Wrestlezone Apr 10 25
OpinionWho Should Face Randy Orton at WWE WrestleMania 41?:
Randy Orton's without an opponent at WrestleMania.
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Potential New WrestleMania Opponent for Randy OrtonKevin Owens' neck injury removes him from WrestleMania 41, opening the door for Nick Aldis to make his WWE in-ring debut.
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- Kevin Owens withdrew from his scheduled WrestleMania 41 match with Randy Orton due to a serious neck injury.
- Orton surprised fans with an RKO on SmackDown GM Nick Aldis, hinting at a new rivalry.
- Aldis, a former wrestler turned GM, has expressed interest in returning to in-ring competition and holds WWE contracts.
- A WrestleMania match between Orton and Aldis could revive Orton’s storyline with authority figures in WWE.
When the WWE doctor called me to tell me about it, I was so shocked because I knew there was something wrong, but I didn’t expect it to be so wrong that I couldn’t do WrestleMania. I thought we’ll take care of it after WrestleMania. When he told me I couldn’t do it, I was so shocked that I stopped listening to him almost.— Kevin Owens; describing his neck injury and the moment a WWE doctor told him he couldn’t compete at WrestleMania 41
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