Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cikin watanni masu zuwa, an sanya Orton a cikin WWE United States Championship. Ya doke zakaran Bobby Roode a
Fastlane (ta haka ne ya zama Gwarzon Gwarzon Gwarzo na 18), amma ya rasa shi a WrestleMania 34 da Jinder Mahal a cikin mummunan wasan da ya shafi Roode da Rusev. Yana da wani wasan wasan kwaikwayo a Backlash da sabon zakara Jeff Hardy, amma Orton ya sake rasa. A ranar 18 ga Mayu, WWE ta tabbatar da cewa Orton ya sami nasarar yin tiyata don gyara raunin meniscus na tsakiya a cikin gwiwar hagu, yana mai da shi gefe har abada.