On last night’s (Tues. February 14, 2017) episode of SmackDown Live 2017 Royal Rumble winner Randy Orton revealed that he refuses to fight his ‘master’ WWE Champion Bray Wyatt at Wrestlemania for the title:
“As long as you are the master and I am the servant, I refuse to face you at WrestleMania,” Orton said. “I pledge my undying allegiance to you, Bray Wyatt!”
General Manager Daniel Bryan announced that a Battle Royal will be held on next week’s SmackDown to determine the new No. 1-contender:
BREAKING: @WWEDanielBryan announces a #1Contender #BattleRoyal NEXT WEEK on #SDLive to replace @RandyOrton, who refuses to face Bray Wyatt! pic.twitter.com/f9WCD4D6Tz
— WWE (@WWE) February 15, 2017