Randy Orton: Pat McAfee Has Done More For My Career And Legacy Than Cody Rhodes Has Done In Half Of A Lifetime
Randy Orton says Pat McAfee did more for his career and legacy than Cody Rhodes.
On the final WWE SmackDown before WrestleMania (4/17), Randy Orton cut a promo on Cody Rhodes. Orton started by saying that he doesn’t need Pat McAfee, but rather, he wants him. Because McAfee doesn’t tell him what he wants to hear, but what he needs to hear.
Later, Orton spoke about his relationship with Rhodes and claims that The American Nightmare always took when The Viper was always giving. Orton also said McAfee did more for him than Cody ever did.
“All Cody Rhodes does is take, take, take. Pat McAfee has done more for me, my career, and my legacy than Cody Rhodes has done in half of a lifetime. Cody thinks that bringing McAfee into the fold hurts my legacy. No, Cody. You got it wrong. Helping you these last few years has hurt my legacy [more] than anything else. So tomorrow, WrestleMania, day one, night one, main event, WrestleMania 42, I’m gonna fix it. I’m gonna right the wrongs. I’m gonna fix my legacy. I’m gonna take number 15 home where it belongs. I’m gonna do it with the three most dangerous letters in all of sports entertainment: RKO.”
.@RandyOrton is confident he's taking No. 15 home TOMORROW at WrestleMania 😤 pic.twitter.com/HRtvi2jWZX
— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2026
Rhodes and Orton are scheduled to fight over the Undisputed WWE Championship on Night 1 of WrestleMania 42.
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