Randy Orton’s SmackDown Return Status After WWE Website Listings

TLDR

Randy Orton's WWE return remains uncertain despite his name appearing on WWE's advertised schedule for upcoming SmackDown episodes in Providence and Kansas City. According to Sean Ross Sapp, Orton is not currently scheduled to return on next week's SmackDown, even though he was previously advertised for the May 29 episode in Barcelona, Spain, which did not happen. Orton has been absent from WWE television since WrestleMania 42, where he lost to Cody Rhodes and subsequently attacked him after the match.