After being taken down from behind last week (thanks to Randy Ortin), Bobby Roode came out to have an open challenge for his title.
"I hope tonight's opponent meets me face-to-face and not with an #RKOOuttaNowhere!" Sounds like @REALBobbyRoode wants #TheViper… #SDLive #USOpenChallenge @RandyOrton pic.twitter.com/6qz6tMTIFH
— WWE (@WWE) February 14, 2018
And I bet you can't guess who accepted…
Be careful what you wish for, @REALBobbyRoode… #SDLive @RandyOrton pic.twitter.com/kn1ghDF5yb
— WWE (@WWE) February 14, 2018
But wait! There's more. Jinder Mahal came out, mocking Orton. Telling him he was unpopular. Telling him everyone think's he peaked. But as I'm sure we all knew, Orton doesn't give a damn. And why should he? He's been there 16 years. He really has nothing to prove. Roode, in a bold move, stuck up for Orton. Telling Mahal no one actually cared for him, and that he actually respected Orton. And he even told him people would respect him more if he stopped attacking from behind. A very fair point. Tempers clearly on edge, all three men went after each other, and Mahal sadly prevailed.
I, for one, am over this character. Sure, he's a good heel, but come on. A match between Orton and Roode would have been great for tonight's SmackDown, but yet again creative sabotaged themselves.
"Those are some pretty big words for a man who couldn't even MAKE THE TOP TEN!" @REALBobbyRoode puts @JinderMahal in his place on #SDLive! @RandyOrton #SDLiveTop10 pic.twitter.com/ixZz3gzxT0
— WWE (@WWE) February 14, 2018