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Randy Orton currently has no opponent for WWE WrestleMania 41. Wrestling veteran Matt Morgan recently speculated that a current star could return to the ring for the first time in 18 months to fight The Viper at The Show of Shows.
The 14-time World Champion was scheduled to fight Kevin Owens at this year's Showcase of the Immortals. However, The Prizefighter sustained an injury, forcing him to withdraw from the match. Last Friday, SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis broke the news to fans and remained in the ring as the former Universal Champion cut a promo, explaining that he would have to undergo neck surgery.
As Owens left the ring, Orton headed to the squared circle. He unexpectedly RKOed Aldis after the latter told him that he no longer had a match at WrestleMania.
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On the Gigantic Pop podcast, Morgan expressed his desire to see Aldis return to the ring to fight The Viper at The Show of Shows, 18 months after his last match. Although he has been an on-screen character for several months in WWE, he has yet to make his in-ring debut. The Blueprint disclosed that he had reached out to the 38-year-old and asked if he was facing The Viper at WrestleMania.
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"I'm hoping so [Orton vs. Aldis at WrestleMania]. I'm hoping and I am praying. I texted and asked but who knows? I could be getting worked and I would lie to me too if I was gonna be in it. Not doing it, right? But I hope and pray he gets his shot one day. If it's not this, it's something else. Dude's still in incredible shape," Morgan said. [33:20 - 33:45]
The National Treasure's last bout took place on October 7, 2023, at ACW Bluegrass Con.
Matt Morgan made other WWE WrestleMania 41 predictions
On the same episode of Gigantic Pop, Matt Morgan predicted the results of multiple WrestleMania 41 matches. The wrestling veteran disclosed that he thought LA Knight would have to drop the United States Championship to Jacob Fatu.
The 48-year-old former WWE star speculated that Jade Cargill would emerge victorious over Naomi in their one-on-one grudge match. He also predicted that Rhea Ripley would recapture the Women's World Championship, defeating Bianca Belair and IYO SKY in the Triple Threat match.
It will be interesting to see if Randy Orton vs. Nick Aldis is officially added to the WrestleMania card.
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