SUMMARY
- Randy Orton will be challenging Roman Reigns for his Undisputed Universal title at Royal Rumble 2024.
- The Viper will be a part of the fatal four-way match involving Roman Reigns, LA Knight, and AJ Styles.
WWE is doing a great job in the build-up to Royal Rumble 2024, and the media hype around the show is a result of their efforts. Fans are very excited for the annual men’s and women’s matches, but another bout that has grabbed their attention. It’s none other than the fatal four-way match between Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles.
The Tribal Chief is set to defend his Undisputed Universal Championship in this high-profile encounter on January 27. With the show just a week away, the contract signing for this match took place on the latest SmackDown episode. But what made headlines was when Roman tried to take down Orton during the main event match on the blue brand.
Randy Orton with an RKO to Roman Reigns!
A callback to the finish of the 2017 Royal Rumble match between Reigns & Orton.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/onSYIX0Mgr
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) January 20, 2024
The Viper went one-on-one against Solo Sikoa on the main event of Friday Night SmackDown, and that’s when Reigns attempted to take down Orton. Despite going through a lot of damage due to his match with Solo, The Legend Killer was able to come out strong in the altercation with The Head Of the Table. In fact, the 14-time WWE Champion also gave a vicious RKO to The Bloodline Leader.
The WWE universe reacts to Randy Orton’s RKO to Roman Reigns
As soon as Friday Night SmackDown went off air, the WWE universe started circulating the clip of Randy’s RKO to Roman heavily. Due to such a response, it went viral in just a matter of time, and the pro wrestling fans have been sharing interesting reactions to what The Legend Killer did on the January 19 episode.
Sharing how The Viper’s RKO to The Tribal Chief is a sign that he’s noy going to win om January 27, someone from the audience wrote on X, “Orton isn’t winning even with that move.” “Won’t happen but I need Randy to take the title off of Roman,” another pro wrestling enthusiast wrote while claiming that Orton is most likely to lose at the Royal Rumble PLE.
Can Randy Orton win the Undisputed Universal title at Royal Rumble 2024?
It’s true that fans enjoyed the contract signing segment on SmackDown, and seeing the vintage side of Randy Orton made things even better. But something that the WWE universe has been really curious to know is what’ll happen at the upcoming PLE, Royal Rumble 2024.
With The Viper set to be a part of the fatal four-way match on January 27, his admirers have been wondering if he could eventually come out on top. Even though it could be an opportunity for the WWE to give Orton his fifteenth title reign, it seems unlikely to happen in Florida.
CONTRACT SIGNED! ✍️@WWERomanReigns‘ signature makes the Fatal 4-Way Match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at #RoyalRumble OFFICIAL! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/XcAURhzWz3
— WWE (@WWE) January 20, 2024
The reason why it doesn’t seem likely that Randy will win the Undisputed Universal title is due to the kind of run The Tribal Chief has enjoyed. In fact, a lot of discussions have already been made about Roman Reigns’ WrestleMania 40 opponent, and it makes it almost certain that The Bloodline Leader will enter this year’s WrestleMania as the champion.
Moreover, recent rumors have revealed that there are possible plans for a huge triple-threat match at WrestleMania. With all such speculations being made for the event, Roman will probably remain the champion up until WrestleMania. Despite the reports, it’ll be interesting to see how the match at the Royal Rumble will be. In addition to this, WWE’s future plans for Randy will also be a topic of discussion.