“Obviously, that never saw the light” – Randy Orton Was Originally Supposed To Face 41-Year-Old Former Champion At WrestleMania Instead Of Cody Rhodes

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Speaking to Xelina & Charlie on ZELVX and CHARLIE GIRL, Black revealed that the smoking jacket he wore at PROGRESS Wrestling was meant for WrestleMania.

“I was able to debut my smoking jacket, which is a funny story because four months before WrestleMania, this is not a knock on Seth because Seth had no idea, but I started talking to Jason (Baker), and I said, ‘I have this smoke device, and I want to put it under my cloak, and during our entrance, she would have the remote and when I roll in and sit, she would press the button and smoke would come out of my jacket. Initially, the plan was for WrestleMania because up until that point, the pitch for me and Randy Orton was WrestleMania. Obviously, that never saw the light of day, but I didn’t want to dump the jacket,” said Black. [H/T: Fightful]

Malakai Black Described His Latest WWE Run

Malakai Black admitted that WWE promised him a “mountain of things” from his latest run, but ultimately, it felt like a “dud” run.

During the same conversation, Black opened up about his latest stint with the Stamford-based promotion. He said:

“You know, I can pretend that it didn’t s*ck, but of course it s*cks. It always s*cks, you know what I mean? And in my case, it s*cked harder because of the mountains of things that were, like, promised and all the other conversations, and then, like, being presented with this f****** dud of a year, you know?”

Black is the reigning Progress Men’s World Champion. He defeated Cara Noir to win the title for the first time in his career.

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