WWE RAW: 3 Botches you missed this week (December 16th, 2019)

There were some shocking botches last night on RAW
There were some shocking botches last night on RAW

The fallout from TLC was the main talking point on this week's episode of RAW, but given the fact that WWE was actually recording two episodes of RAW in Minneapolis, Minnesota to cover for next week's festivities, many fans felt that this week was somewhat lackluster.

With that stated, WWE was able to push Seth Rollins as a bigger heel and plant seeds for his quest to become United States Champion. WWE was also able to build upon the storyline between Andrade and current United States Champion Rey Mysterio as well.

Deonna Purrazzo debuted on RAW and lost her match to Asuka while Randy Orton was able to send a clear message to AJ Styles before this week's show ended in another huge brawl. The future is looking bright for WWE, but once again despite how well RAW was presented, the company couldn't cover the obvious botches throughout the night.


#3. The Viking Raiders vs The OC

Karl Anderson got the worst of The OC's match with The Viking Raiders
Karl Anderson got the worst of The OC's match with The Viking Raiders

After their initial confrontation at TLC, The OC and The Viking Raiders faced off again on RAW with both teams hoping to pick up the win after they fought to a double countout on Sunday night.

The match was one that included a number of botches that further proved that The Viking Raiders and The OC don't work well together. This started when Karl Anderson dropped Erik on his head in the opening stages of the match before Anderson then tripped over as he looked to run over to the tops.

Later in the match, there was also an issue with the tag because Ivar should have tagged off Erik's back but was too far away from the ropes, so he walked away and then headed back over. The fact that The OC picked up their second win over The Viking Raiders means that this is only the beginning of this feud as well.

#2. Is Matt Hardy eliminated?

Carrillo and Ricochet had some problems with an arm drag last night
Carrillo and Ricochet had some problems with an arm drag last night

Matt Hardy was part of the Gauntlet Match last night on RAW where the winner would earn a United States Championship opportunity. Over the past two weeks, Hardy has lost to both Buddy Murphy and Drew McIntyre, but was still given an opportunity in this match only to be eliminated by Ricochet.

The botch came when Ricochet pinned Hardy. The referee counted to three, but the announcer didn't state that he was eliminated, so for a number of seconds both Hardy and Ricochet were sitting in the ring waiting to be told if he had indeed been eliminated or not.

In the end, Hardy decided to leave the ring since he was aware that the referee had counted the three and the announcer then stated that Hardy had been eliminated so Humberto Carrillo could then come out as the fifth participant in the match.

Later in the match, Humberto looked to deliver an arm drag to Ricochet, but when he rolled under the two men unhooked their arms and Ricochet had to grab back onto him so he could catapult to the outside.

#1. Does Lana want to marry herself?

Bobby Lashley proposed to Lana last night on RAW
Bobby Lashley proposed to Lana last night on RAW

It was hoped that the fact that Bobby Lashley picked up the shock victory over Rusev in their tables match at TLC would have ended the feud between the two stars and taken Lana and Lashley off TV for a while, but this wasn't the case.

Bobby Lashley stated that after he won the match he would ask Lana to marry him and last night on RAW, he followed through on his threat, but it wasn't the proposal that many fans expected. Lana was the one who brought the ring out with her and presented it to Lashley requesting that "I want you to ask me to marry me."

Of course, Lana actually meant to say that she wanted Lashley to ask her to marry him unless she wants to be married to herself. This is another in a long line of botches during promos that Lana has delivered throughout the course of this storyline and shockingly the botch didn't even add to how cringe-worthy the whole segment was.

Lashley did propose in the end and Lana said yes, even though her instructions were unclear.

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