3 Botches You Probably Missed This Week On Raw (October 15th, 2018)

There were a number of noticeable botches this week on Raw
There were a number of noticeable botches this week on Raw

It was the penultimate episode of Monday Night Raw ahead of Evolution this week, which means that the women of WWE took center stage with much of this week's episode being centered around feuds leading into the first ever all-women's pay-per-view which takes place next weekend.

Ronda Rousey and Nikki Bella continued their heated rivalry which will culminate in a Raw Women's Championship match on October 28th, whilst WWE also announced a women's battle royal for the show that will include the likes of Asuka, Carmella, Torrie Wilson, and Nia Jax.

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As with every episode of Raw, there were a number of botches that were perhaps overlooked by many members of the WWE Universe, but here are the biggest ones that were spotted last night in Philadelphia.


#3 Michael Cole on commentary

Michael Cole wasn't on top behind the announce desk this week
Michael Cole wasn't on top behind the announce desk this week

Michael Cole is one of the most consistent people when it comes to his commentary and it's well-known that he does a lot for WWE behind the scenes as well, but this week on Raw he was terrible behind the desk and made a number of botches that were deemed cringe-worthy.

Cole had to be corrected by Corey Graves at one point and one of the worst botches came when he was reading out the main event participants and he named Braun Strowman and Dolph Ziggler before stating that they would be teaming with The Monster, before correcting himself and stating that their partner would be Drew McIntyre.

Renee Young has added a flair to the commentary desk over the past few weeks, but she and Corey Graves are not enough to balance out some of the botches that Cole makes on a regular basis.

#2 That Backstabber

Sasha Banks didn't get the return that she would have wanted
Sasha Banks didn't get the return that she would have wanted

The WWE Universe was treated to the return of Sasha Banks this week on Raw as she evened the odds for Natalya in her match against The Riott Squad, but the match ended in a disqualification win for The Queen of Harts when Sarah Logan interfered just as Ruby Riott was about to tap to the Sharpshooter.

Sasha and Bayley were then forced to intervene and take out the Riott Squad which is where Banks delivered a backstabber to Liv Morgan where the former NXT star actually went through her legs before bouncing up into a Bayley to Belly.

Banks usually uses this move to get into her Bank Statement which is why this has never been spotted before, but her opponent shouldn't be able to go through her legs as part of the move, they should be solid.

#1 Ronda Rousey and The Bella Twins

Nikki and Brie Bella had a rough night on Raw
Nikki and Brie Bella had a rough night on Raw

The Bella Twins have been on this list consistently over the past few weeks and once again they are the biggest botch of the week after their confrontation with Ronda Rousey this week.

Rousey was attacked by Nikki and Brie last week on Raw and Nikki will now challenge Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship at Evolution, but ahead of their match Rousey wanted answers.

It was a very botchy promo from botch sides as Rousey seemingly forgot her lines part way through before she then tripped over her words. Nikki Bella then delivered the worst line of the night when she stated that it's called "Show business not show friends." If this is any inclination of what the WWE Universe has to look forward to at Evolution, then all three women need to be looking to step up their game in the next week and a half.

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