Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton Set for Last Man Standing at Crown Jewel
Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton are scheduled to face each other in a Last Man Standing match at WWE Crown Jewel.
During this week's episode of WWE SmackDown, Rhodes and Orton participated in a segment. Rhodes pushed for an immediate match, but neither Orton nor Nick Aldis agreed to it.
Aldis instead arranged for the two to compete at Crown Jewel. Rhodes then added the Last Man Standing stipulation to the matchup.
Rhodes and Orton have already met twice on WWE programming this year. Rhodes defeated Orton at WrestleMania 42, while Orton won their rematch at Sunday Night's Main Event.
Crown Jewel is currently set to take place on November 7 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Story timeline · 9 reports
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Source: Fightful
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