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#2 CM Punk heaps praise on Randy Orton

CM Punk and Randy Orton are no strangers. The duo feuded back in 2011 when Punk was a heel and Randy Orton was a babyface. Punk began working for WWE Backstage last year in November. In one instance, Punk opened up on Randy Orton's work and stated that there's no one better than a motivated Randy Orton.

I don't want to say anything good about Randy Orton. It's really hard! No, a motivated Randy, Book [Booker T] tell me am I wrong; is there anybody better?! I think Randy... I think all of us can... we can take out the eye of the ball, we can get complacent but when he's dialed in and he has something he can really sink his teeth into, something that motivates him, I don't think there's anyone better. He was born into this business and he can talk, he can wrestle and he's one of those guys who 'gets it!'

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Randy Orton and CM Punk engaged in a rivalry on the road to WrestleMania 27, back in 2011. In the end, Punk lost after being on the receiving end of a devastating RKO from Orton. Punk would go on to become a top star following the Pipebomb and remain one until his exit in 2014.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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