Randy Orton to challenge current World Champion after WrestleMania 41? It's NOT John Cena or Jey Uso!

Randy Orton was one of the superstars in action at WWE WrestleMania 41, though he wasn't involved in any title matches like Jey Uso and John Cena. Still, The Viper did recently cross paths with a World Champion, which can set up some future meetings.

Orton was supposed to face Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 41, but Owens announced that he had sustained a neck injury and would be absent for a while. Instead, The Viper held an open challenge on Night Two of the event, answered by TNA World Champion Joe Hendry. It was a quick but exciting match won by The Apex Predator. Many might want to see an eventual rematch, which won't happen anytime soon.

Although it would be interesting to see Orton challenge for the TNA World Title, the partnership between WWE and TNA has mainly been seen on NXT. Also, the match may simply be a quick last-minute addition that isn't supposed to lead into anything else after the premium live event.

As the World Champion of the former IMPACT Wrestling, Joe Hendry will most likely continue defending the gold with fellow TNA stars. If he appears on WWE television again, it will likely be against NXT names.

On the other hand, John Cena defeated Cody Rhodes to become the Undisputed WWE Champion, while Jey Uso defeated Gunther to capture the World Heavyweight Title.

What did Randy Orton say about Kevin Owens ahead of WWE WrestleMania 41?

The Viper may have had a successful match at The Show of Shows, but that doesn't mean he wasn't thinking about the condition of his former tag team partner.

Ahead of WrestleMania 41, Denise Salcedo on Instinct Culture interviewed Randy Orton about Kevin Owens' real-life injury. The Apex Predator broke character and shared that they were friends in real life and respected The Prizefighter. The Viper also shared that he talks to KO during the latter's tough period

"I've actually had a couple of conversations with him about what to expect and the mental, you know. It's tough. It's tough to be home, be hurt, and not be able to do what you love to do. As much as some people might think that it would be awesome to be home for a long time, you know, paid vacation type of stuff, just this is in our blood. And until we're told we can't do it anymore, we wanna do it."

It will be interesting to see what is next for Randy Orton following WrestleMania 41.