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Who can be Randy Orton's opponent at Wrestlemania 40?

WWE Superstar Randy Orton's return has been a major talking point amongst fans. The supporters want to see an old rivalry get featured at Wrestlesmania.

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The WWE has welcomed The Viper back, and it's obvious that the crowd is having a great time seeing Randy Orton compete. The WWE Universe responded to Orton's possible opponent at WrestleMania approached, with many hoping to witness Drew McIntyre take on that role.

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Drew McIntyre proved to be a real workhorse for the organisation, capturing the globe Title at some point in his career, back when WWE along with everyone on earth were fighting the COVID-19 outbreak.

During that time, McIntyre and Randy Orton featured in several thrilling storylines in which they fought to secure the WWE Championship in the Thunderdome.

Nearly three years later, Randy Orton is still a hugely popular babyface despite his comeback, while McIntyre has established himself as one of RAW's premier antagonists.

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An established figure, Orton will be a major attraction at WrestleMania 40. Fans were recently asked by the Wrestle Features Twitter account who they would want to see The Apex Predator square off against at The Show of Shows. The WWE Universe named a number of opponents, as was to be anticipated, however Drew McIntyre's name stuck out the most.

Who can be a worthy opponent for Randy Orton?

Examining the comments more closely turned up some intriguing ideas. Some people expected ‘The Grandest Stage of Them All’ to be the venue where John Cena and Randy Orton rekindled their storied feud.

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It was also proposed that Orton pursue one of the two former World Champions, since the veteran athlete might then catch up to John Cena as well as Ric Flair in terms of the record for most championship reigns in history. Along with a few others, the names Solo Sikoa, CM Punk,  Finn Balor, Logan Paul, Seth Rollins,  Gunther, and Cody Rhodes were mentioned.

Before Rhea Ripley cut him off, the former WWE Champion expressed his gratitude to be back on television and talked about his problems with The Bloodline. The Viper challenged Dominik Mysterio to the match as the episode came to a finish, and Mami forewarned Orton about turning against The Judgement Day.

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