Notsam Wrestling · March 20, 2026 · 27 min

Explaining Cody Rhodes v Randy Orton to a Non-Fan | Notsam Wrestling


Randy Orton's heel turn

There are certain super fans that are coming out of this going, 'How on earth do you expect me to boo Randy Orton?' That Randy Orton is so effective as a villain and so good that screw it, I'm cheering.

Sam Roberts

Cody Rhodes' crowd reaction

Cody Rhodes is at the point now where people, I think the booing comes in where people go, 'Oh, is this going to be another, hey we respect each other, we've been friends for a long time, so let's go.'

Sam Roberts

WrestleMania main event status

When you look at what those main events are, it's almost like there's everybody else on the show and then there's these two pairings [Roman/Punk and Cody/Orton].

Sam Roberts

Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton segment

This was a segment so big I can't tell you how many people have come to me and said, 'Why would you not have done an emergency podcast about this?'

Sam Roberts

Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton history

Cody's first WWE match was against Randy Orton. And a little while after that, Cody and Ted DiBiase Jr. started a group with Randy Orton called The Legacy, where Randy was the leader and he basically took Cody and Ted DiBiase Jr. on as his young boys.

Sam Roberts

Cody Rhodes' WrestleMania storylines

This is now the third WrestleMania in a row where Cody Rhodes has been beaten bloody on the road to WrestleMania.

Sam Roberts

Randy Orton's character history

Randy Orton is one of the most dastardly heels of all time. There's a thing called '09 Randy Orton, which was just as ruthless and venomous a heel as you could possibly get.

Sam Roberts

Wrestling psychology/blood

There are methods to intentionally bleed real blood. It's not always an accident per se, but like wrestlers will use methods to draw blood.

Sam Roberts

Randy Orton's career

Randy Orton has been wrestling in the WWE since 2002. He's the youngest world champion of all time. He won his first title at SummerSlam 04. He was 24.

Sam Roberts