8 Wild & Unscripted WWE Moments That Made Matches Better
That wasn't supposed to happen, but we're sure glad it did!
We all know that professional wrestling is scripted and we don't need millions of non-fans reminding us that the outcomes are predetermined and the matches are mostly worked out in advance.
We get it, okay?
Of course, that doesn't mean everything is planned out ahead of time. While some performers like to meticulously plot their match step-by-step, the majority of them prefer instead to work out the big spots and the finish, and let everything else just sorta fall into place.
Between that lack of structure and the fact that pro wrestlers are human just like the rest of us, things are bound to occasionally go awry in the ring. And sometimes these mistakes end up making the match even better than it would've been if everything had gone according to plan.
In fact, as long as everyone was on top of their game and able to roll with the punches, you might not have even noticed that the spectacular moments listed in this article weren't supposed to happen.
You probably just though "Holy s*it, that was nuts!" instead of "Holy s*t, that was a huge blunder!".
Here's to the mistakes with the biggest silver linings.
8. Cena Pulls Down Money In The Bank Briefcase Too Early
Oh, John. You just had to go try and top your botched finish from the 2005 Royal Rumble, didn't you? While the ending to 2012's Money in the Bank may not be quite as memorable as that Rumble - which we'll get to soon - it still made for a wonderfully entertaining caper.
The match was, overall, decent, though it certainly looks much worse when comparing it to other Money in the Bank matches. There was a nice spot where Cena put Big Show through the announce table, but other than that, there was nothing worth remembering from this match.
That is until the final seconds.
With Big Show and Big Match John duking it out on top of the ladder, Cena proceeds to try smashing Show over the head with the dangling briefcase. The only problem is, the briefcase barely moves, forcing Show to lean into each hit, which still barely connect.
But in a moment of glorious spontaneity, the clasp on the briefcase decides to break during yet another failed attempt at clocking Show on the head, causing Cena to accidentally be declared the winner and giving us that perfect, meme-ready face.
Now, it's more than likely that Cena was supposed to win all along, but it definitely wasn't supposed to go down like that. And if it hadn't, we would've had nothing to celebrate.