Randy Orton has been off WWE TV since he and Riddle competed in the Tag Team Championship Unification 
match with The Usos on the May 20 episode of Friday Night SmackDown. Riddle announced on the following episode of Raw that Orton was out with a back injury,
Unfortunately earlier today Sean Ross Sapp over behind the Fightful Select paywall said according to Sean Ross Sapp the back injury is he could be benched for the remainder of 2022.
Sapp wrote
“Orton needed work done on his back in order for him to be healthy enough for the tag match, but that his condition has worsened since then. It’s possible that he’ll need surgery, which would prevent him from wrestling until 2023. WWE has already pulled him from their creative plans.”
More on this as we get it.
