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8. WWE (And Randy Orton Himself) Think We Want To See John Cena Vs. Randy Orton Part 4336 At WrestleMania
Minutes after the Royal Rumble faded to black, WWE posted a curious - and by curious, I mean absolutely soul-destroying - article on WWE.com.
"It's a rivalry without parallel in modern-day WWE, and at WrestleMania 33, career-long foes John Cena and Randy Orton could very well lock horns again - provided Cena makes it to April 2 with his newly won WWE Championship," went the statement. The rivalry is only legendary in the minds of WWE. The vast majority of the fanbase has long since been jaded by a pairing which has contested no less than eleven matches for the WWE Championship on pay-per-view.
Their last major (non-title) match - at Hell In A Cell 2014 - wasn't quite as poorly-received as their infamously alienating Royal Rumble 2013 encounter, but it was a midcard attraction with zero stakes. It was just there - and therein lies the problem. It neatly encapsulated the nothingness the feud has degenerated into, ruined by complete over-exposure - if it was even that great to begin with. Cena and Orton have wrestled one another in the aforementioned Cell - twice - and under Falls Count Anywhere, Iron Man, I Quit, Tables, and TLC stipulations - none of which were indisputable, cast iron classics. Would any of them make into the top 50 WWE matches of all time?
Unimaginative, overdone, everyday - Cena Vs. Orton is the burnt toast of wrestling feuds. And we might get it at WrestleMania 33! Those on the inside have confirmed that Cena isn't near the title picture - but plans have changed twice already...