Yeah, honestly Orton/Taker at Wrestlemania was huge for Orton, and the win or loss didn't really matter. He proved he belonged on the big stage that night, and if anything, winning that match would have taken the edge off of the ensuing feud betwen the two. It was far better suited to Orton's character development to follow up that match with the "I should have won" attitude than to have him gloating over a win. I remember hearing a lot of complaining at the time that Orton should have gone over, but looking back it doesn't seem to have hurt him in the long run.
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