5 Times WWE Superstars addressed botches in their matches

WWE Superstars are trained to perform in a live environment, which means that they are taught to prepare for when things go wrong. When botches happen in a match on live TV, it's down to the stars who are part of the bout to try to cover up what happened or to continue like it didn't happen.

More often than not, WWE stars are slick enough to cover up small botches or even prevent them from happening in the first place. This isn't always the case and given the rise of social media, many stars are then called out on Twitter or Instagram by the WWE Universe following their botch and are forced to address what happened.

This has happened to several current and former WWE stars in the past with several stars coming forward and addressing their botches publicly, which shows that they have taken responsibility for the issue and will now do everything in their power to prevent these kinds of mistakes in future.

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#5. Naomi addresses her botch on WWE SmackDown

It’s just a sliding blockbuster not a Canadian Destroyer, not something I tried to copy from someone else, just a move I thought of bc I like doing blockbusters and wanted a different way to do it but anyway I’ll improve it ✌️ https://t.co/5s3Z8F0jRW

— Trinity Fatu (@NaomiWWE) August 2, 2020

Naomi has always been seen as one of WWE's most athletic female wrestlers, but sometimes this means that her opponents are unable to keep up with her in the ring.

Back in August, Naomi took on Lacey Evans on an episode of SmackDown and the former SmackDown Women's Champion slid out of the ring and into a move that many believed was a botched Canadian Destroyer.

After videos of the botch went viral, the Total Divas star was forced to address what move she was actually going for on her Twitter account.

"It’s just a sliding blockbuster not a Canadian Destroyer, not something I tried to copy from someone else, just a move I thought of bc I like doing blockbusters and wanted a different way to do it but anyway I’ll improve it."

Naomi hasn't tried the move again on live TV since the error, but the star has only recently made her WWE return after being on hiatus for several months. The former Champion is now on the Monday Night RAW brand where she and Lana are the number one contenders for the Women's Tag Team Championships.

#4. Nia Jax addresses her botch on WWE Monday Night RAW

Umm, I was charging at little Jimmy, he had it coming! 🤣😂😜. https://t.co/yLbhzFS5m4

— 🦹🏽‍♀️ (@NiaJaxWWE) December 1, 2020

Nia Jax has been one of the biggest villains on WWE TV for several months as fans have called her out for her botches many times since she now has a reputation for causing injury to several of her fellow WWE stars.

The former Women's Champion is always very active on social media and is aware that the WWE Universe often finds ways to pull her up on botches or mistakes following her appearances on RAW.

A few months ago, Nia Jax was part of a match with Shayna Baszler where the two women took on Lana and Asuka. Mid-way through the match, Lana pulled down the rope whilst Jax was miles away and Jax then wandered over and fell through the gap.

Fans pointed this out many times online following the match, since the original spot would have seen Jax duck a clothesline from Asuka before falling into the ropes, but this didn't happen.

The former Women's Champion decided to joke about the botch on her Twitter page and even blamed R-Truth's friend Little Jimmy for the error.

#3. Adam Pearce addresses his botch on WWE Monday Night RAW

Adam Pearce has seemingly taken over the role of General Manager in WWE on both RAW and SmackDown in recent months, which has left him in quite a powerful position.

Apologies to Mr. McInfart, who is obviously the champion of something entirely different. pic.twitter.com/UyfqSbhHj4

— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) November 24, 2020

Pearce is forced to deliver several promos throughout the shows, as well as being the main face of the creative team and the man who sets the matches. Sometimes this pressure can become a little too much for Pearce and he botches his words.

This is exactly what happened a few months ago on an episode of Monday Night RAW when the WWE Official tripped over his words during a match announcement and called Drew McIntyre "Drew McInfart."

It was one of the most hilarious outtakes from that week's episode of the show and forced the WWE star to address the error afterward.

This botch happened back in November and luckily the WWE Official hasn't tripped over his words as badly over the past few months, so he hasn't had to take to Twitter to address any further errors.

#2. Kevin Owens addresses handcuff botch at the WWE Royal Rumble

Roman is stuck pic.twitter.com/gEtGWvGPSK

— The Brass Ring (@TheBrassRing1) February 1, 2021

The WWE Royal Rumble took over the ThunderDome last month and signaled the beginning of The Road To WrestleMania. Whilst the Royal Rumble matches were the highlight of the night, there were also several Championship matches that also took place, including the Universal title match between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens.

The Last Man Standing match obviously had a botched finish, since Kevin Owens was forced to sell a low-blow for several minutes, as Roman Reigns struggled to get out of a pair of handcuffs, whilst the official stopped his count for no reason.

After the match, several fans took to social media to make it clear that they had seen the botch, which forced Kevin Owens to speak in character about what he believed happened.

This is what Owens had to say on a recent appearance on the Jake Asman Show.

“I’ve never been cheated by a referee that way before. He [Reigns] brought handcuffs, I handcuffed him to something and I thought I had him, I really did have him. Some screw-ups from the referees and here I am, sitting in my car without the Universal Championship.”

It appears WWE believes that Kevin Owens was screwed out of the Championship, too, since the former Champion has continued his feud with Reigns following the match.

#1. Trish Stratus addresses her botch at WWE Unforgiven in 2006

Trish vs LitaUnforgiven 2006Trish's "Retirement" Match.Simply for the emotion of it pic.twitter.com/4lUf2WY0iG

— Adrian B. Brown #ATBT (@MrABBrown) January 26, 2021

Trish Stratus is a WWE Hall of Famer and a former seven-time Women's Champion, but when the star made the decision to retire from WWE back in 2006, the match didn't exactly go to plan thanks to a botch before the bell even rang.

Stratus had the perfect farewell in her hometown inside the Air Canada Center against her long-time friend and rival Lita. She was even able to capture the Women's Championship, before vacating the title mere minutes later.

Whilst this seemed like the perfect curtain call to a career, Stratus recently opened up about a huge botch she made that overshadowed the match.

“At my epic retirement match, I was at the Air Canada Centre in front of a hometown crowd. The crowd was going crazy for me. It was my final moment. I was walking down the ramp to the ring, I go up the stairs — and then I tumble. I didn’t tumble off the ramp and I’m like ‘okay, I’m fine.’ Why do we do that when we tumble? We’re like ‘I’m good, who saw that? Who didn’t see it?’ [laughs] Thanks to WWE, it is maybe erased from some fans’ memories. I went on to have a great match [with Lita]. Hopefully, they remember that part instead.”

Stratus was making her way up the ring steps when she tripped and almost fell. The botch wasn't completely noticeable but has obviously been on Stratus' mind over the past 15 years.