Giant Botches In Excellent WWE Matches

From The Undertaker missing a dive against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25 to Brock Lesnar missing a shooting star press against Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 19, these are 10 giant botches in excellent WWE matches.
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[@Aronim1980]

The Undertaker missing that dive against Shawn Michaels was insane to watch live. Many people really thought he was hurt.

[@JShadow6661]

I think had he not been in possibly the best shape in his life he would’ve broken his neck.

[@purpleperc1012]

@@JShadow6661 if he was “in the best shape of his life” then he wouldn’t have fallen flat on his face 😂 dude was old and should have quit after the main event with Michaels

[@AshknFX]

Yea glad he was ok. But i consider that a classic moment. In kayfabe that wasn't a botch. "Shawn tried to save himself".

[@AshknFX]

​@@purpleperc1012 damn u r that slow 😂 how someone should retire after their best match. Unless he lost a leg during

[@MasterOfViewership]

He was, just not concussed

[@stevegallo8483]

There was also Vicky missing her cue during the ladder match between Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio over custody of Dominick. (Eddie: "Where the F is Vicky?!")

[@FittedWhisper96]

10:00 Brock looks like he has his whole ass hanging out here

[@daltonpinell6251]

Being a huge Undertaker fan, when I watched Mania 25 live, I just about jumped out of my skin when he landed headfirst on the floor

[@TheForeverRanger]

As the story goes with The Rock vs Kurt Angle, the finish was supposed to be the second Rock Bottom but Earl miscounted.

[@JouvaMoufette]

Yeah I think he just forgot about the rock bottom that happened way earlier in the match

[@TheForeverRanger]

@@JouvaMoufette That was it.

[@JouvaMoufette]

Either that or he heard it like it was the second one after 2 in a row, and expected him to give Angle another one right after

[@zanethind]

So this is a list about Kurt Angle having the botch curse

[@lindizwimoshoeshoe4315]

I literally watch the Undertaker HBK match yesterday and I still don't know how the Undertaker didn't die when he landed head first on the floor

[@kiracorazon7831]

Because he's already a deadman

[@joshmoreau6023]

Shawn quickly throwing the cameraman in the way 100% saved his life

[@HoV326]

​@@joshmoreau6023 Ironically the only part of the spot that actually was according to plan

[@joshmoreau6023]

@@HoV326 yeah. Although, Shawn only had to throw the cameraman into place because he wasn’t in the right spot to begin with. True ring general

[@meciocio]

​@@joshmoreau6023Shawn was supposed to pull the cameraman for Taker to take it. The problem was Taker dive didn't land as safe as it was supposed to.

[@browninplay]

Damn I miss watching Kurt Angle wrestle - but I'm also so happy he's still around to tell these stories from his point of view, what an absolute legend!

[@multiyapples]

Honestly, as long as no one gets hurt botches can be funny.

[@sheepdavis]

Like Jericho slipping and falling on his ass while dumping liquor on CM Punk.

[@jugger17]

@@sheepdavis *Iced Tea lmao

[@gerardorodriguez7858]

Dont forget in the Shane vs Kurt match, Angle entered the match already concussed and injured his tailbone during the match.

[@tjjordan4207]

I remember watching the match between Undertaker and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25 on PPV as it was happening. The moment Undertaker went for the dive and hit the camera man, I seriously believed we all just witnessed a man breaking his neck just by the snapping sound and the way he was angled when falling. Thankfully, it was just the camera being broken.

[@Lrx111]

The iconic botched 2005 rumble finish should have been on this list. It made a good rumble match even better. Long live Botchtista. :)

[@Rocketboy1313]

Yeah, but that made the whole thing more interesting and memorable in a good way. These all seem to be in the "and it made things worse" category. Aside from the Angle/Shane blood bath.

[@zanethind]

True

[@raineywashingtonjr]

Yeah and the fact that Adam called it a "so so rumble" is beyond silly. That was one of the greatest rumbles I've ever seen but hardly gets mentioned. So many highlights and moments that can't be forgotten.

[@josephsnider8190]

Because Batista won. Batista was terrible. I don’t know why people thought he was good. He wasn’t. If he wasn’t botching, he was half assing every move making it look fake as hell. No suspension of disbelief for this guy 😂

[@panoskakkavas4022]

Bad Blood 2005 , Batista vs HHH for the World Heavyweight Championship in one of the BLOODIEST Hell In A Cell matches in history . Watch it and rethink your argument .

[@vetwar2x445]

This feels like Kurt Angle's Top 10... pulling off a great match despite a botch list.

[@josh043p6]

I'd also throw in The Power Trip vs Y2J and Benoit on Raw. One of the best matches on RAW but also took HHH for a very long time

[@Mariobacuno528estupido]

Lita vs Trish Raw main event when Lita botched the suicide dive.

[@SomeOfTheJuice]

Despite the number of matches in this that featured Angle, the fact that not one of the major botches on this was Kurt's fault is honestly impressive.

[@CARL_093]

Number 10 is my favorite😂

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 🎉

[@dlcdnl]

I suggest you to show Taker's failed dive to anyone who tells you that wrestling is fake. Wouldn't wish that landing to my worst enemy.

[@ChewToysBeast]

I was hoping to see Rob Van Dam on the list in a fight he was in with the Dudleyz. He set up the table on one corner, launched from the other corner and came up short. His head smacked the table so hard he knocked himself out. But to end the match the Dudleyz picked his lifeless body up and went to 3D him through the table to win, only the table didn't break. So they did it again, finally breaking the table with an unconscious Van Dam to win. :D I forget what show it was on, but was on Raw or Smackdown through the Attitude Era.

[@brandongordon2392]

Golly 2001 was a cursed year... Rock/Angle, Van Dam/Hardy, Angle/McMahon, also... missing Austin/Hemsley vs Jericho/Benoit

[@TheThird1977]

Kurt Angle sure does get around.

[@KitsuneRokaku]

To quote Brian Zane: Sim.... You Had *One* Job!

[@FTW666NY]

Adam said he was Jack that was funny 😂😂😂

[@Filthyism]

When watching that botch of the Undertaker landing head first, made me sick and I thought he literally killed himself. You can see the lump on the mat. I was so surprised to see Undertaker get up and keep on going

[@JSI82]

Although it’s not a giant botch, I always wish Jeff Hardy had made his walk across the ladders in that TLC match. A minor whoops in an awesome match!

[@MetalED]

Ngl, didn't expect to see Angle on half of this list in one way or the other...but it does say "in EXCELLENT WWE Matches" so maybe I shouldn't have been surprised...🤷‍♂

[@MessianicJewJitsu]

That Taker dive didn't look as botched as the weird "leg lock" spot.

[@MilkWasABadChoice17]

"There's no such thing as a botch" - Chris Jericho

[@jacobboaden2213]

Big Paul will always a legend to me. His modern booking, him putting over young talent in the mania main events and his toughness to finish matches makes him the goat in my opinion. Who’s done everything better as long as him?

[@666MFKR666]

The 4-way tag team Ladder match at Armageddon 2006.

[@Crasky1992]

Should have asked Maffew to narrate this one!

[@MrSniperfox29]

With Hebner/Rock/Angle Hebner was told there would be 3 rock bottoms and that would be the finish, unfortunately he lost count and thought they only had done 2

[@grey1288]

I'd throw TLC II at Mania X7 in the list and even though Jeff Hardy failed to walk across three ladders, these teams delivered and wows us more with other great spots.

[@adamweger40]

Kurt explained the botch with hebner and rock on his pod a few months ago the finish was supposed to be two rock bottoms then then the three count. They did one earlier in the match which earl forgot about so he thought the turnbuckle into the rock bottom was the first one and Kurt was supposed to kick out but it was actually supposed to be the finish so rock hit another rock bottom and told earl to count to damn 3

[@Brown87]

Bálor represented the "future" of WWE? He was almost 37 at the time 😂

[@Realistic316]

6:50 is it me or is Shane McMahon a grey zombie with black veins?

[@jessebunnell6442]

Okay WHY is Kurt Angle on this list like all 10 times? Crazy! I literally thought Undertaker was going to die. I thought he was dead and was gonna lose the streak to count out! Insanely scary as hell. Every rewatch I cant stop staring at the legit DENT Taker's head put in the mat. Thank god he was okay bc I thought he could legit have died then and there... or maybe he is already dead Idk it was just scary

[@aidensheridan9728]

Didnt mention angles broken tail bone after the shane botch n he did the angle slam off the top rope.

[@MasterOfViewership]

Actually, the chamber was an idea from the mind of Trips.

[@littlebigbasit9872]

Don't know this counts but Nia injured Rhea after her return resulting in Rhea not appearing on tv for 2 weeks. She let go of ropes during bonsai slam resulting in a minor injury

[@Tyrineal]

Not a major botch but I remember Shawn Michaels screaming "hardside!" and kicking Great Khali's ankles one rumble when Khali was taunting the crowd

[@jeffreypridemore100]

There was that one time at Survivor Series when Roman killed Shane ALL THE WAY dead

[@kristimccabe8288]

11:27.. Adam even says that the camera man was actually a wrestler who was supposed to catch Taker and Shawn had to throw him into place.. for all the people blaming Shawn or Taker for that spot not going right..

[@robdedominic8758]

Also in Hbk/Taker, Michaels looks like he goes for a super kick and taker bumps to his back, Michaels then puts on a figure four. That has to be an oops

[@RetroActivityGaming]

He was dodging the kick. It made perfect sense in the context of the match. They had each other's numbers, so they had to throw surprises in. Counters to a counter.

[@bencromwell707]

Taker missing a dive vs Hbk 🤦‍♂️

[@DJDoubleCee]

That was a sick bump Angle took through the announcer’s table at SummerSlam 2000, how he was able to get through the match with that injury is beyond me

[@ScarysReviews]

BIGGEST BOTCH, ronda rousey's whole run

[@dark0zim]

Missing eddie vs mysterio summerslam 2006

[@mthokozisindlovu3358]

DID YOU KNOW THAT JBL BEAT UP THE BLUE MEANIE FOR REAL AT ONE NIGHT STAND 2005

[@tomaldous5641]

I'd suggest Owen v Austin at Summerslam 97. Until Owen dropped Austin on his head it was an absolutely fantastic match.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

I would say The Undertaker vs Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring 1998. While Mankind being thrown off the top of the cell was planned, him being chokeslammed through the roof of the cell, hitting the mat with a chair hitting his face was not.

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@ABIT-cb1qh]

Roman should've lost that title at Royal Rumble 2021 itself.

[@jacknelson927]

Agreed

[@zanethind]

The reason why Paul couldn't actually get Roman out of those handcuffs was because those were actual real handcuffs instead of them being gimmick handcuffs

[@benespinosa6725]

trish stratus and Lita should've had a face off in the first women's royal rumble match still doesn't make any sense as to why wwe didn't do that even though trish's feud with mickie james was also good.

[@flippineck2825]

They didn't even call Lita til 3 days before the rumble.

[@sheepdavis]

​@@flippineck2825how do you know? Did you see her phone records?

[@benespinosa6725]

​@@sheepdavismy thoughts exactly lol

[@benespinosa6725]

​@@flippineck2825wait what lol

[@Lenoh]

2:00 Oh god, _that_ storyline. The "V"-Lick (IYKYK) almost made me stop watching wrestling in general because it was just getting raunchy at that point. 2:42 Goddammit, Cultaholic! 🙄😂

[@Black-Maguire19.4life]

We want cody dam it

[@MRW1NKLE]

Kinda wild that a supposed g.o.a.t like Cena thought it was ok to yell for Shinsuke directly into the camera rather than improvising. I wouldn't expect to see such bush league shit at a backyard wrestling fed

[@ibishow2920]

Earl didn't count to three because the planed finish was to rock hit 2 rock bottoms so the rock did but earl thought it was first that why he didn't count to three, kurt talked about it on a podcast

[@calebdavila2420]

Botched the intro, that better be in Botchamania 😂

[@gestaltdude]

OK, I have to ask...Was I the only person to actually go to Wikipedia and see if the claim was correct? It is, in case you were wondering, I'm just asking if I'm the only one compulsive enough to have looked. :D A second question. Am I the only person who believes Reigns title run has been rendered meaningless by infrequent defenses that inevitably end with outside interference? I could forgive the first part if he won the matches himself, but having someone help each and every time just makes him look like a weak, paper champion, akin to how Rocky felt when told he hadn't been fighting top tier fighters during his reign.

[@TheJokawild61911]

When they brought up the 2002 Survivor Series elimination chamber, I thought the botch was going to be HBK's tights.

[@Realistic316]

i loved Mickie’s lesbian stalker gimmick 🤤

[@michaelroszell8156]

Have you guys done a top ten women's wrestler's or top ten women's matches.

[@Reject101Personal]

Ohhhhhhhhh, so this is why Angle never got a 5 star match! Now it makes sense.

[@MasterOfViewership]

So, Roman is only champion now because of idiocy? typical

[@dmanentertament125]

The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 25 is the most overrated match of all time and it's also not the greatest mania match of all time either. There 26 match was better and had higher stakes.

[@sheepdavis]

Thank you!!!

[@dmanentertament125]

@@sheepdavis my opinion it's rock vs Hogan mania 18. Miz, cody, Young bucks, Chris Daniels, Frankie Kaz, and many more have said so because of the crowd and how Hogan and Rock change roles.

[@marvelsProtege]

He didn't get 🔥 on the spot for killing Under't

[@gtrour4]

There were only ✌️ females who stood out during the Royal Rumble. Jade Cargill & TNA Champion Grace 🏆! Perhaps (WWE) should allow them to wrestle at WM🎊🎉? Each other that is.......by the way time to consider adding Lash Legend🌠 & Jakara (⚡) to main roster by the Summer season! 🤔🗯

[@eLite-Tiss91]

We need a list of 10 botch wrestlers in WWE...i vote for The heAVIlY ImPR0vEd... Maxxine Durpi

[@Aronim1980]

Easy list. 1-10 sin cara

[@sheepdavis]

Learn to spell her name right

[@HoV326]

I can't tell if her gimmick is that she's supposed to be awkward in the ring or not. Because she can do the moves, but she does them in a way where I'm surprised she can do them at all

[@richardsanderson6460]

If you are going to mention these spots, then at least show the actually spots fuck (video clips)!!!! 🙄🙄🙄

[@razorramon7573]

It's because of Cody's dumbass story that Rock's daughter is receiving death threats!

[@isd8894]

"Giant Botches In -Excellent- *Shitty* WWE Matches" FTFY. If you think there has been even one excellent match in the current millennium, you truly don't know WTF you are talking about.