Professional wrestler Randy Orton disclosed in August of last year that he had entered into a new five-year agreement with WWE, ensuring his association with the company till 2029.
On completion of his present contract, Orton revealed intentions of negotiating yet another five-year agreement.
In a fresh dialogue with Complex, Orton expressed, “I’d love to sign another five-year contract after that. I know realistically there’s gonna be a day when I gotta stop. But it’s like, I don’t even think about that because I’m having so much fu*king fun right now. Knowing that it was all taken away from me, or almost was all taken away from me. Just knowing that I can’t do it forever, it’s just every second I’m around the guys in the locker room, that camaraderie, there’s nothing like it. Every second I’m in the ring feeling the energy from those fans, there’s nothing like it. And knowing that there’s a cap on that, it just makes it easier to make sure that I’m just always enjoying this.”
The match for WrestleMania 41 lacks Randy Orton’s contender after Kevin Owens announced his impending neck surgery.
Owens had to step aside from the ring due to a neck ailment that necessitated surgery during the April 4th WWE SmackDown episode.
Sharing his sympathies for Kevin, Orton said, “If we’re being real here, my heart breaks for Kevin. I think, first and foremost, I just hate that he’s gotta go through that. Even more than a physical journey he’s gotta go on to let his body heal, it’s a mental journey too. His body’s been through it, and now he’s paying that price, like he said in the ring the other day. We all pay the price at one point or another.”
As per the conversation’s highlights, “Orton has set Owens up with a second opinion from a surgeon he worked with previously.”
Orton had to miss wrestling matches from May 2022 to November 2023 due to a back injury.