What Wrestling Legends Really Think Of AEW
6. Randy Orton
Hilariously, Randy Orton all but admitted to choosing AEW over NXT on the first head-to-head battle of October 2. He was enthusiastic in his assessment of it, too.
On a Twitch stream, an allegedly buzzed Orton - who, while being pushed now as the biggest star in the company isn't much of a company man - required very little encouragement. "Speaking of Vince," he said, before transitioning into something that has very little to do with Vince, "that AEW was f*cking cool, huh? Did you watch that show last night? Oh my God! I'll tell you what - it's that big match feel, that big show feel."
Orton also dedicated praise to Sammy Guevara: "That kid can do some sh*t. I'd love to work with that kid."
Funnier still, Randy Orton in parallel has buried NXT on the regular by, and he's probably just trolling - but then again, that Tommaso Ciampa match never did happen - raging against its ceaseless thigh-slapping. He "slapped his leg" in appreciation for TakeOver: In Your House on Twitter.
He was of course most likely playing a long game, by panicking a desperate Vince McMahon into paying him more money. And, sure as sh*t, he signed a lucrative five-year extension the very next month, spending much of his time since bantering AJ Styles off the earth in the only time that could ever happen.
Legend.