TLC is not one of the big 4 pay-per-views of WWE, but it has the potential to become a huge ticket seller. The Californian crowd would be hyped up for this violent and brutal PPV which is just a week away.
The match card till now seems interesting, and it is a pretty solid card for the end of the year PPV. All the titles are up for grabs, and it will be interesting to see how the superstars will use the tables, ladders, and chairs in their favour to win the matches.
Chaos is the main goal of this PPV, and the recent heels will grab a lot of eyeballs with their brutality and savagery in the ring. The WWE Universe can expect a lot of changes after the PPV, and few of them will be highlighted in this article. Here are a few changes we could see after TLC.
#3 Title changes
Table, Ladders, and Chairs is a huge platform, and the WWE creative will leave no stones upturned to make it a memorable and an impactful one. There are speculations the WWE Universe could see a couple of title changes on 16 December.
There are five titles up for grabs (SD Live Tag Team Championship, WWE Championship, SD Live Women's Championship, RAW Women's Championship, Intercontinental Championship).
Most probably, the US title and the RAW tag-team titles could also be on the line as well, but there is extremely a high chance the RAW Universal Championship will stay undefended.
According to the rumour mill, Rollins might drop his championship, and he may get a main-event push against Brock Lesnar. The current reign of Rollins has been quite a lacklustre reign due to his run with The Shield, and dropping the title could be the best thing to happen now.
Also, the SD Live Women's Champion, Becky Lynch, might drop the title to either Charlotte or Asuka, because if we believe the grapevine, WWE wants to hand the anti-hero gimmick to Charlotte due to its immense popularity and success.
So don't be surprised if you see new champions on the new episodes of RAW and SmackDown Live.
#2 Returns
It is quite common for superstars to return on the episode after PPVs because that garners more attention than any other time. Currently, there are many superstars who are out of action either due to injuries or because of lack of storylines.
Due to the former, stars like Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Tye Dillinger, Matt Hardy, Braun Strowman, etc. are out of action, and there is Bray Wyatt who is out because WWE wanted him to mend his broken character.
We can expect two of this lot to return; one is Braun Strowman who could make a surprise return at TLC against the over confident Baron Corbin, taking away his GM responsibilities. The return could grab a lot of attention, and it will be considered extraordinary, as he is expected to be out for a longer time.
However, the return of Bray Wyatt is quite expected by the Universe because he has been out for a very long time, and he seems to be completely healthy.
He is in a state of flux because the creative are baffled as to what to do with him. Wyatt could be used effectively on SD Live, as the show has proven profitable for stars who play character driven roles, as they create compelling storylines for them.
#1 Dolph Ziggler as the top babyface
It is surprising to see that RAW which was once in a state where there were no heels, is filled with heels and lacks babyfaces. After Reigns' departure, the red brand is facing a dilemma, as it doesn't have an alpha babyface.
It is not that it doesn't have any babyfaces at all, RAW has Seth Rollins and Finn Balor who are perfect for the role of the babyface in the absence of Reigns. But the creative seem to hate Balor, and Rollins is stuck with the Intercontinental Championship.
Last week on RAW, Ziggler changed his gimmick, and he is a babyface now. They gave us something intriguing, and we could see Ziggler pushed as one of the top faces on RAW.
Drew McIntyre bashed him, telling him he is successful only because of McIntyre. After TLC, we could see a potential feud between McIntyre and Ziggler, and as the latter is being pushed as the top heel on Monday Night RAW, there are huge chances Ziggler will be the next top babyface of the red brand.