Original WrestleMania 42 Title Change Plan For Randy Orton Scrapped Weeks Before Show

TLDR

Randy Orton was originally planned to defeat Cody Rhodes and win the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42, but WWE scrapped those plans in the final weeks before the show. Instead, Rhodes retained the title, with reports indicating the decision change was made to support WWE's long-term plans to continue the feud between the two wrestlers beyond WrestleMania.