10 greatest super-finishers in wrestling history

#5 Randy Orton's Punt Kick

A kick to the side of the head is as simplistic as it is dangerous

There was a time when Randy Orton was WWE’s most vicious and remorseless heel, which is a moniker he earned by kicking people in the head as hard as possible. When the RKO wasn’t enough to keep his opponent down, Orton would execute a running punt kick to a supine opponent’s head, knocking them out (in storyline).

This move was built up as a super-finisher in the sense that he didn’t use it as often as his regular RKO finisher, saving it for only the most difficult of opponents and to send as strong of a message as possible. That booking worked for a long time, and the punt kick was soon considered one of the most dangerous and devastating moves in WWE.

Sadly, WWE banned the move in recent years, most likely due to how there’s a higher chance of WWE fans using a move like this on each other, despite WWE’s obvious warnings to never do these moves at home.