During a recent interview with Billboard, Randy Orton commented on his appreciation for female rappers, growing up a rap fan, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On his appreciation of female rappers: “I think it’s a little bit of a lot of things, man. These women can f–king rap. It’s a little risqué, and I’m bumping it loud. I have a nice system in my home gym and when I’m working out, I’m playing Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, GloRilla, KenTheMan, every one I name [from the Sheamus workout video]. Baby Tate, Nicki Minaj, Bia.
“There’s a rapper from Italy and she was at the show. I didn’t meet her or anything. They just went to her and did a live shot. I forget where we were in Italy, but her name was Anna Pepe. I looked her up and she’s great. I put her on the playlist. There’s a Spanish girl. Snow Tha Product. There’s always a bad-ass bassline in the back. It’s just fun to workout to, but I like a little bit of everything, too. I grew up on classic rock. My dad used to have that playing. Zeppelin, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Styx, Rush, but then in high school, Nirvana, Metallica, all that s**t.”
On growing up a rap fan: “My first rap cassette tape that I got, I was like 11, 12, 13, early ’90s, was LL Cool J, “I’m Bad.” [Starts rapping] ‘No rapper can rap quite like I can / I’ll take a muscle-bound man and put his face in the sand,” I remember going to bed listening to that s–t and just fell in love with it. 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Kendrick, Mac Miller, Eminem and there’s so many different artists on the playlist that sometimes I’ll throw Pandora on and I won’t even know who I’m hearing, but I’m digging it. I love a little bit of everything, man.”
On his Mt. Rushmore of female rappers: “I think Cardi and Nicki [Minaj] have to be up there. F–k. Megan [The Stallion] and GloRilla.”
In a recent YouTube video, WWE Hall of Famer D-Von Dudley answered some of the most frequently Googled questions about wrestling. He explains that while holding a championship title doesn’t automatically guarantee a higher payout, it can sometimes lead to increased compensation because of the added responsibilities that come with being a champion. He said,
“Well, I gotta’ say yes or no to that. You could be a champion and pretty much make the same amount, but if you’re put in that position to be a champion, then chances are your pay will go up because you’re the one carrying the company. You’re the one that’s going to be the face of the company at that particular time. So why wouldn’t they pay you more? Of course, you would get more. But again, there’s some people that just don’t receive more money just because they’re champions, but I would say a large percentage of them do.”
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