WWE SummerSlam 2016: 10 Things That Must Happen

3. Randy Orton Hits An RKO On Brock Lesnar

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Before Randy Orton invaded Raw and hit the move, Paul Heyman was crowing about Brock Lesnar never tasting an RKO. It seemed like that would become the crux of the SummerSlam match, could Randy hit the finishing move on his foe for the very first time and thus give himself a better chance of winning? That's now out the window, but the threat of the RKO still remains.

Lesnar shrugged off the humbling in a pre-taped promo the next week, although Heyman did build up the move beforehand by saying it represented Orton's greatest opportunity for success. At SummerSlam, one RKO and subsequent look of horror from Heyman is all it would take to add doubt as to which man will win.

There's a good chance it'll be Brock that leaves with his hand raised, but Randy has to hit that RKO out of nowhere. The resultant near fall would be colossal, and what if Paul Heyman actually pulls the referee from the ring, thus giving the illusion that Lesnar would have been beaten had he not?

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