Randy Orton Set To Compete At October 8 NXT
Randy Orton’s role for the October 8 episode of NXT has been revealed.
WWE’s third brand will be moving to its new home on The CW at the start of October and the company is looking to make a big impact upon the premiere.
They had previously announced that CM Punk and Randy Orton will respectively be appearing on the first and second episode of the show on the CW.
During the most recent episode of the development brand, General Manager Ava announced that The Viper would actually be competing at the show coming live from his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.
Orton’s opponent was confirmed later when Je’Von Evans asked Ava for a match and the 14-time world champion responded to his request on Twitter:
Randy has previously made one appearance for the brand. He defeated Damien Sandow in a match during the March 17, 2013 episode of the show when it was still a one-hour broadcast.
The Legend Killer won’t be the only main roster star appearing at the upcoming event as Austin Theory and Grayson Waller have also been announced.
The duo collectively known as A-Town Down Under will be challenging Axiom & Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Championships. The episode will also see the return of Sexyy Red, though what she will be doing at the event has not been revealed.
Despite the inclusion of the big names, the episode seems to be drawing limited interest from people. The company recently moved it from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis to the smaller venue of The Factory at The District in Chesterfield, Missouri.
