The bitter rivalry between Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes came to an end last weekend as the latter left the former unable to reach his feet in their Last Man Standing Match at WWE Crown Jewel. WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray, however, expected a different scene to play out in the feud's conclusion."It just didn't sound right or feel right to have a blow-off in Saudi with this story," Ray said on "Busted Open Radio." "It sounds like the blow-off would happen at something a bit more major than Crown Jewel. My thing was in the WWE, it seems like the blow-off of all blow-offs is Hell in a Cell, which if they wanted to, they probably could have gotten to."Hell In A Cell famously served as the stage for the third and final faceoff between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre in 2023, with "The Scottish Warrior" left bloodied by a toolbox. Both Orton and Rhodes have stepped inside the grueling structure, but never in a battle against each other.As another alternative to Hell in a Cell or Last Man Standing, Ray offered up the idea of leaning into Orton's history with Dusty Rhodes, whose in-ring WWE career he put to a halt in a Texas Bullrope Match back in 2007."What if they would have gotten to the blow-off match that Randy ended Dusty's career on, which would have been the Texas Bullrope Match?" Ray asked. "And Cody's promo is 'You're attached to me now. You can't run away this time, and I guarantee I'm gonna kick your head off.'"If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit "Busted Open Radio" with a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.
