[Wondermouse]

Originally Posted by Nowhere Man I hear what you're saying, but at the same time, I highly doubt Orton will re-popularize the Diamond Cutter. Mainly because the RKO looks like crap compared to the Cutter. Page's came out of nowhere, and he had a billion different ways of doing it. Orton's you could see coming a mile away. And there's no real point of having a 'surprise' finisher when there's no surprise to it.

I disagree with you on two counts.

Firstly, for a long time, the Diamond Cutter didn't come out of nowhere. He very often signalled for it, and hit it. Thing is, when he called for it, it almost always looked like shit. That's because DDP executed it standing still, and thus didn't get full extension. When Orton regularly does it, he runs a little, which allows for nice extension, and a beautiful move.

Secondly, he DOES pull it out of nowhere sometimes. I can think of 3 off the top of my head - and I've seen him do it in a match maybe 6 times.

1 vs. Shawn Michaels - He caught the SCM, spun him around, and hit the RKO. HBK kicked out, but that looked pretty sweet.
2 vs. Cactus Jack - He did it while being clawed, or something similar, I don't remember.
3 vs. Val Venis - He faked a knee injury in the match and popped up from the mat to hit a beautiful RKO.