As disappointing because the reserving of WrestleMania 41 Night time Two was, the silver lining from the present was John Cena’s seventeenth WWE Championship win.
With Cody Rhodes nowhere to be discovered, Randy Orton put an exclamation level on John Cena’s scathing promo on “Monday Night time Uncooked” the evening after WrestleMania.
Cena urged the Las Vegas crowd to take a superb look and click on photos, as a result of the “Final Actual Champion Is Right here.” The Viper slithered into the ring and caught his rival off-guard with an RKO.
John Cena and Randy Orton Will Headline WWE Backlash St. Louis for ‘One Final Time’
Very similar to Cena earlier than WrestleMania 41, Orton has not gained a world title in years. His final win was on the “Hell in a Cell” Premium Reside Occasion in 2020 the place he defeated Drew McIntyre to change into WWE Champion. Orton is just three world title wins away from tying Cena’s haul.
Though the bout at “WWE Backlash St. Louis” has not been made official, it looks as if a foregone conclusion that WWE will e book Orton towards Cena within the former’s hometown on Might 10.
“WrestleVotes” reported on X (previously Twitter) that Cena and Orton’s foremost occasion match at “WWE Backlash St. Louis” will probably be billed as “One Final Time.” It will mark their first match since February 11, 2017, when the 2 headlined a home present match in New Mexico.
Wrestling followers are nicely conscious of the storied historical past between Cena and Orton.
They have been a part of the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) Class of 2022, alongside Brock Lesnar and Batista. In WWE, their first singles match befell on the Eddie Guerrero Tribute Particular “Monday Night time Uncooked” in November 2005. Two years later, they kick-started a rivalry in the course of the summer season. From that time on, Cena and Orton have performed a major function in one another’s careers.
They’ve swapped the WWE Championship a number of instances over the course of their long-standing rivalry. On the “Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (TLC)” pay-per-view in 2013, The Viper defeated Cena within the titular contest to unify the WWE and World Heavyweight Championship. In response to Cagematch, the 2 have labored in 81 matches since their time collectively in OVW, which incorporates singles and multi-man stipulation matches.
With the restricted dates in John Cena’s WWE farewell tour, set to run out in December, the upcoming conflict with Randy Orton may very nicely be their final. Cena and Orton have a possibility to place a bow on their storied rivalry on Might 10.
