Randy Orton Pulled From WWE Live Events And TV Tapings, Update On His TV Return

WWE has pulled Randy Orton from advertising for tonight's RAW at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX. Orton is also not scheduled to appear at Tuesday's SmackDown tapings or this weekend's WWE live events. He has also been removed from advertising for all WWE televised events until The Royal Rumble.

As noted earlier, F4WOnline reported that Orton was scheduled to take a couple of weeks off after having minor surgery for a deviated septum.

Orton is currently scheduled for The Royal Rumble, as well as the post-Rumble RAW. It should be noted that Orton is still scheduled for the following live events before the Rumble:

* Sat, Jan 17 at the Taylor County Coliseum in Abilene, TX
* Sun, Jan 18 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, TX
* Fri, Jan 23 at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ
* Sat, Jan 24 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ