Thread: Man, I wish they went the other way with HHH/Orton
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Old 02-27-2007, 09:03 PM   #3
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LOL, Xero.

But yeah, the WWE really botched Orton's face turn. It's like they realised the fans were into him, but they didn't actually have any plans to turn him face, so they just had him become a "good guy". Really stupid shit.

There are two ways that the Triple H/Orton program could have been saved, in my opinion:

As you suggested, Randy Orton could have kicked Triple H out of Evolution. I would have kept Flair in the stable, and just have Orton replace Triple H as the "present". Triple H would be put on the shelf for a bit (I recall Triple H either getting married to Steph at this time, or something of the like...there was something he could have used to sit out), and Evolution would have run amok. Then when it came to Royal Rumble time, Triple H returns, wins the Rumble, and then faces Orton at WrestleMania 21.

The second would have been for Orton to forfeit the World Heavyweight Championship over to Triple H when The Game asked for it. It would have cut Orton's reign short at 8 days, but it would have proven he could get it done, and would create tension between Randy Orton and Triple H, with the fans eager to see Orton just sock it to Triple H.

You could have continued the Orton/Benoit program, with Benoit pissed off that Orton would just throw away not only his hard work, but Benoit's hard work, just like that.

Anyway, at Survivor Series, you'd have Orton quasi-turn on Triple H (I can imagine a spot where Chris Benoit has Triple H in the Crippler Crossface, and Orton doesn't break it up, he justs screams "Come on, Hunter!" while reaching out for the tag.

Instead of the Elimination Chamber at New Year's Revolution, I'd have gone with a Hell in a Cell between Triple H and Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship. That would have been some sweet shit. Anyway, Randy Orton wins the Royal Rumble, realises his time is now, and does what Batista did, and chases Triple H heading into WrestleMania 21.
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