5 Times WWE Superstars botched their promos: The Undertaker forgets major detail, Roman Reigns fumbles lines

Delivering a promo is a trait that a WWE Superstar needs to master to properly connect with the audience, and showcase their personality in front of the fans. Ever since pro wrestling came into being, a wrestler's in-ring skills and their promo-skills have been the two most crucial aspects that eventually contributed towards making or breaking their careers.

In WWE's storied history, we have witnessed a string of Superstars who were incredibly gifted on the stick. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, and CM Punk were just a few names who could wow the crowd with the mic skills. On the other hand, there have been moments when WWE Superstars proved that they need to work on their mic skills. In this slideshow, we will take a look at five times WWE Superstars botched their promos.

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#5 WWE legend Hulk Hogan fumbles his lines while delivering a promo during his feud with Vince McMahon

Hulk Hogan

On the road to WrestleMania 19 in 2003, Vince McMahon kicked off a feud with Hulk Hogan. At WWE No Way Out 2003, McMahon had helped The Rock in defeating Hogan, and the latter was determined to exact revenge. Around the same time, on an episode of SmackDown, Hogan delivered a promo on McMahon who was standing far away on the entrance ramp. Hulk Hogan hilariously messed up his lines, and the clip needs to be seen to be believed. "The right gay guy" line has since become the "gold standard" of botched promos.

Hogan is hands down one of the best promo guys in the history of this business. No matter if he was a babyface or a heel, Hogan always delivered on the mic. This was a rare moment when it just wasn't Hogan's night and he ended up making a huge botch. Props to Vince McMahon for keeping his composure throughout the segment, as it must have been quite hard to not laugh at the gibberish Hogan was spewing out.

#4 Goldberg makes a botch in his WWE RAW promo

Goldberg

Back in 2016-17, when Goldberg was mere days away from appearing in the 2017 Royal Rumble match, he delivered a scathing promo on WWE RAW. The former World Champion made a botch right away, even before he entered the ring. As was the tradition with him, Goldberg headbutted the door of his room during his entrance and ended up getting busted open. It looked like the bump knocked his senses down a bit, as he fumbled his lines during the promo.

Goldberg took it all in as fans were collectively reacting to his presence in the ring, and was hying up the crowd like only he is capable of. While going so, Goldberg tried to pump up the crowd and uttered these lines, "Yay! Let's go for the third time!" and gloriously botched the same. Check out Goldberg's botch here. At the Royal Rumble, Goldberg eliminated Brock Lesnar but was eventually thrown down by The Undertaker. Goldberg would go on to win the WWE Universal title from Kevin Owens and lose the belt to Lesnar at WrestleMania.

#3 WWE Superstar R-Truth utters the name of the wrong city

R-Truth

One of WWE's most beloved Superstars, R-Truth has always entertained the fans in his own unique ways. His comedic timing is second to none, and his adventures with the 24/7 title back in 2019 gave WWE millions of views on its social media handles. One of Truth's antics involved him coming down to the ring singing to the tune of his song and then finishing up with addressing the city that the show was held in. On an episode of WWE RAW, back in early 2011, Truth botched the line to a chorus of boos. Here's what Truth said:

"Green Bay, Wisconsin...WHAT'S UP?"

The problem? The show was in Milwaukee. Even before Truth could utter the words "What's up?", the fans in the arena showered him with loud boos. Eleven years later, R-Truth is still signed with WWE and is doing well for himself. He was voted the most popular Champion by the WWE Universe in a poll last year, outranking the likes of Becky Lynch and Kofi Kingston.

#2 Roman Reigns stutters while addressing his WWE WrestleMania 31 match with Brock Lesnar

Roman Reigns

On the road to WrestleMania 31, it had become clear as day that WWE wanted Roman Reigns as their top babyface who would meet Brock Lesnar in the main event of the show. Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble match to one of the biggest negative reactions in history. He went on to defeat Daniel Bryan to silence the fans who wanted the latter to take his place at The Show of Shows. As WrestleMania approached near, Reigns cut a promo on Lesnar on WWE RAW. The Big Dog made a major botch during the promo, as can be seen in this video.

I beat Daniel Bryan at Fastlane, and I go on to WrestleMania and I breat... beat Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Reigns' promo was met with boos by the fans, and the negative reaction continued at WrestleMania as well. Thankfully, the fans went home happy as Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase during the match and pinned Reigns to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

#1 WWE legend The Undertaker messes up his lines while delivering a promo on Shawn Michaels

The Undertaker

When one talks about the worst promo guys in WWE history, The Undertaker's name isn't anywhere near the top. In fact, he is regarded as one of the best mic-workers of all time. The Undertaker did have his moments though, where he stuttered and messed up his lines on WWE TV, on two separate occasions. Back in 2009, while in the ring with Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker referred to WrestleMania as Wrestletool.

Three years later, The Undertaker met Shawn Michaels again in the ring, as he was gearing up for his Hell in a Cell match against Triple H at WrestleMania 28. The Deadman thought that WrestleMania is slated for April 21st. In reality, The Show of Shows was set for April 1st. The Undertaker has been a WWE mainstay for around 30 years at this point. He has seen his fair share of highs and lows and has mostly been good to great on the mic. On these two nights though, he didn't seem to be his usual self.