I'm not one to rip on someone for one mistake, but... *Iraq Spoilers*
 

The terrorists win.

Jeff Hardy missed a Swanton Bomb? The guy has just gotten better, I hope this isn't the start of a return to his drug-addled ways.

Also, looks like we see the start of the "epic" Chris Jericho vs. JBL feud. For one, this feud makes no sense. Secondly, Triple H is a bitch for crying behind Jericho's back. I still maintain that it should be Michaels vs. Jericho at WrestleMania, and anything else will lead to failure of me ordering the event. Triple Z, you don't draw.

ROFL, wow. If Vince actually came out he's in some deep shit.

Seriously, this could really be the end of his push. Every time Jeff gets close, he fucks up. Triple H is far less likely to do the job now.

I'm also wondering if he got pissed off at the Divas match, too? I mean, only one of the guys in there is any good. Maria tries hard, and she's got a lot of sympathy going for her, but with two other abortions in the ring, she probably would not be as sympathetic. Why the WWE keeps putting Kelly Kelly and Layla El in the ring is beyond me. Haven't they proved with their last three horrible matches that they're not ready?

Man, they fucked up in front of the one audience that will still cheer for WWE. Hell, extended tours in Iraq, and I'd cheer for Shadow in a thong.

But the Swanton was probably because og Jet Lag. You know, you fly halfway around the world, it's bound to take its toll.

....And then there's the plane ride.

Jet lag, i smoked that kinda of pot once, real stron.....OH, you mean the plane ride kinda jet lag....right

I was going to give Jeff the benefit of the doubt with that. I mean, seriously. But even so, this might be enough to destroy Jeff's motivation. Vince comes out, re-orders the finish of the match, and Jeff is just like "whatever, dude, I don't care," and he starts sleep-walking through his matches. It'll be interesting to see how he goes in his Ladder Match with Carlito.

I guess it's an alright sign that Vince didn't order Carlito to pin Jeff Hardy after the finish. Jeff still got to win.

Umm, maybe he missed the Swanton because Carlito moved out of the way when HE wasn't supposed to?

I wouldn't assume this is anything more than a single botched move until given more evidence.

...But it's fun to make Hardy jokes.

Looking at the match report Vince was out there already probably. Its not like Jeff and Carlitto wouldn't have finished the match a few seconds later with Jeff getting the win. Left to their own devices I'm sure they would have just done another spot and finished the match. The only reason I see for Vince to interfere is if he was out there already.

That said, if this depushes Hardy, I'll be gutted. I mean think about it, he is one of the few wrestlers that the fans have decided to cheer for themselves. He wasn't exactly being majorly pushed to get where he is, he just suddenly became fan favorite. If Vince kills his push because of one mistake (Ok I admit I don't go to any non-televised events so he could make loads there) thats just silly. I mean he lets the Diva's wrestle and they suck with a few notable exceptions, Mickie James, Beth Pheonix, Victoria, Melina (recently), and Molly Holly (yeah I know).

Also its only for a title shot, not the title itself, so please Vince, let Jeff Hardy win.

Also, it's a fucking swanton. I'm sure it's possible to just miss sometimes.

I remember after a flight from Singapore back to the US, I got jet lag. It was Independece day and I was hanging out with my friends and as I went to sit on a chair, my head started spining and I just fell on the ground face first. I wasn't drunk for the record. Even God makes mistakes whereas Jeff is a mortal. But Vince telling carlito to lay down and re shoot the swanton bomb was retarded.

I can see your point, but the Swanton would be a pretty easy move to hit, I think. I mean, you don't always have eye contact with the canvas, but a move like the Shooting Star Press would be a lot harder to hit properly. I've always considered the Swanton a relatively easy move to hit.

As I said, it is probably jet lag, and I'd normally give Jeff Hardy the benefit of the doubt, it's just funny that it happens the boss has to come out, order them to completely stage a finish to cover up a guy's mistake just as he is about to reach main event status.

As KK said, it's fun to make Jeff jokes. I just hope it wasn't because he found a General's stash, or something, or that it gets in his head. There is no other botch evidence against Hardy at the moment, but I am going to be half-cringing already when he comes out for that Ladder Match on RAW.

Why does JBL keep interfering in matches and clotheslining the faces? Do I smell the return of JBL or is that me?

It was a windy day in Iraq...The wind must of blew him off course.

So the dx return wasn't one night only after all then!

Also LOL@that jeff/carlito match.

I doubt it. A) I don't think Vince cares of the eye-candy can't wrestle for shit. B) Reading the spoilers, it looks like stopping the match was just the start of his gathering heel heat to build up to the interruption by Cena Claus.

Easier than the SSP, yes, but there've been a fair share of botched SSPS

That's unfair. It's not like a botched SSP ever ruined the finish of a Wrestlemania main event or something.
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Oh, wait. :shifty:

How do you miss a Swanton Bomb? You've got like your whole body to hit the guy with. It's not like missing a SSP - that's understandable what with the backwards rotation while going forward. But the Swanton is basically just a front flip off the top rope.

I'm guessing that report was just poorly written and that Carlito rolled out of the way when he wasn't supposed to. Otherwise, Jeff Hardy is an idiot.

Look at Jeff Hardy's past and tell me that isn't the more likely situation.

Although, thinking about it now, Vince could be 'punishing' Carlito for not getting the job done against Hornswoggle and told Jeff (in kayfabe) to do it again (assuming it's not a complete over/undershot like the report is suggesting)...

I wouldn't be surprised if Carlito rolled away slightly, you have to remember that he is fairly disgruntled with WWE right now even if he is apparently staying with them. Hell, people are saying maybe Jeff missed due to jet lag, maybe Carlito rolled out because he forgot the spot due to his own jet lag.

We should give both the benefit of the doubt until the whole story is known.

I'm sure it was all meant to happen the way it did....come on.

The guy isn't allowed to make one mistake? Jesus. I can't even remember the last time he botched that move.

Again, with his past, he doesn't have ANY room to make ANY mistakes, especially with a main event push seemingly looming.

You know, I'm gonna be fair. You do a move a thousand times, you're bound to fuck up once in a while. Even simple moves. There's a margin or error in every move.

It's still funny as fuck, but.....

Yeah. I'd love to see videos of accurate swantons from everybody that says it's easy.

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That's bullshit. He slipped, it happens. Get off the dude's nuts.

Big difference between just a slip and Vince coming out and demanding they do a retake. If they just redid the spot I wouldn't have given it a second thought. He could have just sold it and set Carlito up again. But Vince coming out makes it bad.

At best this would mean that Jeff doesn't know how to recover from fuckups, like Orton.

The injury that took me out of Aiki Jujutsu was incurred during a roll fall, which is a fairly simple move, too. In fact, one I had done successfully hundreds of times.

To be honest, it's unsurprising that there would be such a burden on the guy who's had a tendency to flake out and act unprofessionally because of a history of drugs.

yea, no big deal really. shit happens.

Jericho/JBL feud?

Why would they start a new feud for Jericho when he's already feuding with Orton?

WWE is pretty dedicated to logic, after all.

WWE is already starting to not care about Jericho after the last 3 lukewarm weeks, and are now moving to get him out of the title pictures and into a "Battle of Words" feud going into WM24

Maybe they realised he was an impulse buy. It's too late to return him....

Oh, but seriously, this whole "Starting not to care" stuff seems like it's throwing out the baby with the bathwater.