Randy Orton announced last August that he had signed a new five-year contract with WWE, securing his position with the company until 2029.
Once his current contract expires, Orton hopes to sign another five-year deal.
During a recent interview with Complex, Orton said, “I’d love to sign another five-year contract after that. I know realistically there’s gonna be a day when I gotta stop. But it’s like, I don’t even think about that because I’m having so much fu*king fun right now. Knowing that it was all taken away from me, or almost was all taken away from me. Just knowing that I can’t do it forever, it’s just every second I’m around the guys in the locker room, that camaraderie, there’s nothing like it. Every second I’m in the ring feeling the energy from those fans, there’s nothing like it. And knowing that there’s a cap on that, it just makes it easier to make sure that I’m just always enjoying this.”
Orton currently lacks an opponent for WrestleMania 41 after Kevin Owens revealed that he would undergo neck surgery.
During the April 4th episode of WWE SmackDown, Owens announced that he needed to step away from the ring due to a neck injury that required surgery.
Orton continued, “If we’re being real here, my heart breaks for Kevin. I think, first and foremost, I just hate that he’s gotta go through that. Even more than a physical journey he’s gotta go on to let his body heal, it’s a mental journey too. His body’s been through it, and now he’s paying that price, like he said in the ring the other day. We all pay the price at one point or another.”
The interview highlights, “Orton has set Owens up with a second opinion from a surgeon he worked with previously.”
Orton was out of action from May 2022 to November 2023 due to a back injury.
