WWE star Randy Orton addressed his back injury in a Twitter post. "I'm getting alot of (questions) about my back," Orton wrote. "What happened is I herniated a disc (leaked disc fluid) between my L4-L5 in my lower back.

"Had some strength loss in my left lower leg. Time off is to let the inflammation go down, and try and strengthen the muscles int lower back." Follow Orton on Twitter at Twitter.com/RandyOrton.

Powell's POV: Orton also wrote that Wade Barrett "Should have picked a steeper flight of stairs" while playing into the injury angle. The rest of the update coincides with what WWE reported on their official website. Orton did not list a potential timeline for his return. Thanks to Dot Net reader Cohen Morrison for passing along the info.

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