Randy Orton has found massive success in the professional wrestling business, and he’s faced some of the biggest names in the industry throughout his career.
The Viper has been able to pick up some massive victories, and he’s put many of his opponents away with the RKO. Orton recently opened up about naming the move on Broken Skull Sessions with Steve Austin and he noted that he immediately received positive feedback from Vince McMahon.
“Vince is walking in the hallway. We needed a name for this thing. You know, Randy Keith Orton are my initials, and I came up, I’m like, TKO, RKO, this KO, KO, KO, KO, like RKO. Vince, what do you think? And he was just, never skipped a beat, kept walking, didn’t change his stride. He said, “I like it.” That was it! Next thing you know, it’s RKO, RKO. Again, lucky man. Right place, right time.”
The RKO has helped to create some spectacular finishes for Orton and his opponents, but the former WWE Champion noted that it’s his opponents who deserve the credit for the creative finishes.
“It just took on a mind of its own, man, and I’m so fortunate to work with so many guys that are so creative in the way that they’ll have me hit them with it. I can’t take credit for all these memes where, like, I hit it out of a 360… It’s their idea, so I can’t take all the credit.”
H/T Sportskeeda
