SmackDown recap & reactions (Sep. 25, 2026): Randy Orton keeps it real

Keep It Real "I never changed" 😯@RandyOrton believes there is only one man in the locker room who has not let evolution change his legacy…HIM! pic.twitter.com/PHToZYXlO8 — WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2026 There’s an old saying in Hip Hop that has different meanings to different people, but it was the mission statement for at least a decade: keep it real. Every artist defined “real” for themselves. At its core, it always came back to being true to yourself. There were even Sprite commercials dedicated to that notion that featured rappers. I really do miss the 1990s. Anyway, I thought about that listening to Randy Orton on this edition of SmackDown. Randy, shocking no one, had a lot on his mind after hearing what Cody said when he thought the cameras cut off last week. Randy’s words cut through Cody’s veneer because despite what Cody says, he really has changed. Randy walked us through the evolution from “Dusty’s kid” to now. The one constant in Cody’s career is, no pun intended, evol