The legendary opponents were supposed to meet with several WWE officials on the morning of the 2005 Hall of Fame ceremony. The Undertaker, Orton’s father Bob Orton Jr., and producers John Laurinaitis and Ricky Steamboat all showed up on time. However, The Viper was nowhere to be seen.
In a 2020 episode of WWE Untold, Randy Orton said he arrived at the rehearsal area when everyone else was about to leave:
Orton added that missing the rehearsal was one of the worst things he has done in WWE:
The next day, The Undertaker defeated Orton in a 14-minute match at WrestleMania 21. In the process, the WWE icon extended his winning streak at the event to 13-0.
Randy Orton references that moment to teach younger wrestlers
As one of the most experienced superstars in WWE today, Randy Orton occasionally passes on words of wisdom to his co-workers.
The 14-time world champion believes his career could have gone differently had it not been for his feud with The Undertaker:
The lengthy storyline concluded in December 2005 when The Undertaker defeated Orton in a Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon. Four months earlier, The Viper secured one of his biggest career victories over The Deadman at SummerSlam.
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