Randy Orton After Crown Jewel Loss: "Sooner, or Later, I'll Be Back"
Randy Orton has made it clear that his Crown Jewel loss is not the end. A day after Cody Rhodes beat him in a Last Man Standing match in Riyadh, Orton posted on X: "Whether it's sooner, or later, I'll be back."
In the same post, Orton called WWE a second home and said he still has more to do. He added that he will keep doing it until he is no longer able to.
How Crown Jewel ended for Orton
The Last Man Standing match opened Crown Jewel on November 7. Late in the match, Rhodes hit three Cross Rhodes in a row and then punted Orton, the same move Orton used on him after WrestleMania 42. Orton could not answer the 10 count. Our full match breakdown is in our Crown Jewel 2026 results and review.
The loss ended a rivalry that has run through most of 2026, from Orton's turn at Elimination Chamber to the WrestleMania 42 main event, SummerSlam and Sunday Night's Main Event in Atlanta. The full story is in Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton: the full history.
What comes next
WWE has not said when Orton will be back on TV, and his post does not give a date either. Rhodes, meanwhile, has already moved on: he asked to lead Team USA against Rey Mysterio's Team Mexico at Survivor Series: WarGames on November 28. Read Cody Rhodes wants to lead Team USA.
Fans were still searching for Orton after the match. He was the second most googled WWE Superstar in the world in the first week of November, mostly because of Crown Jewel. See the full ranking.
