Wrestling legend slams WWE for repeating same old Randy Orton angle on SmackDown (Exclusive)

Former WWE head writer Vince Russo recently criticized the Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes storyline. The two megastars were on SmackDown this week.

The Oracle Paul Heyman tried to drive a wedge between Orton and Rhodes this week. He pointed out that soon the two stars would question their loyalty to each other. He laid out the spoiler that they would lose to Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed in the main event of SmackDown. Heyman also predicted that Cody and Randy's alliance would fall apart soon, hinting at a rivalry between the two friends.

During a recent episode of BroDown hosted by Mac Davis, Vince Russo questioned the whole angle. He noted that Paul Heyman suggesting that Orton was an unreliable partner was a redundant storyline. Russo believed the angle had been played out several times in the past, with The Viper turning on his partner. The veteran writer felt WWE creative should try something new rather than playing out those same old storylines.

"How many times are we gonna play the card, you're boy, Paul Heyman, 'Can we really trust Orton?' How many times are we gonna play that card? How many times are you gonna have Big Purse go down there and try to buy the services of Ram Head?"

Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes faced Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker in the main event of SmackDown tonight.

During the match, Randy Orton had an RKO set up, but Seth Rollins interfered. The World Heavyweight Champion hit a Stomp on Orton, neutralizing him. This allowed Reed to hit The Legend Killer with a Tsunami for the win.

In the aftermath of the match, Seth tried to hit another Stomp on Cody Rhodes, but The American Nightmare hit the Cross Rhodes instead.

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