Randy Orton and John Cena will collide one last time at Backlash. The duo will lock horns for the Undisputed WWE Championship. The Last Real Champion recently took to his social media accounts to send a message to his archrival.
Randy Orton Officially Joins John Cena’s Infamous Instagram List
The Cenation Leader has a theme while posting on Instagram. He likes to edit an image of WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin and replace his face with various other celebrities and even absurd things at times. From Pat McAfee to Sydney Sweeney, everyone has gotten a special Stone Cold post from Cena.
Randy Orton became the latest addition to John Cena’s Instagram posting shenanigans. He uploaded a picture of The Viper’s face on Austin’s body and captioned it “Stone Cold St. Louis.” What he meant by this is anybody’s guess.
John Cena is LOCKED IN for Backlash 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8AUveCcbNB
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) May 9, 2025
Cena vs. Orton’s upcoming match will take place in The Viper’s hometown of St. Louis, so this post could mean that the 17-time World Champion will look to embarrass his opponent in front of his family and friends.
This will be the last time the two megastars collide in WWE, as Cena will retire from wrestling in December. It will be interesting to see whether Orton is able to dethrone his rival just three weeks after he made history at WrestleMania 41 or if The Last Real Champion gets one step closer to ruining wrestling.
Randy Orton Unsure About Fans’ Reaction In Title Match With John Cena At Backlash
It will be the first time that Orton and Cena will face each other in WWE, with the former as a face and the latter as a heel. Due to this dynamic, the 14-time World Champion is unsure about how fans will react to this change since Cena was a face and Orton a heel every time they collided in the ring.
The Viper spoke with “Billboard” recently and opened up about the reception he could get from fans in his hometown of St. Louis in his last match with The Franchise Player.
“It’s different, because I’m the good guy, and that’s never been the case before — so I don’t know what to expect. I wouldn’t say I’m nervous, but I’m very excited to see, because usually I know the type of reaction I’m going to get, or at least I know the type of reaction I want. Usually, it’s close to that. But with this, I don’t know. They might love John. They might s**t on me and be booing me,” Orton said.
The question is what plans WWE Creative has for this match and whether they book Cena to retain his title and cost Orton the opportunity to become a 15-time World Champion.