5 botches and outrageous moments from WWE Raw (March 20, 2018)
Matt Hardy's Broken Brilliance finally invaded WWE in its fullest capacity. For many, this was the moment we've all been waiting for. But even as great as it was to see a proper battle at the Hardy Compound with Senor Benjamin, Vanguard 1, and the entire gang, it still paled in comparison to the previously off-the-charts wackiness that's been offered.
Maybe this reserved step back was merely a chance to re-introduce this peculiar universe to a wider audience? Or maybe it suffered slightly from having Michael Cole chump it out right before it aired? Cole definitely didn't try to help it out with his snide remarks, whether that was his personal call or the recitation of the voices barking in his ear.
There were tons of posts of praise on social media for the Ultimate Deletion, so maybe any disappointment is solely the position of this author and nobody else's. That's fine if so, so this is the end of criticisms from an otherwise well-executed departure from the norm.
As for the rest of the broadcast, there was the usual share of missteps and flubbed lines. Kurt Angle, The Miz, and even the outlaw Roman Reigns have their moments in a spotlight that nobody wants shined on them. So without further delay, here are the botchiest and most outrageous moments from Raw.
#5 Sort of a tag
The Revival may be tag team mechanics, but their chemistry was off just a hair during this tag attempt. The two were facing off against Titus Worldwide when Apollo Crews lifted Scott Dawson up into the air. Scott blindly reached an arm backwards, expecting Dash Wilder to tag himself in.
Wilder definitely swatted at his partner's hand, but it appeared that contact never happened. The Coach even remarked that this was "barely a tag" from commentary. Dawson & Wilder went on to defeat O'Neil & Crews, an ending that they'd have every right to dispute after seeing this non-tag.