The reigning WWE United States Champion Austin Theory recently squared off against Mustafa Ali on the latest edition of Monday Night RAW. During the match, the fans saw a high-risk spot which was botched by the two stars.
Austin Theory and Mustafa Ali botched Scott Steiner’s move
WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner had popularized the Frankensteiner back in the day. It is the hurricanrana maneuver that is used by the stars regularly these days.
Sean Sapp reported behind Fightful’s paywall to explain exactly what happened during that botch on WWE RAW this week. Apparently, Theory didn’t hold Ali, and they had a much different initial plan. Then things had to change on the spur-of-the-moment:
Regarding the top rope frankensteiner botch, we’re told that it happened because Theory didn’t hold on to Ali. The idea was for Theory to block the move and lift Ali up into a powerbomb. From there Ali was supposed to counter that move back into the rana. It was Ali that called for the ref to check on Theory and Ali called the audible for the satellite DDT. Theory was also very apologetic backstage for the slip up. But there was no heat between the two. Backstage sources indicated that Theory was very apologetic for the spot afterwards.
You can check out the video clip below:
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Theory recently failed to cash-in his Money In The Bank contract. However, he defeated Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley in a triple threat match to win the United States Championship at WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2022. He redeemed his failed Money In The Bank cash-in on Seth Rollins for the U.S. Title on the November 7 edition of WWE RAW.
