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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Randy Orton Got Pushback From Some In WWE About Joe Hendry Being His WrestleMania 41 Opponent
Randy Orton goes in-depth on his match against Joe Hendry at WWE WrestleMania 41. SmackDown Superstar Randy Orton recently sat down with Carl Lamarre of Billboard. When asked about his WrestleMania 41 match against Joe Hendry coming together following Kevin Owens' injury, Orton said he was the one pushing for the match with the TNA Champion and had to convince a few people in WWE about it who were initially unsure. Advertisement 'There was a lot up in the air just a couple of things prior to Mania,' Randy Orton said. 'Owens had the neck thing, and it was starting to bug him. So once they took a closer look at that, the doctors said he was a no-go. This one was important to me because it was my 20th, and I'm closer to the end of my career than the beginning. 'Getting these Manias in, and leaving as much of a legacy behind [as possible], is important. It kind of came down to, 'OK. We need to get Orton an opponent. Who's it gonna be?' And there was a very short list of guys on our own roster, but we had some new guys coming in — and it was one of those things where I needed to win. 'But considering we knew where I was going to be going, thinking about Backlash, we needed me to look good coming out of Mania. It couldn't be one of our new guys, because when we debut a new talent into the show, [we couldn't] have him start with a loss. 'So we put our heads together, and it was actually my idea [for it to be] Joe Hendry. I kept pushing for it, and a couple people were unsure, but I was able to talk everybody into it. I'm really glad that they went with him. It was perfect, It was different from anything else on the card. It was a legitimate surprise, and we were able to keep it a surprise for the most part. Advertisement 'We got that really cool, 'Holy sh*t' moment when his music hit, and it was great. He was great. It was actually a stress-free fun Mania for me, because I didn't have this crazy 30 minutes balls-to-the-walls match with all this high-risk sh*t. I had this cool little segment with Joe, and we didn't have to do much to have fun out there. So I was able to enjoy the week and just soak it all up.' READ MORE: Randy Orton Explains Why WWE Backlash Match With John Cena Will Be Different What do you make of Randy Orton's comments? Did you enjoy his match with Joe Hendry at WrestleMania 41? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below. The post Randy Orton Got Pushback From Some In WWE About Joe Hendry Being His WrestleMania 41 Opponent appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Newsweek
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Randy Orton Faced Internal Pushback Over Surprising WWE Decision
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Randy Orton recently looked back at how his surprising WrestleMania 41 match against TNA Champion Joe Hendry came together. Speaking with Carl Lamarre of Billboard, Orton revealed the original plans changed abruptly due to injury. Orton confirmed that initial plans involved facing Kevin Owens at the landmark event. However, those plans were scrapped when Owens was sidelined with a neck issue. "There was a lot up in the air just a couple of things prior to Mania," Randy Orton explained. "Owens had the neck thing, and it was starting to bug him. So once they looked at that, the doctors said he was a no-go." This opponent change came at a significant time for Orton personally. "This one was important to me because it was my 20th [WrestleMania], and I'm closer to the end of my career than the beginning," he noted. Orton continued, emphasizing the importance of the moment for his career narrative. "Getting these Manias in, and leaving as much of a legacy behind [as possible], is important." LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 20: Randy Orton celebrates after defeating Joe Hendry during WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium on April 20, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 20: Randy Orton celebrates after defeating Joe Hendry during WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium on April 20, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada."It kind of came down to, 'OK. We need to get Orton an opponent. Who's it gonna be?'" Orton recalled. "And there was a very short list of guys on our own roster..." He explained WWE needed him to look strong emerging from WrestleMania, given his subsequent plans leading into the Backlash event. "...it was one of those things where I needed to win," Orton stated. "But considering we knew where I was going to be going, thinking about Backlash, we needed me to look good coming out of Mania." This created a dilemma regarding potential opponents. "It couldn't be one of our new guys, because when we debut a new talent into the show, [we couldn't] have him start with a loss." The solution came from Orton himself, who pitched bringing in an outside talent. So we put our heads together, and it was actually my idea [for it to be] Joe Hendry," Orton revealed. More news: WWE News: Steve Austin Reveals Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation "I kept pushing for it, and a couple people were unsure, but I was able to talk everybody into it," he confirmed. Orton expressed great satisfaction with how the unique matchup turned out. "I'm really glad that they went with him. It was perfect," Orton said of facing Hendry. "It was different from anything else on the card. It was a legitimate surprise, and we were able to keep it a surprise for the most part." He specifically praised the incredible fan reaction when Hendry made his entrance. "We got that really cool, 'Holy sh*t' moment when his music hit, and it was great. He was great," Orton added. "It was actually a stress-free fun Mania for me, because I didn't have this crazy 30 minutes balls-to-the-walls match with all this high-risk sh*t," Orton concluded. "I had this cool little segment with Joe... So I was really able to enjoy the week and just soak it all up." More WWE News: For more on WWE, head to Newsweek Sports.
South China Morning Post
23-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Rediscovering an American economic prophet of doom
OK, apologies! You are probably sick of hearing about the Thucydides trap. Thanks to American political scientist Graham Allison, the media have been saturated with it. It's doubtful, though, that the author of the History of the Peloponnesian War even subscribed to it. I thought it may be interesting to present an opposing view proposed by another towering economic thinker. Advertisement Charles Kindleberger is best known as the author of the investment classic, Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises. In a new intellectual biography, Money and Empire: Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System, economist Perry Mehrling aims to restore Kindleberger as an important economist on the functions of central banks, their role in the international financial system, and most interestingly, the connection between economic and political hegemony. In Kindleberger's theory, it's the decline of the hegemon, not the rise of an upstart power à la Allison, that most disrupts an international system. Academics sometimes call it the theory of hegemonic stability. Allison's trap metaphor caught on because of the worsening rivalry between China and the United States, and the 'blame China' media industry in the West. But it could also be dangerous as it tends to encourage the view – admittedly not one advocated by Allison himself – that if war is inevitable, you ought to start it as soon as you can to gain a first-strike advantage. In other words, you assume your adversary, say China, thinks that way, so even if you don't want to think like that, you do anyway. It's a 'doom loop' logic that makes hawks in Washington think Beijing will invade Taiwan tomorrow, next year or the year after. The Thucydides trap could easily become a deadly world view. By contrast, Kindleberger and others who postulate hegemonic stability argue an overarching hegemonic authority is necessary to maintain stability and offer public goods, both domestically and internationally. Advertisement His latest biography lends an elegant symmetry between Kindleberger's economic conception of the central bank as a lender of last resort and guarantor of liquidity and his political idea about the need for a dominant state as the guarantor of a stable international system. That was the idealised post-war America and the global monetary system it dominated.
