Randy Orton says he would like to work with John Cena one last time.
Orton and Cena have a long history together. They fought for the gold medal at the WWE World Championship several times. The intense rivalry dates back to 2007. Cena is coming to the end of his time in the ring and plans to retire completely from wrestling in 2025.
While speaking with Cody Rhodes on “What Do You Wanna Talk About?”, Randy noted that he would like to work with Cena one last time before he retires. Cena reportedly stated that fans would like to see the two work together again if it happened naturally.
“100%. Funny story. I saw John before he went in there and gave his farewell speech. I hadn’t seen him in a while. I didn’t know he was going to be there. We caught up in about ten minutes. Towards the end of the conversation I said, ‘Hey, what do you think?’ I had no idea he was… what did he say, between 30 and 40 dates? This Mania is his last Mania. I had no idea. As far as I knew, like me, he was going to be there as long as his body would allow it. Of course, he has other things going on and this is my life. Hats off to him for doing the Hollywood thing. If I could, I would, but this requires a lot and I have other priorities and I don’t think I can give that. I said, ‘What do you think?’ He said, ‘Randy, I’ve never pitched anything before. I always do my best with what they give me.’ I say, That’s the way I am. I’ve never had a pitch. I’ve never set myself up to be disappointed. “Hey writers, here’s a six-page storyboard of everything I want to do in the next six months.” Not once. I’ve always been very lucky. They give me what they give me and I make the most of it. That’s what he does. When I brought it up to him, I felt like a target. “Do you want to do another one?” He immediately turned it down and said, “If the creative department thinks of something, maybe we’ll do it.” I said, “What’s your speech about?” “Wait and see.” Typical John. Watch the show to see what I have to say. I’d love to work with the man and have a couple or more TVs to set it up and really make it something special. No matter how many times we faced each other back then, almost to the point where people got sick of it when they look back and think, “Orton and Cena were this incredible rivalry.” To recreate that nostalgia and do it for the fans who I think would appreciate it. We can go out there, have some fun and tear the place down. I’d love to do that. I think according to John, if it happens on its own, we’ll just let it happen. I think it’s going to happen. I think it’s a given.”
Elsewhere in his appearance on Cody’s podcast, Orton also talked about his own possible retirement plans for the future. You can read more about that here.
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