In a matter of hours, Cody Rhodes will challenge Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Championship on “WWE SmackDown,” with those in WWE expecting “The American Nightmare” to emerge victorious and go on to defend the title against Randy Orton, the Men’s Elimination Chamber winner, at WrestleMania 42. Elsewhere, chatter of a possible multi-man title match involving Rhodes, Orton, McIntyre, and Jacob Fatu continues to swirl, with many fans citing it as a greater option for WWE’s grandest stage.
On “Busted Open Radio,” WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray firmly asserted himself on the side supporting Orton vs. Rhodes in a one-on-one clash for the world title. “I hope [Cody beats Drew],” Ray said. “This has nothing to do with Drew. I would like Randy versus Cody at WrestleMania. I’m cool with Drew and Jacob Fatu. Actually, I’d moderately see Drew versus Nick Aldis. I would not mind Drew versus Jacob Fatu with Nick Aldis as your special guest referee.”
In accordance with Ray, no fatal-four-way or triple-threat match could produce a greater performance than that of Orton vs. Rhodes as they’d be “completely watered down” by the extra participants. Ray, like some fans, moreover recognizes that a singles title bout between Orton and Rhodes has long been teased, especially with the latter eyeing the Undisputed WWE Championship in an obvious manner during Rhodes’ previous two reigns. Orton and Rhodes, in fact, also share a deep-rooted history through the Legacy stable, during which Orton served as a mentor to an up-and-coming Rhodes.
“I feel that Cody and Randy thing has been on their radar for thus long now,” Ray said, “but they have been like, ‘We haven’t got to do it now. We will push it off until then. We haven’t got to do it now. We will push it off until then.’ Why do it now? We have now it in our back pocket for then. Well, that they had to interrupt glass and do it now.”
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