WWE Summerslam 2016 Rumors and Updates: Did Brock Lesnar Hit Back at Randy Orton Because of Drug Issue?
Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho figure out in a heated tussle after the former's match against Randy Orton. To recall, Lesnar landed a nasty elbow in Orton's head on Sunday WWE SummerSlam. Orton's injury resulted to ten sutures and the match ending prematurely.
Chris Jericho confronts Brock Lesnar
Jericho is apparently pissed off after learning Orton's real condition after the match. Reports said that Jericho checked Orton then went berserk upon seeing the blood gushing. He then turned to confront Lesnar in a heated altercation.
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Moreover, Jericho taunts Lesnar into a brawl. WWE executives Triple H and Vince McMahon then timely stopped further tussle in the backstage by separating the two. The groggy Orton also rushed to Jericho and gave him assurance that everything is fine with him.
Photo: Wikimedia/Miguel DiscartRandy Orton
Did Lesnar deliberately attacked Randy Orton?
Several fans are believing that the cut is intentional, knowing Lesnar's reputation as a monster in the ring. The theories are either Orton did not cooperate during the match, a wrongly timed attack and so on.
Even MMA authorities are into the bandwagon by stating that Lesnar's elbow was a deliberate strike while he mounts Orton. Similar combat maneuver is known to be a big no-no even in MMA rulebook.
Further escalating the tension is the scene where two medics rushing to the ring. They brushed aside Lesnar who was then continuing the beating. A few moments later saw Vince McMahon also running to stop Lesnar. These events led to ultimate question if Lesnar went off the script during Orton's face-off.
Did Orton mocking Lesnar for alleged drug use caused bad blood?
Some fans are also pointing into Orton's mockery after Lesnar got busted for drug use in UFC 200. Lesnar failed two drug tests after the conclusion of his heavyweight clash against Mark Hunt in UFC. Orton then capitalized on the event to hype up their SummerSlam square off during several cameo speeches at WWE.
These comments became an instant tagline for the SummerSlam match but at the expense of Lesnar's fury. This theory of Lesnar's revenge gained steady foothold when Jericho allegedly warned Orton to tone down. The verbal taunts continue and Jericho's warning was justified in the match night.
As of press time, there are no reports yet whether there are steps towards the incident.
