Identity Of Mystery WWE RKO Victim Revealed
Randy Orton laid out several people at WWE Backlash, and now the identity of one mystery victim has been revealed.
At Backlash, John Cena and Randy Orton went almost 30 minutes in a match marred by ref bumps. Orton had the bout one, but an absence of a referee foiled him in the quest to win the WWE Championship. At one point, his frustration boiled over and he nailed SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, as well as WWE producers Shane Helms, Jamie Noble, and Shawn Daivari with RKOs as they checked on the downed officials. Orton also laid out another unnamed official, but the identity of that mystery man has now come to light.
Local Competitor noted that the mystery WWE official who suffered an RKO was independent wrestler Austin Mulitalo.
On @WWE Backlash: Who received an RKO along with Nick Aldis, Shane Helms, Shawn Daivari, & Jamie Noble towards the end of the John Cena vs. Randy Orton match?
Austin Mulitalo @1ofakind1of1TA1 was the other official who appeared in the main event of Backlash.#WWE#WWEBacklashhttps://t.co/7M2m54qugQpic.twitter.com/zDpCkJJsfW
— The Local Competitor (@LocalCompWWE) May 11, 2025
R-Truth Stops Randy Orton Winning WWE Gold
Randy Orton had John Cena set up to deliver a vicious punt, but improbably, R-Truth came to Cena’s aid, begging Orton not to take out his childhood hero. Orton gave Truth an RKO, but that gave enough time for Cena to recover and hit a low blow as well as a title belt shot, as Cena retained the gold.
An ungrateful John Cena laid out R-Truth with a vicious attack at the post-show press conference after Truth interrupted the WWE Champion.