Randy Orton has explained why he was unable to attend John Cena's retirement match at Saturday Night's Main Event, and pays tribute to a man he's battled more than 100 times.

Following John Cena’s historic 17th World Championship victory at “WrestleMania 41,” the discussion has turned to whether anyone on the current WWE roster can surpass the new record. While Randy Orton stands as the closest active competitor with 14 reigns, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash believes “The Viper” is unlikely to chase the milestone.

Randy Orton reflected on his long history with John Cena and explained why he couldn't attend Cena's WWE retirement match.

Few wrestlers are more synonymous with Cena's career than Orton, and while The Viper made it clear that he would have loved to have been in Washington, D.C., to support Cena, he still went out of his way to let Cena know he was in his thoughts on one of the biggest days of Cena's career.

John Cena's iconic WWE rival Randy Orton has penned down an emotional note just days after missing out on the former's retirement match.

Randy Orton has been off WWE TV since October but could be back in time for the 2026 Royal Rumble. Have you missed him?

Randy Orton knows what to do while riding a rollercoaster. After not attending John Cena’s retirement match at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, 14-time world champion Randy Orton revealed that he was in Saudi Arabia,