WWE WrestleMania 33: 5 Potential Opponents for Randy Orton

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2. John Cena

John Cena jumps right into the mix after winning the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. He and AJ Styles put on a 20-plus minute showcase, resulting in the biggest title change of the evening. It gave Cena his 16th World title, tying Ric Flair for the most recognized WWE World title reigns of all-time.

Well, given that Cena is the title holder and Orton won the Royal Rumble match, that should mean these two collide in the WrestleMania main event, right? WWE even teased this a little bit. Orton and Cena have met before, had a long feud about seven years ago, and got booed out of arenas when they unified the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships in December 2013.

Whether you want to see Cena vs. Orton or not, it has a decent chance of not happening. This is due to the Elimination Chamber match in less than two weeks. The Face That Runs the Place will have to defend his newly-won belt aginst five other Superstars, which will limit his odds of walking out victoriously. Styles, Bray Wyatt, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin, and other big-name SmackDown stars could be lining up to conquer the 16th title reign and end it at just 14 days.

What should also be factored in is Cena’s post-WrestleMania activities. While he’s not confirmed to be going on another WWE hiatus, if he is, then he’s probably not walking into WrestleMania with a championship. The Leader of the Cenation wouldn’t be around to defend the belt at the following SmackDown-exclusive PPV. So if WWE wants to look long-term, they would take the belt off him before the Grandest Stage of Them All, meaning a match with Orton would have no chance of happening.