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WWE presented their final pay-per-view of the year live from Minneapolis, Minnesota and it was a show that delivered on all levels. Despite the fact that there was a lot more blood in this pay-per-view than usual, the storyline continuation was worth it.
Zelina Vega and Andrade seemed to part ways, whilst her husband Aleister Black was able to pick up another impressive win despite his broken nose. Bray Wyatt stole the show as he took on The Miz as Fun House Bray Wyatt and picked up the win without the help of his alter-ego, which led to the return of Daniel Bryan.
Roman Reigns was also on the losing end of a huge win for King Corbin in his TLC match since The Revival came out and helped their new king rack up the victory over Reigns. Even though TLC was as stacked as ever, there was still a number of errors throughout.
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#6 Ladders cause several issues
The New Day defended their Tag Team Championships against The Revival in a Ladder Match that kicked off this year's TLC and it seemed as though the addition of the ladders caused several issues.
Kofi Kingston was the first one who had some problems when he wobbled on the ropes and botched a tornado DDT when trying to rotate in the air. What followed was a very awkward spot with Big E when he attempted to set up a ladder attached to two other ladders and Scott Dawson had to slowly get to his feet in order to give him the time he needed.
Big E was later part of a shocking spot when Scott Dawson tried to suplex him through the ladder that he had just set up, but he completely missed the ladder and fell to the floor whilst Scott Dawson took all of the impact on the ladder.
#5 The women's main event
The Women's Tag Team Championship TLC match was the headline act of the show, but it's safe to say that it didn't go to plan for the two teams involved. There were a number of shocking botches where the weapons seemed to turn against the wrestlers since Kairi Sane found out that quite often the table doesn't always break before she sandbagged Charlotte Flair when she looked to powerbomb her through a table.
Kairi Sane's rough night seemingly began when she was hit in the face with her chair as it rebounded and just got worse throughout the match. The Kabuki Warriors were able to pick up the win and retain their Championships when Asuka climbed the ladder and unhooked the titles, but it's obvious that the issues between these two teams are far from over.
The women main eventing Survivor Series was a controversial decision but the company decided to ignore the fans and continue to push their women so they were given the main event once again at TLC, but it will be interesting to see the chairman's reaction to the final pay-per-view main event of the year when it leaks tomorrow.
#4 Karl Anderson trips over nothing
The Viking Raiders defended their Raw Tag Team Championships for the first time at a TLC pay-per-view and to mark the occasion, the Raiders opted to issue an open challenge. Unsurprisingly, it was The OC that answered the challenge since they are the only team in WWE that has been able to defeat The Viking Raiders throughout their WWE careers.
It was another match that had some interesting storyline progression, but a number of botches, the biggest one came when Karl Anderson and Erik were performing the international spot and Anderson jumped as Erik slept, yet he was still able to trip over Erik and fall to his knees.
Anderson wasn't the only star having issues delivering some of his usual moves since Ivar later went for his handspring elbow and somehow he managed to fall backward and miss both Anderson and Gallows. The double elbow is usually much higher, and the commentary team tried to cover for the miss, but as seen from the video below, Ivar didn't get the height needed and failed to connect with either of his opponents.
#3 Aleister Black breaks his nose
Aleister Black stepped up to the challenge of Buddy Murphy at TLC after the former Cruiserweight Champion knocked on his door and laid down the challenge. The two stars have brawled over the past few weeks and set up what was a hotly anticipated match between two of WWE's most underutilized talents.
It was a match that definitely delivered and saw Black continue his undefeated streak by executing a Black Mass out of nowhere to pick up the win. What is newsworthy about this match is the fact that Black picked up the win despite breaking his nose in opening stages.
Murphy looked to trip Black on the apron and send him into the post, but it seemed as though Black wasn't able to get his hands up to cover his face which led to him breaking his nose. It was clear that there was an issue following the move since Black rolled on the floor in the outside as his nose started to expel blood. The break was made clear when WWE zoomed in on his face following the match.
#2 Is this a Championship match?
It's hard to blame the referee here since many members of the WWE Universe were confused by the match between Bray Wyatt and The Miz since the moment it was announced. There was no reason given as to why this wasn't a Universal Championship match, but since Wyatt won anyway, it could have been.
Fun House Bray came to the ring with the title around his waist and handed it to the referee which obviously made the official think that he was putting it on the line. He was then seen going over to The Miz to show him the title before he then had to inform him that it wasn't a Championship match so he handed the belt out to the timekeeper instead.
It was still a fantastic match where Wyatt was able to get over his character as both The Fiend and Fun House Bray before he picked up the win over Miz and continued the storyline progression for his alter ego. Even though it wasn't a Universal Championship match, it's easy to see why this is considered to be the match of the night.
#1 The table is against Bobby Lashley
The feud between Rusev and Bobby Lashley over Lana has reached fever pitch over the past few months since it's included a fake pregnancy, a number of arrests and a restraining order. Finally, the divorce was processed this past week on RAW but one of the conditions that Rusev had so that he could sign the papers was that he wanted to face Lashley at TLC.
The two men collided in a tables match and thanks to the interference from Lana, Lashley was able to pick up the victory, even though the table was against him. It appeared that the original finish of the match was Lashley putting Rusev through a table with a spear, but the table decided to cause some issues and didn't actually break.
Lashley was able to think quickly and put Rusev though the opposite table instead with a back body drop, but he's lucky that there was another table set up at the other side of the ring, otherwise, this could have been quite embarrassing for both men when the initial table decided not to break.
