Orton made a shocking return from injury last Sunday night at Extreme Rules after Shinsuke Nakamura won the US Championship from Hardy.
The Viper hit The Charismatic Enigma with a vicious Low Blow as Nakamura watched in shock from ringside.
The 13-time world champion though did much worse on Smackdown as he launched an absolutely savage attack on the ex-WWE Champion.
Hardy faced Nakamura in a rematch for the US Championship and hit his opponent with a Swanton Bomb, but just when he was ready to pin The King of Strong Style Orton pulled him out of the ring.
The ex-WWE Champion started pummelling the high-flier’s head against the steel steps with fury and then stomped his skull on top of the stairs.
The former World Heavyweight Champion then shouted on Hardy’s ear: “You know why I am doing this? You wanna know why? You can have to wait to find out.”
Orton then tortured the popular superstar as he stuck his finger inside his pierced ear lobe and pulled it with rage.
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Hardy was screaming in agony, Smackdown announcers Tom Phillips, Corey Graves as well as Byron Saxton begged him to stop and fans watched in horror.
The Viper then capped off his sick attack by delivering a DDT to The Charismatic Enigma at ringside from the top of the announce desk.
Orton was sidelined after undergoing successful surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his left knee in May shortly after failing to beat Hardy for the US Championship at Backlash.