10 Best Ever Counters To WWE Wrestling Finishers

2. RKO Outta Nowhere #3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZBvoIeG2E0 If you want to see a jaw-dropping counter then you don't have to look much further than this phenomenal RKO on Evan Bourne from the summer of 2010. A spinning kick had put Orton down on the mat, but as Bourne attempted to deliver his incredible Shooting Star Press, the Apex Predator would reanimate, leaping upwards and catching Bourne with a devastating RKO in mid-air. The sheer accuracy and timing makes this one of the best damn counters in wrestling history. The fact that he didn't start moving until Bourne's feet were just about to leave the turnbuckle just adds to the incredible nature of the move. It was a once-in-a-lifetime moment that many believed for the longest time would be the best RKO that Orton would ever pull off...
 
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