the two men, although it makes far more sense to bring Edge back to end their saga, provided he is healthy.
#1 Hell in a Cell had to end with a major development of some sort
Nobody can dispute the fact that the match placement at Hell in a Cell was a little awry and awkward, because it began on a rather heavy note with Roman Reigns and Jey Uso, and was followed by arguably the best match of the year between Sasha Banks and Bayley, in what was perhaps their best match too. The Hell in a Cell main event had a lot to live up to, and unless there was a title change, there was absolutely no way to justify why this match was going last.
Plus, there was also the element of Randy Orton sending Drew McIntyre through a table at Hell in a Cell that had to be sold in the outcome, and so it was since McIntyre came out on the losing end of the match. Hopefully, Randy Orton works with a whole bunch of promising babyfaces in the RAW roster following Hell in a Cell and elevates them all.
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