Orton Says "I'll Be Back" After Crown Jewel Loss
Summary: Randy Orton said on social media on Sunday, Nov. 8, that he will be back in WWE after Cody Rhodes beat him in the Last Man Standing match at Crown Jewel. Fightful says it is not known how much time, if any, he will miss.
The quick version
- Orton wrote on Nov. 8 that he will be back "sooner, or later" and that he still has "more to do," per Fightful.
- He lost to Cody Rhodes in the Last Man Standing match at Crown Jewel on Nov. 7. It ended with a punt.
- Fightful says it is not known how much time, if any, he will miss. We found no WWE statement on his status.
Randy Orton said he is not done with WWE. Fightful reported that he posted a message on Sunday, Nov. 8, the day after he lost to Cody Rhodes at WWE Crown Jewel in Riyadh. We read the post as Fightful printed it and did not open it on X.
What he wrote
"Whether it's sooner, or later, I'll be back. Guaranteed. WWE is my home away from home. I still have more to do, and until I am unable, I will continue to keep doing it," Orton wrote, per Fightful.
The match behind it
Rhodes beat Orton in the Last Man Standing opener on Saturday, Nov. 7. Orton could not stand by the count of 10 after Rhodes hit a punt kick, per Fightful. Our match story has how it went.
Fightful says Orton has been out for much of the year with a back injury. When he has appeared on television, it adds, he has mostly gone after Rhodes and chased his 15th WWE Championship.
What is not known
Fightful says it is unknown how much time, if any, Orton will miss after the match. His post gives no return date and no plan. Rhodes has said he wants to lead Team USA at Survivor Series, but nothing we read puts Orton on that show. See our Rhodes story.
Source: Fightful's report quoting Orton's post of Nov. 8. We did not open the post or contact WWE. Nothing in this story is a rumor.
Sources
- Fightful (Jeremy Lambert), "Randy Orton: I'll Be Back. I Still Have More To Do", Nov. 8, 2026 (the quote, the match result, the injury and booking background). https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/randy-orton-ill-be-back-i-still-have-more-to-do/
- Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) on X, Nov. 8, 2026 (the post itself, as embedded and printed by Fightful). No link: we did not open the post.
- WrestlingNews.com, "Crown Jewel Opener: Rhodes Beats Orton in Last Man Standing", Nov. 7, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/crown-jewel-opener-rhodes-beats-orton-last-man-standing/
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read Fightful's article in full and checked our own site for earlier Orton stories. We did not contact Orton or WWE.
How we credit sources: Editorial standards.