WWE TLC 2017: 5 cringeworthy moments

By L Aaron Varble
Modified Oct 23, 2017 22:24 IST
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Could you watch the entire show without cringing?

WWE's 2017 TLC event is in the books, and although fans were treated to several high spots, there were also a couple moments that made us really wince in displeasure.

Those cringeworthy moments that gave us chills for the wrong reason could outweigh any awesome things that happened in the night. Although the event turned out to be more good than bad, there were still a couple parts that we could have done without.

Here is a list of five of those moments that made us feel uneasy, dismayed, and somewhat ashamed to have played a witness to WWE TLC.

#1 Biscuit butt

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Let's all not chant "biscuit butt"

For some reason, Mickie James has been focusing on Alexa Bliss' butt in recent weeks as their program progressed. There's no real reason for this except the fact WWE seems to want to get people to chant 'biscuit butt' at Alexa Bliss.

Little Miss Bliss even called attention to the biscuit butt comment during an interview before her match where she said she liked her butt. Since Bliss doesn't see anything wrong with it, neither should anyone else.

But it didn't stop Mickie James from flat-out spanking Bliss across the backside during their match. James lost but cut a great babyface promo afterwards about how she'll be back on top of the Women's Division soon enough. Hopefully by the time she does come back this whole biscuit butt gimmick can be a thing of the past.

#2 Elias and Jason Jordan's bogus journey

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Did we need so many concerts?

Elias and Jason Jordan had a little back and forth during the TLC show resembling something that would come from a play for junior high schoolers. It's hard to be onboard with someone's push if they keep treating them like this and that goes for both Elias and Jordan.

Elias came out and started playing his guitar on two separate occasions when Jason Jordan showed up with a grocery cart full of produce to throw fruit and veggies at him for playing the guitar. Not only does this encourage fans throwing things at Elias, which isn't good -- but it is also downright corny.

We could have done without the comedy routine and just go straight to a match. Elias and Jordan had already but heads during the kickoff show, therefore, that should have given them enough of a reason to have a match. There didn't need to be some kind of drawn-out schtick.

#3 Enzo Amore's Cruiserweight Championship victory

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Enzo Amore is the Realest Champ In The Room once again

Although Enzo Amore does still have some supporters who haven't left his side yet, you can't deny those numbers have diminished since he broke up with Big Cass.

Amore's first Cruiserweight Championship victory was looked at as a mistake by some and questionable by others. But the fact is Enzo Amore is now a two-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion which is two titles more than Big Cass has held at this point.

Enzo Amore's victory over Kalisto was cringeworthy on a couple of levels.

Not only is the WWE Universe sure to be treated to many more outlandish moments in the future, but the top guy on 205 Live is someone known primarily for their microphone skills. Amore also won the match in an underhand way that didn't have anything to do with the heels from 205 Live assisting them like they did last week which is curious too.

To make matters worse, the Smack Talker Skywalker's voice was going out really badly but it didn't stop him from cutting a promo that was just painful to listen to. Enzo Amore's promos have honestly been growing more and more painful to sit through, but this one hurt my throat hearing how much he struggled to talk on the microphone.

#4 Braun Strowman's garbage truck death

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When someone turns babyface, they do it right

Braun Strowman has been on the cusp of being a breakout babyface Superstar for a while now, but WWE hasn't pulled the trigger on him yet. Well, it looks like Strowman's heel run came to an end at TLC.

Strowman was dumped in the back of a garbage truck and let's hope it was gimmicked because it certainly appeared to crush The Monster Among Men to a pulp.

"That was murder" chants broke out in the arena as the garbage truck rolled away. It's unknown how long this will keep Braun Strowman off WWE television, but when he does come back it's likely he'll be a full-babyface from that point on.

It's great that Braun Strowman is going to be a babyface, but did it have to come via such an unbelievable way?

#5 Too sweet

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Thier match deserved a too sweet, but what were WWE's intentions?

This is a very special entry on this list because while it made me mark out like nobody's business, I still had to cringe at the deeper meaning. WWE sent out a cease and desist to The Young Bucks over their usage of the "too sweet' gesture after Nick and Matt Jackson upset Vince McMahon with their Bullet Club Invasion.

This is a gesture WWE doesn't really utilise often even though a couple performers who used to be in The Bullet Club still implement the gesture.

The announcers kept referring to Styles and Balor as former leaders of "The Notorious Club" all night because they weren't allowed to say Bullet Club. But at the end of their epic confrontation in Minneapolis, Styles and Balor met in the middle of the ring for a huge too sweet.

WWE has since made this image the banner on their Twitter profile and sent it out in full-force to promote its importance.

While I will never get sick of seeing Finn Balor and AJ Styles giving each other a respectful too sweet in the middle of the ring after their amazing contest, a piece of me wonders if WWE is pushing this image even more so they have some weight to their claims of ownership to the gesture's intellectual property.

One of Samoa Joe's colleagues had harsh words for him HERE