GOAT Finisher Tourney (Round Two) RKO vs. Diamond Cutter

[2CT]

Tourney Rules
1. Polls stay open for 7 days
2. In the event of a tie the poll will extend for 24 hours
3. Alias votes are allowed

Voting Criteria
1. Believability & Impact (can the move realistically KO or submit someone)
2. Viability & Counter Risk (does the move have a high success rate)
3. Style & Pizzazz (does the move look cool)
4. Spamming (did the move have a spark when it started but now it's garbage due to overuse)
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RKO
Finisher Type: Throw
Innovated by: Johnny Ace (variant)
Utilized by: Randy Orton

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Diamond Cutter
Finisher Type: Throw
Innovated by: Johnny Ace (variant)
Utilized by: DDP

 

[Blacknwhite]

Votes are close, And i grew up with the Diamond Cutter, But the RKO has had too many classic moments now. It has to win on the Evan Bourne and Seth Rollins RKO's alone.

 

[El Guapo]

It's tough for me, but I think Orton's RKO on Seth at 'Mania just slightly edges out DDP's Diamond Cutter on Goldberg at Halloween Havoc in my personal "Oh shyt! " favourite RKO/Diamond Cutter moments. Whoever wins this matchup, I'm voting it all the way for the rest of the tourney though

 

[TheGodling]

The Cutter is the OG so it gets my vote. There is also something impeccably clean about the way DDP hits it.

 

[Nostalgic]

Diamond cutter is for the OG's

RKO has more pop to it....Randy has hit faaaaar more better spots with it {I.E. Seth at WM)

 

[Dave24]

Diamond Cutter

OG as fukk

 

[BrehWyatt]

Diamond Cutter = Pam Grier.

RKO = Meg Thee Stallion.

I appreciate the Diamond Cutter paving the way, but the RKO has taken that ball and ran around the world twice now.

Randall FTW.

 

[TheGodling]

Diamond Cutter = Pam Grier.

RKO = Meg Thee Stallion.

I appreciate the Diamond Cutter paving the way, but the RKO has taken that ball and ran around the world twice now.

Randall FTW.

That comparison makes zero sense.

 

[BrehWyatt]

That comparison makes zero sense.

It does to me. Thanks for stopping by.

 

[Golayitdown]

At this point it’s a all about preference.

Part of the appeal for me is that the Diamond Cutter doesn’t often look “pretty”. Usually it looks like he was trying to break the other guy’s neck out of desperation trying to win. It also really felt out of nowhere and you rarely saw it coming.

Orton’s RKO usually has him taking much of the bump and some of his bigger spots feel super rehearsed. His RKO is a dope though and he actually has made it his own though which can’t be denied.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Diamond cutter came outta nowhere and was more innovative with how he’d pull it off.

once you see rko hit the rko off someone springboardinf or coming off the top rope you can call when it’s coming

 

[Womb Raider]

How is the Diamond Cutter beating the RKO? How?

smh you TSC nikkas...

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

 

[Breh the HitMang]

How is the Diamond Cutter beating the RKO? How?

smh you TSC nikkas...

cause Randy Orton is a garbage wrestler who uses DDPs finisher in order for anyone to give a fukk about him

 

[momma]

Only flabby 40 year old dudes are gonna say the Diamond Cutter