5 biggest botches from WWE Elimination Chamber 2018

It was a night of ominous structures, several points toward the big sign, and the McMahon family getting everything they wanted in the most important segments. Ronda Rousey's rumoured tag match against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon has taken shape while Vince's chosen competitor stamped his ticket once again to the main event of 'The Grandest Stage of Them All'. The contract signing and Roman Reigns' win weren't necessarily bad, but it's that kind of booking that's sure to roll a few eyes.

WWE Elimination Chamber had several other noticeable moments worth pointing out. Kurt Angle's forgetfulness over which WrestleMania Ronda Rousey previously appeared in, Sheamus' imaginary banana peel on the turnbuckle, and Sasha Banks's no-sell of one of the biggest spots of the night are among the featured moments that WWE may wish they could take back.

So let's go ahead and dive into the botches, beginning with one from moments before the main show began.

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#5 No Elimination Chamber rules, Renee

The first botch of the night happened on the pre-show. After seeing the highlight package for the men's Elimination Chamber Match, a graphic of the match rules briefly appeared. Renee Young started to introduce the next guest but logically changed plans to reference what was on screen.

Renee then abruptly halted her audible, likely thwarted by a producer in her ear. She laughed off the brief hiccup then welcomed Paul Heyman to the table. The people in the back should've never put up the graphic if they didn't want Young to address it. Heyman then told everyone that regardless of who the winner of the main event would eventually be, they needed to go into self-preservation mode tomorrow on Raw because Brock Lesnar will be on that show to face them.

It's also worth pointing out that Brock's advocate asked Peter Rosenberg "Who are you?" in the last second before his time was up, which was hilarious.

#4 Either 21 or 31

There's a lot that didn't work with the Ronda Rousey contract signing. It was really awkward in the beginning, but one botch by Kurt Angle changed the whole segment for the better. Kurt occasionally messes up his lines and when he tried to recall which WrestleMania it was that Ronda previously appeared in, he first stated one that was about ten years too early.

The mistake was quickly fixed, but the good news was that this was the catalyst to set this moment right. Kurt was lovingly lackadaisical as he outed his superiors for their ulterior motives, Rousey stopped talking and became the tough fighter that she rightfully needs to be, and both Hunter and Stephanie became the heels to set this all on fire.

It seemed obvious that Ronda's on a collision course with Mr. and Mrs. McMahon-Helmsley at this year's WrestleMania, likely with Kurt Angle by her side.

#3 Rowdy Vegas crowd

Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt had a rough time with the crowd in attendance. It started with a beach ball stir that captivated them more than the action in the ring. After the contraband was taken from the fans, chants for the beach ball were noticeably heard. Sadly, that wasn't the end of the hijacking.

Featured above, Matt Hardy had to endure a brief wave among with audience. He brilliantly acknowledged the silliness and turned their focus back to him. However, Bray simply glazed off into the arena when "Rusev Day" chants were heard during some of his offense later in the match.

The two did their best to work their match in front of a crowd that was determined to ignore the performance inside of the ring, but it was mostly a failing effort.

#2 Sheamus slipped

Sheamus may need to invest in shoes with better tread because when he attempted to scale the turnbuckles during the Raw Tag Team Championship Match, he quickly lost his footing. His partner Cesaro had just knocked Titus O'Neil off the top rope as he was exiting the ring and the big Irishman wanted to follow that up with something high risk.

The Las Vegas crowd razzed on him for the goof up. He addressed their jeers by wagging his finger in a manner that insinuated that his game wasn't thrown off.

However, this slip and banter with the crowd gave Titus enough time to collect himself. He caught Sheamus upon landing, reversing his offense into a Clash of the Titus. And if it wasn't for Cesaro getting back into the ring to break the fall, Titus Worldwide looked like they would've won the titles in that moment.

#1 When Sasha no-sold the Twisted Bliss

Alexa Bliss performed one of the best Elimination Chamber spots of the night when she hit a Twisted Bliss off the top of a pod to Sasha Banks. Bafflingly, the effects of this version of her finishing maneuver appear weaker than the normal execution because Sasha stopped feeling any ill effects of the move within seconds after taking it. She then rolled the Raw Women's Champion into her Banks Statement.

What likely happened is that, once the move connected, Sasha and Alexa were probably going to roll seamlessly into the submission finisher. It even looked like they tried to keep moving after impact but the angle wasn't enough for them to keep the momentum going. Instead, this all came across as Banks no-selling what easily should've been a match-ending move.