WWE SummerSlam 2020: 5 botches you missed 

There were some shocking botches at this year's SummerSlam
There were some shocking botches at this year's SummerSlam

SummerSlam took place live from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, and was the first WWE show in several months that wasn't pre-recorded. This means that WWE didn't have the chance to edit any mistakes before streaming the show, so there were a few botches on the pay-per-view.

Of course, there were some matches where botches were much more likely because whenever weapons are involved, like chairs and tables, there is room for these weapons to cause problems.

Even though SummerSlam definitely delivered and proved that the future still looks bright for WWE, there were some moments from last night's show that the Superstars in question won't want to remember.


#5. Dominik has some issues with a chair at SummerSlam

Dominik Mysterio made his in-ring debut at SummerSlam when he took on Seth Rollins, and the match wasn't without its issues. But, this is understandable considering Dominik had never ever wrestled before this past Sunday.

Rollins and Dominik put on an interesting match and even though there were several small botches throughout, there was one moment of the match that stood out.

After Rollins kicked out of Dominik's frog splash, he rolled out of the ring, jogged around to the other side to get a chair, tried to throw the chair in the ring but the chair went past Rollins and out the other side, which is probably when Dominik reaised how light the chairs actually are. Rollins looked as though he was supposed to catch the chair and then use it, but because it went past him he covered it by delivering a superkick followed by a powerbomb.

Dominik went out of his way to get the chair, and the spot alone doesn't make any sense, but Rollins managed to cover this well.

#4. Who are the RAW Tag Team Champions at SummerSlam?

Charly Caruso hosted the kickoff show for this year's SummerSlam where Renee Young joined her in her final WWE appearance. It was announced earlier in the week that Young had decided to quit the company. The former Talking Smack host hasn't yet revealed what she will be doing next, but she was given a decent farewell by the company.

Caruso didn't do a bad job stepping into Renee's shoes, but there was an interesting mistake which Caruso fed backstage to Sarah Schrieber who was interviewing Angel Garza, Andrade, and Zelina Vega ahead of their Championship match against The Street Profits.

Caruso stated that the RAW Tag Team Champions were joining Schrieber when The Street Profits are the Champions and retained their titles later in the night. Whilst Garza and Andrade did have a RAW Tag Team Championship match at SummerSlam, the duo were unsuccessful and this interview was ahead of their match, so it's unclear why Caruso believed that the duo were the RAW Tag Team Champions.

#3. Montez Ford slips up the ropes at SummerSlam

Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins were successful in defending their RAW Tag Team Championships at SummerSlam. Zelina Vega falling off the apron was enough to distract Andrade and force Angel Garza to finish the match alone.

Ford was making his debut at SummerSlam when he was hit with a superkick from Garza which knocked him into Vega and sent her tumbling off the apron. It looked as though the kick hit Ford hard in the face since he was off balance for the rest of the match and almost botched the finish.

He needed to climb to the top rope and deliver a splash but he slipped off the top rope before stumbling to climb back up in time. When he delivered his splash he seemed to fall down sideways onto Garza before locking in the pin.

Ford looked fine after the bell as he celebrated with Dawkins, but he didn't seem as though he was firing on all cylinders when he was finishing up the match after that superkick.

#2. Braun Strowman didn't throw The Fiend high enough at SummerSlam

Braun Strowman and The Fiend faced off in the main event of SummerSlam and it was The Fiend who came out on top and was able to reclaim the Championship that he lost to Goldberg earlier in the year.

The Falls Count Anywhere match saw the two men brawling backstage in the arena before coming back out to the ringside area. It was whilst they were at ringside that Strowman sent Wyatt through the barricade before chokeslamming him through the announce table.

It was here that The Monster Among Men didn't lift Wyatt up high enough, and when he chokeslammed him, he landed hard on the edge and the table just crumbled. Wyatt should have been lifted higher and should have landed on top of the table. The move looked as though it genuinely hurt Wyatt who went back first into the metal around the table.

Luckily, Wyatt was able to recover quickly and continue the match, which he went on to win, before Roman Reigns made his shock return.

#1. Mandy Rose struggled to set up the table at SummerSlam

Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville collided at SummerSlam, with the loser being forced to walk out of WWE. This was set to be a hair vs hair match but was changed at the last minute so that Deville could take some time away.

The match was also no disqualification which meant that weapons were legal. During the match, Mandy Rose had some trouble setting up the table, and it took Rose a while to be able to put the table in position, but in the end, it wasn't even used.

Later in the match, it appeared as though Rose had forgotten what came next since she delivered a knee to Deville and then went over as if she was going to hit her finisher, but backed up and went on to deliver another knee.

It was perhaps the botchiest match on the SummerSlam card, but given the circumstances, and the fact that this match was changed just days before the show, both women were able to deliver and finish their feud in the best possible way.

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