4-time WWE champion teases reuniting with Randy Orton after 925 days
A multi-time WWE champion recently spoke about keeping in touch with Randy Orton and hinted at a potential reunion down the line. Matt Riddle revealed that he and his former tag team partner still exchanged messages regularly.
Riddle and Orton's tag team, RK-Bro, was a surprise hit with the fans, as not many expected them to gel well. Their contrasting personalities led to several memorable moments, and the duo even captured tag team gold two times on the main roster. However, an untimely injury to Randy Orton in May 2022 ended his partnership with Matt Riddle prematurely.
The duo had their final match together on the May 20, 2022, episode of SmackDown, where they lost their RAW Tag Team Title to The Usos. By the time The Viper had recovered, The Original Bro had already departed WWE owing to off-screen controversies. In his recent appearance on The Delz Show, Riddle spoke about his current equation with Randy Orton.
The former United States Champion revealed that he still kept in touch with his RK-Bro tag team partner and hoped they could eventually reunite.
"Dude, we’re bros!" Riddle said. "I wished him a Happy Thanksgiving, and he wished me one back. Like that, I wished him one too, and he hit me back as well. Maybe one day we’ll do the same thing again." [H/T - Ringside News]
Matt Riddle on Randy Orton feeling disrespected by him
A few weeks back, in a different interview, Matt Riddle recalled how Orton wasn't pleased with him after one of their backstage interactions.
The former NXT Tag Team Champion revealed that his refusal to walk up to Randy Orton and greet him miffed the latter.
"Before we actually wrestled a full match, Randy wasn’t a huge fan of me. I guess he thought I was disrespectful because I had my headphones on. He came to the locker room, everybody was shaking everybody’s hand.I didn’t want to be like a nerd and go over. Didn’t wanna do that. So I gave him a nod. I was waiting for my chance to shake his hand, but I guess he took that as disrespect. I wasn’t [blowing him off]."
Though there's no update on when The Viper will return to TV after Kevin Owens brutally attacked him earlier this month, fans are expecting him to come back with a vengeance on his mind whenever he's cleared.