WWE SmackDown in Bologna, Italy opened with a promo segment between Randy Orton and Kevin Owens, wherein Owens tried to apologize for his previous attacks on The Viper. In his mind, he’s justified in doing what he did to Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn, but he was hoping Orton would put aside their differences and that they could work together.
In fact, Owens pitched that the best thing they could do for WrestleMania 41 would be to reform their partnership and make a bid for the WWE Tag Team Championship titles.
Orton, on the other hand, wasn’t so receptive to that idea. Instead, the voices in Orton’s head are telling him to kick Kevin’s head clean off his shoulder.
Later in the show, it was made official with a graphic announcement that they will indeed go one-on-one in Las Vegas.
You can check out the whole segment here from @NemexyxOfficial:
Full Segment of Randy Orton on Smackdown Italy.
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Adding this match to the card brings the current WrestleMania 41 lineup to the following matches:
- Singles Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. John Cena
- Singles Match for the WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
- Singles Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Jey Uso
- Singles Match for the Women’s World Championship: Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bianca Belair
- Singles Match: Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
What do you think about Owens vs. Orton? Drop your thoughts and predictions in the comments below!
