3 Botches you probably missed this week on Raw (December 31st, 2018)

Monday Night Raw streamed live from Detriot, Michigan on New Year's Eve, but the company pre-recorded the episode of the show that signaled the end of Raw in 2018.

It was another stacked episode of Raw that saw the likes of Dean Ambrose, Apollo Crews, Ronda Rousey, and Natalya pick up some huge victories on the road to The Royal Rumble.

The Riott Squad, Natalya, Drew McIntyre, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Ember Moon all declared their places in their respective Royal Rumble matches this week, but that didn't mean that they were immune to botches on Raw.

It may have been the final episode of Raw or 2018, but as ever, there were a number of notable botches that included a horrific main event matchup.

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#3 Liv Morgan could have broken Sasha's arm

Sasha Banks narrowly avoided injury on Monday Night Raw

Liv Morgan was part of one of the biggest botches of the year a few months ago when she was knocked out by a stray Yes Kick from Brie Bella, but this week on Raw, she was on the other side of the botch.

Liv jumped over the top rope and looked to land on Banks' back, a move that she has pulled off a number of times in the past, but this time Banks held on to the rope and Morgan came down hard on her right arm.

Michael Cole then went on to state that the stomp was across the spine of the former Women's Champion when it was blatantly obvious that Liv collided with Sasha's elbow area.

It was Sasha's team who went on to pick up the win, once again as The Riott Squad were left reeling heading into 2019, but this rivalry is obviously far from over.

Yeah, that wasn't to her spine Michael...#Raw pic.twitter.com/flO8EK3qxF

— The Brass Ring (@TheBrassRing1) January 1, 2019

#2 Lio Rush overkill

It was a pretty rough week for Lio Rush on Raw when he came face to face with Rollins

It's become well known over the past few months that Lio Rush is some kind of wrestling god when it comes to dodging all of Bobby Lashley's opponents who have looked to make a statement using The Man of The Hour.

This week on Raw, Lashley took on Seth Rollins and once again Rush became a problem at ringside for The Architect and after Rollins snapped and attacked both men with a steel chair, he decided to send the ultimate message by hitting Rush with his patented Stomp as well.

Unlike many superstars who take the move flat on their face, Rush decided to spike a Curb-Stomp which left him doing a front roll after the move and looked as though he clearly hit his face hard on the canvas too.

Jesus Christ that was horrific pic.twitter.com/wJMSweh0bK

— The Brass Ring (@TheBrassRing1) January 1, 2019

#1 The worst Raw main event of the year?

Tamina Snuka stood out for all the wrong reasons on Raw

WWE executives made the decision to allow the women of WWE to main event the final episode of Raw in 2018, which saw Nia Jax and Tamina team up to take on Ronda Rousey and Natalya after the former attacked Nattie backstage earlier in the show.

Tamina Snuka was given much more ring time on this episode than usual and that could have added to the reason why this was one of the worst main events of the year.

There were a number of spots in the match that looked awkward and Tamina once again was the stand out star as seen from the video below where she bumped a crossbody in an awkward manner, before attempting to deliver the famous Superfly Splash, but once again the second generation star made it look much worse than it should have.

That was the worst Raw Main Event of the year pic.twitter.com/X27T4h3uJa

— The Brass Ring (@TheBrassRing1) January 1, 2019