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Orton served notice: The sadistic side of The Viper is back

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In spite of COO Triple H’s decision on Raw to strip Daniel Bryan of the WWE Championship and declare it to be in abeyance, Randy Orton took the “fault” for his no longer having the title upon himself.

Watch The Viper at his most twisted | Orton called on to release his sadistic side

WWE’s Apex Predator explained that, for years, he had locked away the truly sadistic part of himself in order to give the WWE Universe what he thought they wanted. But, he served notice that that time was over and – as The Miz discovered on Monday – The Viper had now reopened the door on that sadistic side. Orton promised that he wouldn't just reclaim the WWE Championship at the first-ever WWE Battleground pay-per-view, but he would also massacre his opponent in the process.