The finishing maneuver of Randy Orton, RKO is labeled as the three most destructive letters in WWE. It was previously popularized by WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page(DDP). Orton, who recently celebrated 20th anniversary in the company had wrestled Hardcore Holly in his first televised match on April 25, 2002. At the start of his career, Orton used the Crossbody off-the-top rope as his finisher. However, he quickly switched to one of the most iconic finishers, RKO, which resembles DDP’s Diamond Cutter.
DDP opens up on claims of Randy Orton stealing his finisher
DDP recently made an appearance on this week’s episode of Sporstkeeda Wrestling’s The Bro Show podcast. He mentioned chatting with Randy about using a modified version of the Diamond Cutter. DDP recalled that The Viper had just gotten out of surgery and had forgotten the conversation. He praised the third-generation superstar for his work and declared he made the finisher his own:
“People go, ‘Oh Randy Orton stole your Diamond Cutter.’ First of all, he didn’t remember it. But I called him and said, ‘Randy, man, I’d love for you to use it.’ He was in the hospital. I didn’t realize it at that time, but he never remembered because he just got double surgery. I’m talking to him and he sounded a little loopy. But I didn’t put it together. He’s always been my guy. I’ve always loved his look, his work is as good as anybody’s ever, his timing, his promos. To me, it’s just to be affiliated with him in a small part, not a big part. It’s a great finish and he made it his own. He added his own little nuances to it that made it his own.”
Randy Orton was part of a star studded eight-man tag team matchup in the main event of RAW. RK-Bro teamed up with Ezekiel and Cody Rhodes to take on Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and The Usos. ‘The Viper’ hit series of RKOs to his opponents before securing the win via pinfall. RK-Bro are set to lock horns with The Usos in the Tag Team Title Unification Match at WrestleMania Backlash.
