WWE Rumor Roundup: Three Superstars could leave in 2020 and join AEW, Triple H confirms a big return - 25th October 2019

#4 Randy Orton's salary, current contract status, and future

We're not done with Orton just yet.

Dave Meltzer shared a few important details about the Apex Predator's current deal with WWE in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Orton signed a 10-year contract with WWE which will come to an end in 2020, predictably in June next year.

It was also revealed that Orton makes $3 Million per year and that he could be looking for an improved deal in 2020. He has also planted the seeds for some healthy negotiations with WWE by teasing a potential move to AEW on Instagram

His IG activity and the other teasers are so that Orton has leverage when he sits down to talk terms with Vince McMahon's company. The 39-year-old would ideally like to have a lighter schedule and get a better offer than his existing pay package.

AEW would also love to get a start as established as Orton on board, but will WWE let it happen? We're not so sure about that.

Here's what Meltzer wrote about Orton's situation in the WON:

Orton got a lot of talk this past week with a tease on Twitter. He could just be having fun, but Orton’s ten-year WWE deal expires in 2020 and he’s in a great position to play both sides against each other, and that’s the smart thing to do. In the end, for someone like Orton, who is believed to be making in the $3 million per year range, and doesn’t work a full house show schedule, WWE is probably the better place.

No matter what Orton wants to do, the smart thing is to, especially right now given his age, to use both sides to get the best offer, which at this stage is not just money, but the schedule and perhaps putting a cap on a professional legacy.

Should Orton continue to stay in his comfort zone in the WWE or should he take up a new challenge in AEW? You decide and let us know what you think.