WWE Clash of Champions: 5 botches you may have missed 

There were some interesting botches at Clash of Champions
There were some interesting botches at Clash of Champions

Clash of Champions is the one night of the year where every WWE main roster Championship is on the line. Even though the Women's Tag Team Championships were not defended as part of last night's show, the card was still able to fully deliver.

There were some interesting moments throughout the show, which included the return of Sasha Banks and Jimmy Uso who played integral parts in their respective storylines.

The Intercontinental Championship and the 24/7 Championship changed hands, even though Sami Zayn will claim that he retained his Championship. R-Truth was able to win back his Championship from Drew Gulak before the end of the show.

There were many memorable moments from last night's show, but there were also some that stars would rather forget. Here are just 5 botches you probably missed at Clash of Champions.


#5 Who are the RAW Tag Team Champions at Clash of Champions?

Charly Caruso was the host of the kickoff show once again this month and somehow she managed to make the same mistake for the second month in a row. When Caruso fed backstage to an interview with Angel Garza and Andrade, she announced them as the RAW Tag Team Champions.

In fact, Angel Garza and Andrade were facing The Street Profits for the Championships later in the night at Clash of Champions, and much like when she made the mistake at Payback, the duo came up short in their quest for gold and left the arena without the Championships.

This wasn't the only mistake on the kick-off show. JBL joined the panel and whilst talking about Apollo Crews vs Bobby Lashley, the former WWE Champion almost stated that the match was for the Intercontinental Championship when it was actually for the United States title.

#4 Jeff Hardy gets hit on the rebound at Clash of Champions

Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, and Sami Zayn collided in the match that kicked off the main show at Clash of Champions, for the Intercontinental Championship. It was a lengthy match that was full of brutal spots which included moments where Hardy once again put his body on the line in order to retain the Championship that he believed was his.

Whenever ladders are brought into the mix, there's always a chance for error and it appears that Hardy was the one who fell foul to this rule. Mid-way through the match he was looking to push the ladder at AJ Styles as he dived over the top rope, but as ever, the ladder couldn't be controlled.

Hardy's ladder knocked Styles out of the air and did what Hardy intended but the momentum meant that the ladder then came back and landed on top of Hardy as well, in perhaps one of the more brutal spots of the match.

In the end, Hardy may have taken one chance to many, since it was Sami Zayn who went on to pick up the win and become the Undisputed Intercontinental Champion at Clash of Champions.

#3 The tag that wasn't a tag at Clash of Champions

The RAW Tag Team Championship match was surrounded by controversy following the ending but there were also some interesting moments whilst the action was still on-going at Clash of Champions.

There was a point in the match where Montez Ford was looking to tag in Angelo Dawkins, but when he got the tag, the referee said that it wasn't a tag and didn't allow it, actually going as far as preventing Dawkins from stepping into the ring.

Angel Garza then made the tag to Andrade and the referee then decided to allow the tag, even though Ford hadn't tagged his partner again.

It's unclear what the referee was trying to prevent here, whether this was the hot tag and he wanted Andrade in the ring first. But he managed to create quite the embarrassing moment for all four men in the ring since none of them knew what was going on.

As noted, this entire moment was overshadowed by the end of the match, which could just be struck up to the referee having a very bad day at Clash of Champions.

#2 The referee strikes again at Clash of Champions

The referee has clearly been at fault in a number of WWE matches in recent weeks, including Mickie James vs Asuka from two weeks ago on RAW, and RETRIBUTION's in-ring debut from last week's episode of the same show.

The referee struck again at Clash of Champions as the RAW Tag Team Championship match came to a premature end when Angelo Dawkins hit a spinebuster on Andrade and was able to pick up the victory.

It was clear to everyone but the official that Andrade kicked out of the match, but the official still rang the bell. It's thought that perhaps Angel Garza was supposed to break up the pin on this occasion but because the star was struggling with a knee injury at ringside, he was unable to make the run in and help save his partner.

It is unknown as to whether or not this was the planned result for the match at Clash of Champions.

The referee could have called an audible and decided that he needed to get Angel Garza the help he needed at ringside, but even though Angelo Dawkins picked up the win, it was obvious that he wasn't happy with the way that the finish was presented.

#1 Drew McIntyre's Punt Kick is miles away at Clash of Champions

Drew McIntyre took on Randy Orton in an Ambulance match at Clash of Champions that included the return of a number of legends. Christian, The Big Show, Shawn Michaels, and Ric Flair all re-appeared within the rules of the match to help Drew McIntyre to retain his WWE Championship in one of WWE's harshest matches.

Despite all of the interference, the match was still a close one and it came down to Drew McIntyre delivering a Punt Kick to the man who dislocated his jaw with the same move a few weeks ago.

Much like when Orton delivered the Punt Kick to McIntyre, it was clear that the move was miles away from its intended target which took the shine away from the finish of the match.

The fact that this was the big move that retained McIntyre's WWE Championship at Clash of Champions meant that it needed to have some kind of contact. As seen from the video above, it's clear that McIntyre didn't touch Orton, but The Viper still took the bump and the loss from the move.

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