WWE: Was Randy Orton’s Face Turn This Past Monday?

According to an Oct. 13 report from Wrestlezone, WWE star Randy Orton made a face turn on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Orton, 34, turned face by confronting Seth Rollins, one of the top heel characters in the WWE.

Orton, 34, has been a babyface before in his WWE career, but he’s coming off a lengthy stint as a heel. He most recently was part of the villainous WWE Authority, which was comprised of WWE head honcho Stephanie McMahon, Triple H, Kane and Rollins.

How did the face turn go down? It wasn’t quite as shocking as Rollins’ heel turn earlier this year, but it did the trick to draw a pop from the crowd on hand and the millions more watching at home. During this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, Orton walked out to the cage during Rollins’ match with Jack Swagger.

After Rollins pinned Swagger, Orton hopped in the cage and yelled at the former Shield star. Orton’s face turn generated a huge applause from the crowd on hand in Atlanta, and it sets him up for a possible match against Rollins at this month’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Additionally, Orton’s face turn was the talk of the social media world, in the minutes after it happened.

Is Orton’s face turn a good thing for the company? Absolutely. The WWE desperately needed to balance out their heel to babyface ratio, since Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns recently went down with injuries. With two of their top babyface characters sidelined with debilitating injuries, the time was right to turn Orton face.

Also, Orton’s character had grown a bit stale in recent months. It became clear change was needed. With Orton now a babyface character, the possibilities are endless for him. The WWE could match him up to battle Rusev, The Miz or any number of possible contenders.