10 Best Finishers In Wrestling Today
7. Randy Orton: RKO
Randy Orton is a sublime technical wrestler, something for which he is rarely credited.
He doesn't boast the same wealth of expansive holds of a Zack Sabre, Jr., but the technique behind what little he does is beyond impeccable. That technique is in character, too; when he positions himself for the RKO from a place of hidden sight, he looks like an actual snake uncoiling itself. Of course, that isn't the only position from which he can strike.
The genius of the move is such that he can hit it from anywhere. The genius of the move is such that it remains so over in spite of WWE's commentary team telling you, ceaselessly, that he can hit it from anywhere. The genius of the move is such that it remains so over in spite of his weird career trajectory. Orton is at this point the longest-serving WWE name throughout the super-service monopoly era, profoundly over-exposed, and yet that finisher is struck so perfectly and inventively that people will never tire of it.
He is also a top-tier worker. Pejoratively. A master of body preservation, the aura of the move has allowed him to just meander, very slowly, obnoxiously almost, through so many matches.
All of which are guaranteed at least one massive pop.