10 BOTCHED WWE Match Finishes
These are 10 WWE botched match finishes
9. Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles - Battleground 2017
A botched ending to a match is never welcomed, but it’s got to be especially disappointing when it happens on pay-per-view and a championship is on the line.
Obviously, with the increased stakes you would assume the pressure to deliver would be even higher than usual.
You would also assume that two performers of the quality and tenure of AJ Styles and Kevin Owens would be immune to such mistakes, but the finish to their United States Title at Battleground 2017 proved that even the most talented and experienced performers sometimes get it wrong.
Their match was going along well, when the Phenomenal One got KO in a submission hold and Owens rolled Styles over while it was still being applied.
The referee – who had been bumped beforehand – then groggily counted the pin on AJ, even though one of his shoulders was up.
The title changed hands, but that was not part of the plan and Styles was reportedly genuinely pretty upset about how the ending played out.
Seeking to remedy the situation, WWE booked The Prizefighter to defend his new prize against AJ and Chris Jericho in a triple-threat match on SmackDown two days later, with Styles pinning Y2J to regain the gold.
