Bobby Lashley's Money in the Bank victory announcement botched twice
Bobby Lashley became a three-time United States Champion at Money in the Bank tonight. The All Mighty defeated Theory in a hard-fought match after making the latter tap out to the Hurt Lock.
WWE's social media team usually announces the match result immediately. However, WWE on FOX botched The All Mighty's victory announcement twice.
WWE on FOX's Twitter account announced in a now-deleted tweet that Lashley had won the Intercontinental Championship instead of the US Championship.
While Lashley is a former IC Champion, he won the US Title tonight. The Intercontinental Championship, on the other hand, is in SmackDown, safely around Gunther's waist.
WWE on Fox posted the correct announcement a while later.
AND NEW! All Mighty United States Champion. #MITBbob https://t.co/ygXweXhEXe
Despite the botch in the announcement, no one can deny that both superstars put everything on the line to put on a stellar match at MITB. It remains to be seen if Lashley's feud with Theory will continue for a few more weeks.
WWE Universe reacts to the botch of Bobby Lashley's victory announcement
A few eagle-eyed fans pointed out the botch made by the WWE on FOX Twitter account regarding Lashley's victory. Most were lighthearted in tone, with a lot of them creating memes regarding the mistake.
One fan jokingly congratulated Bobby Lashley for winning the US and IC Title on the same night.
Bobby Lashley won the IC & US Title on the same night lmao
#MITB https://t.co/DLVuo9NOlQ
Some of them tweeted that they saw what the WWE on FOX account deleted.
@WWEonFOX @fightbobby https://t.co/7XH0XGhndE
@WWEonFOX @fightbobby Third time is the charm lmao https://t.co/Kfg50SjM7k
@WWEonFOX @fightbobby No one forgets… https://t.co/jMIs7Imqkk
While the prospect of Lashley possibly taking on the IC Champion for the Title is definitely interesting, it might have to wait another day as both superstars are currently on different brands.
The only probable solution for them to face each other is if both can hold on to their titles by the time Survivor Series arrives. They can have a champion vs. champion match at the premium live event.