Randy Orton was a guest on Corey Graves’ “After the Bell” podcast this week. The show was recorded Monday morning, hours before Orton would take part in a Twitter thread that has been prevalent in headlines since. During his conversation with Graves, Orton revealed he couldn’t see leaving WWE during his latest negotiations with the company. Orton first stated that he’s more open to other styles of wrestling than he has been in the past.
“I’m not in the WWE bubble as much as I’ve been for almost the last two decades and I’m learning to appreciate other styles a little more instead of just quickly seeing something how I wouldn’t do it, or isn’t how I wouldn’t sell it, so it’s good, in its own way its good, you can’t please everybody.”
Then Orton commented that he never really saw himself leaving WWE.
“I never really saw myself leaving WWE. I started here, my father was here, my grandfather wrestled for Vince’s father, you know what I mean? There’s a lot of history here. Yeah, I could have left and I could have come back but why? I’ve made it here this long and I really shouldn’t have. Against all odds, I’m still here and Vince and I were able to come to terms and like I said at the begging of the interview, I am happy.”
Orton’s comments can be heard in the player below:
