WWE Edits Out Botch From Recent Match

Published: Feb 23, 2025 by Sanchez Taylor | Last Updated: Feb 23, 2025 by Sanchez Taylor

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WWE has removed a notable botch from this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw, making an edit to replays of the show.

The February 17 episode was headlined by an Elimination Chamber qualifier, with Finn Balor facing off against Seth Rollins for the final spot in the Chamber match.

While Seth Rollins was ultimately victorious after almost 19 minutes of action, Rollins’ victory almost came early, with Balor’s kick-out from a Pedigree noticeably coming after referee Rod Zapata had already counted to three.

The match continued and ended as planned, but many fans noticed this misstep, which you can view in the video clip below.

This kick-out has now been edited on the Raw replay on Netflix. Instead of showing the entire pinfall uncut as they did live, the replay version of WWE Raw cuts to Balor kicking out and doesn’t show the referee’s hand hitting the mat for the third time.

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The YouTube highlight video from the match – which was uploaded on February 18 – still shows the botched kick-out at the time of writing.

The backstage reaction to Finn Balor’s late kick-out has been revealed, click here to read more.

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