Randy Orton goes in-depth on his match against Joe Hendry at WWE WrestleMania 41. SmackDown Superstar Randy Orton recently sat down with Carl Lamarre of Billboard. When asked about his WrestleMania 41 match against Joe Hendry coming together following Kevin Owens’ injury,

Randy Orton, as he previously shared, was expecting to challenge Cody Rhodes at Backlash for the Undisputed WWE Championship. However, John Cena defeated The American Nightmare to win the title at WrestleMania 41.

Orton vs. Kevin Owens was originally scheduled for the event and had even been officially announced by WWE, but plans had to change with Owens having a neck injury requiring surgery. With that grudge match off the books, WWE pivoted to something else entirely with Orton defeating Hendry — the TNA World Champion — in a quick three-minute bout.