WWE Legend Randy Orton's Female Rapper Mount Rushmore Includes Cardi B, GloRilla, And More
The 45-year-old wrestler first revealed his love for the women lyricists in the game back in October on an episode of Celtic Warrior Workouts with fellow WWE superstar Sheamus. In his interview with Billboard this week, he dove a bit deeper as to why they've made his playlist. 'These women can f**king rap,' he said. 'It's a little risqué, and I'm bumping it loud. I have a nice system in my home gym and when I'm working out, I'm playing Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, GloRilla, KenTheMan, every one I name [from the Sheamus workout video], Baby Tate, Nicki Minaj, BIA.'
Billboard Senior Director of Hip-Hop & R&B Carl Lamarre put Orton on the spot, asking him to name what four rappers would go on his Mount Rushmore. 'I think [Cardi B] and [Nicki Minaj] have to be up there,' he said. 'F**k. [Megan Thee Stallion] and GloRilla.' Though many would likely agree with these picks for the modern era of Hip-Hop, Lamarre suggested he be careful that fellow St. Louis native Sexyy Red didn't find out that she missed his initial list, especially after they bonded at an NXT show last year.
'Ah, man. You know what? I get in trouble with my wife if I play her songs in the gym,' Randy Orton said with a laugh. 'I got to meet Sexyy at an NXT show in October and my wife and kids were there. She was great, and of course she's from St. Louis. I don't know who I'd take off, but maybe we'll do a top five [and] throw Sexyy in there, too.'
Perhaps the 14-time world champion will get the chance to hang out with Cardi B as well, as she will host WWE SummerSlam in August. This year marks the first time that the annual event will take place over two nights, Aug. 2-3, and will also be WWE's return to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for the first time in over a decade. It is also special for the Bronx rapper, as her 2021 hit 'Up' was synced for that year's SummerSlam event in Las Vegas and this will be her first official WWE appearance after years of teases.
There are currently no matches booked for the event, however, one can easily assume that current WWE Undisputed Champion John Cena will make the card as he is on his retirement tour that will end in December. He won his record-breaking 17th world championship at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas last month, defeating Cody Rhodes with the help of Travis Scott. Cena defends that title against Orton this weekend at WWE Backlash, in Randy's hometown of St. Louis.
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