The 2019 WWE TLC Kickoff pre-show opens live from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota as Jonathan Coachman welcomes us.
We see fans filing into the arena, which is filled with tables, ladders and chairs. Coach is joined by Charly Caruso, David Otunga, and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. The panel plugs the WWE Network and then goes over tonight’s card. We are told that the WWE Women’s Tag Title match will kick off the main show.
– A video package recapped the Rusev, Lana, and Bobby Lashley drama. The tone of the video was light and played into the campiness of the storyline.
– Bobby Lashley and Lana were interviewed from backstage by Coachman and the panel. Coachman asked if it’s all been worth it. They agreed that it has. Otunga asked if Lana is worried about legal repercussions for trying to manipulate the system. She asked if he wanted to talk about his own relationship. Otunga said he’s somewhat of an expert.
Lashley disputed the belief that Lana is holding him back. He said he’s never had an ally in the business before. Lana barked at the panel that she and Lashley are the victims. She said Caruso wouldn’t be welcomed in the locker room if she kept coming at her. Lashley said he would get a very easy win over Rusev. Lana continued to rant until Coachman told the truck to take Lana and Lashley off the screen.
– The panel recapped Seth Rollins and AOP uniting and attacking Kevin Owens on Monday’s Raw.
– The Revival showed up at the desk and took issue with something Booker said about them. They said they would beat New Day in a ladder match to win the Smackdown Tag Titles. Scott Dawson said that when they win the tag titles again, Booker should get his “better half” Stevie Ray and step up. Dash Wilder gave his mic to Coachman and patted him on the head before walking away. Coach moves on but Booker isn’t happy with how they ambushed him. Coach sends us to ringside.
Humberto Carrillo vs. Andrade
We go to ringside for tonight’s first match. Vic Joseph is with Samoa Joe and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler. Out first comes Andrade with Zelina Vega, apparently back on the same page for tonight. We see what led to this match. Humberto Carrillo is out next.
The bell rings and they go at it. Andrade rocks Carrillo and takes it into the corner but Carrillo fights back. Andrade whips Carrillo into the opposite corner and follows up with a big knee to the face for a 2 count. Andrade with a big back drop and some showing off as Vega applauds and some fans boo. Andrade stomps but ends up running into an elbow. Carrillo counters with a big arm drag. Carrillo with another takedown, sending Andrade out of the ring to the floor as fans pop.
Carrillo goes to the top but Andrade jumps up to the apron and shoves him off. Carrillo lands hard on the floor. Vega looks at Carrillo and laughs as we go back to a quick break.
Back from the break and Andrade stomps away on Carrillo. Andrade with an arm submission on the ropes as the referee counts. Andrade goes right back to work on Carrillo and shows off some more. Andrade grounds Carrillo in the middle of the ring now. Carrillo fights back but misses an enziguri. Carrillo counters and nails a big hurricanrana. Carrillo moves from the corner as Andrade charges. Andrade lands out on the floor and clutches his knee as we go back to a break.
Back from the break and Andrade chops Carrillo in the corner. Carrillo counters a backdrop and then hits a big crossbody. Carrillo misses a kick but drops Andrade on the next one. Carrillo misses a standing moonsault and Andrade launches him back into the turnbuckles. Carrillo makes another comeback and leaps out, taking Andrade down on the outside. Carrillo brings it back into the ring for a close 2 count. Andrade gets hung up on the top rope after missing a kick. Carrillo goes to the top and hits a missile dropkick for another close 2 count. Vega looks worried at ringside now.
Carrillo keeps control and goes back to the top. Andrade cuts him off and rocks him a few times. Andrade climbs up but Carrillo hits him with a forearm and dazes him. Andrade recovers and knocks Carrillo into position for the big double stomp. Andrade hits it, stomping Carrillo from the top out to the floor. Andrade brings it back into the ring as fans chant “holy s–t!” but Carrillo kicks out at 2. Fans chant “this is awesome!” now. Andrade is suffering from a cut next to his eye.
They trade shots and counters now but Andrade lands a huge clothesline and they both go down. More back and forth as they go to the top and fight it out. Carrillo knocks Andrade to the mat but is slow to make the cover, then doesn’t. Andrade back-drops Carrillo into the turnbuckles. Andrade charges into the corner and hits the double knees but Carrillo kicks out at 2. Carrillo blocks the hammerlock DDT. Vega gets on the apron but avoids getting ran into twice. Carrillo with a 2 count on Andrade. Andrade with a suplex. Andrade climbs up but Carrillo comes from behind. Carrillo climbs up on Andrade’s back and hits a big super inverted hurricanrana for a big pop. Carrillo goes right back to the top for the moonsault to get the pin.
Winner: Humberto Carrillo
After the match, Carrillo celebrates as his music hits. Vega throws a fit at ringside as we go to replays. Carrillo exits as Vega enters the ring, staring at Andrade. It looks as if Andrade says he’s done with Vega. He heads to the back and she eventually follows.
– A video package focused on the Bray Wyatt, Miz, and Daniel Bryan drama.
– Aleister Black delivered a promo from his usual space. He said one Black Mass kick will cause Buddy Murphy to Fade to Black and it’s all because Murphy chose to pick a fight with him.
– A video package spotlighted the Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin feud.
– The panel closed out the pre-show while a shot aired of Big E and Kofi Kingston walking backstage.
WWE TLC Opener:
We start off with a TLC Edition of the Firefly Funhouse. Bray says it is time to take time to reflect on the type of person we have been for the last year. Have we made friends or created enemies? Did we hurt or did we heal? Have we been naughty or have we been nice? In the end, we are all human and we make mistakes. Whether you are naughty or nice, we all need a little TLC.
– We are live from the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN, as Michael Cole welcomes us to the show.
Ladder Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles: The Revival vs. The New Day
We go right to the ring as SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day come out first. We see the belts hanging high as Kofi Kingston and Big E head to the ring. Greg Hamilton does the introductions and goes over the rules. Out next comes The Revival – Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder. Cole shows us the Spanish and German announce teams at ringside.
All four men will be in the ring and they exchange punches in the center of the ring. Dawson punches Big E while Wilder punches Kofi. Dawson with a chop to Big E. Big E and Kofi with kicks to Wilder and Dawson. Big E with a snap mare and Kofi with a kick to Wilder. Kofi with a leap frog back senton onto Wilder. They fight to the floor and fight between some ladders. Wilder chokes Big E and kicks him. Wilder and Dawson punch Kofi. Wilder and Dawson try to bring ladders into the ring but Kofi and Big E stop them. Big E sends Dawson into the ring post while Kofi sends Wilder into a chair. Kofi with a kick to Wilder and Big E sends Dawson over the German announce table.
Wilder with kicks and Dawson sends Big E into the announce table and ring steps. Dawson is limping and Kofi holds his leg. Kofi is sent into the LED board on the apron. Dawson and Wilder put a ladder on the apron against the ropes and they try to send Kofi into the ladder but Kofi leaps over the ladder. Kofi tries to baseball slide the ladder into Dash and Scott, but they pick up the ladder and drop it repeatedly onto Kofi. Dash and Scott go after Kofi but Kofi leaps over the ladder and Kofi with a springboard cross body onto the ladder and the ladder falls onto Dawson and Wilder. Scott holds his knee and Wilder holds his wrist. Kofi and Big E bring a ladder into the ring and Dash and Scott pull Kofi to the floor. Dawson with a clothesline.
Big E plays tug of war with Dawson and Wilder using the chair and Big E sends the ladder into Dawson and Wilder. Big E sends Wilder into the ladder. Big E puts Wilder on the ladder but Dawson pulls Dash off the ladder when Big E goes for a splash onto the ladder. Kofi with a plancha onto Dash and Scott but they catch Kofi and send him face first into the ladder. Dash and Scott set up the ladder under the belts and Big E pulls Dawson off and hits a belly-to-belly suplex. Big E pulls Dash off the ladder and hits a clothesline. Dawson drop kicks the ladder and Big E comes off the ladder and holds his knee. Dash and Scott put the top of the ladder against the groin and they open the ladder and hit drop kicks into the legs as the ladder goes into Big E in an uncomfortable way.
Dash and Scott send Big E face first onto a ladder hanging on the ropes. Scott and Dash set to try to do the same to Kofi but Kofi lands on his feet and he kicks Scott and Dash. Kofi goes to the ropes and he sends the ladder into Dawson and Wilder’s faces. Big E with a Stretch Muffler on Dawson. Wilder with a punch to Big E and Kofi stops Wilder and sends him to the floor. Big E returns to the Stretch Muffler and Kofi hits Dawson in the other leg with the ladder. Kofi starts to climb the ladder and Wilder sends Big E to the floor. Dawson grabs the leg and then they try to pull Kofi off the ladder. They push the ladder over and Kofi lands on the top rope and hits a springboard DDT on Dawson. Kofi with Trouble in Paradise to Wilder.
Kofi returns to the ladder and he starts to climb. Dawson grabs Kofi’s leg and Dawson punches Kofi and then they hit Shatter Machine as they pull Kofi off the ladder. Kofi joins Big E on the floor. Wilder and Dawson climb the ladder and Big E sends Dawson into the ring post. Wilder is sent to the floor and Big E with a spear through the ropes to the floor. Big E hits Dawson in the ribs with a ladder and he does it again. Big E pulls a small ladder out of the ring and he brings a bigger one into the ring.
Big E sets the new ladder up next to the other one in the ring. Big E sends Dawson into one of the ladders. Big E gets another ladder and brings it into the ring. Big E wedges a ladder into the turnbuckles but Dawson with punches. Big E with forearms. The ladder is connected between the ladders set up and the turnbuckles. Big E slams Dawson’s head into the ladder and puts Dawson face first onto the ladder. Big E climbs to the turnbuckles and Dash stops him and Big E is crotched. Dawson gets onto the ladder between the turnbuckles and upright ladder and he hits a suplex onto the ladder. Wilder hits a splash onto the ladder and the ladder bends.
Dawson climbs the ladder and Kofi jumps onto the ladder and he punches Dawson. Wilder comes behind Kofi and Dawson has Kofi caught between the rungs. Wilder slams Kofi’s head into the top of the ladder. Kofi hangs between the ladder but Big E climbs and he hits Big Ending on Wilder off the ladder and Dash falls to the floor. Dawson has a belt in his hands but Kofi hits Dawson with the belts and Dawson falls onto what is left of the ladder on the turnbuckles. Kofi grabs the belts once they stop swinging.
Winners: The New Day
After the match, Kofi drops down with the titles and helps Big E up. The music hits as they begin to celebrate. We go to replays. Kofi and Big E pose on the ladder with the titles now.
Backstage:
We go to Kayla Braxton and she is with Baron Corbin. Baron is asked about what happened last week and if he has any concerns about what Roman might do. Baron asks if he looks concerned. Being concerned is for peasants and nerds on Twitter. He has Roman where he wants him. He has beaten him mentally before and he will beat him physically tonight. He will show Roman who his master is.
– We see highlights from the Andrade versus Carrillo match from the Kickoff Show.
Aleister Black vs. Buddy Murphy
We go back to the ring and out comes Buddy Murphy for the next match. Mike Rome does the introductions. Murphy takes a seat in the ring like his opponent does, mocking him. The music hits and Aleister Black is out next. Black launches himself into the ring, right into the sitting position in front of Murphy, staring him down.
The bell rings and Murphy heads to the floor when Black goes for Black Mass. Murphy with a side head lock take down and Black with a head scissors. Murphy escapes and applies another side head lock take down and Black with another head scissors. They both go to a stalemate. Black sends Murphy to the floor and Black sits down as Murphy returns to the ring. Black avoids a kick from Murphy and gives Buddy an arm drag into an arm bar. Murphy with a knee to the head and he charges at Black but Black with an arm drag into an arm bar.
Murphy with an arm drag and Black blocks a kick. Murphy with an elbow but Black with a series of kicks. Black with a round kick to the chest. Murphy tries to send Black into the turnbuckles but Black stops short. Black with an elbow and he sends Murphy to the apron and Black with a leg sweep. Black waits for Buddy to get up and Black has a kick blocked. Murphy sends Black into the ring post and then into the ring steps.
Buddy with a forearm. Black gets Murphy up but Murphy gets to his feet and he applies a seated abdominal stretch and he works on the jaw and Black is bleeding from the nose. Buddy with elbows. Murphy sends Black to the floor and Buddy goes after Aleister. Buddy slams Blacks’ head into the announce table. Buddy takes Black’s ring jacket and he puts it on.
Black gets back onto the apron and Buddy throws it at Black and Black ducks. Black with punches and Buddy with a sleeper. Black sends Murphy into the turnbuckles to escape. Buddy with a kick and Black with a kick as Buddy comes off the turnbuckles. Black with forearms and strikes but Buddy with a back heel kick and suplex attempt but Black lands on his feet. Black with a leg sweep and running kick to the head. Buddy floats over and Black kicks Buddy in the head and hits a jumping back heel kick and a quebrada for a near fall.
Black with a back elbow and Murphy is knocked to the apron. Black follows Buddy to the apron. Black sets for a suplex off the apron and Buddy blocks it. Buddy with a kick to the jaw and Buddy is sent back first into the ring post. Black goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault. Black sends Murphy back into the ring and Black with a kick and jumping knee to the head and Black gets a near fall. Buddy with a snap mare but Black with a kick that sends Buddy into the turnbuckles.
Black puts Buddy on the turnbuckles and Black with forearms but Buddy with a forearm. Black with a springboard round kick to Buddy and Buddy is down on the turnbuckles. Murphy blocks a superplex for a sunset flip power bomb. Black hangs in the turnbuckles and Murphy with a series of thrust kicks followed by a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Black blocks a knee and Black with a back elbow. Murphy with a thrust kick and jumping knee. Murphy with a knee followed by a brainbuster for a near fall.
Buddy and Black get up and Black goes for a leg sweep but Buddy avoids it. Buddy with a series of kicks and a stomp of the foot. Black with Black Mass out of nowhere for the three count. What a match!
Winner: Aleister Black
After the match, Black sits up on the mat as his music hits. He’s still bleeding from the nose. Black stands tall and has his arm raised as we go to replays. The lights are low now as Black stares out at the camera. Murphy recovers in the corner.
Backstage:
Charly Caruso is in the back and she is with Rusev. Charly asks Rusev about what Lashley said about proposing to Lana. Rusev says he is elated because when she gets remarried, he won’t have to pay alimony. He is looking forward to this match where all he has to do is send Lashley through a table. Lana will be busy pulling splinters out of Lashley’s back. He is not alone because every day is Rusev Day.
In the Arena:
The Viking Raiders make their way to the ring to see who will accept their challenge. Erik says last week, they threw down the gauntlet and dared any team to try to take their championships. Ivar says they dominated then and they are prepared to destroy.
The music finally hits and out comes The OC – Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. They’re carrying their World Cup trophy. Karl tells Luke the Viking Raiders are making an open challenge. Luke says that is lameski. Karl says it is lame, just like Minneapolis Karl says it is lame because there is only one team who has beaten the Viking Raiders. They mention that they are the best in the world and they have a trophy to prove it. It isn’t about them challenging for the titles, it is about you avenging your only loss. It is about them defending their position as the best tag team in the world.
Open Challenge for the RAW Tag Team Titles: The OC vs. The Viking Raiders
Erik and Anderson start things off and Erik with a clean break but Anderson with a side head lock. Erik puts Anderson in the corner and snap mares Anderson. Erik with a double leg take down and a waist lock take down. Ivar tags in and Erik with a knee. Ivar with an arm bar and he works on the shoulder. Ivar with a shoulder tackle and he continues to work on the arm. Ivar with a slam and he tags in Erik and Erik slams Ivar onto Anderson and Erik gets a near fall. Anderson sends Erik to the floor and Gallows with a thrust kick while the referee deals with Ivar. Anderson with a reverse chin lock.
Erik with elbows but Anderson with a spinebuster for a near fall. Gallows tags in and he gives Erik a series of punches and uppercuts. Gallows with a suplex and elbow drop for a near fall. Gallows with elbows to the collarbone and then Gallows with a reverse chin lock on Erik. Gallows with a kick and Anderson tags in and gets a near fall. Erik with forearms to Gallows and Anderson but Anderson keeps Erik from making the tag. Erik floats over and Ivar tags in. Ivar with shoulder tackles and a pump handle suplex. Ivar with a forearm to Gallows and a back breaker to Anderson and a cross body. Ivar misses a splash but he hits a seated splash on Anderson. Ivar goes to the apron on an Irish whip and he connects with a shoulder. Ivar goes up top and Anderson pushes Ivar off the turnbuckles to the mat. Gallows tags in and they hit a neck breaker and belly-to-back suplex combination for a near fall.
Ivar with a handspring back kick on Anderson and Gallows. Erik tags in and they hit Viking Experience but Gallows breaks up the cover. Gallows with an uppercut. Gallows with a choke slam to Erik. Ivar with a kick to Gallows and Gallows kicks Ivar. Anderson sends Erik into the crowd. Ivar with a suicide dive onto Ivar and everyone is down. The referee makes the ten count.
Double Count Out
After the bell, Anderson gets up first and stomps on both of the champions. Fans aren’t happy with the finish. Anderson slams Erik face-first into the KFC table as the fans get up, still holding on to some of the good. Anderson drags the table over to the bottom of the ramp, some food still on it. They go to double team Erik through the table but Ivar makes the save. Erik clears the table, or most of it at least, and then they drive Anderson through it. The referee brings the titles over and the champs stand tall at ringside as their music hits.
Backstage:
Kayla Braxton is with Miz and she asks how is Monroe. Miz says that Monroe is fine and he has moved his family to an undislosed location. Bray is as much a monster as the Fiend. Miz is asked about being changed by Bray Wyatt. Miz asks if it matters because Bray invaded his privacy. Miz says what will happen to him is irrelevant. It is the most important and most personal match of his life. He is not fighting as the Miz or a WWE Superstar. He is fighting as a hsuband and father protecting his family. Miz says he is willing to face anyone or anything.
– We get a video focusing on King Corbin and Roman Reigns.
TLC Match: Baron Corbin vs. Roman Reigns
We go back to the ring and out first comes King Baron Corbin for tonight’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs match. Corbin is carried to the ring on his caravan. Corbin takes the mic and rants about respect and being the king. Out next comes Roman Reigns to a pop. The pyro goes off as Reigns hits the stage. Corbin’s servants try to attack Reigns on the stage but he knocks them all off the stage. Corbin runs up the ramp with a steel chair but Reigns drops him. The bell rings and here we go.
Reigns knocks Corbin into the LED board as the bell rings. Reigns grabs a ladder and levels Corbin with it on the stage. Reigns goes to knock Corbin down the ramp now as fans chant for him. Reigns sends Corbin off to the side of the stage, then follows. Reigns keeps control and takes Corbin into the crowd. Corbin finally lands some shots as they fight through the fans.
Roman sends Baron into the ring steps. They return to the ring and Corbin with Deep Six for a near fall. Corbin punches Roman. Roman is sent shoulder first into the ring post and Roman falls to the floor. Baron runs Roman into the ringside barrier. Roman with an uppercut and more punches to Corbin. Corbin with a knee. Corbin with an Irish whip and Corbin slides around the ring post and Corbin with a clothesline for a near fall. Corbin with elbows to Roman’s collarbone. Baron and Roman go to the floor. Corbin tries to Irish whip Roman into the ringside barrier but Roman reverses it. Roman sends Corbin into the ringside barrier again.
Corbin kicks the ropes when Reigns returns to the ring and Roman is in pain. Corbin sends Roman into the ring steps. Baron grabs a table and since the crowd wanted it, he puts it down. Baron grabs a ladder while the official checks on Roman. Baron hits Roman in the midsection with the ladder. Baron hits Roman in the back with the ladder. They return to the ring and Corbin gets a near fall. Baron gets a chair and brings it into the ring. Corbin hits Roman in the back with the chair. Corbin hits Roman in the back one more time with the chair.
Roman with an Irish whip and clothesline followed by a flying clothesline. Roman with clothesline into the corner. Roman with a running boot to the head. Roman sets for the Superman punch and Corbin blocks it and Roman avoids a choke slam. Corbin slides around the ring post and Corbin misses a clothesline but he does not miss the choke breaker. Corbin mocks Roman and Roman with a boot and he sends Corbin into the chair in the turnbuckles. Roman with a Superman punch for a near fall.
Roman rolls to the floor and he brings a table into the ring. Corbin hits Roman in the head with a can of dog food. Corbin with a choke slam through a table for a near fall. Corbin adjusts the announce tables. Corbin sends Roman to the floor. Baron puts Roman on the table as he stands on the table. Baron sets for a power bomb onto the German Announce Table. Roman with a Samoan Drop through the German Announce Table. Roman gets up and he sets for a spear and he runs into a super kick from Dolph Ziggler who was under the ring.
Ziggler unloads on a guy from the timekeeper’s area at ringside. They double team the guy and stomp away on him now. Ziggler goes back under the ring and pulls out the dog food, along with the chains and handcuffs. They go to pour dog food on the timekeeper and chain him up but Reigns saves the guy with a Drive By. Reigns goes under the ring and brings a kendo stick out. Corbin’s security guards start charging but Reigns drops them all with kendo stick shots at ringside. There are bodies everywhere at ringside now. The Revival’s Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder run down and drop Reigns as fans boo them.
Dash holds Reigns down while Dawson hits him with a kendo stick shot. The Revival brings Reigns into the ring but Reigns hits a Superman Punch on Dash, then Dawson to send him back out. Corbin runs in but Reigns clothesline him back to the floor. Reigns runs the ropes and leaps over the top, taking down Corbin, The Revival, Ziggler, and a bunch of Corbin’s guards. Reigns brings Corbin back into the ring and stands tall as fans cheer for him. Reigns calls for the Spear on Corbin but Ziggler runs in with a big chair shot to Reigns’ face. Ziggler with a Zig Zag to Reigns now. Ziggler and The Revival triple team Reigns with a big Shatter Machine as Corbin looks on. Corbin drops Reigns face-first into a chair with End of Days, then covers for the pin to win as fans boo.
Winner: King Corbin
After the match, fans boo louder as the music hits. Corbin stands tall with Ziggler and The Revival. We go to replays. Corbin poses in the corner with his crown and scepter as Ziggler and The Revival join him on the ropes. Reigns is still down on the mat as the referee checks on him. Corbin clutches his ribs and raises the scepter as they exit.
– We get another video focusing on Bray Wyatt and The Miz.
The Miz vs. Bray Wyatt
We go back to the ring and out comes The Miz. Cole shows us the other international announce teams in the arena tonight. The Firefly Fun House music hits next as WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt makes his way out. This is the “sweater version” of Wyatt, no sign of The Fiend tonight. Miz stares him down from the ring.
Wyatt clears off the top of the main announce table and climbs on top of it, playing to the crowd. Wyatt says he’s really excited about this. Wyatt is all smiles as the Firefly theme keeps playing. Wyatt takes his time coming in, continuing to play to the crowd for laughs and pops. Wyatt kisses the title and hands it to the referee. It appears the title will be on the line after all as the referee presents it to Miz. There were no formal ring introductions.
Fans chant “Yowie! Wowie!” before the match. The bell rings and Miz immediately unloads. The referee tries to break it up in the corner but Miz keeps fighting, driving knees into Wyatt. Miz finally backs off and Wyatt gets up, stumbling. Miz goes right back to work on Wyatt and beats him down again. Graves says it’s bizarre as Wyatt looks like he doesn’t want to fight. Miz claws and rips at Wyatt’s face as the referee warns him. Wyatt just laughs. Miz fights Wyatt back into the corner again and uses his sweater on him. Wyatt takes it off and finally fights back now. Miz takes back control with ease and hits the kicks in the corner. Miz with running knees in the corner, and again, and again.
Wyatt’s expression suddenly changes and he comes out of the corner with a Sister Abigail attempt but Miz counters and hits a Skull Crushing Finale. Miz does not go for a pin. Miz punishes Wyatt some more on the mat and Wyatt just laughs, enjoying it as Miz slams his face into the mat.
Miz keeps control until Wyatt goes to the floor. Wyatt starts throwing himself into the barrier, apparently to put his shoulder back into place. Miz follows and sends Wyatt into the barrier, the Spanish announce table, then the steel steps. Miz with more offense on the outside. Miz tosses Wyatt into the German announce table. Miz charges but Wyatt moves and sends him into the timekeeper’s area. Wyatt has a serious look on his face now. Wyatt with a big Sister Abigail from the barrier to the floor. Wyatt smiles some more now as the referee counts. Wyatt returns to the ring and Miz makes it back in at the 9 count.
Wyatt immediately hits another Sister Abigail and covers for the pin to win.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
After the match, the music hits as Wyatt sits up on his knees, smiling. Wyatt snaps for a second and snatches the title from the referee. We see The Fiend appear on the big screen. Wyatt stares up at him. Some fans chant “let him in!” now. Wyatt goes under the ring and brings The Fiend’s large mallet out. Wyatt brings the mallet into the ring and stares Miz down. The Fiend is still on the big screen. Wyatt gets up and slowly walks over to Miz, who is still laid out. The lights start going down for The Fiend and Wyatt gets excited, yelling about how “he’s here!”
Wyatt turns around to a hooded man in the ring. The man charges and drops Wyatt with a a running knee. Fans chant “Yes!” as the man stands up. He takes the hood off and it’s a mostly clean shaven Daniel Bryan. Fans chant his name. Bryan unloads in the corner with kicks to Wyatt, then charges in with the running dropkick, and another. Bryan unloads as the ‘yes!” chants continue. Bryan grabs the mallet and waits but the lights go out. They come back on and Bryan is alone in the ring, no sign of Miz or Wyatt. The WWE Universal Title belt is on the mat. Bryan slams the mallet and hits the corner to pose for fans. His music hits as the “yes!” chants pick up. Bryan looks down at the title and rubs his shaved head. Bryan marches up the ramp and slaps hands with fans, encouraging the crowd to chant “yes!” again as he leads the chant from the stage.
– We get a video focusing on Rusev, Bobby Lashley and Lana storyline.
Tables Match: Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley
We go to the ring and out first come Bobby Lashley with Lana. Rusev is out next as fans chant his name.
The bell rings and Lashley goes to the floor and Rusev follows. Lashley and Rusev with punches. Rusev with windmill forearms and punches. Rusev with a short arm clothesline. Rusev gets a table and brings it into the ring. Lana pulls the table from the ring and Lashley hits Rusev from behind. Lashley with a Dominator to Rusev. Lashley gets a table and he sets it up outside the ring. Rusev stops Lashley and he sends Lashley into the ring steps. Rusev with punches.
Rusev slams Lashley on the ramp. Rusev gets Lashley on his shoulders and Lashley knocks the table over and Lashley gets back to his feet and he punches Rusev. Rusev is Irish whipped into the ring steps. Lashley picks up a table and throws it at Rusev but it hits the ring post when Rusev moves. Lashley sets up the table on the floor and Lashley punches Rusev. Lashley with an Irish whip. Lashley brings a table into the ring. Rusev hits Lashley as the table is set up in the corner. Lashley avoids being sent through the table and Lashley with a punch. Rusev stops short of the table. Lashley does the same. Rusev with elbows to Lashley and Lashley with a spinebuster.
Lashley with a shoulder tackle in the corner. Lashley sends Rusev into the turnbuckles and puts Rusev on the turnbuckles. Lashley with punches to Rusev and he sets for a superplex through the table but Rusev with punches to escape and he drops Lashley into the turnbuckles. Rusev gets Lashley up and Lashley holds the ropes and Lashley lands on the apron to avoid going through the table on the floor. Lashley recovers on the apron and sets for a suplex to the floor and Rusev blocks it. Rusev knocks Lashley off the apron but he leaps over the table to the floor. Rusev gets the ring steps and he hits Lashley with it. Rusev gets a guardrail and brings it to ringside. Rusev hits Lashley in the ribs with it.
Lashley with a thumb to the eye and Lashley with a choke slam onto the guardrail and it bends. Lashley with a kendo stick and he hits Rusev with it. Rusev moves towards Lana and Lana laughs at what Bobby is doing to Rusev. Lashley hits Rusev many times with the kendo stick. Rusev blocks a shot with the kendo stick and Lashley kicks Rusev. Rusev hits Lashley in the midsection with the kendo stick. Rusev clotheslines Lashley using the kendo stick. Now it is Rusev’s turn to swing for the fences on Lashley. Rusev with a Machka Kick. Lana gets on Rusev’s back and Lashley spears Rusev into the table but it does not break. Lashley with an exploder through a table in the opposite corner.
Winner: Bobby Lashley
After the match, Lashley stands tall as his music hits. Lana stands tall with her man as the referee checks on Rusev in the corner. Lana and Lashley head to the back.
Backstage:
The Street Profits are in the back and Montez says Bobby Lashley has Lana all to himself. Ford asks Angelo if he has any advice. Angelo has three words for him… Get a vasectomy. We suddenly hear a fight going on backstage and we see Roman Reigns brawling with King Baron Corbin. Dolph Ziggler, The Revival and The New Day are also involved. The Street Profits jump in and go at it with The Revival. We cut to a break.
– We go back to ringside and Vic leads us to a video package for tonight’s main event, the first-ever women’s TLC match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles.
TLC Match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles: Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs. The Kabuki Warriors
We go to the ring for tonight’s main event as Rome goes over the rules. We see more tables, ladders and chairs around the arena. We also see the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles hanging high above the ring. Out first is Becky Lynch. She heads to the ring and raises her title in the air. Charlotte Flair is out next to join Lynch in the ring. The pyro goes off as Flair makes her way down. Out last are WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors – Asuka and Kairi Sane.
Rome does formal ring introductions before the match. The bell rings and the challengers go right to work on the champions. Flair unloads on Sane as Lynch takes Asuka to the corner. Flair tosses Sane to the floor. Lynch tosses Asuka out as well. Asuka gets launched into a bunch of chairs on a table. Flair takes the top of an announce table. Lawler says the Reigns vs. Corbin fight is still going on backstage. Flair sends Sane face-first and then drops her with a right. Sane flies off the apron but Flair knocks her out of the air with a big boot. Lynch has taken out Asuka on the floor.
Flair and Lynch keep their opponents down while clearing the announce tables. Lynch slams Sane on top of a table as Flair watches while standing on another table. Lynch tosses Sane from one announce table to the other where Flair is. Flair tosses Sane back to Lynch and they continue to beat her while she’s down. Lynch and Flair bring a ladder in but Asuka attacks them both. Asuka with more offense to both challengers while they are down. Sane joins her in the ring and they double team Flair. Sane uses a chair on Flair. Asuka holds a chair to Flair’s face and Sane dropkicks it into her. Fans cheer and some boo. Lynch gets up on the outside but they attack her. She fights them off. Asuka and Lynch fight in the ring now. Lynch levels Asuka.
Lynch bulldogs Asuka into a ladder on the mat. Flair and Lynch double team Sane with a ladder at ringside. Lynch assists as Flair goes to powerbomb Sane through a table on the floor but Asuka makes the save. The champs still get beat down on the outside. Lynch assists as Flair powerbombs Asuka into the ring post and this time they hit it. Asuka falls hard on the floor. Flair and Lynch bring a ladder in the ring now and position it under the titles. Sane looks like she has something backfire on the outside, hitting herself in the face. She snaps and starts throwing chairs in the ring. Flair throws one back and Sane stumbles back, falling on the floor amid all the debris.
Sane goes under the ring and the challengers try to pull her out. Sane has a fire extinguisher when they pull her out. She sprays them. Asuka appears with a rope and starts whipping both Flair and Lynch, unloading on them with the thick rope. Asuka goes wild and swings the rope around to a mixed reaction. Sane and Asuka double team Lynch on the floor. Sane laughs. Flair tries to fight but Asuka and Sane take her back down. Flair struggles with Sane as Asuka brings an announcer chair over. They sit Flair in the chair and trap her in it with a kendo stick across the lap. Flair kicks at them but they work her over while she’s stuck in the chair. Asuka knocks Flair over in the chair.
Sane has tied the rope to a ladder now. Asuka beats on Lynch and slams her on top of that ladder. They wrap the rope around Lynch now, securing her to the ladder that is laid on the ground. Flair gets up on the floor but Asuka nails a sliding knee to the face from the apron. Asuka launches Flair into the barrier now. Asuka and Sane double team Flair on the outside now, tossing her over the barrier into the crowd. Asuka and Sane wave goodbye to Flair. We see the titles hanging above the ring now. Lynch is strapped to the ladder still and Flair is down in the front row. Asuka and Sane enter the ring and start climbing the ladder that has been set up. They get close to the titles but Flair runs in with kendo stick shots, knocking them off the ladder. The ladder is knocked over. Flair clears the ring and stands the ladder back up but stops and rams it into Asuka’s face to stop her from coming back in. Sane also gets knocked back next to Asuka on the outside.
Flair tosses Asuka into the chairs on top of a standing table. Flair goes back to work on Sane and launches her into the barrier. Flair finally goes over to free Lynch from the rope and ladder but Asuka stops her with a steel chair shot. Sane comes over and helps Asuka send Flair into the steps. They keep Lynch secured to the ladder and work her over some more. Sane goes on top of one of the announce tables. Sane leaps for the InSane Elbow to Lynch but Lynch gets her knees up. She also drops Asuka. Lynch finally frees herself as Flair also recovers. The challengers unload on the champions now, using the various weapons and the barrier at ringside. Lynch unloads on Sane with a kendo stick now. Flair sends Asuka into a ring post. Flair sends Asuka into the barrier and then brings her back into the ring. Lynch brings Sane in and they look up at the titles.
Lynch has two chairs standing up in the middle of the ring. They put Asuka in one and Sane in the other, then take turns beating them up. Flair and Lynch charge at the same time, knocking the champions over in the chairs, sending them back out of the ring. Flair puts Asuka on a table on the floor now. Lynch goes to the top. Flair sends Sane into the steps to keep her down. Lynch flies from the top rope, putting Asuka through a table with the big leg drop as fans pop. The challengers both grab Sane and ram her into the ring post. They carry Sane over and ram her into another ring post, then slam her on the ground. They try to double suplex Sane through another table at ringside in front of the announcers. Sane counters and drops them with a double DDT on the floor. Sane puts Flair on the table at ringside, then puts Lynch next to her. Sane goes back to the apron and leaps. Flair moves but Lynch can’t. Sane lands on the table and it doesn’t break, but she did hit Lynch. Flair goes to powerbomb Sane through a table at ringside. Sane fights it but Flair nails it, smashing Sane through the table on the floor. Asuka runs up from behind and hits Flair with a German suplex on the floor.
Asuka buries Flair and Lynch under chairs, a ladder and a table on the floor. She then helps Sane up from the table debris. Asuka and Sane return to the ring and stand a ladder up under the titles. Flair and Lynch hit the ring with chair shots to the champions, beating them down. Fans are booing now. Asuka is on the apron with a chair. Flair hits a big boot, sending the chair in her face and knocking her off the apron. Sane ducks a Lynch chair shot on the floor and then decks her. Sane beats on Lynch at ringside now. Flair positions a table on the floor and stands it up. Flair puts Asuka on the table and goes to the top for a moonsault but Asuka jumps up and beats on her. Asuka goes for a huge powerbomb from the top through the table but Flair resists. Asuka overpowers and hits it. Flair goes through the table on the floor and lands hard. A referee immediately checks on her.
Lynch with a Bexploder to Asuka into the ladders at ringside, and another. Lynch returns to the ring and goes to climb but stops and beats Asuka with the rope as she enters. Lynch climbs up for the titles but Asuka uses the rope to pull the ladder over. Lynch lands hard on the ring. Asuka runs back in and stands the ladder up. Asuka climbs and retrieves the titles to retain and win the match.
Winners: The Kabuki Warriors
After the match, Asuka stands tall on the ladders with the titles and the music hits. Her celebration is short as the brawl spills out into the arena from the backstage area. Roman Reigns and Baron Corbin are going at it but we also see The Revival, The New Day, The OC, Dolph Ziggler, and others involved. The brawl is all over the place and also included security guards. Reigns ends up sending Corbin off the stage level, taking out a big group of Superstars and security down below. The final WWE pay-per-view of the decade goes off the air with a huge group of Superstars and security guards down on the ground after the move from Reigns and Corbin.
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