Reason why Randy Orton turned heel explained by WWE legend

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“I love Randy as a heel. That Viper boy, there ain’t nobody like it when he gets ready to turn it on and put heat on himself. I mean, you could see [that there] wasn’t too much stuff out there, but just the way his facial [sic] is what I teach my class here. That’s where your money is at. His facial came from smiling until all of a sudden, man, it was like looking at ‘The Shining’. You know what I mean? You just waiting for the blood flow to come on out through them doors, but in this case, it came out through Cody Rhodes’ head. Yeah, it did. Right. So, I feel this was definitely something that [was] needed for WrestleMania,” Rikishi said.

Rikishi loved how Randy Orton transformed into a more vicious and unforgiving version of himself in no time on last week’s SmackDown. The real-life Bloodline member felt that the character change happened because the company needed it to inject life into the Undisputed WWE Title storyline heading into WrestleMania.

Rikishi feels the ongoing Randy Orton feud will elevate Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes is among the most beloved stars on the WWE roster right now. For nearly four years, The American Nightmare has been the ultimate babyface, battling the top villains of the company.

On his podcast, Rikishi said that Rhodes’ ongoing feud against a heel Randy Orton would take him to the next level.

“I feel that Randy Orton is the guy to be able to take Cody Rhodes to that next test.”

Going into WrestleMania 42, Rhodes would like to avenge last week’s beatdown. Moreover, he might have to work hard to gain the audience’s support since fans have been cheering for Orton despite his heel turn. The former Legacy teammates are expected to lock horns on Night One of The Show of Shows.

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