Randy Orton Returns On WWE SmackDown

Randy Orton made his return on WWE SmackDown, laying out Drew McIntyre with an RKO.

After Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett once again didn’t have a medical update on Cody Rhodes, McIntyre interrupted things.

McIntyre said that the update is that Cody Rhodes is a little bitch. He told Cody to sleep with the WWE Championship because when he gets his opportunity, he is taking it.

Randy Orton appeared behind McIntyre, and dropped him with an RKO when he turned around.

RANDY ORTON WITH AN RKO OUT OF NOWHERE TO MCINTYRE!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/l3xxPfuJKu

— The Movement – Pro Wrestling (@TheMovementXx) August 22, 2025

This was Orton’s first appearance since he and Jelly Roll lost to McIntyre at Logan Paul at WWE SummerSlam.

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