Ranking all 10 WWE TLC PPVs so far from worst to best

#3 2009 (The Very First One)

A solid, solid show.

The final pay-per-view of the 2000s was the first of a decade's worth of Tables, Ladders and Chairs. It was a great show, featuring some good matches and major moments. Christian and Shelton Benjamin set the tone early with a stunning Ladder Match for the ECW Championship before Drew McIntyre won the Intercontinental Championship from John Morrison. That would not be the only title change of the night, as Sheamus shocked the world to become the WWE Champion just months after debuting in the company.

'The Celtic Warrior' opportunistically pushed John Cena through a table to capture the gold. We also saw the first ever Chairs Match in WWE history, as The Undertaker retained his World Heavyweight Championship against Batista following the match being restarted after the 2020 WWE Hall of Famer had won the match using a low blow and a chair shot to the head. Randy Orton also defeated Kofi Kingston in a solid match, right before the big TLC main event.

DX defeated JeriShow to win the WWE Tag Team Championships in a fantastic TLC Match. It may be one of the last times that the tag titles main evented a WWE pay-per-view and what a way for it to happen. The finish saw Chris Jericho nearly kill himself by falling face first from Big Show's shoulders onto a table instead of through it, following a Sweet Chin Music from Shawn Michaels to the giant. It was a great ending to a great show. The star power on it was just impeccable.