5 WWE finishers that were actually stolen from other wrestlers

Guerrero used the Frog Splash to win the WWE Championship, but the move wasn't actually his.
Guerrero used the Frog Splash to win the WWE Championship, but the move wasn't actually his.

1# The RKO

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Orton levels the Bulgarian Brute with an RKO on SmackDown Live.
Orton levels the Bulgarian Brute with an RKO on SmackDown Live.

Thanks to a meme that circulated the internet not too long ago, even non-wrestling fans know of the RKO.

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The devastating move made famous by Randy Orton, the RKO is a swift face plant into the mat and as the meme said, can come from 'outta nowhere'.

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With it, Orton has had an epic career, including two WrestleMania main events, multiple World Championships, a WWE Grand Slam accolade - Orton's accomplishments make him a sure-fire future Hall of Famer.

And yet, the RKO isn't actually his move, as in WCW, Diamond Dallas Page used the same move, nicknamed the Diamond Cutter.

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But though the now-Yoga instructor used the move long before Orton even laced up a pair of boots, his version was stolen.

The alleged originator of the move is Big Johnny himself, John Laurinaitis, who had his version of the RKO called the Ace Crusher.

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