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I agree with ThugLife, I wouldn't like to see Randy Orton jump over to SmackDown! until AFTER WrestleMania at the earliest. That's only if they are doing a draft. I'm starting to lean more towards a ten to RAW, ten to SmackDown! draft thing, and then just have the cruiserweights from RAW sent over to SmackDown! by default since they qualify for the division (so they don't take up four of the ten slots).
Anyway, Nowhere Man brought up another point I agree with. Although I'd like tos ee Orton vs. Jericho and Orton vs. Christian, I think those feud should happen when Orton is in better shape. Jericho and Christian have found themselves, and Orton hasn't, that's where this feud would go wrong, IMO. I believe Randy should have an opponent that is also "directionless" at this time. I personally believe Shelton Benjamin could be this man.
Randy Orton can have one of his moments with Stacy, then when he's walking down a corridor backstage with Stacy in tow, he stops and turns to see Shelton Benajmin leaning against a table chuckling. Randy then aks him what's so funny, and Benjamin responds with some harsh words about how Orton's splitting hairs to try and stay in the mian event and remain a fan favourite. He's got Stacy Keibler for the cheap pops, he's got his "concussion" as an excuse as to why he keeps getting made Triple H's bitch. Randy Orton then starts to get pissed off, but in a way which shows that there is A LOT of truth to what Benjamin is saying.
Shelton then shows Orton his IC belt, and says that was the greatest seven months of Orton's life. He had stability, direction, and people that could help him win matches when his genetically passed talents couldn't get it done for him.
During this Benjamin maintains a taunting tone, but that changes when Orton tells Benjamin he was the World Heavyweight Champion and doesn't have to listen to this crap. Benjamin snaps and starts yelling at Orton that he's beat Triple H three times, even when you were in his corner. He mentions he beat a former three-time World Champion for his IC Title. Orton stole a lot of his title wins, and yet Benjamin is winning cleanly left right and center. He's well on his way to shattering Orton's seven-month reign and he's getting absolutely no publicity for it, because Orton has a "concussion" and is pretending he cares about Stacy Keibler.
Orton then goes to walk on for his match against Triple H & Batista with Shawn Michaels or just a singles match against Edge by saying "I'm above this." and Benjamin then yells down the corridor "Prove it!". Orton freezes then asks Benjamin to repeat that. Benjamin then says if Orton is truly above the IC Title, and truly at World Championship-level, he should have no problem beating Benjamin. Orton then walks off and we have a feud in the making.
If you have Orton in that tag team match with Shawn Michaels, you can have Benjamin and Angle run down, playing up the current feuds in the match, and Benjamin and Angle's background together. If it's the singles match against Edge, you make it the "Best of 3" Match between the two, and have Benjamin cost Orton the match (even if it is just by standing at the top of the rampway), and this allows Edge to get a big win over a former World Champion, and it puts him above Orton. Benjamin can then say if Orton thinks he's above Benjamin, Shelton will bring him back down into his league.
This feud could potentially rival Stone Cold/The Rock, and with neither guy having anything planned for WrestleMania, it will be a great match, with great mic work, and great build-up. Most of all it would be unpredictable.
With both guys fan favourites, and both guys dipping down into heelism occasionally, it gives the fans the chance to make a decision. They get to choose who is the face, and who is the heel coming out of the match. The winner would also be a surprise as well. Orton can start to build-up a WrestleMania streak, and become a two-time IC Champion, and give him a character and potentially start-up a Benjamin's out for revenge storyline, or you can have Benjamin win the match, have Orton 1-1 at WrestleMania, and 0-1 in singles matches, and have Orton stay around mid-card level for a while, trying to make sure his IC Title-reign isn't beaten by Benjamin.
Both open up storylines, and both guys could pull off a fast-paced match with a lot of tension as to who hits their "out-of-nowhere" finisher first. And I haven't even begun to mention how much of a role Stacy Keibler could play in this feud.
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