Botches That Made A WWE Match Better

[@arvurebantra7639]

Not technically a botch in a match, but Becky Lynch getting her nose broken by Nia Jaxx elevated the hell out of Becky and made her look like a total badass by the end of the segment.

[@resof]

THIS. It totally turned her career overnight.

[@Warrioruk]

This very moment turned her into "The Man".

[@roronoauchiha69]

That moment didn't just change Becky Lynch's career it changed everything for women's wrestling

[@resof]

@@roronoauchiha69 okay. Let's not go that far.

[@mezykin]

I was waiting for this to show up in this list

[@evilkep7390]

Eddie's botched blade job vs JBL turning that match into a literal bloodbath was unforgettable

[@tobybll]

this, when I watched this as a kid I was hella freaked out

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

Dude could have legit died that night.

[@EscapeTheRules]

I don't think Triple H's throat injury or Lesnar landing on his head made those matches better at all, those are scary moments and the matches would've been just as good without that happening. Lesnar landing the SSP would've made the match better. Ditto with Taker almost landing on his head. None of this enhanced the matches in my view.

[@mitchelldoye3469]

I completly agree. even this first one and him saying the glass dont breaking made the match better. the match would have been better if it did break the first time because shanes head wouldnt have hit the ground so many times and a chance of a fractured neck

[@sixxjr]

​​@@mitchelldoye3469I disagree with that single case, because it's what proved Shane to everyone else, he wasn't just the boss's kid anymore.

[@SerkeysTV]

I don't think you understand how it elevated the match in the real world. It takes away the wwe us fake headline and added something intriguing. It's no roman colloseum but it gets us close

[@moneymantwin1267]

The lore it brings rises the matches in higher regards like the hell in cell match between taker n mankind or the msg street fight between hhh vs catcus jack

[@TrayGoCray]

you gotta understand, when a major botch happens, it brings more eyes to the match. obviously, scsry botches are nothing to take lightly, but when everyone is okay in the end, the power of hindsight takes it's course

[@jacktar550]

Mankind vs. The Undertaker: Hell in the cell, where the cell roof broke before it should. That botch got me into wrestling.

[@Hellmore94]

SAME! Everyone always talks about the first fall and acts like it's the craziest thing that's ever happened. And it actually was the craziest thing that had ever happened, for all of about 10 minutes, then it became a whole different thing. The fact that, against EVERY person there with him as he was being wheeled away, got back up after the first fall and decided to continue with a dislocated shoulder is wild.. The fact that he got up AGAIN after a dislocated shoulder with an added jaw, concussion, internal bleeding, bruised ribs, and having an emergency tooth extraction performed by Dr. Chair landing on his face only to go on and not only stay in character, take a chokeslam AND be thrown onto a thousand or thumbtacks is legitimately insane. Nothing like that will ever happen again, hopefully. But even most non-wrestling fans have heard about it or watched that one. Mick is so underrated as a talent and would do damn near anything and everything to make his adversaries look like a million bucks. But he alwaus seems to be overshadowed by his opponents most of the time. You'd never see his opponents take those kinds of bumps or risks to put him over.

[@landongustafson]

It wasn’t supposed break at all

[@garethmagis]

@@landongustafson Good to see that kayfabe is still alive.

[@JoeFlanagan-ii9mb]

Shane McMahon vs Kurt Angle is probably one of my personal favorite street fights in professional wrestling history. Also, don’t forget to the reason the reason the glass didn’t break the first time was because someone replaced the plexiglass with real glass. So not only did this make the glass harder to break, both Shane and Kurt ended up getting cut by real glass although Shane ended up getting the worst of it.

[@EpicAndrew97]

Sugar glass with plexiglass*

[@nwo2cool]

It's probably the best WWE impromptu match ever.

[@bami2]

@@EpicAndrew97 Yeah lol, plexiglass would be even harder to break than real glass.

[@rodrysoza3303]

Cry me a river 😂

[@fro-zone2k]

It also didn't help that glass wasn't sugar glass, it was legit plexiglass meaning Shane got legit hurt.

[@drakedawrestler]

Fr now

[@fro-zone2k]

@ Yup

[@codyeble0713]

And Angle was like we should just skip this, Shane's like nah we putting me through that glass lol

[@PleiadesRuby]

Real. Glass

[@USMC49er]

The brutal thing was the first belly to belly overhead suplex because Angle and Shane didn't know the glass was plexiglass, Shane was dropped directly on his head. You can hear the loud thud of his skull bouncing off the concrete. Shane was a real one for taking that bump.

[@WWChampion16]

Honorable mention: The 2005 Royal Rumble match where John Cena and Batista went over the top rope at the same time because it led to Vince McMahon sliding into the ring tearing his quads and he sat there directing orders. 😄

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Honorable mentions: 1. Mankind vs. Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match (King of the Ring 1998). While Mankind getting thrown off the top of the cell through the announce table was planned, him getting chokeslammed through the roof of the cell to the mat while a steel chair smashes his face was not. 2. The Rock vs. Triple H vs. Kurt Angle (Summerslam 2000). HHH was supposed to Pedigree Kurt through the announce table but the table collapsed prematurely, giving Kurt a concussion.

[@NorthPhilly_B]

Shut up. Foley getting thrown off was not planned, he lied to taker and said he been up there

[@WrestlingCompilations]

Shane Mcmahon going through the glass, that was something.

[@isaacjohnson3384]

I agree

[@mystey1]

Didn't he got neck injury from that?

[@elleni-42]

I remember watching shane and kurt match..it was savage..

[@TheKingdomofMashups1033]

3:14 ah yes I do love me some summersalm.

[@AmirBrooks]

And don't get me started on the Elimination Chamber macth for the WHC.

[@sergelevesque2718]

Sure, the Royal Rumble double elimination got us the immortal moment of Vince tearing his quad and sitting in the ring barking orders... But I never understood why they did not simply declared Batista and Cena double winners. This was the peak of where they were playing the RAW vs Smackdown split, and both of them ended up going to Wrestlemania and winning their respective title anyway. Restarting the Royal Rumble just to have Cena eliminated under 2 minutes always felt so anti-climactic.

[@CadChamberlain]

The Cena Batista rumble botch is by far the greatest. I dont think they could have done that if they actually tried to.

[@eddiespaghetti2798-d6o]

Botches can sometimes change the direction of a match or storyline without anyone knowing it and I love it!

[@zackedge2456]

Never been so early before!! Love the vids mr wrestlelamia 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@ruikarma]

I admire Cesaro's toughness and strenght. The guy is not human. He deserves respect for tooking that pain and proceed with the match like nothing happened 💪🏻

[@shadowbeatz5138]

i feel like whenever the production team "Messes Up" on having fake glass versus durable glass is intentional and they are TRYING To kill the wrestlers cause you just dont mess up THAT BAD Accidentally and dont check its the Right prop to set up fully

[@garayworkshop]

0:15 I don't know why would you say that about one of my favourite periods of wrestling ever...

[@robbiesilverwolf]

Because it’s the popular take at nerds on the internet think booking a wrestling company is easy

[@dubnubgtd8538]

They even botched the title 3:15 for “summersalm 2005” 😂😂

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

The thing with the wm 25 botch, mark had specifically instructed the ref to count to ten no matter what, and his ear piece was malfunctioning so he couldn't hear Vince. We were this close to the streak ending on a count out

[@BoereViking]

1:18 Already those 6 men have 7 HOF rings between them.before all is said and done that will be 10...

[@BoereViking]

If The BoD go in as well, make it 11.

[@Rhiggins5173]

Whelp, here I am two months later and the list needs to be updated. JD took a header off the announcer table and then got up and wrestled the match of his life. He fought on, went back stage and collapsed. Everyone was so impressed the announcers stopped making fun of the Judgement Day for a solid 3 minutes. JD wrestled the entire match with broken ribs, a punctured lung and probably a concussion and it turned the crowd on his side.

[@Riquelme9405]

Bring the Botchamania here!

[@RyanRumbles434]

Kurt went into this match with Lesnar injured also and needed surgery. Dude went into WM 19 with a broken neck. 😮

[@EpicAndrew97]

A broken freakin’ neck*

[@mpomp6378]

The Royal Rumble botch with Cena and Batista is annoying because both guys ended up with World Title matches at that Mania. Should've just called it a draw, and then run a pre mania match between them for who gets the main event.

[@haymaker113]

Lmao there's no number in the title, you just stop at 8 and say 'there you have it, eight!'

[@verts_tv]

lmao he made a mistake, lmao stfu Todd.

[@cameronbigley7483]

The far shot of Shane being thrown head first out of the second pane is one of the coolest singular shots from that match.

[@mikeruble3030]

Undertaker revealed, not too long ago, that the referee for WM 25 match had been instructed to call the match as a "shoot". If Taker hadn't gotten back into the ring before the count, "The Streak" would have been over...

[@venomgaming7014]

The glass not breaking was actually never meant to happen. It was originally meant to be sugar glass, but REAL glass was used accidentally.

[@Cannibalize946]

Everyone knows this

[@tomseville2345]

Not accidentally; they knew the massive pyros of the time that would be going off first (opening display, Dudleys, Kane, Angle himself three times, including that match) would blow apart or melt the sugar glass, going off feet away from the panes. So they decided to use real glass (cry me a river), and either didn't tell Angle or Shane, or Shane tried to prove he was a Foley or Funk type and allowed himself to risk permanent injury to try to impress his dad, a struggle he said plagued him for years...

[@isaacjohnson3384]

All of these moments are etched in our memories to relive over and over again that’s why these matches are still talked about today

[@izzy8501]

Claudio/Cesaro is a badass and he's so good at playing that intimidating roll. It just blows my mind how opposite he is irl and how he's one of the biggest "dad" nerds. 😂

[@AnnaMariya-ks7zd]

The greatest botch that was ever made which made the match GREAT is Tonga Loa's low blow botch. No one wanna talk about that match but , everyone talks about the botch.

[@theawardgoesto1]

Actually the Shane/Angle match did more for angle than Shane. The Raw after KOR Angle had the night off but he made a backstage appearance and the pop he got was insane. That match angle earned everybody’s respect

[@BeingBarean66435]

This video actually made me lose respect for you. Sorry but saying that people being close to death makes a match better is such a disgusting take, it makes me want to never watch you again. For context fellow viewers; in the Elimination Chamber Triple Hs Larynx was crushed, he was very near dying from asphyxiation. Also, Lesnar could have died, actually would have died or at least been permanently paralysed had he not had such a large neck. I swear; if I keep hearing these stupid takes, I will be done with wrestling before John Cena is. I am leaving Wrestling with Cena, but I want to leave in a blaze of Glory. I want to be able to say goodbye to my youth the right way.

[@ColeYote]

Gonna throw a mention to Edge accidentally faceplanting after spearing Jeff Hardy midair in the second TLC match, helped get that over as a spot that was dangerous for *both* of them.

[@chrishopkins5651]

The Lesnar one did make it more memorable But not for your bull reasons. Didn't give a sense of vulnerability for the last 30 seconds of a 20 minute match. Shocked everyone cus they thought he was injured slash dead.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

its still truly amazing Shane didnt become a quadriplegic after that move where he landed on his head from the 1st toss on the glass

[@Chichimee]

Love the new flash intros that get straight into the point.

[@NiickVR]

First of all i just noticed that Dominik Mysterio was named Dominick Mysterio as a child. But more important, the McIntyre vs Punk match was one of the best HIAC match since i startet watching back in 2006, just because they are both incredible actors and athlets

[@tootyrnt5533]

To be fair, it looks undertaker didn’t get enough air for Sim Snuka to properly catch him

[@Vespyr_]

Bro, the dude was flying. How much air does a man need? 😂😂 Snuka was just not in position. He almost cost the WWE their most legendary wrestler in history.

[@mystey1]

I still cannot believe Undertaker flew over the top rope from the ring floor. I mean he was running, but still he managed to jump OVER THE TOP ROPE I think anyone who have seen Taker, but didn't see this moment will never believe it, heck I still can't belive it myself what a legend

[@tomseville2345]

@@mystey1 He first performed the spot in 1997, but stopped using it in '98 when his injuries started to take hold; he busted it out again in 2006, and tore the house down for a whole new generation, until 2011 when his injuries and age (and *that* 2009 incident) convinced him to retire it...

[@mystey1]

@@tomseville2345 wow apparantly he's got a wholes ahh compilation of those dives that's crazy. Utaker is gotta be the best superstar of all time

[@tomseville2345]

The WWF vs WCW storyline didn't start properly until the main event that night; it's weird they tried to put legit respect on Shane literally a few weeks before he turned on Taker and made the WCW (and later ECW) Alliance the heels officially...

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Wrestlelamia, no mention of "The Rock vs Triple H vs Kurt Angle" from Summerslam 2000?

[@kein121_yey]

Nunzio vs Caparezza

[@Luce-ny5cq]

Punk vs McIntyre is the best Feud of the year. Best storyline maybe the Cody's "Finish The Story" but Punk and Drew sure took their feud to another level. No Doubt About IT.

[@nycSnowman]

Drew vs Damian at clash in the castle Scotland was a match that I thought was elevated by the rope botch. Damian selling the leg for the rest of the match and doing his big power moves with one leg, with everyone not knowing if Damian was severely hurt or not. Everyone expecting to hear that Damian was injured after the match and would have to vacate the belt, only for him to be 100% fine afterwards.

[@LonesomeDoveMasters]

I'm fairly certain in and interview about the Summerslam match Cesaro said it wasn't that his teeth were broken, but that they were pushed back up into his jaw and had to be pulled out.

[@3BO0OD4]

Cena and batista Royal Rumble will always be the perfect one

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

Vince just had to one-up them with his quad-tears.

[@GnosticAtheist]

Breaking both front teeth in one go is one hell of an injury. The pain that must have come after...

[@chueyone72]

SERIOUSLY?!? The only reason the "Hell in a Cell" matches became unwatchable was BECAUSE NO ONE BLED - how are you going to have a "feud ending" match, inside of a metal cage - that people are being "ground" against... and NOBODY spills any blood?!? I understand the PG-era "no blood" policy... but WWE should have NOT done any stipulation matches where it IS/WAS expected that AT LEAST one competitor was going tp get busted open.

[@YoungSweezy]

5:00 HBK pushing out referee and pulling in Snuka just shows why he is the best.

[@bkmajesty04]

McIntyre busting open elevated what already was an great match. They made Hell in a Cell relevant again.

[@treetovar1052]

To have been at mania 25 must have been a dream, sucks they had one more match after taker Shawn, what a perfect match to end the show

[@JoeFlanagan-ii9mb]

CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio hair vs mask match should have made this list imo. That match was going so bad right until Punk accidentally split his head open.

[@kuba6623]

Botches in women's ladder match were so dangrous that when see them I can tell it's good none of them ended like Paige.

[@benespinosa6725]

CM punk vs drew McIntyre inside Hell in a cell at bad blood was incredible lol vince mcmahon must be pissed that CM punk brought hell in a cell back to it's roots and vince couldn't because he was too afraid to push the envelope with Hell in a cell that's easily match of the year when 2024 is over.

[@Chris-lk9ug]

I doubt he cares bro. It ain’t that deep. Dudes a billionaire that put diddys “freak offs” to shame.

[@benespinosa6725]

​@Chris-lk9ug he realistically should lol because he made Hell in a cell watered down he was scared to push the envelope with it that's why it didn't mean anything for years it was a cage match with a roof and wasn't violent.

[@Chris-lk9ug]

@@benespinosa6725 he’s the type of narcissist that would never give anybody the satisfaction, even his own family. I’d be genuinely surprised if he even watches WWE rn. I know that’s insane to think but that dudes wires dont operate correctly.

[@bluntforcetrauma2141]

Anybody remember Joey Mercury's ladder, teetertottering and recieving the worst uppercut from the ladder?

[@AbominationalFailure]

With Batista and Cena both going over the top they should have rolled with it, could have made a really interesting storyline.

[@OO-Cam5ter400]

This makes Drew’s “look at me” line so much more real

[@frankhoward6645]

That Angle vs Shane Street Fight was insane props to both Shane especially he put his body through hell

[@ccroft1973]

Either HBK and the "cameraman" were in the wrong spot, or Taker just didn't get the distance. He didn't drop him, he had no chance to catch him as it happened.

[@Indeeditsjoseph]

Honestly if I was Kurt and I tried the belly to belly and the glass didn’t break, I would’ve called an audible and either did a German or just threw him into it. The belly to belly was risky since he landed on his head, even though it worked eventually.

[@FunclipMonkey]

i swear everytime i see these pictures & videos from the days when dominic was a kid in the wwe i feel so freaking old

[@lukahmad5683]

2024 Women's Money in the Bank was crazy, it does feels like a war, these women gave their absolute best, its so extreme! My favourite MITB match ever!

[@CappyLarou]

right out the gate you start with what has become one of my all time favorite matches, and the only reason I don't dislike Shane. Just watch him tell Kurt to do it again...

[@abctutorial065]

Triple H throat injury and Lesnar almost landing on his head is scary. I don't think it made the match better.

[@Imshady69]

Shane McMahon had the fans on the edge of their feet....

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Brock Lesnar Shooting Star press to Kurt Angle was memorable

[@michaelbatt9680]

that Shane O Mac Kurt Angle match was insane. made me respect him wayyyyy more after that legendary performance.

[@MessianicJewJitsu]

4:39 near flawless because of HBK's leg lock too.

[@Cybothron]

Everytime I see those Shane spots I shake my head, he did it all to have his father's approval.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Sim Snuka witnessed Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels classic match at WM 25

[@philonda]

Chelsea Green's wild bump made that match alone. Jaw dropping 🫡

[@crazychips123]

Cesaro didn’t break his front teeth, he hit the metal and the teeth were forced back up into his gums

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Eddie Guererro vs Rey Mysterio match at Summerslam 2005 was classic

[@cadejukes6065]

6:31 one of the funniest clips I’ve ever seen of ziggler

[@jonesy2112]

"Had fans on the edge of their feet..." 🤣

[@CharlesMakhosiniMvula]

The intro let's you know how wild this video is💀

[@gorkemyigit3448]

not a WWE event, but Zack Sabre Jr. injuring then double-champion Tetsuya Naito with a submission in G1 Climax 2021 put Zack over so very perfectly. ZSJ's submission holds looked much more dangerous following this match, thereby making him a credible main event player. Shame he was not booked to win the entire thing, suffering a loss only at the last match of his block to be eliminated after an 8/8 winstreak.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Cesaro lost his teeth for incredible match

[@ananyasahoo5161]

Forgot Becky's broken nose. Although it was not a match but that made her a super star

[@pewpewbbqs]

2024 Womens Ladder match was one of my favorite ladder matches

[@craigcarlock8910]

As much as I don’t like Shane McMahon I will say I did enjoy his match vs Kurt angle angle made it into a classic

[@megablah1]

What about Rhea getting her shoulder dislocated, then popping it back in herself. That was insane

[@Draconamous]

Not to mention the Cesaro boss gave us the glorious Thwith Thyborg shirt.

[@noahmiller6193]

How the hell was Snuka supposed to catch Taker when he's upside down and damn near vertical in the air? Shouldn't have been fired. If he hadn't been there, Taker would've been dead right then.

[@MartinRubio-s8f]

RIP eddie guerrero u are missed

[@bluntforcetrauma2141]

Austin vs Bret Hart WM 13 Austin vs Owen Hart summerslam 97

[@CadChamberlain]

Triple H was willing to die before letting Booker T or RVD pin him lmao

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre HIAC match was instant classic

[@ramses1134]

shane told kurt to keep throwing him cus he knew that the video would be insane

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

RVD splash to Triple H at Survivor Series 2002 was painful

[@raheemnicholls5055]

Agree Punk vs Drew although was a botch needed it wasnt legitmate didnt know who was winning

[@six6thdisciple]

DREW BLADED DURING THE PUNK MATCH

[@CarlosRenfroe]

Becky getting pumched by Nia Jax and Kari Sane busting her face on the announce table.

[@ayushkkharwar3213]

I don't think the rumours were true that only punk was going to bleed. According to the storyline both were suppose to bleed and drew begging punk to stop though he low blowed seconds after everything that was said by both were true and fitted the storyline perfectly. I think it was planned but drew to bleed that much wasn't planned ofcourse just like Randy at SummerSlam and roman at WM by brock

[@The_Majestic-p6f]

The punk/drew feud was pretty mid until that hell in a cell match , 5/5 star match for sure.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Kurt Angle vs Shane Mcmahon at KOTR 2001 was infamous

[@joshphillips8296]

Number one: All the botched spelling in this video.

[@thehitman2570]

the best bouts in our era

[@SunnySydeRamsay]

It's a good video in principle, I think there was some weakness on the writing. Some of these are reaching, and we knew pretty well the Undertaker/Shawn spot was a botch.

[@YoungSweezy]

Shane went through so much, just to impress his daddy. However, he is a legend and better McMahon in ring.