Thoughts On Miz And Randy Orton

Miz is going to "host" Summerslam. No one might agree with what I am about to say. I actually think having him do that is sadder than that losing streak he had over a year ago. Wrestlers pushed well at one time get losing streaks or angles that make them look weak. Sheamus had a losing streak after his big push ended a few years ago. Daniel Bryan just had this "weak link" storyline. Even John Cena had this angle where 2012 was the worst year in his career. It happens. But having Miz "host" Summerslam? I can't even put it without the quotation marks. It's one thing to have The Rock do this for Wrestlemania shortly after he returned in recent years. He is a major star outside of wrestling now and that gig fit into his feud with John Cena. Miz is not in The Rock's league and this doesn't appear to be a part of a bigger angle for him. They just have nothing for him.

What would I have done? Give him a wrestling feud. I usually don't like extending feuds needlessly, but they could have extended his feud with Curtis Axel for the Intercontinental Championship. Have it culminate at Summerslam in a gimmick match. That would be doing something interesting for both guys and the title.

Randy Orton took a few days off, then came back for some tapings. That means no injury angle. It looks like the situation really is just as Orton made people believe on Twitter. It was just a minor thing. Regardless, I mentioned before the possibility of the WWE taking advantage of the situation to run a bigger angle. I don't see anything wrong with that. They take advantage of deaths and heart attacks. Some people may say that kind of thing is tasteless. Taking advantage of a minor injury is not as bad. And it isn't like the WWE has never done this kind of thing before. The Undertaker came back to Smackdown a few years ago and quickly got injured. That led to an elaborate storyline involving Kane. He ended up getting one of the best main-event pushes he ever had. And it all revolved around that injury that was not scripted. They could have done something similar with Orton now.

Question is, would the WWE be willing to pay Randy Orton to stay home and wait? Technically, he would be good to go, but he would just be staying home to sell the angle. No Orton to draw at shows? Well, you do have other stars. Besides, I see it as an investment. If they ran with the angle, people would be wondering whether Orton is seriously injured or not. Depending on if they ran it in such a way that people knew it was a work, people would be interested in when Orton would strike. They didn't have to make it happen at Summerslam. Night of Champions? Somewhere in between? Shortly after? No one says Orton has to be gone a year. This is a situation that could draw interest. What if Orton drew more interest staying home than actually being on Raw and Smackdown? The whole point of Money in the Bank, in terms of drawing viewers, is that the unpredictability of when the guy with the briefcase will cash in will get people to watch. I don't feel it is working out as it should. Running that injury angle with Orton would have been a good idea to cause some excitement.