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Wrestling is performed in front of a live crowd on a regular basis, which means that more often than not there are things that go wrong. Botches occur even in the biggest matches on the card and can be a huge part of pay-per-views that are on the same level as WrestleMania, which is why WWE does everything they can to ensure that there are failsafe's in place.
Championship matches are much harder to cover if the finish of the match is botched since a title will be forced to change hands, or the WWE Universe will realize that the match ending was ruined and the company would have to explain themselves.
Interestingly, this has actually happened a number of times over the past few years without the WWE Universe even knowing, here are some of the most recent and interesting times a Championship accidentally changed hands on WWE TV.
#4. Sheamus - TLC 2009
The iconic match between Sheamus and John Cena from Tables, Ladders, and Chairs back in 2009 is perhaps most memorable because WWE gave their biggest Championship at the time to a superstar who had been in the company for less than a year, which was obviously a shock.
The Irish star won the match by putting Cena through a table, but reports following the show suggested that the actual ending was supposed to see both men go through the table at the same time which would have meant that Cena would have retained.
It is unknown if this is the truth, but speculation has followed Sheamus for the rest of his career as many fans wonder if his first World Championship reign was only made a reality because the table didn't break.
#3. Kevin Owens - Battleground 2017
Kevin Owens and AJ Styles actually had an interesting back and forth over the United States Championship, but their feud will shockingly be remembered as the one where Styles forgot to kick out at Battleground back in 2017 and awarded Owens a Championship that he was never supposed to have.
The match ended when Owens rolled through a crossface and managed to get AJ into a cradle, Styles was supposed to kick out but the referee was dazed and counted the three anyway. Of course, The Phenomenal One was livid after the match, but the referee can't really be held accountable when Styles didn't kick out of the move and was given a three count to do so.
It was made apparent that the ending was a botch given Styles' reaction, but at the time many fans believed that an audible was called and they changed the winner at the last minute.
#2. Hardcore Holly's WrestleMania error
If you're going to make a mistake, you may as well do it at the biggest event of the year and get the worst out of the way fast, which is what Hardcore Holly seemingly did back at WrestleMania 2000. The second match of the night saw a number of mid-card talents fight it out for the Hardcore Championship in a 15-minute battle royal, the title was contested under the 24/7 rule which even took place throughout this match so the title changed hands a shocking 10 times throughout.
Crash Holly was reportedly scheduled to retain the title but Hardcore Holly had a better idea and pinned his cousin after hitting him with a jar of sweets. Crash didn't kick out of the pinfall attempt and so Hardcore Holly left WrestleMania as Champion, luckily the 24/7 rule meant that this didn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.
#1. Becky Lynch - WrestleMania 35
It could be argued that Becky Lynch was supposed to win the Raw and SmackDown Women's Championship matches last night at WrestleMania, but even if she was the ending to the match didn't go to plan.
Lynch had Ronda Rousey in a crucifix pin and it was obvious that her shoulder was up at the time, which means it's unknown as to whether or not this was the planned finish for the match and Rousey was in the wrong position or if the referee was supposed to notice that Rousey's shoulder was up and allow the match to continue.
The Wrestling Observer even reported that it was a botched ending and that this was the reason why Ronda Rousey was livid after the referee called for the bell, but who was at fault? Rousey for her shoulder being up or the referee for counting an illegal pin?
