Randy Orton may face Nick Aldis and netizens are not happy

Randy Orton recently failed to beat John Cena for the Undisputed Championship at WWE Backlash 2025 and this left his fans heartbroken. Now, the latest reports suggest that the company has already finalised his opponent for SummerSlam. According to a report, ‘The Viper’ may face a former world champion at the Premium Live Event. 

Randy Orton may face Nick Aldis at SummerSlam and fans are upset

Randy Orton, who recently suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of John Cena, is reportedly set to lock horns with an on-screen authority figure at SummerSlam. According to WrestleVotes, the plan is for the veteran star to take on Nick Aldis at the Premium Live Event (PLE)

Aldis is the current GM of SmackDown. However, prior to joining the promotion, he made his name for himself as an in-ring performer. Aldis is best known for his his association with TNA, where he wrestled under the name Magnus and won the company’s world title on two occasions. Interestingly, fans are not happy about Aldis potentially facing Oton at the event. 

A netizen said that the master of the RKO should win the World Heavyweight Championship at the PLE instead of taking on a manager. They further hit out at Triple H, who heads the creative team, for going in this direction. 

Orton deserves to be world champ not face general managers. I hate Triple H so much.

— ⚠️ (@NaturaIHazard) May 15, 2025

Another netizen pointed out that Randy Orton needs to fight an active wrestler at the event rather than someone who has never wrestled for the promotion. 

Bro….are we like low on wrestlers or something? wtf is good

— Freep (@grapezara) May 15, 2025

An X user also accused the WWE of ‘wasting’ Orton’s talents. He felt that even Joe Hendry, who challenged him at WrestleMania 41, wasn’t a ‘big’ name. 

This year Randy Orton is getting wasted his WrestleMania opponent isn't that big now this

— Amaan (@its_amaan02) May 15, 2025

 Other netizens too had similar views.

Stupid idea... He's a GM now. After the loss, he's going to work like anything happens ? Like Pat ?

So let's go for all of this and...
Next time : Wrestler vs Crowd guy who used to wrestle (or not) 🙄

— Falcon Jack (@Maxim3e) May 15, 2025

WHY ?? THEY HAVE WRESTLERS DOING NOTHING BACKSTAGE !!!

— Eric L. (@eric_lec99) May 15, 2025

In case you did not know, Orton and Aldis have a bit of history as the ‘Legend Killer’ has RKOed him on multiple occasions. 

How did Randy Orton fare at Backlash 2025?

Randy Orton and John Cena put on a compelling match at Backlash 2025, which featured false finishes and referee bumps. R- Truth, who considers the Cenation Leader to be his ‘childhood hero’, interfered in the closing moments of the match and received an RKO for his trouble. This, however, gave Cena an opportunity to nail Orton with the title and low blow to retain the gold. 

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