WWE Draft 2021 begins, tonight and Vince McMahon must be scratching his head in the absence of three top WWE Raw Superstars. Per the recent reports, Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Alexa Bliss will be missing this coming edition of Draft as all three of these names are currently out of action.
One-half of the WWE RAW Tag Team Champions, Randy Orton is dealing with an unknown injury who’s not been action for over a week. Orton wasn’t present for this week’s post-Extreme Rules edition of WWE RAW as well as the PPV. Word is going around backstage that he was “not cleared to perform,” according to the reports of PWInsider.
There is no update available on when The Viper will be back and why he’s not cleared to compete. There’s a slight anticipation, ongoing whether he’d be involved in the WWE Draft that begins, tonight on SmackDown and then wraps next Monday on RAW. Orton has not been seen in action since defeating AJ Styles on the September 20 episode of WWE RAW while Orton’s partner Riddle lost to Styles, this week.
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Former United States Champion Sheamus is also expected to miss the WWE Draft. The UK-born wrestler took to Twitter and revealed that he underwent another surgery on his nose, the second one since this year’s May.
PWInsider provided an update to the situation that Sheamus should be out of action, for at least a few weeks. It’s likely that he will miss the WWE Draft, but there’s no word on how WWE will handle the situation. He’s been involved in a feud with the current US Champion Damian Priest and the duo also battled on this week’s WWE Raw in a No-DQ bout.
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Former WWE Raw Women’s Champion to undergo a surgery
Alexa Bliss had a rough night at Extreme Rules as she suffered a clean pinfall loss in her home city of Columbus. Afterward, Charlotte Flair also destroyed Lilly to give her a wake-up call. Reports came out soon that The Twisted Goddess is set for time-off. It appears that she needs surgery which is why the hiatus is mandatory.
According to a report from PW Insider, Alexa Bliss is scheduled for sinus surgery. That being said, she won’t be present on WWE Raw for some time and will miss Draft 2021. Here’s what the source has to offer for the former champion,
“Alexa Bliss was written off TV as of the Extreme Rules PPV as she is scheduled for an upcoming sinus surgery.”
