There was a pinfall botch during the World Heavyweight Championship match between Damian Priest and Seth Rollins at Money In The Bank.
Rollins went for a pinfall attempt on Priest and the referee stopped counting at 2 despite Priest not kicking out. You can watch it below:
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When asked about this during the post-show press conference, Triple H joked that the referee’s decision is final. Human beings are in the ring, mistakes happen. It is what it is. It’s a shame that that’s all people are going to remember from this match.
According to the Wrestling Observer, Drew McIntyre’s music hitting was NOT supposed to break up the count.
During an interview with The New York Post, Priest hinted at possibly getting injured during this match, which resulted in this botch:
“The idea that I forgot to kick out, that’s not a thing. We don’t forget to kick out. 20 Years in, I’m pretty sure there is some kind of muscle memory there. So me forgetting was not the case. There was nothing outside that was supposed to happen. It was a matter of there was a situation, but I’m OK. Everybody’s fine, the story continues.
It doesn’t affect anything. The show goes on and I think fans are very invested in everything that’s going on. The ones that matter knew the situation and nobody thought twice about it. It was, move on.”
New York Post noted that Priest didn’t want to get into anything medical around the situation, saying it was personal.
Speaking of Priest, WWE announced “Damian Priest Live” for SummerSlam 2024 weekend:
“WWE today announced it will host Damian Priest Live at The Agora Cleveland on Friday, August 2 at 12 p.m. ET as part of SummerSlam weekend. The event will feature the world premiere screening of WWE 24: Damian Priest in addition to a panel discussion with World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio.
Tickets for Damian Priest Live will go on sale Wednesday, July 24 at 10 a.m. ET via http://www.agoracleveland.com/. An exclusive presale opportunity will be available beginning Tuesday, July 23 at 10 a.m. ET until 11:59 p.m. ET.
WWE 24: Damian Priest is an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the long, obstacle-filled journey that Priest endured on his path to becoming World Heavyweight Champion. The documentary features exclusive interviews with El Campeón and his family, WWE Hall of Famers Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Undertaker and Paul Heyman, members of The Judgment Day and other WWE Superstars.
Two additional WWE events will take place at The Agora Theater in Cleveland during SummerSlam weekend: Sami Zayn & Friends Do Cleveland, which will return for its second show following a successful sold-out event in Toronto ahead of Money in the Bank, and Undertaker 1 deadMAN Show featuring WWE Hall of Famer Undertaker.”
Priest will defend the World Heavyweight Title against King of the Ring Gunther at SummerSlam.
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