Randy Orton was reportedly furious at WWE after an angle was pitched which would’ve made reference to his ex-wife and their daughter.
In 2007, Orton married Samantha and had a daughter together before the couple divorced in 2013.
While speaking on The Universal Wrestling Podcast, former WWE writer Matt McCarthy said that the idea was for a Superstar to reference the Viper’s personal life:
“Whoever his opponent was was going to mention Randy’s wife and Randy’s daughter. I believe that this was the scenario, and Randy blew his stack… Randy was just like, ‘Why don’t we keep my f***ing work at my f***ing work? Leave my f***ing family in my f***ing family’s house,’ or something like that. It was just like, ‘Wow, I don’t think Randy likes this idea.’ That was wild.”
Orton most recently competed on last Friday’s SmackDown, where he and Riddle lost the RAW Tag Team Championships to The Usos.
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