WWE Star Randy Orton On Joe Hendry As His WrestleMania 41 Opponent: “We Put Our Heads Together & It Was Actually My Idea For It To Be Joe Hendry. I’m Really Glad That They Went With Him. It Was Perfect.“
For weeks leading up to WrestleMania 41, fan speculation ran rampant about who Randy Orton’s opponent would be after Kevin Owens unfortunate injury announcement. Now, we got some good insight into who it was and how it came about.
Randy Orton recently spoke with Billboard magazine about a variety of topics, one of which was his WrestleMania 41 opponent and how it came to be.
“We put our heads together and it was actually my idea [for it to be] Joe Hendry. I kept pushing for it, and a couple people were unsure, but I was able to talk everybody into it. I’m really glad that they went with him. It was perfect. It was different from anything else on the card. It was a legitimate surprise, and we were able to keep it a surprise for the most part. We got that really cool, “Holy s–t” moment when his music hit, and it was great. He was great. It was actually a stress-free fun Mania for me, because I didn’t have this crazy 30 minutes balls-to-the-walls match with all this high-risk s–t. I had this cool little segment with Joe, and we didn’t have to do much to have fun out there. So I was really able to enjoy the week and just soak it all up.”
H/T Billboard magazine for transcription.
Randy Orton came out at WrestleMania for his match, and dans eagerly awaited who his opponent would be. It seems that enough people “said his name”, because TNA World Champion Joe Hendry came out in front of a crowd of over 60,000 fans singing his theme music and waving their hands through the air.
It was a very cool moment for Joe as he appeared with his TNA World Title belt. Although he was taken out pretty quickly by The Viper, there’s no doubt it was a huge moment.
Randy Orton is challenging WWE Champion John Cena at WWE Backlash tomorrow night for the title.
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