That botch was horrible. The worst I see in a long time.
Freddy
2025-10-01 21:30:11 +0000 UTC
Another rough episode of SmackDown redeemed slightly by Sami's open challenge.
Also the people to blame for that ending spot are Tiffy who was out of position & the ref who should've counted as a shoot. She should not stop counts under any circumstances. Its on the wrestlers to decide when to kick out, if they dont do it in time then its on them.
The eye of the storm was the finish but Tiffy was out of position which forced Nia to kick out instead of having the the pin broken up. Tiffy was supposed to break up the pin with her dropkick and steal the pin. Nia only kicked out because she had to save the finish. The ref should've still counted 3 after the dropkick. Tiffy then improvised a new finish by hitting her PME.
In short, Nia did the right thing. Tiffy was slow to hit her dropkick & the ref should've counted 3 despite the confusion. So Tiffy and the ref deserve the blame. I think the ref moreso because as Vince used to say "Always count as a shoot"