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Since Roman Reigns stepped away from the WWE ring to battle Leukaemia, Braun Strowman has been the top guy in the WWE and on RAW, despite having still not held a singles title on the main roster.
Strowman has been feuding with Baron Corbin over the last month or so, which was set to come to a head at TLC, the final PPV of 2018, where the two RAW Superstars were to settle their differences. Corbin has used his GM position to sway results in his favour, siding with the heels on RAW to destroy the babyfaces on the show.
Stephanie McMahon announced that if Strowman wins the match, he will get another shot at the Universal title and Brock Lesnar at Royal Rumble, while a victory for the acting GM of RAW, Corbin, would result in him getting the RAW GM role full-time.
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But it seems like the match may not happen after all, following Strowman's elbow injury that he suffered at the hands of Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre. The Monster Among Men had surgery and TLC may come too soon for him as he could miss out on the PPV, according to some reports.
If Strowman is not cleared to wrestle, here are five Superstars who could replace him to face Baron Corbin at TLC:
#1 Lars Sullivan
If there's one big man in the WWE who could really shake things up on the main roster, it's Lars Sullivan. Sullivan made his TV debut on NXT only last year in April, but has quickly become one of the most feared Superstars on the NXT roster, despite not winning any gold on the show.
WWE began airing vignettes of the NXT Superstar and his arrival on the main roster last month, and it seems like he will debut soon. WWE haven't announced which brand Sullivan will wrestle in, but my prediction is that he will end up on RAW as they need someone like him more than SmackDown.
His introduction at TLC against Corbin in case of Strowman's injury, would get a huge pop from the crowd, and he could be one of the best names to be Strowman's replacement.
#2 Dolph Ziggler
Dolph Ziggler has not been a constant fixture on RAW in the last few weeks, but The Showoff did face his former partner, Drew McIntyre, in singles competition on RAW, and defeated him, only to be assaulted by McIntyre after the match.
Ziggler has turned babyface after a long time; facing Corbin - a ruthless, cunning heel - at TLC, could probably change his fortunes on RAW. WWE could probably show a disgruntled Ziggler who is unhappy at not being featured on the PPV, which could set it up perfectly to face Corbin, who is the acting GM of RAW.
Ziggler needs a solid storyline to bring him up the card, as he is way down the pecking order on RAW currently. The two have feuded previously on SmackDown in 2017, as well as after WrestleMania 32.
#3 John Cena
The report which stated that Strowman will not feature in TLC due to his injury has reported that John Cena will replace Strowman in his matches during WWE's holiday tour matches. Cena is set to return to the WWE in December at live events, but will not feature on television.
The 16-time world champion has not featured much on WWE television in 2018, and his last match in the WWE was two months ago at WWE's Super Show-Down PPV in Australia. Cena was taken off the Crown Jewel PPV card, where he was set to feature in the WWE World Cup.
Although Cena facing Corbin will not help in WWE's current storyline, it could maybe amp interest in the PPV with a big name like John Cena, following a huge dip in viewership of RAW, hitting the lowest viewership numbers of all-time.
#4 Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle replacing Braun Strowman to face Baron Corbin at TLC makes perfect sense storyline-wise. Angle was sent on vacation by Stephanie McMahon and Corbin was given the reins of RAW.
Perhaps TLC could be the PPV where Angle returns, admonishing Corbin for doing a terrible job of being GM of RAW. There has been a rivalry between the two for a while, but we haven't seen the two battle it out in the ring (except for the time when Angle eliminated Corbin from the World Cup qualifying match in a tight-hugging, golden suit as El Conquistador).
Angle returned to a WWE ring at last year's TLC PPV when he replaced Roman Reigns, who was down with an illness, to face off against The Miz, Cesaro, Sheamus, Braun Strowman, and Kane, while he teamed up with the remaining members of The Shield, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
#5 Bray Wyatt
Every week on RAW, we see the same feuds and the same boring storylines which have resulted in a huge dip in interest in the show. One man could probably revive the interest on the show - Bray Wyatt.
Wyatt has featured on WWE live shows recently, and even faced off against Corbin at Starrcade last month, and defeated the acting GM of RAW not once but twice.
Wyatt was replacing Braun Strowman in the match, and got the win against Corbin. Corbin restarted the match, making it a No Disqualification match as Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre interfered, before Elias and Finn Balor were at Wyatt's side, and Wyatt once again got the win.
Wyatt's return would get a huge pop from the audience, and could also set up a much-awaited Wyatt Family reunion, which Strowman may require in his quest for the Universal championship, as he is often outnumbered against the trio of Corbin, McIntyre and Lashley.
