Source: Busted Open Radio — The Shades of Gray on the Road to WrestleMania

Duration: 36 min

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Randy Orton/Cody Rhodes feud

If they thought Randy Orton was going to get booed, that was a severe miscalculation. Randy Orton is now in his element and at his essence.

Justin LaBarre

Cody Rhodes character

The only guy you could truly get booed, I think, is a Cody Rhodes full-on heel turn. But it's very rare where you get somebody who can occupy the apple pie, vanilla ice cream, babyface role and stay there.

Robin Lundberg

Seth Rollins' WrestleMania status

I legit just think there are so many things in the air as it pertains to Seth Rollins and relevant opponents. I just think things are so up in the air that it's probably still something that is in pencil that they may not know until the week of.

Justin LaBarre

WrestleMania build

I do think the root of a lot of our complaints or critiques just comes back to it's just too long of a road to WrestleMania. It makes it hard to sustain the energy and the atmosphere between the combatants.

Justin LaBarre

Randy Orton's mystery caller

If it was Ted DiBiase Jr., because Randy has very intentionally said the word 'Legacy' many times as a promo... that's probably the most logical that would really hit.

Justin LaBarre

Could you imagine if nobody's on the other side of the phone call and he's just talking to himself?

Justin LaBarre

Trick Williams push

It's clear this was all being done because Trick Williams is walking out of WrestleMania as U.S. champion, as he should, because aside from Obafemi, there might not be anybody hotter and faster on the rise than Trick Willie.

Justin LaBarre

Jelly Roll involvement

I'm also—it's time to slow our jelly roll. We don't need any more Jelly Roll at this point in WWE programming or the build to WrestleMania.

Robin Lundberg

NXT call-ups

I can't recall the last time we've seen a new class come in with this much juice as you've seen from Obafemi, Trick Williams, and Javon Evans.

Justin LaBarre

Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu

I'm looking forward to this [Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu] too. I find it funny, though. Unsanctioned match. That term has always cracked me up. We have no responsibility, we have no liability, oh, but you're still going to profit off of it.

Justin LaBarre