Botch Watch: Botches You Probably Missed At The 2019 Royal Rumble 

By Phillipa Mariee
Modified Jan 28, 2019 11:45 IST
The Royal Rumble is traditionally a place for a record number of botches
The Royal Rumble is traditionally a place for a record number of botches

The 2019 Royal Rumble started off in style since the show had only been on the air for around 18 seconds when the first botch took place. The fast pace of The Royal Rumble always leaves many superstars in the position where they are open to a number of botches and this year was no different.

The biggest botches of the night came from the men and women's Royal Rumble matches as the superstars looked to ad lib as much of the action as possible as they filled up the time in the ring ahead of their pending eliminations.

Of course, there were a number of other matches on the card that included botches and here are just a few that we picked up on.

#4 Cameraman falls over

Bobby Roode's entrance was so glorious that it was too much for the cameraman
Bobby Roode's entrance was so glorious that it was too much for the cameraman

Merely seconds into the pre-show of the 2019 Royal Rumble and it was obvious that it was going to be a show that was full of unforgettable moments. Chad Gable and Bobby Roode made their way to the ring to take on the mismatched team of Rezar and Scott Dawson when the cameraman actually fell over as part of their entrance.

It was something that a number of fans picked up on as the footage clearly showed that the camera following Bobby Roode took something of a tumble and WWE were not able to cut away quick enough.

The videos of the incident leaked online quite quickly since many fans were amused by the fact that one member of WWE's production team was seemingly so excited about the show that awaited him that he was unable to contain his enthusiasm and managed to slip as Roode made his way to the ring.

#3 The Women's Royal Rumble match

The women's Royal Rumble included a number of embarrassing botches
The women's Royal Rumble included a number of embarrassing botches

The second annual Women's Royal Rumble match included a number of memorable moments as many women from NXT and developmental were able to make their main roster debut as part of the 30-woman match.

Of course, the fast-paced nature of the match and the fact that many of the women weren't used to the Rumble setting meant that there were a number of noticeable botches, so much so that it would be quite hard to list all of them individually.

The main superstars at fault throughout the match included Lacey Evans, who was making her in-ring debut on the main roster, Mickie James and even Billie Kay, who's an actual addition to this year's Rumble is still somewhat unknown.

The inaugural Women's Royal Rumble included a number of botches, so in following with tradition, this year's had around 10 botches as well.

#2 Becky Lynch's botch

Becky Lynch was the victim of quite an interesting botch
Becky Lynch was the victim of quite an interesting botch

Becky Lynch may have lost her SmackDown Women's Championship match to Asuka, but the former Champion was then able to step into the Women's Royal Rumble match where she picked up the much-needed victory which will allow her to challenge for the Women's Championship at WrestleMania.

Lynch obviously had much bigger things on her mind as she took on Asuka for the Championship in the opening match of the night, which could be why Lynch was the victim of quite an embarrassing botch.

Much like Monday Night on Raw where Sasha Banks was the victim of a wardrobe malfunction, WWE's production team was able to cut the footage for a few seconds to allow Lynch to fit her attire accordingly, but when the footage returned live, it was obvious that the former Women's Champion had suffered a malfunction of some kind.

#1 The Men's Royal Rumble

Seth Rollins is going to WrestleMania!
Seth Rollins is going to WrestleMania!

The Men's traditional Royal Rumble match obviously included a number of slip-ups as 30 of WWE's top stars fought it out for the chance to headline WrestleMania. Seth Rollins was able to overcome the threat of Braun Strowman to book his ticket in what should be a Universal Championship match with Brock Lesnar, but en route to this victory, there were a number of botches in WWE's main event match.

It is unknown why WWE opted to make the Men's Royal Rumble the main event of this year's show, but there weren't as many shocks and surprises this year and the company seemingly relied on the future rather than there past legends.

The future put on a fantastic show but as mentioned there were a number of interesting botches throughout and here are some of the ones that we picked up on.