Randy Orton And Rhea Ripley To Appear On 8/12 WWE Raw

Randy Orton returns to WWE Raw.

WWE announced that Randy Orton will be part of the August 12th episode of WWE Raw. Orton appeared on the August 5th episode of WWE Raw, issuing a challenge to Gunther for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at WWE Bash In Berlin.

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Orton is part of the WWE SmackDown brand, but came to Raw to challenge Gunther due to their King of the Ring finals match where Gunther was awarded the pinfall victory despite Orton's shoulder being up.

Plus, Rhea Ripley will open the August 12th episode of WWE Raw.

Here is the current lineup for WWE Raw:

WWE Raw (8/12)

  • Two-Out-Of-Three Falls Match for WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Sami Zayn
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Match: Kairi Sane & IYO SKY vs. Zoey Stark & Shayna Baszler
  • Randy Orton to appear
  • Rhea Ripley to open the show

WWE Raw will be back on USA Network after spending the last two weeks on SyFy due to coverage of The Olympics on USA.

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