10 Funniest Botches In WWE Royal Rumble History

2. Cena And Batista Accidentally Eliminate Each Other

The 2005 Royal Rumble was only ever going to won by one of rising stars Batista or John Cena. So it was hardly a surprise then, when the two up-and-comers were the final two men left standing in the match. What was surprising, however, is that they managed to make a total hash of the finish of the match. Planned winner Batista went to give Cena a Batistabomb but their timing was off, Batista lost his balance and both men ended up going over the top rope and hitting the floor at the same time. Nobody really knew what to do, with the Raw refs declaring Batista the winner while the Smackdown refs called it in favour of Cena. There was a lot of confusion, as this obviously wasn't the planned finish, but things would get much worse for the two wrestlers when Vince McMahon himself decided to march down to the ring...
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