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Published 19:14 IST, October 4th 2019

WWE SmackDown: Will The Rock face Randy Orton at WrestleMania 36?

With The Rock making his comeback to SmackDown on Friday night, there is a possibility that Randy Orton will come to the ring and challenge The Rock.

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Are you ready for an Icon vs Icon match at WrestleMania 36? There's a possibility that Randy Orton could face The Rock at the WWE PPV. With The Rock making his electrifying comeback to SmackDown on Friday night, there is a possibility that The Viper, Randy Orton will come to the ring and challenge the great one for a dream match. Randy Orton recently teased this event on Twitter, where he asked The Rock to have a discussion with him and decide who among them is a better third-generation superstar. Whatever happens tomorrow, one thing is sure that many WWE fans would like to see The Viper facing The People’s Champ.

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Here's why the dream match between Randy Orton and The Rock could be possible

 

WWE The Rock vs Randy Orton - Unfinished business

Back in 2004, The Rock made his return to WWE and got into a verbal fight with Randy Orton. The Rock destroyed Orton with his trash talk and Orton who was the face of WWE back then, also received a Rock Bottom from the great one. The segment was well received by WWE fans and since then, fans are waiting for this match to happen. It is high time and WWE has to provide A-list superstar like Randy Orton with a great opponent, so who is greater than the great one?

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WWE The Rock vs Randy Orton: 3rd generation superstar vs 3rd generation superstar

Randy Orton wants to know who among them is a better third-generation superstar, so why not give Orton what he wants. It’s about time, WWE gives a concluding answer to fans. Randy Orton and The Rock, both come from the family of wrestlers, who have won many titles in WWE. These two have never faced each other and both can prove their worth at the biggest stage of all time, WrestleMania. 

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WWE The Rock vs Randy Orton: A guaranteed buy

The names of The Rock and Randy Orton are enough to sell tickets and when fans hear that both the wrestlers will face each other at WrestleMania, they will go into a frenzy. When The Rock faced John Cena in a dream match at WrestleMania 28, sales of the show broke records. So, The Rock coming back to WrestleMania is always good for WWE business. Orton knows that this is the pump his career needs and he is trying everything he could to stir things up. 

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Updated 22:56 IST, October 4th 2019

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