Botch (professional wrestling)

To botch in professional wrestling means to attempt a scripted move that does not come out as it was originally planned, due to a mistake, a miscalculation, or a slip-up. Most botches are harmless, such as a wrestler falling backwards before his opponent's foot actually touches his face, inciting the fans to chant "You fucked up!" But some botches are extremely dangerous and can end a wrestler's career on the spot; for example, former WWF wrestler D'Lo Brown once botched a powerbomb on his opponent Darren Drozdov, resulting in Drozdov being paralyzed from the waist down. Botches can even end a wrestler's life; Owen Hart died during the 1999 Over the Edge event when he fell 90 feet into the ring when a safety harness supporting him during his ring entrance failed. The only reason TV viewers did not see the incident was because the director had cut away to a pre-taped promo.

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