Is SMACKDOWN LIVE Superstar Randy Orton Open To Discussions With ALL ELITE WRESTLING?
This may sound like dirtsheet nonsense, but there's actually a reliable source claiming that none other than Randy Orton may be considering a move to All Elite Wrestling. Find out more after the jump...
Yesterday, the semi-reliable Twitter account WrestleVotes claimed to have inside info on an “outstanding” offer that All Elite Wrestling reportedly made to a "big time WWE superstar."
This sounded like bullshit because a company can't actually make an offer to a talent that's currently signed to another promotion. This is known as "tampering," and while it has happened on a rare occasion, it's highly unlikely that a fledgling promotion like AEW would so much as consider it.
Well, now we have a bit more to go on.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com has offered an update on the situation, and according to him Randy Orton is the aforementioned Superstar. Although no offer has actually been made, Sapp has heard that The Viper has been "openly discussing his willingness to speak with All Elite Wrestling.“
He added:
"I asked people in AEW about this and I was told, “We are not tampering. We are not doing that. Our approach is fresh and independent is the goal for a majority of our recruitment. What you’re likely seeing is a particular agent trying to leverage more money out of WWE by possibly planting shit like this.”
Chances are nothing comes of this, but it's definitely worth keeping an eye on how Randy is utilized on SmackDown over the next few weeks!