We get a video package for Bobby Roode’s feud with Randy Orton, who wants to win the one Championship that has evaded him thus far. Orton comes to the ring first to a great reception.
United States Championship Match
(C) Bobby Roode Vs. Randy Orton
Both men get ring introductions before their first-ever match-up. The bell rings and they lock-up. Roode takes the back of Orton but then Randy takes Bobby’s back and we have a game of wrestling chess. Roode takes Orton to one knee with a wrist-lock but Orton counters with a drop-toe hold and both men separate and walk around the ring.
Roode shoots Orton to the ropes and eats a shoulder tackle. Orton hits the ropes, then Roode hits a shoulder tackle of his own. After a minute of headlock, Roode hits another shoulder tackle, then taunts Orton with a “Glorious” pose. Orton responds with a leapfrog and a dropkick, then a little pose of his own. Orton headlocks Roode, who forces him to the corner. Orton connects with a European uppercut but Roode responds with a huge chop to the chest. Orton then ducks Roode and grabs him for an RKO but Roode shrugs him off and bails from the ring.
Back inside, the two exchange some holds again and Roode chops Randy again. Roode grabs Orton for a Glorious DDT but Orton throws him off and slides from the ring to regroup. Emphasising the finishers here and I like it. Back in the ring, Orton forces Roode to the ropes with a lock-up, then drapes him over the top rope with a suplex. Orton stomps on Bobby’s sternum, then beats on him in the corner. Roode bursts out of the corner with a clothesline for a mere one-count. Roode stomps on Orton’s hand, then lands a knee drop over the head for a two-count.
Roode applies a rear-chinlock to ground Orton. The Viper tries to fight out but gets taken back down. Orton gets to his feet again and punches Roode’s gut to create some separation. Roode grabs Orton and looks for a suplex but it gets reversed into one by Randy. Orton blocks a punch and lands some straight rights but then Roode hits a flurry of offense and takes to the top rope, where he hits a flying clothesline. Roode poses behind Orton, preparing for the DDT, but Orton counters with a roll-up to no avail. Orton hits a few clotheslines, then a snap powerslam, and looks for the draping DDT but Roode reverses and tosses Orton over the ropes.
Roode hits a blockbuster to Orton from the middle rope for a near-fall. Orton catches Roode on the apron and lands the draping DDT, then readies himself for the RKO. Roode counters the RKO and looks for the Glorious DDT but Orton reverses and Roode knocks Orton from the ring. Roode goes out after Randy but gets whipped into the barricade, then back-dropped onto it. Orton tosses Roode back into the ring and earns a near-fall. Orton sets Roode on the top turnbuckle, punches him, then looks for the superplex but Roode punches him multiple times, and flips over to powerbomb Orton and get a near-fall. Roode takes to the top rope but Orton meets him there and this time he lands the superplex and earns a near-fall.
Both men exchanging blows in the centre of the ring, then Roode catches Orton with a roll-up for a near-fall. Roode looks for the Glorious DDT, reversed into an RKO attempt but Roode shoves him into the ropes and lands a nice spinebuster. Roode leaps from the middle rope but gets caught with an RKO and that’s all she wrote!
Winner and New United States Champion: Randy Orton
Orton celebrates with his new title after the match but it doesn’t last long as here comes Jinder Mahal. Orton watches as Mahal stomps to the ring, and attacks him. Bobby Roode re-appears and saves Orton by hitting Mahal with a Glorious DDT. Roode then grabs Orton and hits him with it too! Roode leaves the ring looked pissed and staring back at the WrestleMania sign.
