WWE’s Legend Killer Randy Orton recently made his comeback at the Survivor Series and took a big win alongside team Cody Rhodes. While Orton teamed up with four top wrestlers of WWE, a recent interview showcases he still hasn’t forgotten his former partner Matt Riddle.

Randy Orton recently appeared in the IMPAULSIVE podcast of Logan Paul where he talked about his partnership with Matt Riddle. In fact, he also revealed the real reason why he was in tag action despite being a highly successful singles competitor.

Randy Orton opens up about poor health and Matt Riddle’s role

Randy Orton had to forcibly go on a hiatus because of several health issues. Speaking about them, The Viper said, “I had a lot of ailments. I mean, I couldn’t stand for more than a couple minutes without having pain shoot down my legs.” Orton also explained the severity of his condition, especially with a bad disc.

When I would sit, I had a disc that was slipping every time I would bend. So, you know, on a plane sitting here my feet would go numb and I’d have pain shooting down my legs. Oh, it really sucked.” Randy Orton took this opportunity to express his gratitude for Riddle.

He said, “I got to give him props because that year we tagged together, I was not able to be in that ring unless I was in there with someone like him because he was able to take the brunt of the physicality. He’d tag me at the end I’d come in do you know I’d do my s***? If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have made it that far.” This was a big statement spoken by Randy Orton, who has hardly relied on anyone in his career.

While Randy Orton praised Matt Riddle for his contribution to keeping him going in the ring, he also thanked his medical team for his comeback.

The Apex Predator counts his blessings

The Apex Predator literally counted his blessings during his appearance at Logan Paul’s show. Orton noted, “I had some great doctors. They fixed me up. They didn’t cut through any muscle which would enable me to get back in the ring.” Orton mentioned the importance of navigating around the muscles instead of cutting through them.

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Randy Orton added, “Once you start cutting muscle like that’s never going to heal back like it’s it’s you’re done so I got I’m just blessed all the way around.” The Viper is back in the WWE once again thanks to the medical procedures, and will be back in singles actions this time.

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