3 reasons why Randy Orton needs to turn heel at WWE Crown Jewel 2024

Randy Orton's status for WWE Crown Jewel 2024 remains unclear amid Kevin Owens' absence on SmackDown. However, The Viper can still be present at the event whether or not he has a match, for another motive.

After Kevin Owens attacked Cody Rhodes following the 2024 Bad Blood event, his partnership with Randy Orton also ended as The Viper chose to side with Cody instead. Kevin has since issued a statement stating he might not be in WWE for a while, which means a match against Randy is still unclear. However, The Apex Predator can still have other motives for appearing at the 2024 Crown Jewel, one of them can be to face The American Nightmare.

For this list, we will look at three reasons Randy Orton needs to turn heel at WWE Crown Jewel 2024.

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#3. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens can bring realization to The Viper

As of this writing, there is still no decision on whether Kevin will remain suspended following his actions. This means that if he decides to appear on SmackDown soon, it can result in a singles match against Randy at Crown Jewel. However, their possible match can result in a different outcome for Orton.

At Crown Jewel 2024, after a possible match between Randy and Kevin, Orton may realize that his former tag team partner wasn't at fault for attacking Cody but Rhodes himself for siding with Roman Reigns.

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#2. Cody Rhodes' Crown Jewel opponent can bring some unwanted memories for Randy Orton

The upcoming Saudi Arabia Premium Live Event will feature a match between Cody and Gunther for the first-ever Crown Jewel Championship. While Randy has a well-known history with Rhodes, so does The Ring General.

Randy and the RAW star collided in the King of the Ring finals. The latter won and earned a title shot for Damian Priest's World Heavyweight Championship. Gunther eventually won the title at SummerSlam, and his first opponent was Orton, but The Viper failed to defeat the Austrian star again.

At Crown Jewel 2024, Randy could realize that if he can't beat Gunther twice, then Cody doesn't have the right to do so as well. As a result, he can cost the Undisputed WWE Champion the match and the new title.

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#1. Randy Orton can kickstart the fall of Cody Rhodes due to their history

Randy and Cody's feud is one that many are looking forward to due to their deep history and personal relationship, and they may finally see it begin at the upcoming premium live event.

Orton can betray Rhodes during the latter's championship match in Saudi Arabia and in the following SmackDown episode, Randy can state that Cody should not and doesn't deserve anything, especially the Crown Jewel Title. The Viper can even threaten The American Nightmare that he will take everything he has and it will only end once the Undisputed WWE Title is also taken away from him.