Randy Orton reveals WWE spoiling his return at Survivor Series to keep CM Punk a surprise upset him initially

Read to know what Randy Orton said about WWE spoiling his comeback at Survivor Series WarGames 2023 to keep CM Punk return a surprise.

Updated on Jan 18, 2024  |  10:36 AM IST |  178.3K
Image Courtesy : WWE photo gallery
Image Courtesy : WWE photo gallery

The 37th edition of Survivor Series will go down in history as one of the most epic pay-per-views ever. It was a night filled with thrilling comebacks, including former WWE champion Apex Predator, Randy Orton, who made his return to the ring after a 1.5-year hiatus due to a back injury.

But Randy Orton's return wasn't the only surprise WWE had in store for Survivor Series WarGames 2023. The biggest shocker of the night was the long-awaited comeback of the best in the world, CM Punk, after nearly a decade.

His spine-chilling return during the final moments of Survivor Series WarGames 2023 has now become one of the greatest WWE comebacks of all time.

CM Punk's triumphant return overshadowed even the return of the fierce and ripped Randy Orton. Some fans criticized WWE management for keeping CM Punk's return a secret and potentially overshadowing Randy Orton's comeback at Survivor Series. 


Viper has now openly shared his genuine thoughts on CM Punk's comeback, coinciding with his own return to WWE.
“It was so cool, and I was so nervous. And funny little side story to that day. So for a month prior, there were all these rumors online that I was coming back, but there were also rumors online that CM Punk was coming back”

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He further said, “They let everyone know the week prior, that Randy Orton is gonna be the one joining Cody’s team at WarGames. Kind of let the wind out of my sails a little bit, I can tell that I’ve matured a lot because a part of me wanted to be irate, right? Like this was taken from me, this reaction from the crowd that I’ve been looking forward to for 18 months.”

Randy Orton wrapped it up by mentioning that ultimately, he received his desired response, while CM Punk also received his own reaction, “I realized after the fact that nobody stepped on anyone’s toes.” 

Orton even expressed that he is happy to see Punk back in WWE, and he wants him to do great.

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Randy Orton wants to face this WWE legend at the WrestleMania main event once

Randy Orton and Roman Reigns were originally set to go head-to-head in a singles match, but things took a twist. WWE decided to shake things up and turned it into a fatal-four-match at Royal Rumble 2024. Now, we'll see LA Knight, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns battling it out for the WWE Undisputed Championship.

On the WWE Bump show, Randy Orton spilled the beans on who he dreams of facing at WrestleMania.

“A dream match for me would be to somehow find myself in a situation where I’m fighting Cena at WrestleMania for the title. I don’t know how you get there.”


He further said, “I’m not saying it’s gonna happen, but I have never wrestled John at WrestleMania in a singles match. We had some wars back in the day, so being able to revisit that after all this, I think it’s not only something that I would want, I think the fans would eat it up too”

Do you want to witness the magic of Randy Orton and John Cena once more? Their match at WrestleMania will surely be an epic End of an Era showdown. Share your thoughts below!


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