It’s official: Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton will face each other at WWE Crown Jewel 2026, and this won’t be a run-of-the-mill match.
Nick Aldis chose to announce a Rhodes vs. Orton bout for Crown Jewel on SmackDown on October 23, but Rhodes stepped in to demand a stipulation. He had the Last Man Standing stipulation added!
A match where the winner is the last man left standing by the referee’s ten-count. Orton stated that he wants to see if Rhodes is capable of delivering a Punt Kick to him the way he did to Baron Corbin. On the other side, Rhodes claimed that Orton is no longer the Apex Predator as he once was and that he will prove to him that he is the killer of legends among killers of legends.
LAST. MAN. STANDING.@CodyRhodes and @RandyOrton will go head-to-head at #WWECrownJewel in a Last Man Standing Match 👀 pic.twitter.com/SqmweUU5qt
— WWE (@WWE) October 24, 2026
Now the question remains: who will be able to land their Punt Kick on the other?
WWE Crown Jewel 2026 will take place on Saturday, November 7, and you can find the card and the start times of the premium live event at this link.
