3 Fantastic botches and mistakes you missed this week on Monday Night Raw (July 29th, 2019)

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

SummerSlam is now in full focus for every member of the WWE locker room as the match announcements continue to come in thick and fast. This week on Raw it was made official that Ricochet would be looking to reclaim his United States Championship in Toronto when he takes on AJ Styles.

Maria Kanellis became the first-ever pregnant Champion in WWE when she pinned her husband Mike after he was able to dethrone R-Truth at the top of the show following his mixed tag team match against Drake Maverick and Carmella.

The pressure is on in WWE right now as The Biggest Party of the Summer approaches and as ever there were a number of mistakes on this week's show that proved that some stars had failed to step up their game.


#3. I don't think he's Universal Champion anymore

Seth Rollins is no longer the Universal Champion, despite Corey Graves thinking he is
Seth Rollins is no longer the Universal Champion, despite Corey Graves thinking he is

Seth Rollins stepped up to Dolph Ziggler this week on Raw after The Showoff disrespected Shawn Michaels last week on SmackDown Live when he superkicked him as part of the Miz TV segment. Rollins became an honorary member of D-Generation X last week as part of The Raw Reunion, so it made sense that he could come to the aid of HBK this week on Raw.

Interestingly, ahead of the match, Corey Graves was given the task of announcing that Rollins would face Ziggler later in the night, but as part of the announcement, Graves stated that The Architect was still the Universal Champion.

Of course, Rollins will challenge for the title he lost at Extreme Rules in less than two weeks at SummerSlam when he steps back in the ring with Brock Lesnar, but for right now he isn't the Champion, Corey.

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#2. Sami Zayn's roll up botch

Rey Mysterio and Sami Zayn were part of a huge botch on Raw
Rey Mysterio and Sami Zayn were part of a huge botch on Raw

Sami Zayn has had a rough few weeks on WWE TV and this went from bad to worse this week when his input as part of the gauntlet match to become number one contender for the United States Championship was a small one.

Zayn was the third man to be added to the match and even though Rey Mysterio had already overcome Cesaro and was unable to stand ahead of their encounter, he was still able to pin Zayn after he missed the Helluva Kick.

The pin didn't actually go to plan though since Mysterio was unable to keep hold of Zayn's legs and then had to act quickly and instead reverse into another pin to eliminate The Critic of The Critics.

It is unknown where this botch leaves Zayn moving forward, but it's quite obvious now that the former NXT Champion is definitely in freefall.

#1. Becky Lynch vs Alexa Bliss

Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch's rivalry reached a head this week
Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch's rivalry reached a head this week

Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss have a lot of history since the two women once fought over the SmackDown Women's Championship back when she was part of the blue brand. This feud has boiled over since Lynch has made her way over to Raw and this past week the two women finally clashed one-on-one.

It was a strange match that saw Bliss claim that she couldn't continue mid-way through, after Bliss stumbled in the ring, missed a kick from Lynch and was then "injured" off The Bex Plex. Bliss later proved that she wasn't actually injured since she attacked Lynch following her win over Nikki Cross, but it's obvious that the kick earlier in the match was a mistake on Bliss' part since Bliss rolled on her ankle and missed it, forcing Lynch to hit it for a second time.

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