Ranking the WWE World Cup competitors from least to most likely to win

#4 Randy Orton

Randy Orton has a real shot at emerging victorious.

Randy Orton is that oddball talent in this tournament who is both one of the biggest names of his generation and still not far from his prime, and not out of the question for a legitimate main event run in the near future. Orton has been particularly successful in his new heel gimmick, hating on guys who came from the indies or wrestle an indie style, and working a particularly brutal style of offence.

For Orton, a World Cup win would probably mark his entry point back into the main event picture and probably challenging AJ Styles (or Daniel Bryan) for the WWE Championship as we get deeper into the fall. It’s not the most exciting possibility to hardcore fans, but it’s also not an unrealistic one, particularly given WWE seeming to be perpetually high on Orton’s talents.

While a segment of fans tend to lament Orton’s sometimes plodding, chin lock intensive style in the ring, that approach to wrestling is actually a strong fit to go the distance in a tournament. Orton could go all the way.