WWE Announces The Next Opponent For Randy Orton

WWE Payback is only a week away. This is one of the first times WWE is hosting back to back pay-per-views. Hence, it was obvious that the creative would book rushed feuds to make matches. As expected, the company announced some new matches on Monday Night Raw. Most recently, WWE announced the next opponent of Randy Orton.

Keith Lee Makes His PayBack Debut Against Randy Orton

Earlier, WWE announced that Keith Lee would make his main roster debut on the August 24 edition of Monday Night RAW. He debuted in new ring gear and with a new theme.

He challenged the Viper Randy Orton for a singles match. Previously in the night, Orton injured WWE champion Drew McIntyre with two punt kicks to the skull.

The match was looking great until Drew interfered and the match ended in a count-out. After few hours of the event, WWE announced on Instagram that Keith Lee would face Randy Orton at WWE PayBack for a proper rematch.

Lee had lost his NXT Championship on NXT: TakeOver XXX, just the night before SummerSlam.

Fans were furious because Keith lost just 52 days after he won the title from Adam Cole. However, with the news of his Raw Debut, they were content.

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Other Matches For WWE Payback

Among the other matches, there is the Women’s’ Tag Team title contest between The Golden Role Models (Sasha Banks and Bayley) and Nia Jax with Shayna Baszler.

Apollo Crews will also be defending his United States Championship against Bobby Lashley. Crews successfully defended the title against MVP at SummerSlam.

Last but not least, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt will defend his newly won Universal Championship against the former champion Braun Strowman and a returning Roman Reigns.

The rivalries and the matches may seem rushed because WWE only has one more date to solidify the feuds for Payback. WWE will probably put social media platforms into good use.

WWE Payback will take place inside the WWE ThunderDome on August 30, 2020.