10 Mistakes That Actually Enhanced WWE Matches

4. Clock Malfunction (Judgment Day 2000)

Judgment Day 2000
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Botch: Amidst the frenzy of a 60-minute 'Iron Man' match between Triple H and The Rock, the WWF booked endless run-ins and a return for The Undertaker. That hive of activity fudged the ending of the bout and forced them to remove the on screen clock so fans wouldn't see it tick down to zero and thus expose that "60 minutes" wasn't actually 60 minutes.

How It Enhanced The Match: Mayhem! The Undertaker's new biker gimmick! A Louisville crowd who were utterly gripped! Shawn Michaels possibly smuggling bananas in those ludicrously tiny shorts! Judgment Day had it all.

The inclusion of this one might raise some eyebrows, but yours truly recalls trying his best to remain silent as he watched live on pay-per-view as a teenager. Family were asleep throughout the house, and the madness unfolding on TV (botched clock or not) was simply irresistible.

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