2025 was a rollercoaster of a year for Randy Orton, as he experienced a fair share of ups and downs in WWE. The Triple H-led creative also canceled a rumored WrestleMania 41 match for him. The Viper was originally planned to face Kevin Owens at The Showcase of the Immortals this year. But the scheduled match was put off the table after the Canadian wrestler suffered a career-threatening neck injury. Thanks for the submission! As a result, Randy Orton ended up facing Joe Hendry in a relatively short match that ended with the latter getting squashed. As exciting as this match was, WWE had considered other names as potential opponents for The Apex Predator, with chief among them being Aleister Black. Speaking to Bleacher Report’s Graham “GSM” Matthews on WrestleRant, the Dutchman explained why the rumored WrestleMania 41 match with Randy Orton didn’t come to fruition. “They were toying with a bunch of ideas. I know at one point there was this conversation about, ‘Oh, maybe he’s coming back to wrestle Randy Orton at ‘Mania.’ And that was an actual thing that was discussed, but that wasn’t an isolated thing. It was more of a list of names. They were like, ‘We don’t want him to lose coming back at WrestleMania. That doesn’t make any sense.” Black added: “At that point, they already made the decision to bring me back, and then the Randy Orton thing came up, and they were like, ‘No, let’s keep it [on the post-WrestleMania SmackDown].’ They wanted to give it the right attention in order for it to be specifically about me, which I’m really grateful for.” (H/T Bleacher Report) You can check out the full interview below: What’s next for Aleister Black and Randy Orton in WWE? Despite not facing each other at The Show of Shows, the two men shared the ring during a Fatal 4-Way Match on the June 13, 2025, edition of WWE SmackDown this year. The Viper emerged victorious that night and advanced to the semifinals of the King of the Ring Tournament. Since losing to Cody Rhodes in the finals at Night of Champions, the 14-time world champion’s booking has left fans scratching their heads. He was most recently involved in a feud with Drew McIntyre before WWE took him off TV, citing personal reasons. There’s no word on when he will return to television. As of Aleister Black, his rivalry with Damian Priest has reached its boiling point. A rubber match between the two men could be on the cards post-Survivor Series: WarGames.
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Former AEW star Saraya (fka Paige) provides massive update on her in-ring return amid extended break
Former AEW star Saraya was recently asked about her return to the ring, and her response has left the wrestling world abuzz. Ad Saraya Bevis is one of the most popular wrestling personalities today. The Anti-Diva has built a reputation for being a resilient talent, overcoming a career-threatening neck injury that doctors said would prevent her from wrestling again. Despite this setback, Saraya returned to the ring in AEW after leaving WWE, where the erstwhile Paige was mainly seen in a backstage or managerial role during her later days with the company. The former AEW Women’s World Champion departed from Tony Khan’s promotion in March this year to focus on her podcast and other ventures. Now, after over a year of hiatus, the Anti-Diva has finally provided an update on her in-ring future. Ad Trending In a conversation with the Toronto Sun, Saraya stated that her drive to wrestle again is slowly returning. “I’m gonna get into training in January and we’ll see where that takes me, you know. Because I feel like I do-if I was to ever come back, you know, not saying I am, but if I was to ever come back, I want to be at the top of my game and be wrestling better than I was wrestling back when I was in NXT, you know. So that’s my goal. So I miss it. I love it. I think the percentage of me going back is a lot higher now, you know. But we’ll see where it goes. We’ll see where it goes. Who knows what will happen?” [H/T: ringsidenews] Ad Check out her comments in the video below: Ad Former AEW star Saraya recently announced some positive personal news. A few days ago, Saraya shared a personal update with her fans about her father, who had to be hospitalized due to health complications. However, the situation improved in the following days, and the Anti-Diva confirmed last night that her ‘daddio’ will be released from the hospital next Monday. “Just a quick one to say that my daddio gets to go home on Monday. He’s doing very well, you guys. Thank you, everybody, for checking in and messaging me about him, but he is doing so well. And yeah, he gets to come home,” she said. (00: 00 00: 14) Ad Check out her post on X here. It will be interesting to see when Saraya returns to the ring and whether it will be in WWE, as the rumors indicate. × Feedback Why did you not like this content? Clickbait / Misleading Factually Incorrect Hateful or Abusive Baseless Opinion Too Many Ads Other Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Edited by Karan Raj.
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