Think back to when Orton had to sell Shane McMahon's weak-as-Earl-Grey-tea offense.  Think about Orton's character; his mannerisms, his characteristics, how he maneuvers his way inside and outside the ring, his promos, and even the way he stalks his opponents and his gaze as he makes his way to the squared-circle.   All of this goes into the makings of a perfect heel; you don't want to admit that you like him, but Orton's presence and abilities are undeniable as a bad guy.  And it's taken him a good minute to perfect this persona.  All of that will be dwarfed by HHH now.  For me, this match-up between the two will have to turn into one of those larger-than-life rivalries, or it'll be one of these programs that drag on for too too long a time.

I'd rather Orton face someone new, and the WWE was headed in that direction with MVP.  But as someone mentioned to me, perhaps HHH is a guaranteed money maker, and maybe the WWE is at a point now where they'd rather go with one of their cash cows than spend so many months trying to build up a new main eventer, b/c that will take time.  And true again, this whole thing with HHH maybe the build up Orton needs to take him to the next level.  I'm not completely sold on that idea.  For the most part, HHH ends up burying all of his opponents and they all end up either going to Smackdown or ECW, where it takes them forty years to get back to main event status.  It's not only viewable in the promos HHH can cut on a superstar, but also in the way he wrestles them inside the ring.  IMO, in oder for Orton to BE that impossible to defeat champion, he is going to have to put HHH out of business...and from the way things look now, that ain't gonna happen.  HHH is going to get his revenge on Orton, and he'll probably decimate the guy at that, and then it's up to the next guy to beat HHH.  It'll have to be a heel, b/c HHH at this point is a face.  What heels on RAW can take on HHH and actually stand a chance at winning?  Big Show? He's involved with Cena.  THE Brian Kendrick?  He can't even win a tag match.  It's an interesting time to be a fan...and not in a good way...