10 BOTCHED WWE Match Finishes

3. Kurt Angle vs. The Rock - No Way Out 2001

No Way Out 2001 was one of the strongest pay-per-views of its or, in fact, any era, chugging along at a terrific pace and culminating in a barnstorming WWE Title match between Kurt Angle and The Rock. 

The two were giving it everything they had, unleashing a bunch of near falls as each man kicked out of his opponent’s finisher, from the Angle Slam or the People’s Elbow. 

Referee Earl Hebner must have been as caught up in the action as the fans were, as he forgot the planned finish and hesitated on what was supposed to be the match-winning three count following a second Rock Bottom.

As the Olympic Hero told it years later, Earl must have forgotten about the first Rock Bottom and believed there was another one coming. 

The Great One was less than thrilled and let the official know about it before picking Angle up and hitting him with yet another Rock Bottom to finally take the match home. 

According to Kurt, Dwayne had cooled off by the time they got backstage and refrained from shoving something straight up Hebner’s candy ass.