In a recent appearance on the WWE After The Bell podcast with Corey Graves, WWE superstar Randy Orton discussed Austin Theory asking for his permission to use the ATL finisher as the ending of the move looked similar to Orton’s RKO finisher.

“I was down in the PC and Austin Theory comes up to me to shake my hand. I could tell he was new, he was young and he was trying to not say the wrong thing, but he asked me, he goes, hey I want to start doing this move and it ends up in a similar position, kind of like a cutter, you know and I think he picks the guy up like a Fireman’s Carry, spins them around and does a cutter and I was so taken aback that this kid took the time and had the respect and the wherewithal to ask me if it was okay with me for him to do that.

Before I could even think about what the right answer should be, I said yes, oh my God, are you kidding me. He came to me and he asked me, I don’t know if that’s ever happened.”