Overview
- The match took place Sunday in Atlanta at WWE Sunday Night’s Main Event and ended with Randy Orton pinning Cody Rhodes.
- The finish used multiple referee bumps and a ringside low blow that allowed Orton to hit an RKO and secure the pin.
- Orton’s win is being presented as a step toward a WWE Championship shot and outlets have linked the result to a possible match with CM Punk.
- Rhodes had publicly said Orton called him 'addicted' to winning and Rhodes pushed back in interviews by suggesting the 'sickness' belonged to Orton.
- The bout built on a long Legacy-era rivalry, featured Rhodes’s family at ringside and a thrown drink, and leaves Rhodes facing questions about a heel turn or a Money in the Bank route back to the title picture.