Botch (professional Wrestling) - Positive Aftermath

Positive Aftermath

Along with being dangerous and sometimes fatal, botches can also have a positive impact on one's career. One (in)famous example is when Mick Foley, under his ring name Mankind, was wrestling The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match. After Foley was tossed off of the top of the cell through the announcers table, the match was going to be stopped. However, as he was being stretchered out of the arena, Foley got off the stretcher, climbed back on top of the cell and continued the match. The Undertaker then delivered a chokeslam to Foley on the roof of the cell, which caused one of the roof panels to give way. Foley plummeted to the mat below, dislocating his shoulder and dislodging a tooth, caused by a chair falling with Foley and landing on his face, which punctured his upper lip and protruded through his nose. Despite suffering these injuries, Foley still finished the match. After this botch, Foley gained a legendary status among wrestling fans, and has since been dubbed "The Hardcore Legend" for this unplanned bump.

Also, sometimes, botches can lead to the accidental invention of new moves. For example, the diving headbutt was invented when Harley Race botched a splash from the top rope, the DDT was invented when Jake "The Snake" Roberts was accidentally tripped by his opponent on his head while applying a front facelock, and the powerbomb was invented when Lou Thesz accidentally botched a piledriver. The Bulldog was invented when Chuck N' Chuck was pushed by his opponent while he was applying a headlock in 1923.