As noted, Randy Orton and Shane McMahon’s numbers were switched at the WWE Royal Rumble.
Fightful Select shared some more details on the backstage interaction between them before entering the match.
Orton was supposed to be No. 28 in the match and was ready to walk through the curtain when Shane’s music hit. Shane was “shocked” and headed towards the curtain to voice his displeasure. Orton gave him a “verbal cue” that he wouldn’t be going out, which was Orton “immediately bursting into laughter” at the error and “fell on the ground laughing” at the entire situation.
Orton’s reaction was considered to be “in good fun” following a “hectic day.”