WWE: Talking Points from August 5th RAW

2. Randy Orton makes his intentions clear

Orton, Bryan, and John Cena faced The Shield in the main event of the show. Bryan inadvertently knocked Orton down during the bout, and after The Shield got disqualified, Orton came back into the ring and RKO’d Daniel Bryan. After Cena and Orton chased The Shield away, Orton dropped Cena with an RKO and thought about cashing – in his Money in the Bank contract, but changed his mind when The Shield came back. Orton then left his “partners” to face the wrath of the trio as he made his way back into the locker room, while The Shield took care of John Cena and Daniel Bryan. This looks to be a slow lead for an Orton heel turn, and one suspects that will finally happen at SummerSlam.

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