 On the December 3 Raw , Orton began a feud with The Shield , after he was attacked by them following a victory over Brad Maddox . On the December 14 SmackDown , Orton was once again assaulted backstage by The Shield . This was used to write him off television due to a shoulder injury . Orton returned on the New Year ’ s Eve Raw , helping Ryback and Sheamus fend off The Shield . On the January 4 SmackDown , Orton announced his entry in the 2013 Royal Rumble match . On the January 11 SmackDown and the January 16 Main Event , Orton was again attacked by The Shield during his matches with Antonio Cesaro . On the February 1 SmackDown , Orton defeated longtime rival Wade Barrett to earn a spot in the Elimination Chamber match . On February 17 at Elimination Chamber , Orton eliminated Mark Henry and Chris Jericho before being the last man eliminated by Jack Swagger . In late February , Orton aligned himself with Sheamus to feud with the Shield . Over the next weeks , Orton and Sheamus saved each other from attacks by The Shield and Big Show . On the March 15 SmackDown , Orton and Sheamus were then allowed to pick a third partner to face the Shield in a six @-@ man tag team match at Wrestlemania 29 an chose Ryback . Three days later on Raw , however , Ryback was booked in another match for the event , leaving the spot open . Later that night , Big Show saved the two from an attack by The Shield and was immediately recruited as their partner . On April 7 at WrestleMania 29 , Orton , Sheamus and Show were defeated by The Shield , after which , both men were knocked out by Show . The following night on Raw , Orton and Sheamus faced off in a match to earn a match with Big Show , however , the match ended in a no contest after Show interfered . Orton and Sheamus then teamed up to defeat Show in two handicap matches , first on the April 12 SmackDown via cont @-@ out , and second on the April 15 Raw via pinfall . On the April 19 SmackDown , Orton and Sheamus were defeated by Big Show and Mark Henry in a tag team match . The feud between Big Show and Orton led to an Extreme Rules match at Extreme Rules , which Orton won . After Extreme Rules , Orton began pairing with Daniel Bryan despite their poor relationship to face a common enemy in the Shield . On the June 14 SmackDown , Orton teamed with Bryan and Kane to end the Shield 's unpinned and unsubmitted streak in televised six @-@ man tag matches . Three days later at Payback , Orton and Bryan 's poor teamwork resulted in an unsuccessful challenge for Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins ' WWE Tag Team Championships . The following night on Raw , Orton and Bryan faced off in a No Disqualification match , that Orton won via referee stoppage after Bryan suffered a legitimate nerve injury . Four days later on SmackDown , Orton was defeated by Bryan in a singles match via count @-@ out . Orton and Bryan faced each other for the third time on the next Raw , but their match ended in a no @-@ contest after both men were counted out . Later that night , Orton was defeated by Bryan in a Street Fight Match after he was forced to submit to the Yes ! Lock with a kindo stick applied to the move . 
