Randy Orton once again brutally attacked Jeff Hardy on SmackDown Live as 'The Viper' once again left the fan-favorite unconscious.

Hardy started out a segment on the show by calling out Orton to a fight for his multiple attacks in the past few weeks.

Orton made his way down to the ring, but Hardy was attacked from behind by Shinsuke Nakamura. In a potential foreshadowing of things to come, Orton stared down the Japanese Superstar before stepping aside and letting him hit the Kinshasa.

The disdain @RandyOrton has for @JEFFHARDYBRAND seems to have reached a whole new level... #SDLive pic.twitter.com/oFKGy6Zv5s

— WWE (@WWE) August 1, 2018

The United States Champion quickly darted his way out of the ring as Orton set up to hit Hardy with his signature move an RKO.

However, hardy’s night wasn’t over yet as the Viper threw Hardy back on the mat and began repeatedly stomping on his extremities.

He pulled Hardy on to one of the commentary tables and began wiping away his trademark facepaint as Hardy struggled to fight back. He closed out the segment by ripping off Hardy's trademark necklace and taking it with him.