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On the January 10th episode of Raw, RK-Bro lost their Tag Team Titles to Alpha Academy. This ended their 4-plus month reign, being one of the highlights of Raw each week. While a rematch is in order, I believe that not only should RK-Bro not only lose the match but should break up in the immediate future.
The pairing of Riddle and Randy Orton has been a gold mine for WWE, being an extremely entertaining odd couple who have been one of the best things about Raw for the past calendar year. Despite still being quite a hot act with plenty of available options, I think that the best thing is to break up Orton and Riddle.
I believe that the biggest reason to break them up in order to build up Riddle vs Randy Orton at Wrestlemania. Between his US title run and the work he’s done as a part of RK-Bro, Riddle has been elevated to a higher opinion of the fans. His great charisma, character work, and great in-ring work, makes him a prime candidate for a new WWE-main eventer. I believe that Riddle should be a World Champion within the next two years, preferably the end of 2022. The first step is by beating Randy Orton at Wrestlemania.
The story is fairly simple and writes itself. Sometime after the Rumble, Orton gets fed up with Riddle and seeing him as incompetent, turning on him in a moment of frustration. This leads to several months of build, probably including Orton writing Riddle off TV for at least a month. Eventually Riddle returns and sets up the match for Mania. Riddle then proves himself by beating the Viper and proving himself as a top guy.
Beating Randy Orton would be absolutely massive for Riddle and would help propel him into the main event. WWE is in desperate need of new main event talent, and Riddle has been genuinely built for two years with big fan support. Riddle and Orton could be a great feud and turn Riddle into the biggest babyface in the company. While nothing is certain, I believe that Matt Riddle is headed towards great things.
