AJ Styles has recalled his match with Randy Orton at WrestleMania 35 and what ruined the match for the crowd in the arena.
Styles discussed Orton in a recent edition of “WWE Retrospective,” where he analyzed some of his memorable matches in WWE. He spoke highly of Orton, claiming that there will never be another wrestler like him.
“I think Randy Orton is WWE. I mean, ever since the freaking RKO blew up on memes everywhere, everybody wants to get RKO’d or they want to RKO you. He has one of the most famous wrestling finishers in wrestling. I mean, everybody wants to do it,” said Styles. “So I mean, that says a lot about Randy and how popular he is. I mean, there’ll never be another like him.”
Styles and Orton clashed at WrestleMania 35 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in 2019, in a match that was ruined by a spotlight obstructing the view of the match for the fans, which resulted in the crowd being quiet. He said that’s down to them going on second on the show, after Brock Lesnar decided that he wanted his match against Seth Rollins to open the show.
“Now, this match, it was good, but most don’t remember it ’cause nobody was making noise. ‘Cause in this match, they were being blinded by the lights,” explained “The Phenomenal One.” “Why were they being blinded? ‘Cause I do believe we were either second or first, but that got changed because Brock wanted to go. And so apparently we follow the rules of Brock Lesnar when it comes to deciding who goes first or second.”
Styles validated the claims of other wrestlers who have touted Orton’s smoothness in the ring, stating that “The Viper” understands the business better than anybody. He concluded by saying that the match was good, but the crowd was not into it as much.
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