The WWE has been building to a one-on-one matchup between AJ Styles and Randy Orton since Elimination Chamber. On the latest episode of SmackDown Live, the two met in the ring for a bitter promo battle, ending with the Phenomenal One challenging Orton to a match at WrestleMania.
While Orton didn’t respond to Styles on Tuesday, the WWE has officially announced that they will face off on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
So who does #SDLive REALLY belong to? @AJStylesOrg will battle it out with @RandyOrton at #WrestleMania! https://t.co/I5e5mRdCR1 pic.twitter.com/aM6Xnqrxf0
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) March 14, 2019
Both men responded to the news, with Orton simply stating, “Rent’s due,” while Styles said:
I’ve been holding down this house way before I came to WWE. The lights may not have been as bright, the audience may not have been as big…but a ring is still a ring.
And any ring I step into belongs to me. #WrestleMania.
Below is the current card for WrestleMania:
- WWE Universal Championship Match: Seth Rollins vs Brock Lesnar (c)
- Raw Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch vs Charlotte vs Ronda Rousey (c)
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match: TBA (Cedric Alexander or Tony Nese) vs Buddy Murphy (c)
- No Holds Barred Match: Triple H vs Batista
- Retirement Match: Kurt Angle vs TBD
- Shane McMahon vs The Miz
- AJ Styles vs Randy Orton
