Randy Orton’s RKO is among the most iconic finishers in the history of professional wrestling, and Maven claims it’s easy to take as well.
The WWE alumnus recalled receiving finishers in a recent YouTube video, noting how Orton’s “RKO outta nowhere” finisher is not a bad one to take at all.
He said, “For me, the RKO is one of those finishers that is iconic, but how is it to take ?Randy is so effortless, once he jumps to take flight, once you see him jumping, you’d simply guide his body, put your arms underneath his back to help him with height, elevation, [and] floating in the air, then it’s a simple face bump,” said Maven. “Unlike the ones with the back bump, this is one of the few finishers where you’re actually taking a face bump… It’s a finisher that helped springboard his career to the Superstar he is today.
I don’t know how it would be to take from someone else. I never took something similar like A Diamond Cutter from DDP, but I’ve probably taken 50 RKOs between working on top televised shows and working non-televised shows. For that reason, I put it in the ‘Barely Feel It’ category. Randy is a professional. Randy, again, to me, is on the Mount Rushmore. When you’re on Mount Rushmore, you know how to make your finisher look devastating while remaining safe the entire time.”
On a recent edition of the “Wrestle Binge” podcast, WWE broadcaster Corey Graves revealed how much fun he has fulfilling the heel role at the commentary booth.
Graves said, “When it comes to WWE, nobody that you see on television has more fun than I do. I get to be around this business that I’ve always wanted to be a part of, and I get to watch wrestling and I get to laugh and I get to make fun of people, it’s I mean really it’s a dream job.”
In 2014, Graves began working as an announcer after he was forced to retire from the ring due to concussion problems.
Graves claims he is medically cleared and is open to a possible match, though not as a full-time performer.
