‘I’m just doing my job’

After putting Randy Orton down indefinitely just a week ago, Kevin Owens was banned from Friday’s episode of “WWE SmackDown.” Owens posted a heated promo on social media in response, calling out the injustice that Nick Aldis, Triple H, Orton, and the “golden boy”, WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes, had done to him – in the past and in the past.

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“You know, it’s getting harder and harder to do my job,” Owens opened. “Because I keep suffering consequences for things that are absolutely not my fault.”

The two minute videocaptioned “Injustice,” featured Owens sitting in his car after being turned away from Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, where Friday’s episode of “SmackDown” was set to take place. Owens claimed he was “just doing (his) job” when he attacked Orton, and repeated to viewers his initial attempts to avoid an official match with Orton. The ensuing violence against “The Viper,” Owens reasoned, was the natural consequence of Orton’s insistent plea to WWE officials for a fight at the Crown Jewel.

“I did exactly what Triple H was trying to warn Randy Orton about!” Owens defended. “And again, last week — all I did was do what they asked me to do, (because) Randy showed up and called me out to the ring and I showed up and now I’m in trouble because I put Randy Orton on the shelf That’s absolute nonsense.

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Owens pointed out the hypocrisy of Aldis’ reconciliation with Rhodes, who required Owens to appear on the upcoming November 22 episode of “SmackDown” to face him. Despite his displeasure, Owens confirmed that he will be in attendance at the upcoming Salt Lake City-based episode of “SmackDown,” though he was sure to remind everyone that he was doing it solely for himself.

“But everybody has to remember one thing when I show up next Friday,” Owens warned. “I’m just doing what you all want me to do. I’m just doing my job.”