Randy Orton on Being in His WWE Prime, Passing on Acting, Changing His Music, More | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

It has long been rumored that Orton was never fond of his original entrance theme, "Burn In My Light," despite the tune being a fan favorite.

According to The Viper himself, his signature song "Voices" by Rev Theory, which he's used since 2008, isn't quite his jam, either.

"Rev Theory's great, my song's great," he said. "A lot of people enjoy it. I have never loved, loved, loved it. You see me bouncing my head to New Day's music. When AJ Styles comes to the ring with his music? I'm singing along. Samoa Joe, when he was with us, just the instrumentals. Roman's, The Judgment Day's music. There's music that gets me going. The kind of music I listen to at the gym, the kind of music that pumps me up doesn't really fit Randy Orton the character."

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported in December that new music was considered for The Viper for his return to television, but the idea was ultimately rejected.

Orton backed up that report and added that it was a collaborative effort.

"There is some truth to what you read, but I was just as much behind it as WWE and we were actually working throughout the summer on a new song," he said. "It kind of kept evolving and evolving and when we thought we had something, a higher-up in WWE brass would listen to it and say, 'Eh, it sounds a little like Roman's here, so take that out.'

"It got to a point where we played it at Survivor Series with the intent, like, 'Am I going to come out with a new song tonight?' The decision at the eleventh hour was 'Voices' is just a song people have learned to love. And even though it doesn't get my blood pumping, it gets all of those fans pumping and they know when they hear those first few notes or chords or whatever, they know who's coming down and they know how it makes them feel."

Along with the updated entrance theme, Orton planned to come back with new gear, including kick pads. He eventually decided against that as well, resorting to the mentality of not fixing something that isn't broken.

He isn't sure if the theme song they were working on prior to his return will be released to the public someday but hopes the audience would dig it as much as he does.

"I would love, before it's all said and done, to have some music that gives me goosebumps," Orton said. "Like I said, 'Voices' is great and it makes sense. The words make sense. It was damn near written for me I feel like. Rich from Rev Theory is great and a hell of a singer and no problem with them at all, but it's just not the type of music that pumps up Randy Orton."

WWE Elimination Chamber airs this Saturday, Feb. 24 on Peacock at 5 a.m. ET, while Biography: WWE Legends airs this Sunday, Feb. 25 on A&E at 8 p.m. ET.

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