Push for Randy Orton to Turn Heel Again in WWE

It’s become apparent that many people feel Randy Orton has been really underutilized by WWE for a long time now. That’s why it comes as no surprise Mark Henry wants the Viper to turn heel again.

While speaking on Inside the Ring, Mark Henry believes Randy Orton is being underused in his current role and says the best version of Orton is as a heel, not a babyface champion.

According to Henry, Orton should go back to punting people, RKO’ing anyone in sight, and stomping people out; because that’s when he’s at his most effective.

“Some people think he’s being underused right now, and I’m one of those people. But I wouldn’t want Randy to be champion as good guy Randy. I want Randy in the role that’s tailor-made for him—coming in, punting people again, RKO’ing people’s grandmothers and kids, stomping everyone. Let Randy be Randy.”

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Henry even compared Orton to the classic story of the frog and the scorpion, where the scorpion convinces the frog to carry him across a pond, only to sting him midway, dooming them both. Henry explained the lesson is that the scorpion acted true to its nature, and Orton is the same way.

To Henry, Randy Orton is a natural heel, and letting him fully embrace that role would just show why he’s one of the greatest heels in wrestling history.

“He’s gotta shave his head too. You can’t trust the snake. You’ve heard that story about the frog and the scorpion? The toad’s sitting by the pond, minding his business, and the scorpion comes up and says, ‘Hey man, give me a ride to the other side.’ The toad says, ‘No way, you’re a scorpion. You’ll sting me and kill me.’ The scorpion says, ‘Why would I do that? I need your help to get across.’ So the toad agrees, and halfway across, the scorpion stabs him full of poison. The toad says, ‘Why would you do that? Now we’re both gonna die.’ And the scorpion says, ‘You knew I was a scorpion when I got on your back.’

That’s Randy Orton. That’s who he is. Let that guy be himself, because he’s so good at it. Can you really say anyone was more definitively a better heel than Randy when he’s a heel?”

This comes after we had previously reported that WWE planted seeds for Randy Orton’s heel turn after he lost to Cody Rhodes at Night of Champions this year. While Orton is currently on Rhodes’ side, that could easily change in the future and so only time will tell whether WWE will pull the trigger and finally turn the Apex Predator into the dangerous heel fans know and love.

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