The Firefly Inferno match, the evening’s main event, was won by Randy Orton at the WWE TLC pay-per-view by defeating The Fiend. To everyone’s amazement, Randy Orton lit The Fiend’s body on fire to end the match, doing his trademark stance as The Fiend’s body burnt. But how did WWE manage to pull off such a risky trick on live television?
How Orton ignited The Fiend in front of millions of viewers was revealed by Paul Davis of WrestlingNews.co in his most recent article. The match was pre-recorded in the afternoon, according to an earlier report from WrestleVotes.
Additionally, David added that in an effort to finish one of the most incredible moments in WWE history, both WWE Superstars frequently paused in the middle of a scene to carry a large number of retakes. The sequence where The Fiend tried to set Orton on fire by placing him in a rocking rocker was part of the retakes. Orton, however, backed out at the last second.
The core of the current rivalry between the two men dates back a number of years, while recent developments have given new layers to the plot.
Prior to WrestleMania 33, Orton was a member of The Wyatt Family, but after Wyatt won the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber and Orton won the Royal Rumble battle, The Viper turned on his former ally by destroying his compound.
As has been the case ever since The Fiend first appeared, Orton’s past wrongdoings were cited as the justification for his desire for vengeance. Orton quickly discovered that the Fiend never keeps forgetting what happened to Wyatt in the past.
The Fiend appeared to enter The Viper’s skull during his brief reign as WWE champion following his victory over Drew McIntyre at Hell in a Cell in October.
On a later episode of Raw, Orton lost the belt to McIntyre, and The Fiend’s distraction during a bout against AJ Styles prevented him from getting the chance to face McIntyre again for the belt.
