There have been some incredible counters into finishers over the past few years
#4 Air RKO
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Evan Bourne was known as an incredible high flyer in WWE for a number of years but since his departure, the former Tag Team Champion is best remembered for his part in one of the greatest finisher counters of all time.
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Evan Bourne was about to perform his Shooting Star Press to Randy Orton on an episode of Monday Night Raw when Orton was able to catch him in mid-air and deliver an RKO. The timing that this counter must have taken in order to pull it off correctly and just how dangerous it could have been if this had gone wrong is why it is still considered to be one of the greatest reversals of all time.
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