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WWE TLC is now less than a week away, and the excitement for the final pay-per-view event of the year is on the rise.
The card has some really good matches which have been built up fairly well on the episodes of Raw and SmackDown since a few weeks before the event. We will witness at least 5 championships being defended at the event which could make the event a treat to watch if the matches work out well.
The Bar will defend their SmackDown Tag Team Championship, Becky Lynch will put her title on the line against Asuka and Charlotte, while Daniel Bryan will defend the WWE Championship against former champion AJ Styles for SmackDown.
Raw will see a heated Intercontinental Championship battle between former ‘brothers’ and teammates Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, while the UFC recruit Ronda Rousey will defend her RAW Women’s Championship against WWE Evolution Battle Royal winner Nia Jax.
Just like any other event, we can expect an interference or two from the outside by superstars not involved in the matchup to give an unfair advantage to one of the wrestlers in the ring. We’ve seen it happen many times before, and TLC could prove to be another event where a couple of matches are marred by interferences and controversies.
Therefore, we have made a list of 5 superstars who could cause interferences in some way or the other during a matchup and change the momentum of a match. Take a look at the list of 5 below, and keep in mind that there is only a chance of only one or two of the following taking place.
#5 The Riott Squad
On the December 3 episode of Raw, the opening segment saw Nia Jax and Tamina ready in the ring to take on Ronda Rousey and Natalya. As the match was about to get underway The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan) came out and distracted Ronda Rousey and Natalya which caused Nia Jax and Tamina to attack Rousey and Natalya.
Ruby Riott and Natalya thus got a chance to build on their rivalry which began a few weeks ago, and The Riott Squad then proceeded to drive Natalya through a table outside of the ring, seemingly injuring her in the process.
On December 6, a tables match between Natalya and Ruby Riott was announced for TLC. This will be a chance for Ruby Riott to further showcase her single’s competition skills, hopefully.
However, there is a high chance of The Riott Squad running interference in the match-up as they have usually done before. Natalya has taken on both Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan in single’s competition individually in Live Events last week.
In case The Riott Squad do get involved in the match, do expect Bayley and Sasha Banks to make into the ring too to help their friend out.
#4 Tamina
At WWE Evolution, Nia Jax overcame 19 other women in a 20-woman battle royal to earn an opportunity to challenge Ronda Rousey for the RAW Women’s Championship.
She was also the sole survivor of the 5-on-5 women’s elimination match at Survivor Series, further increasing her status on the card. The following night on Raw, Nia’s championship match against Rousey was confirmed for TLC.
Jax has recently been paired up with another strong woman Tamina, and the two have been dominating the Raw roster as heels together. This has enabled Jax to attack women such as Ember Moon and Ronda Rousey in their quest to prove their dominance.
When the bell rings at TLC, expect Tamina to be at Jax’s side and she can very well cause interference in the match to aide her partner. If that is the case, we might even get to see Ember Moon come out to help Ronda just like she did on December 3 on an episode of Raw
#3 Big Show
The Bar won the SmackDown Tag Team Championships on SmackDown 1000 with the help of their new unlikely ally Big Show. The two men defeated The New Day to win the titles.
Since then, The Usos have captained Team SmackDown at Survivor Series and also defeated The Bar on SmackDown on November 27. Therefore, a triple threat tag team match between the three teams was announced for TLC on November 30.
On the Thanksgiving episode of SmackDown, The New Day defeated The Bar. The Bar blamed their defeat on Big Show who was only trying to help the champions win the match. This resulted in the end of their partnership with The Big Show after a heated argument.
Since then Big Show has been off television and no further step has been taken to continue any storyline involving The Bar and Big Show. As he is most likely tending to an injury, we can still expect the big man to show up and somehow interfere to make The Bar lose the championships.
This would be an interesting angle as Big Show initially helped The Bar win the championships, and could very well become the reason for their loss at TLC.
#2 Bray Wyatt
The Eater of Worlds Bray Wyatt has been away from television since Matt Hardy took time off from wrestling and the two men separated from their tag team.
Since then, we have only seen him compete once at WWE Starrcade when he answered Baron Corbin’s challenge. This was probably a way to test out Wyatt and Corbin’s current chemistry in the ring ahead of Corbin’s clash against Braun Strowman at TLC.
On December 8, Wyatt sent out a Tweet through his Twitter profile after wiping out his entire Twitter feed. That tweet can be read below:
Does that mean Wyatt is returning to Raw sooner than later? It seems so as such a move just a week before TLC could have some significance.
Therefore, there is a great chance that we will see the return of Bray Wyatt at TLC, and he could either be used as a replacement to the injured Braun Strowman in his match against Corbin, or run interference in one of the matches on the card (I’m hoping for Elias vs Bobby Lashley).
#1 Lars Sullivan
The most talked about monster in the WWE at the moment. Lars will be making his main roster debut very soon after a successful run in NXT, even though he never won a championship there.
Lars is supposed to be a free agent and will be signed on by one of the two main brands at a later stage. That means currently he will be appearing on both Raw and SmackDown whenever he pleases and will probably attack a few superstars in the process.
Since the announcement on his main roster move at Survivor Series, TLC will be the first major event involving both the brands. Therefore, there is a high chance of Lars making his presence felt at the event.
Lars can interfere in any of the men’s matches on the card if he will indeed be a part of the event. However, I’m hoping that match will be the WWE Championship match between AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan.
Lars can somehow help Bryan win the match, igniting a rivalry between himself and Styles which could be a valuable one considering he is already in line for a big push.
If that is not the case, the second most logical match he could be a part of is with Baron Corbin as Braun Strowman’s replacement.
