It’s been a while since fans have seen Matt Sydal, formerly known as Evan Bourne, compete in a WWE ring, but he certainly made an impression on the fans during his time with the company.
One of the most memorable moments from Matt Sydal’s WWE run came when he faced Randy Orton, and Orton hit him with a RKO out of nowhere as he was going for the shooting star press.
Sydal recently spoke to Chris Van Vliet about the move, and he noted that people in WWE management didn’t think it was possible.
“The first time I saw it get nailed was [Matt Cross], him and B-Boy did it on an IWA Mid-South show I was on. I was talking to him about it and I told him, ‘If I ever have a feud with Randy Orton, I want to do the shooting star into the cutter.’ The next day, turns out me and Randy have a segment. I said, ‘Anybody want to do the shooting star RKO?’
There were some doubts from management that it was humanly possible, but it was this perfect merging of two guys’ finishers. It’s something we can do confidently. I jump, and there’s no control, so I’m jumping and thinking that if he’s there, I’m going to land on him. If he jumps up to give me the cutter, I’m taking it. I basically do the same leap and when I’m able to see the ground, it’s just getting caught.”
H/T Fightful
