On Monday’s WWE Raw, WWE did a ring collapse during the Last Monster Standing Match between Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed.
In the final moments of the match, Reed hit Strowman with a superplex, causing the ring to collapse. Seth Rollins returned to the ring and hit Bronson with a stomp on the steel steps. Strowman won as a result.
Unlike previous ring collapsing spots, the LED boards did not cause the ring to collapse completely. While fans online and at the show enjoyed the location, WWE had a different perspective. WrestleVotes reported during a Q&A on SportsKeeda’s WrestleBinge YouTube channel that the spot did not go as well as WWE had hoped.
According to WrestleVotes, “The performance [Reed’s performance] last night…overall, everybody loved it. This is specifically talking about the broken ring spot. Let’s just say it didn’t go as planned. They didn’t like the way it came off. They loved the performance of both those guys, the match itself was well praised, I mean the crowd was electric. I just think the actual spot of the ring breaking didn’t have the impact that it has had in the past, a lot of people expected it. I did have a source who was there last night, the internal reaction instantly was, ‘Oof, not as big as we would have hoped.’ I don’t know if it was a mechanical thing or just the impact that it made. It looked as it did…to give a little more colour into what my source was referencing, this was probably the most predictable ring collapsing spot they’ve ever done. So when you know it’s coming, and it’s still not great, therein lies the problem. But not taking anything away from the performance prior to that.”
