Randy Orton Not Going After Daniel Bryan's Title Yet

On this week's Smackdown, Randy Orton does indeed return to face Daniel Bryan. However, Kane pops in at the ending to attack Randy Orton.

It looks like Wrestlemania plans are developing for Kane and Randy Orton. Not surprisingly, I do not like that. There is an immediate story and heat, or momentum and interest, in what has been going on with Daniel Bryan and Orton. In kayfabe, not only did Daniel Bryan injure Orton, but he also cost Orton a shot at the title and a chance to go to Wrestlemania as Champion. In my opinion, that is more interesting than what has been going on with Sheamus and Bryan. There is still time to make a good feud between Kane and Orton, but would it be worthy of Wrestlemania?

And where does that leave Sheamus/Bryan? Inserting Orton would have made things more interesting. Sheamus won the Royal Rumble and wants Bryan's title, while Orton wants something more than just the title, revenge. Looking at how Sheamus/Bryan was developed on Smackdown this week, it is still looking weak. They need to make this feud more personal. I don't think they know how. They have AJ out there, so she can be used to add to the story, but they do not seem to be going there, yet.

Back to Orton and Kane. It would seem the WWE has a thing for feeding Orton John Cena's leftovers, especially around Wrestlemania. What do I mean? Remember Nexus? How epic were they when they first started out? And after Cena went over Barrett's version of the group? Lost a ton of momentum. They still existed, however, with CM Punk as the leader. They then feuded with Randy Orton. Orton conquered that. What happened to the stable after? Fizzled out to non-existence. Who was Kane feuding with before he returned this week? And who does he seem to be entering a feud with now? History is repeating itself? Is this a new pattern I should be paying attention to?

Issues with Orton and Bryan are not done yet. Bryan is a top heel and Orton still appears to be centerpiece of Smackdown. Sooner or later, they will feud. Nevertheless, I would rather it be now. Would that leave Kane without anything for Wrestlemania? Where's Ryder? Even he has more reason to face Kane at Wrestlemania than Orton. They could have reworked things so Big Show faced Kane. What about Cody Rhodes? His own brother did express interest in facing him at Wrestlemania. That would be Goldust. Fact is, no one had to be left off the card if things were shifted so Orton was inserted into the Smackdown World title match. In any case, a win against Kane on April 1st might be Orton's birthday gift from the WWE.