5 Times current WWE Superstars had real-life heat with each other (and the reasons why)

#2 WWE Superstars Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton

Randy Orton’s issues with Kofi Kingston started when the two men competed in a Triple Threat match against John Cena on WWE RAW in 2010.

Orton expected Kingston to stay down and receive a Punt Kick towards the end of the match. However, much to The Viper’s frustration, Kingston kept returning to his feet. Orton compromised by hitting an RKO on his opponent before famously yelling “Stupid! Stupid!” at him in the middle of the ring.

Kingston confirmed in an interview on FOX News in 2019 that rumors about Orton attempting to hold his career back were true.

“It was a very real thing, not a storyline thing, when Randy Orton didn't want me to get to a certain point in WWE. As you saw 10 years ago, I was kind of on the rise and logic would suggest that I would have become Champion based on the run I was having at the time and Randy Orton put a stop to all of that,” Kingston said.

Thankfully, there is no longer any real-life animosity between the former WWE Championship rivals. Kingston told the Daily Star in 2021 that he respects Orton and already views him as a Hall of Famer.