WWE legend Mark Henry has highlighted one in all the important thing stories coming out of Night of Champions, which he hopes WWE continues going forward.
On the show in Saudi Arabia, Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes — who’re real-life friends and former members of Legacy — faced off in the ultimate of the King of the Ring tournament. Henry stated on “Busted Open” that the story between the 2 is a vital one, explaining the importance of Orton being in and around Rhodes’ story.
“We were all on CM Punk, and also you [Dave LaGreca] were like, ‘Randy Orton is true there on the door knocking,’ and I actually would love to see Randy get the chance to remain close. I might. I believe that is invaluable. He is not only a invaluable commodity in wrestling, however the Legacy [maybe meant Evolution] story. He was one in all the Legacy [Evolution] guys with Ric Flair and Triple H. To maintain the story going for his or her profit is sweet. You don’t need to trivialize anything that happened throughout history, and Randy is the last one left of those guys. Batista’s gone. How do you retain the legacy of that character and gimmick going, is you permit Randy to proceed to flourish,” said Henry.
Orton led the Legacy faction within the late 2000s, during a time when a young Cody Rhodes was finding his footing in WWE. The 2 formed a real-life friendship during that period, one which they talk about fondly. Since Rhodes’ return to WWE, there have been teases about them potentially feuding with one another, but nothing has come to fruition.
With each stars being babyfaces over the previous few years, it could take a heel turn from one in all them for a storyline to develop. For now, Rhodes will give attention to dethroning Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena, when the 2 face off at SummerSlam.