6 Finishers that are a perfect fit for the wrestlers

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#6 The RKO - Randy Orton

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It's weird to think that Randy Orton used anything other than an "RKO" as his finisher because the move is so suited for the Viper. However, Orton has actually used the Punt Kick as a finisher for a short period of time, and prior to his success with the RKO, Orton used a move called Overdrive or the Ozone as his finisher. Neither of these has obviously caught on to anywhere near the same extent that the RKO has.

Not only is the RKO, especially when done from "out of nowhere", suited towards Orton's Viper character, it is also the fact that it's the quickest move of Orton's move-set, along with the Scoop Powerslam. With the majority of Orton's moves being slow and methodical, such as the draped DDT from the ropes.

The fact is that that this move, basically a stylised "jumping cutter", is so suited to Orton's character that you can't imagine him using anything else, or anyone else using this. It doesn't matter whether he hits it from out of nowhere, or after slamming onto the ring, whenever Orton hits the RKO, the crowd goes wild.

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