Bully Ray Doesn’t View Randy Orton as a Heel After Turning on Cody Rhodes

During a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray assessed Randy Orton turning on WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes last week on WWE SmackDown. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Bully Ray on the Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes Angle

“I think we spoke about it on Friday that something needs to happen and something did happen. I kind of knew that the s*** was about to hit the fan before the segment even started … that wasn’t a typical Cody suit was it? — And then he threw the jacket into the crowd, and I was like yep, he ain’t using this suit again, something’s about to go down.”

On Why He Doesn’t View Orton as a Heel

“Randy Orton didn’t turn heel, Randy Orton was just being Randy Orton. Lots of people enjoyed watching Randy cave Cody’s head in. Lots of people enjoyed watching Randy decimate and demoralize Cody Rhodes. Cody’s always on the cusp of fans turning on him a little bit … I can see the crowd at Mania being split in half.”

Heel or no heel, Rhodes and Orton will face off for the WWE Undisputed Title at WrestleMania 42. The premium live event takes place on April 18-19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will air live on the ESPN App in the U.S. and on Netflix internationally.