Randy Orton's wife calls out WWE for disrespect

Randy Orton's wife, Kim, has called out WWE for disrespect. The Viper was last seen in action a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown when he took on Drew McIntyre.

However, he was not booked on Wrestlepalooza, which was WWE's debut show on ESPN. This continued a trend of Randy Orton being left out of major WWE events lately. This was pointed out on Instagram by a page.

In a post, it was noted WWE has kept The Viper off major events such as RAW’s 25th Anniversary, SmackDown’s 25th Anniversary, the RAW Netflix debut, and now WrestlePalooza.

“Well this ain’t first time Orton being left out of a major WWE event. Raw 25th Anniversary ❌ SmackDown 25th Anniversary ❌ Raw Netflix Premiere ❌ ESPN Premiere ❌ And few more… DISRESPECT AFTER DISRESPECT,” the post mentioned.

This drew the attention of Kim Orton, who responded with a comment and agreed with the disrespect against her husband.

"You ain’t wrong 🤷🏻‍♀️" she wrote in the comments section.

Despite being a 14-time WWE World Champion and one of the biggest stars of the company, Orton's booking has been a little off recently. In fact, Ric Flair also called out WWE for "underutilizing" the Legend Killer.

Flair mentioned that Orton might have made somebody "mad" backstage and that could be a reason for his underwhelming booking.

Randy Orton was pitched to make an appearance at Wrestlepalooza

Randy Orton didn't make an appearance on Wrestlepalooza, but had a pitch for him been approved, things would have been a lot different.

According to a report by Bodyslam.net, both Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre pitched for Orton to interfere in their WWE Championship match. The idea was that Orton would end up costing his former Legacy teammate the Title, giving Drew the win.

This would have laid the foundations of a feud between Rhodes and Orton later on. However, this suggestion was rejected, and Rhodes retained his Title with a clean win over McIntyre.

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Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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