WWE News: Randy Orton Taking Significant Time Off in Early 2018, WWE Network Undergoing Maintenance Today

– According to PWinsider.com, Randy Orton will be working a light schedule in January before taking the months of February and March off. Beyond Smackdown TV tapings and the 2018 Royal Rumble PPV, Orton is only advertised for the second and fourth week of Live Events for January. He is advertised for the February 6th Smackdown TV taping, but after that is not announced for any events (TV or live events) in February or March.

– WWE announced the following…

“We are conducting planned system maintenance on WWE Network today from 7AM to 8AM ET, which may impact your ability to view content. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.”