Matt Hardy has nothing but love for the legacy of Randy Orton.
Still celebrating 20 years in WWE, Randy Orton is still being praised by his contemporaries and the many legends he's been afforded the opportunity to work with through the years. Matt Hardy is one of those names. In fact, it was Randy Orton who took part in Matt Hardy’s final moments in WWE before he departed to AEW.
On the latest episode of his podcast, The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Matt did not hold back in his praise for Randy Orton and the body of work that he has built through the last two decades in WWE.
“Quote me. I think Randy Orton is fucking awesome,” said Hardy. “I love Randy's work. I always enjoyed working with him and I think, as a person, me knowing him for these 20 years — once again, he's another person I'm so proud of where he is in life with his family and his kids. We have so much in common and in the last couple of years I was there, we became closer than we ever had. Just because we shared those personal family lives together and we were kind of in the same boat. Both of our wives are pretty intense. If you know what I mean. I know you [Jon Alba] know them both. You've dealt with them both. You've dealt with Kim, you've dealt with Reby. So they're both pretty intense and they're good for us because they keep us both in check."
Furthermore, Matt Hardy reveals that Randy is one of his greatest supporters and was in favor of the idea of Matt leaving WWE for AEW.
“So I have nothing but positive things to say about Randy and I love Randy's storytelling in the ring,” Hardy continued. “I love the way he does his character and Randy was one of my biggest supporters when I left and went to AEW, to do my stuff and get over on my own, being one of the older guys that was never one of Vince's top guys. Randy was one of my biggest supporters and constantly texted me. We stayed in contact. So yeah, man, I think Randy is awesome. People who think Randy doesn't do a lot or works a slower, more plodding pace or whatever, I don't think they get the basic aspects of like traditional pro wrestling. When it comes to traditional pro wrestling and traditional storytelling, there was no one better than Randy.”
Randy Orton, 20 years later is still in the main event of pay-per-views as he will team with Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle at WrestleMania Backlash against Roman Reigns and The Usos, The Bloodline. Learn more here.
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