WWE’s Original Plans for Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton Feud Revealed

TLDR

According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Bronson Reed's injury was the deciding factor in WWE's decision to book Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu as singles matches for WrestleMania 42. The Rhodes vs. Orton feud was always planned creatively but was originally scheduled as Rhodes' major program after WrestleMania 42, with Reed's bicep injury forcing WWE to move the storyline up sooner than expected.