Randy Orton to have Neck Surgery, Too

[Big Red Machine]

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsetter

The situation with Orton is worse than expected. The shoulder injury is serious and it would have kept him out of action until after WrestleMania most likely. But as soon as he recovers from the shoulder surgery, he is going to have neck surgery. They expect the neck surgery won't be as serious, with the surgery to clean out bone chips in his neck. But it is possible, but unlikely, the neck damage is worse than they think right now, and if that's the case, he'll be having fusion surgery, but right now that's not what they expect. But his return looks to be at best three to six months after the neck surgery, and the neck surgery takes place after doctor's feel he's recovered sufficiently from the shoulder surgery. At worst, with fusion, it would be well over a year after the neck surgery.