Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe obere ezumike gasịrị, Orton laghachiri na Extreme Rules wee wakpo Jeff Hardy mgbe egwuregwu Hardy megide Shinsuke Nakamura maka United States Championship, na-atụgharị ụkwụ na usoro ahụ. Abalị abụọ ka e mesịrị na "SmackDown Live", Orton tinyere aka na mmeghachi omume ma wakpo Hardy ọzọ. Na August 21 nke "SmackDown Live", Orton na Hardy chere ihu na egwuregwu nke kwụsịrị na enweghị asọmpi, na Hardy na-aga n'ihu na-awakpo Orton mgbe egwuregwu ahụ gasịrị. Na Hell in a Cell, Orton meriri Hardy n'asọmpi Hell in a Cell. Na October 9 nke "SmackDown Live", Orton meriri Big Show na-alọghachi iji ruo eruo maka WWE World Cup na
Okpueze Eze Ukwu ahụ. Na Crown Jewel, Rey Mysterio meriri ya na agba nke mbụ. Mgbe ahụ, ọ malitere esemokwu na Mysterio, na-ezu ohi Mysterio si nkpuchi na November 21 nke "SmackDown Live" na-ebu ya na ya maka izu ole na ole. Na, Orton meriri Mysterio n'asọmpi oche. Na Royal Rumble pay-per-view na Jenụwarị 27, 2019, Orton banyere egwuregwu aha ya na nọmba 29, na-ewepụ Mysterio tupu Andrade ewepụ ya. Orton gbara asọmpi na Elimination Chamber maka WWE Championship na Elimination Chamber, ebe ọ kpochapụrụ AJ Styles tupu Kofi Kingston kpochapụ ya.