Randy Orton Turns Heel On Cody Rhodes During 3/13 WWE SmackDown

TLDR

Randy Orton turned heel on Cody Rhodes during the March 13 WWE SmackDown episode in Phoenix, Arizona, attacking Rhodes during their WrestleMania contract signing segment. After shaking Rhodes' hand, Orton threw him against the table, ripped off his shirt, and continued the assault by using the ring steps to attack Rhodes, busting him open. The attack sets up their WrestleMania main event match, with Orton now positioned as the heel after Rhodes won the WWE Undisputed Championship from Drew McIntyre the previous week.