Randy Orton RKOs Jelly Roll on WWE SmackDown
Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes’ story towards WrestleMania continued on Friday, with Jelly Roll caught in the line of fire.
Orton defeated Matt Cardona on SmackDown after Cardona challenged him to a match earlier in the night. Right after Orton won, however, Rhodes pulled up to the arena on his tour bus and started to make his way to the ring as the two quickly got into a brawl. Security and other WWE officials came to the ring to try and maintain order but repeatedly failed as both Rhodes and Orton frequently broke free attacking one another.
The two eventually were separated on opposite corners of the ring as Jelly Roll, who defeated Kit Wilson earlier in the night, came out in an attempt to bring the temperature down. Orton broke free yet again and this time set his ire towards Jelly Roll, laying him out with an RKO. Orton then exited the ring smiling as the show closed.
Orton took out Rhodes two weeks ago, turning against his former friend and left him a bloody mess. He later explained that when Rhodes told him to be the best version of himself for WrestleMania, that allowed Orton to let the voices in his head guide him. Despite pleas from Jelly Roll to try and make things right, Orton continued his rampage on last week’s show by taking out Cardona.
However, another person seems to be guiding Orton in recent weeks as the multi-time WWE Champion has been seen talking on the phone with someone. Prior to the main event segment on Friday, Orton told the person on the other line that he’d see them soon.
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