#4. Screwy Finishes

They were a lot of strange booking decisions and abrupt finishes at the Battleground. Sami defeating Mike Kanellis in his pay-per-view debut is an interesting one. Baron Corbin ending his match with a low blow fits that category as well. However, nothing seems as anti-climatic and surprising as the finish to the Kevin Owens vs AJ Styles match.
Their match at Backlash ended with a screwy finish. I figured they wouldn’t want another bizarre finish and abruptly change the title yet again. Instead, they did a strange finish at Battleground that made little sense. The referee was knocked out and woke up, but just to do a quick three count for Kevin Owens to win back the title.
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They ignored that both wrestlers shoulders were clearly down. The pin was counted. The announcers didn’t mention the screwy finish or show a replay. Kevin Owens simply took the belt and quickly left. At some point, we can just get a good and clean Styles-Owens match right?