Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton is set for WWE Crown Jewel — and it will be a Last Man Standing match, one of the most brutal stipulations in WWE.
Cody Rhodes (Credits: WWE)
The match was made on this week’s WWE SmackDown. Rhodes wanted to fight Orton on the spot, but neither Orton nor SmackDown GM Nick Aldis wanted that — instead, Aldis proposed the bout for Crown Jewel, and The American Nightmare added the Last Man Standing stipulation himself.
Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton: A 2026 Trilogy
This will be the third meeting between the two this year. Their first match took place at WrestleMania 42, where Rhodes won, and they had a rematch at Sunday Night’s Main Event, where Orton got the victory. The series is tied 1-1, and Crown Jewel will settle the score.
Orton has been a thorn in Rhodes’s side for weeks — including an interference in Rhodes’s impromptu match against Baron Corbin that ended with a vicious punt kick — so a no-disqualification brawl with no pinfalls or submissions feels like the only way this feud ends.
WWE Crown Jewel 2026: Date and Location
WWE Crown Jewel is scheduled for November 7 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With the Last Man Standing stipulation on the poster, Rhodes and Orton’s grudge match shapes up as one of the event’s headline bouts.
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