WWE: Randy Orton embroiled in a huge social media spat with AEW founder Tony Khan

Randy Orton has escalated WWE's ongoing war with rivals AEW by engaging in a huge Twitter spat with the company's president Tony Khan.

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CM Punk's tweet fuels Orton-Khan spat

CM Punk, who is already making headlines after his sensational return to WWE Backstage, tagged both Vince McMahon and Tony Khan in a Twitter post on Tuesday, November 19. The tweet quickly turned into a social media spat when Tony Khan commented with a jibe on WWE. He hinted at the flight full of WWE wrestler that was earlier stuck in Saudi Arabia.

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Tony Khan's comments not taken kindly by Randy Orton

Randy Orton quickly retaliated with a tweet. He linked to a news article on allegations of corruption made against Tony Khan's father Shahid, who funded AEW.

Tony Khan takes a dig at Randy Orton using a racial slur word

The spat was far from over as Tony Khan took a dig at Orton for using a racial slur while playing Call of Duty on Twitch last month. Ironically, in the same stream, he can also be heard calling AEW 'cool' before complimenting Sammy Guevara. He said that he wants to work with Guevera.

The Viper was rumoured to be leaving the WWE for Tony Khan's growing promotion AEW. However, he signed a new five-year deal earlier this month. Orton will be fighting for Team RAW in the traditional elimination-tag match vs Team SmackDown and Team NXT at the Survivor Series this Sunday, November 24.

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