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"RKO"

Hi all,

Just wondering what RKO actully stands for, my mate said it stood for 'Randy Keith Orton' but im not sure, anyone know the real reason?

Thanks.

Or for the dyslexic WWE fan it stands for 'Really Quite Over-rated' :-D

I thought that it could have been a combination of Randy Orton's initials and KO for knock-out. Just my theory.

Thanks Cong Man, great help, a thanks for the info, i will soon be as knowledgable as you. lol

AFC 4Eva wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just wondering what RKO actully stands for, my mate said it stood for
> 'Randy Keith Orton' but im not sure, anyone know the real reason?
>
> Thanks.

It is actually Randy Orton's initials. I'm not sure that his middle is actually Keith, but it is something beginning with a 'K'. The reason behind calling Randy's finisher the 'RKO' is that, this move which is most commonly known as the 'Diamond Cutter' in America, due to DDP being the first person to really use it in America is knows as the 'TKO' in Japan. So it was a case of just changing one of the letters. Confusingly there is a completely different move which is known as the TKO in America, and is currently used by Steve Corino as his finisher.

Hi all,

Just wondering what RKO actully stands for, my mate said it stood for 'Randy Keith Orton' but im not sure, anyone know the real reason?

Thanks.