So Where Are All The Orton Haters Now???

[Vastardikai]

It was a good match, no doubt. The Million Dollar Question is: Can he keep the momentum of that match?

He had a good day after Wrestlemania, getting good heat, but he was a heatless wonder again going into Backlash. Can he keep the heat he has gained going for longer than a month without being fed a retiree, that's the big question...

*Sorry, Nowhere isn't anywhere in sight, so I have to be the one to play Devil's Advocate.*

[Nowhere Man]

Originally Posted by Vastardikai It was a good match, no doubt. The Million Dollar Question is: Can he keep the momentum of that match? He had a good day after Wrestlemania, getting good heat, but he was a heatless wonder again going into Backlash. Can he keep the heat he has gained going for longer than a month without being fed a retiree, that's the big question... *Sorry, Nowhere isn't anywhere in sight, so I have to be the one to play Devil's Advocate.*

Well, I'm here now, but you basically said what I was going to.

First off, I don't particularly hate on Orton; I just rip on him because it annoys LC. And yeah, the Foley match was awesome, although I really wish it hadn't been for the I-C Title so it wouldn't have been so blatantly obvious that Orton would win. I also loved his matches with Rob Van Dam and HBK.

I don't think Orton's a bad worker by any stretch of the imagination; it's just that I think he shouldn't be a quasi-main eventer just yet. It doesn't have to do with all of that "paying your dues" bullshit either. It's just that he can't seem to get any heat. He was given DDP's finisher because it was sure to get a reaction. He had Shawn Michaels put him over. Mick Foley came out of retirement to put him over, twice. Even with all of that, he's only getting mild reactions at best. If that gimmick had gone to someone like, say, Christian, I'd be willing to bet he could've taken that a hell of a lot farther than Orton. So far, aside from the bloodbath last night, all Orton's had going for him is his ability to cut a bland promo and smirk, or more frequently, stand around and smirk while Ric Flair cuts a better promo.

All that being said, Foley's still > Orton, but that was one hell of a match.