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Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton Confronted By WWE Hall Of Famer On SmackDown

By Ahmed Hamdy • Published Oct 03, 2025 20:24 EDT
Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton WWE SmackDown

Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton are set to join forces tonight on WWE SmackDown.

Last Friday, The American Nightmare had a war of words with WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman and The Vision before their confrontation turned physical.

As Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed ganged up on the Undisputed WWE Champion, Randy Orton rushed to his former Legacy teammate’s aid.

SmackDown General Manager later announced that The Viper and Rhodes will team up to fight Breakker and Reed in a tag team match in the main event of tonight’s episode of SmackDown.

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The American Nightmare kicked off tonight’s episode of the blue brand. However, he was quickly interrupted by The Oracle and The Vision. Before things escalated, Randy Orton came out to stand side-by-side with his partner.

Paul Heyman then told Rhodes that he was not out there to speak to him. Instead, he wanted to talk to The Viper. He claimed Orton was a tough man to get a hold of, stating that the 14-time world champion did not answer his calls or texts.

The WWE Hall of Famer added that Orton and Cody Rhodes will lose tonight, claiming it was a spoiler. He then suggested that The Viper would question his partner no matter which one of them gets pinned.

Here’s what I wanna know, when you lose tonight, if we beat Cody Rhodes you know and everyone knows Randy is gonna look at Cody Rhodes and say, ‘That’s the Undisputed Champion?’ I could do so much better than that.’ And if we happen to beat a legend like Randy Orton, then how can Randy Orton not look at Cody Rhodes and say, ‘Where were you champ?’ Either way, no matter how you look at it, this can’t last. And that’s not a prediction from an Oracle, that is a prophecy.

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