3 things WWE got right at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, and 2 things they got wrong

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs is officially in the history books, and the show was a fitting send off to 2018.

The final WWE pay per view of the year, the show saw an epic Triple Threat Match main event, as well as the finals of Season 2 of the WWE Mixed Match Challenge.

But with the show now in the history books, the men and women of RAW and SmackDown Live now look forward to the Royal Rumble, with the number 30 entrants for both the men's and women's Rumble matches already being confirmed.

In what has been a huge year for WWE (both good and bad), TLC was a very appropriate representation of the year as a whole, with a lot of positives and some negatives.

Here are three things the WWE got right at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, as well as two things that could have done better.

#3 Got It Right: Asuka finally becomes Champion

Asuka finally won the title she first tried to capture at WrestleMania 34.

Since losing her first match at WrestleMania, Asuka has fallen down the company's totem pole, losing repeatedly to then-Women's Champion Carmella, and only re-entered the title picture weeks ago.

But at TLC, the Japanese sensation reasserted her position as the Empress of WWE, dethroning Becky Lynch, in a TLC match that also featured Charlotte Flair: the woman who ended Asuka's streak.

Now as Champion, it will be interesting to see how Asuka runs SmackDown Live, and who will dethrone her.

After all, the Empress still holds the record of the longest reigning NXT Women's Champion, a reign that only ended after she forfeited the title, due to beating everyone.

But Asuka winning the Gold may have been overshadowed by something bigger, but we'll get to that.

#2 Got It Wrong: Natalya throws some shades

The shades of the Anvil were surprisingly replaceable.

The feud between Natalya and Ruby Riott has gotten quickly personal, with the Riott Squad leader considering the Canadian, spoilt and privileged.

But their feud really hit a new level when Riott broke the sunglasses of the legendary Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart, Natalya's father who passed away earlier this year.

In a touching tribute, Natalya wore her father's jacket, but more interestingly wore some matching shades as well.

Whilst it was nice to see the third-generation star pay tribute to her father, the broken shades did seem very replaceable, despite the emotions that have been split between the two.

If these new shades are her father's it does make fans wonder why exactly this feud was so bloodthirsty.

The match, on the whole, was fine but paled in comparison to the epic main event from the women of SmackDown Live

#2 Got It Right: The Constable finally gets it back

The era of the Constable is over.

For months, Baron Corbin has ruled over Monday Night RAW, running the show as the self-proclaimed General Manager Elect.

But at TLC, The Constable hoped to become the permanent GM of the longest running show in weekly episodic history and nearly did just that.

Instead, a locker-room revolt, led by Braun Strowman turned the tides, as Corbin felt the wrath of just some of the Superstars he has hurt during his tenure.

As if that wasn't enough, Corbin also got his comeuppance from the man he replaced, as Kurt Angle made his shock return at the pay per view.

Collectively, Strowman was outmatched by the might of Strowman, Angle, Finn Balor, Apollo Crews, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, and even the referee, Heath Slater.

The era of the Constable is over, and Strowman now looks to the Rumble and the Beast.

#1 Got It Wrong: Ambrose and Rollins a snooze fest

Despite history between the two, this match was a dude, losing the crowd.

For four years, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins have been linked, being both the closest of friends and the fiercest of rivals, with Rollins always the heel.

So when Ambrose turned on his Shield-brother the night Roman Reigns walked away from the WWE, fans were rightly shocked, and interested.

With an Intercontinental Title match set for TLC, fans expected a high-octane, exciting match between two familiar foes.

Instead, the match was a dud, with 'this is boring' chants echoing through the arena, as Corey Graves and Renee Young went back and forth on commentary.

Ambrose may have won the match, and the championship, but this was by far one of the worst matches between two men who have shown how good they can be together in the ring.

#1 Got It Right: Lynch Vs. Rousey locked for WrestleMania?

The RAW Women's Champion made his presence known during the main event.

In an incredible main event, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Asuka proved just how far Women's wrestling has come, with the main event of WrestleMania rumoured to being a women's division match, the first such instance in the 35 years of the show.

But for as good as the match was, it was Ronda Rousey who made the difference, attacking Charlotte Flair, who had assaulted her at Survivor Series, and Becky Lynch, Rousey's original Survivor Series opponent, who has gone back and forth with the RAW Women's Champion on Twitter.

For weeks, the rumoured WrestleMania main event has been Ronda Rousey Vs. Becky Lynch and this attack at TLC seems to have confirmed it.

Needless to say, expect a confrontation between Rousey and Lynch in the very near future.