TLC 2019 match card predictions

TLC 2019 will be taking place one week from Sunday on December 15, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. No matches have been confirmed for the show so far but it is reasonable to predict that we will be seeing a tables, ladder, and chairs match along with individual ladder, table, and chair matches. There will likely be matches for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships, the SmackDown Women's Championship, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, the United States Championship, and the WWE Championship.

We will likely see superstars such as Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch, SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley, Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, The Fiend Bray Wyatt, Charlotte Flair, WWE Women's Tag Team Champions the Kabuki Warriors, and SmackDown Tag Team Champions the New Day in action.

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#1 Kickoff Show: SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode

Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler have recently been getting involved in the feud between Roman Reigns and King Corbin.

Several weeks ago, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler faced off with the New Day on an episode of Friday Night Smackdown. Although they only recently became a tag team, they are former RAW Tag Team Champions, and were able to get the upset victory over the New Day. The two superstars also managed to outlast the Forgotten Sons, Lucha House Party, Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder, Imperium, Heavy Machinery, Breezango, The Revival, The OC, and The Street Profits to get the victory in the 10-team battle royal that opened this year's Survivor Series.

These two major victories including a victory over the SmackDown Tag Team Champions should be enough to earn them a title shot. While they have had issues with Roman Reigns and are in an alliance with King Corbin, no tag team appears to be stepping up to fight alongside the Big Dog. Therefore, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler should just move on to the New Day as they have already earned a title shot against the champions. WWE can also have the New Day back up Roman Reigns if they want to continue that storyline instead of the two superstars just moving on.

#2 Tables Match: King Corbin vs. Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns and King Corbin have been fighting with each other for months.

Roman Reigns and King Corbin were members of Team Hogan and Team Flair respectively at Crown Jewel. They would then have a match on SmackDown a few weeks later that King Corbin was able to win due to interference from both Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler. These two have engaged in brutal exchanges since then. This includes Roman Reigns hitting King Corbin with a Spear after he caused issues with Team SmackDown and allowing him to be eliminated by NXT's Tommaso Ciampa.

A tables match would be a good fit for both superstars given the involvement of tables in their rivalry. After Roman Reigns defeated Robert Roode on SmackDown, Roman Reigns threw the announce table on Dolph Ziggler. This would be an excellent way to conclusively end this rivalry and allow both superstars to move on to something new.

#3 SmackDown Women's Championship: Bayley (with Sasha Banks) (c) vs. Lacey Evans

Lacey Evans seemingly turned face last week on SmackDown.

Lacey Evans has made an immediate impact since joining the main roster. Not only did she have several solid matches with Becky Lynch and faced off with Natalya at Crown Jewel in the first-ever women's match in Saudi Arabia. She also had a strong performance at Survivor Series in which she eliminated Team RAW's captain Charlotte Flair with her Woman's Right finishing move.

On the latest episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Lacey Evans confronted SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks as they were blaming everyone but themselves for SmackDown women's division being defeated by NXT. She then knocked Sasha Banks out with the Woman's Right and stared down Bayley. This seemingly put her in the running for a SmackDown Women's Title shot as she looks set to play the role of the good guy for the first time in her career.

#4 Chairs Match: Bobby Lashley (with Lana) vs. Rusev

There has been a very terse angle between Rusev, Bobby Lashley, and Lana.

Bobby Lashley made his return by interrupting a Universal Title match between Rusev and Seth Rollins and started making out with Lana who was also making her return. Lana has claimed that Rusev was a horrible husband that cheated on her first and as a result of that, she has decided to move on to Bobby Lashley. She would then move on to pretend that she is pregnant with the child of Rusev. Rusev has been on a mission to make Bobby Lashley pay for what he did. As a result of that, Bobby Lashley and Lana filed a restraining order against the Bulgarian Brute but that has not stopped him from brutally attacking him on multiple occasions.

Given the fact that Rusev and Bobby Lashley have used weapons against each other multiple times, it is reasonable to assume that they will be having some sort of gimmick match at TLC. A chairs match would be perfect for them as both men want the chance to batter each other with a chair.

#5 United States Championship Ladder Match: Rey Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton

These four superstars can definitely steal the show in a ladder match.

Rey Mysterio defeated Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, and Ricochet in a fatal-four way match to determine who gets to face AJ Styles for the United States Championship later on that episode of RAW. Randy Orton would appear to back up Rey Mysterio against the OC and allowed him to win the title from AJ Styles.

AJ Styles believes that if Randy Orton never interfered in the match, he would still be United States Champion and wants the chance to win the title back. Drew McIntyre has not made his US Title aspirations a secret and also recently called out Randy Orton for acting like he can do whatever he wants as he is a thing of the past while Drew McIntyre is the future. Randy Orton has hit AJ Styles with multiple RKOs out of nowhere over the past few weeks. All four of these men have issues with each other and a ladder match would be the perfect way for them to combine their rivalries.

#6 WWE Championship TLC Match: The Fiend Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

The Fiend had his best match to date with Daniel Bryan at Survivor Series.

The Fiend attacked Daniel Bryan several weeks ago as Sami Zayn was trying to convince him to join his alliance which also included Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro. Daniel Bryan then challenged the Fiend to a match at Survivor Series for the Universal Championship. The Yes Man's challenge was accepted and the two had an excellent match at Survivor Series in which Daniel Bryan gave The Fiend everything he had including multiple kicks and knee strikes.

This rivalry is not over yet as The Fiend shockingly attacked Daniel Bryan on the most recent episode of SmackDown. To make sure that this rivalry heats up, it would make sense for these two to have a TLC match as weapons may be what Daniel Bryan needs to neutralize the monstrous being known as The Fiend.

#7 WWE Women's Tag Team Championships TLC Match: The Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair

The Kabuki Warriors have been great as the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.

Both Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair have had issues with the Kabuki Warriors over the past few weeks. The Kabuki Warriors have defeated Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair on multiple occasions. Becky Lynch was also able to defeat Kairi Sane several weeks ago. Since then, Charlotte Flair has been continuing this feud by herself. The Queen had an altercation with Asuka that ended with Asuka taking her out with the green mist and abandoning Team RAW. Since then, Charlotte Flair has taken losses to both Asuka on her own and the Kabuki Warriors as a team in a handicap match.

Charlotte Flair is obviously going to need back up and because WWE hasn't set up a feud for Becky Lynch over the Raw Women's Title, she will likely be Charlotte's partner. Recent advertisements have stated that this championship match will be a TLC match.