After weeks of subtle jabs (which became literal jabs on Sunday night at WWE Fastlane), Randy Orton and AJ Styles confronted one another on SmackDown LIVE, trading harsh words.

The Viper claimed that it was absolutely ludicrous that SmackDown LIVE is referred to as The House that Styles Built when Orton has been holding it down and making history on the blue brand since 2002. Orton declared that this wasn’t Styles’ house, but his, and The Phenomenal One would soon just be another ”indy darling” who couldn’t hack it against him. AJ interrupted The Apex Predator and accused him of having never accomplished one thing in WWE that he could call his own since his father and grandfather opened the door for him. Orton took great exception to that claim and promised Styles that this was his house, rent was due and that he should make the check out to the three most destructive letters in sports-entertainment... R-K-O.

Styles didn’t blink, retorting by challenging The Apex Predator to a match at WrestleMania… but Orton left The Phenomenal One guessing, at least for now.