{"id":40249,"date":"2018-05-18T15:29:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T20:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=40249"},"modified":"2018-05-18T15:29:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T20:29:04","slug":"randy-orton-undergoes-knee-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/05\/18\/randy-orton-undergoes-knee-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Orton undergoes knee surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3038142218\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, Prowrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>WWE announced that Randy Orton underwent surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his left knee. \u201cI\u2019ve known I needed the surgery since late last year, but I\u2019ve been waiting for the right time to get my knee cleaned out,\u201d Orton told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/smackdown\/article\/randy-orton-knee-surgery-may-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE.com<\/a>. \u201cRight now was the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Hell, yeah, summer is the right time! Er, um, WWE did not specify how long Orton would be out of action. The typical recovery time for surgery to repair a meniscus tear is said to be three months. So perhaps Orton will be back for SummerSlam. 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