Who Performs the Finisher Better - Randy Orton or DDP?

[fouldsy91]

As you are all aware of, DDP in WCW used what is now known as the RKO in the WWE. He was known for hitting it "out of nowhere" and this is what inspired Randy Orton to pick this move up.

But the question is who does the move better?

In my opinion, Randy Orton does it a lot better than DDP. Randy's always looks so smooth and effortless and he can actually hit it from anywhere. I never saw DDP performing it on people jumping at him from the top rope. DDP's also looked a lot less effective in my opinion, which is why I think Randy Orton wins hands down.

[SuperTaco]

I would have to agree that Randy's version looks more effective. I think it's because DDP tends to set up the move from essentially a vertical base, whereas Orton jumps off the mat and pulls his opponent down with a (perceived) greater level of force. The twitchy camera's of today's WWE help make it look more lethal too.

It's nice how they both use it in similar ways. Will it be a surprise cutter outta left field, or will it follow one of their pre-finisher set ups? Either way, they both make it look great.

[HBK/RKO]

Orton does it way better. DDPs was good but he set it up usually beforehand as where Orton usually hits it out of nowhere. DDP would hold the opponents head and set it up usually.

[Nate]

I'd have to see some visual evidence, but I don't recall ever seeing DDP botch it while Randy took like a year to learn how to do it properly.

DDP was more creative with the ways he did it, but Orton's certainly looks more effective. As effective as a silly move like that can look, anyway.

[Dr.]

No love for Johnny Ace!?!? Harsh.

I voted Orton. It just looks better.

[theBusiness]

Orton, no doubt. He added to the whole "jumping" dimension into it. DDP never performed it that way.

[theonepeter]

Oh my god, I feel so old. I remember watching DDP hitting his diamond cutter out of no where so many times. He's hit it off the top ropes, he's caught people in mid air with it and every other way you can think of. Not sure if you kiddies remember but his saying was always you will never see it coming BANG!!!!!!! I honestly think most of the people voting for randy Orrin only saw DDP on wwe or are just too young to watch DDP in his prime. If you guys remembered correctly everyone used to compare the stunner to the diamond cutter. DDPs diamond cutter came out first in that as well. Any way randy Orton hits the rko ddps been there done that.

[theonepeter]

For people who don't remember DDP hitting his diamond cutter in cool ways, YouTube DDP hits a diamond cutter off the top rope, it's where he hits big show with it out of nowhere. Or another good example "best diamond cutter ever", its where he hit Eddie Guerrero with it from a powerbomb. The cool part about the diamond cutter, you really never knew when he was going to hit it. Randy Orton with his rko he normally does his little setup for it like pounding the ground.

[MKaine0812]

DDP's diamond cutter was better. He had so many variations and could hit it out of no where. Orton's is good, but looks sloppy at times.

[Caitiff]

That's just it. When DDP hit the Diamond Cutter, it actually looked like the person was being brought down by Page. That's because DDP actually used both hands, and actually held the opponent. This made the Diamond Cutter look more believable, especially since, if the opponent didn't go into it properly, he was still going down.

Orton, by contrast, only uses one arm, and barely makes contact half the time. It just doesn't look like it should bring anyone down. And, if the timing is off, in any way, the RKO simply doesn't do anything. There are plenty of times where Orton has either missed the move entirely, and had to redo the move, or Orton screwed it up, and the opponent had to sell a phantom move.

Page's is better, because it's a more believable application.