3 greatest RKO's by Randy Orton
It's no secret that Randy Orton's patented finisher, The RKO, has been widely regarded as one of the greatest WWE finishers of all time. Although the finisher is a subtle ode to Diamond Dallas Page's Diamond Cutter, it has grown onto the WWE Universe over the course of the past several years.
Randy Orton's move has also been a hot topic in the meme community in the past, with the "RKO outta nowhere" videos getting viral on social media for the better part of 2016.
Here are three of the greatest RKO's The Viper has been able to execute. These RKO's are a visual feast for any wrestling fan.
#3 Victim: C.M. Punk
Randy Orton and C.M. Punk's WrestleMania 27 buildup was one to behold, as both performers were at their absolute best at the time. The feud was made personal by "The Saviour of the Masses" when he attacked Orton in front of his wife.
The two went on to have a classic at the grandest stage of them all, and it all came to an end when Randy Orton delivered an RKO outta nowhere to Punk, in perhaps the most memorable visual of a rather lacklustre WrestleMania. Take a look at the beauty:
#2 Victim: Evan Bourne
At a time when the Cruiserweight division had been long gone from the WWE, Evan Bourne came in as an exciting high flyer who dared to take risks that most men never would.
On the July 10th, 2010 episode of Monday Night Raw, Evan Bourne rushed to the ring in an attempt to take down Orton, and almost succeeded when he managed to kick Orton enough to prepare for a shooting star press.
What Bourne didn't know was The Viper was playing possum all this time, and as soon as Bourne was about to land on Orton, he connected an RKO for the ages on the high flyer. This was the moment that solidified The Viper as being the most dangerous and unexpected superstar in WWE at the time. See for yourself and marvel at the RKO that was considered by many as being Orton's best finisher, until WrestleMania 31: