9 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Feb 11)
7. A Sports Entertainer From The Ground Up
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"I don't want to say anything good about Randy Orton...but a motivated Randy...is there anybody better? When he's dialled and he has something that he can sink his teeth into, there's nobody better."
Praise indeed from the 'Straight Edge Superstar' towards his former WrestleMania rival, but not unfounded.
Orton was excellent yet again in his segment with Matt Hardy on Raw and the eventual WrestleMania match stands to be one of the most heated on the show. Punk and the rest of the panel were right to afford it all such high praise.
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