The Randy Orton Question

Wrestlemania is undoubtably the greatest stage of them all. The only thing left that comes close is January 4 in The Tokyo Dome. Randy Orton hasn't delivered a real match in Mania since the start of his decade. His matches Legacy, Punk, Kane, and the Shield were all "revenge" matches given to him merely so he could do something at Mania. It seems that Orton is finally treading the main event spot in Wrestlemania 30 after half a decade of bad booking. The question is, will Randy Orton deliver?

It wasn't always this way. In Wrestlemania 21 Randy Orton just got off from a successful 2004. His match against The Undertaker popularized ending "The Streak", and overshadowed both main events at that ppv. The bout outshined both Cena and Batista's debut world title reigns. Tangent: To be fair, every match on the card aside from Big Show's outshined both main event matches.

Two things crippled Orton's main event status. His illogical face turn based merely on fan reactions, and the fact that his main event match against HHH at Mania 25 was a cricket fest. Don't worry, I'll make a HHH question blog next week as a response. The good news is that Orton's a heel again, despite not being the same sociopathic heel the WWE needs right now. The bad news is that the WWE is getting worse at booking matches. Orton could end up in another cricket fest if things play out incorrectly.

I don't doubt Orton's abilities in the ring. While he hasn't had an interesting match since his feud with Christian he's still in his physical prime. It's unclear who the WWE wants to see main even mania, but if it's Orton they better book it correctly.