In 2013, how important is a guy's finisher?

**Maluco** · 02-10-2013, 04:19 PM

Was going to make this thread solely about Randy Orton. He is a decent wrestler, but I think he is saved to some degree from being much less than he is because of the RKO. How much of a role does the RKO play in his character/persona? Does it cover for a slight lack of personality?

The importance of that finisher becoming well known, so much so, that the fans are just waiting for it to pop in your matches seems to be a big deal. An example of someone who benefitted from that big finisher he could hit out of nowhere was Steve Austin. How big a role did the stunner play in his rise to stardom?

What about those guys who changed their finisher throughout the years, who never really settled on one move? I know Chris Jericho has had some cool finishers throughout his career, but he never had that big impact, one hit move until the Codebreaker. Was it too late by then to solidify it as a classic finisher? Do you think he was hurt in any way by not having that big move at his peak? Or was the Liontamer perfectly fine? What about submission moves against impact finishers, any preferences?

Would be interested to hear what people think about this and maybe any confessions about guys you may have liked or disliked in large part due to their finishers and signature moves...

02-10-2013, 04:19 PM	#1
Maluco Reigning Tipsters Champ! Posts: 2,088	In 2013, how important is a guy's finisher? Was going to make this thread solely about Randy Orton. He is a decent wrestler, but I think he is saved to some degree from being much less than he is because of the RKO. How much of a role does the RKO play in his character/persona? Does it cover for a slight lack of personality? The importance of that finisher becoming well known, so much so, that the fans are just waiting for it to pop in your matches seems to be a big deal. An example of someone who benefitted from that big finisher he could hit out of nowhere was Steve Austin. How big a role did the stunner play in his rise to stardom? What about those guys who changed their finisher throughout the years, who never really settled on one move? I know Chris Jericho has had some cool finishers throughout his career, but he never had that big impact, one hit move until the Codebreaker. Was it too late by then to solidify it as a classic finisher? Do you think he was hurt in any way by not having that big move at his peak? Or was the Liontamer perfectly fine? What about submission moves against impact finishers, any preferences? Would be interested to hear what people think about this and maybe any confessions about guys you may have liked or disliked in large part due to their finishers and signature moves...