One of the biggest flops was Elias’ match against Ricochet, which unfortunately had a botched finish. The finishing sequence saw Elias enter the ring with a guitar, however, the referee stopped him from using it and Ricochet took advantage of the distraction to lay The Drifter out with a kick.
Ricochet went up to the top rope for his finisher, but he had to improvise as Elias got up before he executed the 630. Ricochet converted it into a Sunset Flip and pinned Elias. The referee counted to three, however, Elias’ right shoulder was clearly up in the air.
Replays confirmed that the finish was indeed botched.
As disclosed by Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer Radio, the finish was not part of the script and that mistakes were committed by Elias and the referee. Vince McMahon reacted by telling the announcers to highlight the finish.
“The missed finish in the Elias match was really weird. They may do a rematch but I can tell you 100% that was not supposed to happen and that was a Vince call. You know Vince is like that.”
When asked about whether the referee will be fined for the error, Meltzer explained the reality of the situation and how Vince McMahon reacted to it by taking the call to draw attention to the misstep.
WWE may have a rematch next week on Raw to cover up for this week’s blunder or, as it has happened many times before, they may conveniently forget that the match even happened. In the end, it all depends on what the boss wants.
Elias would go on to win the 24/7 title later on in the night, which proves there may not be much heat on him. As for Ricochet, the former United States Champion was featured in the main event segment where he ran out to save Seth Rollins from an OC assault.
He also worked a six-man dark match after Raw went off the air.
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