Orton Teases WrestleMania Main Event as Punk Drops In on SmackDown
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Randy Orton opened SmackDown in Las Vegas with a scathing take on Cody Rhodes and teased a WrestleMania main event, CM Punk then showed up to bolster the weekend’s storylines, while Jacob Fatu cut a chaotic promo on Drew McIntyre; Rhea Ripley vs Jade Cargill advanced their feud, an eight-man street fight delivered chaotic action, and multiple Mania previews capped a go-home show that lands as a solid, not spectacular, C+.
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