4 Botches You Probably Missed At WWE Crown Jewel 

Crown Jewel made a lot of history but as ever there were a few much more memorable moments
Crown Jewel made a lot of history but as ever there were a few much more memorable moments

Despite the controversy surrounding The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the past few weeks and the fact that the WWE Universe started a petition to force WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to move the event out of The Middle East, the show still went ahead this afternoon.

The last show in Saudi Arabia saw some incredible botches, including Titus O'Neil's slide under the ring as he looked to enter The Greatest Royal Rumble match, a botch that he has been unable to recover from ever since.

It appears that Saudi Arabia could have gained a reputation for botches since there were some impressive ones once again earlier today and here are some of the ones that the WWE Universe probably overlooked at Crown Jewel.


#4. The Commentary team

There was an uncomfortable atmosphere at the announce table
There was an uncomfortable atmosphere at the announce table

Renee Young made history when she made the trip over to The Middle East alongside the WWE roster as the only female working on the show and was then able to provide colour commentary throughout. Despite this, the commentary team seemed to be somewhat nervous considering they were probably handed another list of things that they weren't allowed to say, and that's why there were so many slip-ups.

Corey Graves thought it was Sunday night and told the WWE Universe that Raw was on tomorrow, whilst Michael Cole went on to announce that Seth Rollins would defend the Intercontinental Championship at Survivor Series against Shinsuke Nakamura when it's actually a none title Champion vs Champion match.

The commentary team didn't seem as though they were on the right page all day and this could be the reason why there were so many silly errors throughout the show.

#3. That main event

There were some shocking moments in that main event
There were some shocking moments in that main event

Back at Super Show-Down, the WWE Universe witnessed the set up of what was supposed to be Shawn Michaels triumphant return to the ring, but instead, it appears that the match failed to live up to much of the hype that first surrounded it. There were botches all the way through as Triple H delivered a Pedigree to The Undertaker that didn't quite work, Shawn Michaels had a few issues on the top turnbuckle and then he delivered a moonsault that didn't fully connect on his way down.

This was a nostalgic match which is exactly what Saudi Arabia asked for when Crown Jewel came their way, but it isn't a match that belongs on a WWE pay-per-view. Triple H and Shawn Michaels picked up the win, but it is unknown what this means for Michaels in-ring future.

#2. What was this supposed to be?

What was The Undertaker thinking?
What was The Undertaker thinking?

D-Generation X reunited for one night only when they took on The Brothers of Destruction at Crown Jewel, but it wasn't the spectacle that many fans hoped that the match between the three legends would be, there were a number of botches throughout the match with some of them being much more noticeable than others.

This one saw The Undertaker look as though he was going to throw Triple H into the barricade but when The Game finally hit the barrier he pulled Undertaker with him and it looked as though Triple H reversed it and managed to throw The Deadman into the barricade at the same time. It was a very messy spot that made very little sense, but luckily both men recovered and the botch wasn't as noticeable as some of the bigger moments in the match.

#1. Kane is unmasked

It was a shocking main event that saw Kane hit so hard that he lost his mask
It was a shocking main event that saw Kane hit so hard that he lost his mask

The Brothers of Destruction main evented Crown Jewel in their match against D-Generation X but it didn't go to plan. It was a match that was billed as four of the biggest legends in the company rolling back the years, but this wasn't the case.

There were a number of botches throughout the match as explained in this article, but the most noticeable was when Shawn Michaels tried to fight Kane off the top rope and punched him so hard in the face that his mask fell off. This is a botch that the WWE Universe has been talking about ever since it aired and it saw Kane continue his spots on the outside whilst the referee attempted to hand him back his mask, which proved that it wasn't actually supposed to happen.

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