WWE announced on their website that WWE Champion Randy Orton was fined an undisclosed amount for putting his hands on WWE Official Adam Pearce on last week’s Raw.
What happened last week?
Last week, WWE Official Adam Pearce informed WWE Champion Randy Orton that he will defend his championship against Drew McIntyre next week on Raw. This did not sit well with ‘The Legend’ and he physically assaulted Adam Pearce before saying, “Tell the staff in Stamford to go to hell.”
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Reacting to the news of the fine on Twitter, Randy’s wife, Kim, promoted their new clothing line suggesting fans to head over and buy something from there to offset the fine. The tweet was surely a message that no fine can contain ‘The Viper.’
With this said, I’m really going to need EVERYONE to visit https://t.co/K6ai4hDftn to offset this fine #slthr https://t.co/vSFs8FEWh5
— Kim Marie ❤️ (@KimKlro) November 16, 202
Randy Orton comments on the fine imposed on him
Orton interrupted Drew McIntyre‘s promo to kick-off Raw this week. He highlighted how he has been fined and suspended several times in his career.
He said, “I’m also thankful that fine that was handed to me by WWE, for putting my hands on Adam Pearce last Monday night on Raw, I’m thankful that the fine didn’t phase me.
“You wanna know why it didn’t phase me? Because for 20 years, I have been getting fined. I have been fined more than any other WWE Superstar in that locker room. As a matter of fact, I have been suspended more than any other WWE Superstar that’s ever been under contract.”
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The Legend Killer did not stop there. He concluded, “Actually, I’ve been at home, under suspension, sitting on my couch for a longer amount of time than eighty percent of the WWE Locker Room has spent in that ring. And you wanna know why? You wanna know why I’m still here Drew? You wanna know? I’ll tell you why I’m here with all the fines and all the suspensions and all the rules that I have broken. I’m still here. I’m still the best, I’m still on top, because I’m the Greatest Wrestler Ever.”
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Randy Orton did not budge a bit. He made it pretty clear that no fine or suspension can keep him down for long. Alas, Orton couldn’t hold on to his 14th championship as he lost it to McIntyre later in the main event.
Will the McIntyre-Orton saga continue? Or will The Fiend set his sights on Randy Orton? I guess we will only find out next week!