From:411mania.com
The plan right now appears to be to put the WWE Title on Randy
Orton at Summerslam and have him hold the belt until WrestleMania
in 2005 where he would defend against, and likely lose, to Triple
H.
Everyone backstage views Orton as "the real deal" and most have
been impressed with how much he has improved and how quickly he has
done it. WWE also has a ready made big money program between Orton
and Triple H.
WWE likes that Orton can work as a face or a heel, and that he has
come up during the brand split, meaning that he has lots of fresh
feuds left with guys currently on the Smackdown roster.
WWE is also planning to revisit the Orton/Edge feud later, but with
Orton as the face and Edge as the heel. Orton will also likely feud
with Ric Flair and Batista soon, following his split from
Evolution.
