Randy Orton Pitches Dream WWE Retirement Match Vs. John Cena At WrestleMania

The Viper has one John Cena in his sights for one last WrestleMania contest.

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Well, it looks like Randy Orton has quite the creative mind on him – at least when it comes to himself and his long-time rival John Cena.

As first reported by Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT, Randy has talked up his ideas for one final match which would pit Cena up against the WWE’s resident Viper.

Orton’s plan is for he and Cena to face off one last time three or four years in the future at a WrestleMania, with both by then being tied on 16 World Championships apiece – putting them both level, in the WWE narrative, with Ric Flair.

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Going further, Randy’s plan seemingly would be for Cena to be the heel who would have Flair in his corner. Then, once all is said and done with that WrestleMania, both Orton and Cena would sail off into the sunset.

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Whether this ever happens, of course, we’ll have to wait and see.

For now, Randy Orton is due to go up against WWE Champion Drew McIntyre this Sunday at WWE SummerSlam. As for John Cena, he’s currently carving quite the career for himself in Hollywood at the moment.

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