Report: A very real injury kept Randy Orton out of Sunday's Backlash PPV

Even more rough news for the WWE Smackdown brand.

Randy Orton's scheduled match with Bray Wyatt didn't go on as planned, and per Pro Wrestling Sheet, it was because the Viper hadn't been cleared from a concussion he suffered at Summerslam.

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The report doesn't note when the concussion was suffered, but we have an idea when:

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It's no wonder Orton hasn't competed in the ring since his Summerslam loss to Brock Lesnar.

Whether he'll be cleared anytime soon remains to be seen.