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When you have a pay-per-view with tables, ladders and chairs in the PG Era, it’s bound to be a barn burner. Even with the lack of big names for B level Pay-Per-Views, we must say that the entirety of TLC was enjoyable. The action seemed to pick up as the night progressed, and by the time the final match culminated; we were highly entertained. Let’s travel to the American Airlines Center, in Dallas, Texas and find out what worked and what did not for WWE TLC.
#1 Best: Nail biting action throughout
The action was hard-hitting and we’re certain that everyone who competed tonight will wake up tomorrow with sore bodies. The punishment they endured simply to entertain us, deserves a resounding standing ovation, from all of us. Whether it was the incredible ladder match between The Miz and Dolph Ziggler, the chairs match between Baron Corbin and Kalisto, or either of the women’s matches, everyone delivered to the fullest. We are proud of the superstars.
#1 Horrendous: Mouses
Last week on Smackdown, former world champion and current color commentator, JBL was in fine form delivering hilarious quips on James Ellsworth. Unfortunately this week, he's back to being the worst in our countdown, again. At one point, we’re certain he said ‘mouses’ instead of ‘mice’. And he also said that AJ Styles had won the world title in a triple threat match against Ambrose and Cena; when that match came during Styles’ title reign (at No Mercy).
#2 Worst: Badly placed ad
At the conclusion of the Carmella- Nikki Bella match (and hopefully feud), Carmella picked up the microphone and cut a post match promo saying that she wasn’t responsible for the attack at Survivor Series. Instead it was Smackdown Team Coach Natalya. We had seen Natalya turn heel, and behave strange over the past few months and so it was not difficult to believe.
Unfortunately, at that very moment we cut to a Kay Jewelers ad, which showed Natalya as the smiling babyface she actually is, helping a couple get married and being the perfect host for the occasion. Talk about breaking character!
#2 Best: Much needed push
While Rhyno, Heath Slater and Becky Lynch were huge babyfaces who got white hot reactions in an era where only heels get cheered, we are glad to see Alexa Bliss and the new Wyatt Family pick up titles. The Wyatt Family has languished in meaningless feuds for far too long now, and Alexa Bliss has impressed us from the word go.
We’re happy to see them get the recognition they deserve. We hope that WWE does not drop the ball with either of them and that they get pushed to the main event picture for a long, long time now.
#3 Worst: James Ellsworth Heel Turn
With The Wyatt Family becoming tag team champions, it is a serious division once again. Eliminating comedy from any title picture just makes the belt seem far more valuable. We know that Ellsworth has a title opportunity and that means that there’s going to be another main event spot occupied by him.
At a time when the undercard is delivering such solid performances, does it make any sense to waste the main event picture on comedy? Moreover, can we sit through an Ambrose-Ellsworth feud?
#3 Best: Post-match promos
We thought that this little touch as much to advance storylines as the matches themselves. Whether it was Carmella talking about Natalya attacking Nikki Bella, or The Miz dedicating his win to Daniel Bryan, it creates more content to advance storylines for the upcoming Smackdown Live episodes. Storytelling is an art that often gets lost in the spot fest modern wrestling scenario, and we’re glad to see that’s not the case with modern day Smackdown.
Perhaps the most interesting post match promo showcased Becky Lynch acting borderline heelish. With rumors and speculations about the same all over the internet, is this a possibility for the future?
#1 Worst: Too much of AJ Styles
Look, we all know that AJ Styles may be one of the greatest in-ring workers of all time. We always love to see more of him in the ring. But we never want to see him this way, ever again. Through the incredible main event, AJ Styles had torn pants with a significant part of his bottom showing. He performed incredible move after move, but it was ruined by the massive gash on his backside. This was more horrific than any spot in any of the matches we saw. Let’s move on to them, and wipe the mental image from our head.
TLC was great a great show with more positive moments than negative ones. If there’s anything better than great wrestling, it has to be great wrestling moments.
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