Matt Hardy Has High Praise For Randy Orton

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AEW star Matt Hardy had high praise and nothing but love for the legacy of Randy Orton.

The Legend Killer celebrated 20 years since his WWE debut last week and has been showered with appreciation from several of his contemporaries.

On the latest episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Hardy did not hold back in his praise of Orton and his illustrious career.

Matt said:

“Quote me. I think Randy Orton is f**king awesome. I love Randy’s work. I always enjoyed working with him and I think, as a person, me knowing him for these 20 years — once again, he’s another person I’m so proud of where he is in life with his family and his kids. We have so much in common and in the last couple of years I was there, we became closer than we ever had. Just because we shared those personal family lives together and we were kind of in the same boat. Both of our wives are pretty intense. If you know what I mean. I know you [Jon Alba] know them both. You’ve dealt with them both. You’ve dealt with Kim, you’ve dealt with Reby. So they’re both pretty intense and they’re good for us because they keep us both in check.”

Matt Hardy also revealed that Orton was one of his biggest supporters and was in favor of his move from WWE to AEW in 2020.

Hardy stated:

“So I have nothing but positive things to say about Randy and I love Randy’s storytelling in the ring. I love the way he does his character and Randy was one of my biggest supporters when I left and went to AEW, to do my stuff and get over on my own, being one of the older guys that was never one of Vince’s top guys. Randy was one of my biggest supporters and constantly texted me. We stayed in contact. So yeah, man, I think Randy is awesome. People who think Randy doesn’t do a lot or works a slower, more plodding pace or whatever, I don’t think they get the basic aspects of like traditional pro wrestling. When it comes to traditional pro wrestling and traditional storytelling, there was no one better than Randy.”

Randy Orton will be in the main event of WWE WrestleMania Backlash on May 8, teaming with his co-Raw Tag Team Champion Riddle and Drew McIntyre against Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos.

For the full lineup for WrestleMania Backlash, click here.

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