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Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2018 is approaching and we will see some great rivalries unfold at the event this Sunday.
TLC will be the last pay-per-view of the year and will set the tone for one of WWE’s biggest pay-per-views, the Royal Rumble, which will take place early next year.
To make matters more exciting, six championship matches have been scheduled for the event which will see many of the best stars in WWE compete. Only the Universal Championship held by Brock Lesnar, and the United States Championship held by Shinsuke Nakamura will not be put on the line at the event along with the Raw Tag Team Championships won by Bobby Roode and Chad Gable this week.
There’s a lot of speculation going around about the title changes which can take place at the event. There are a few rumors circulating that as many as three championships may change hands at TLC.
Keeping that in mind, even WWE’s Twitter account has popped the question; who is most in danger of losing their title.
We have made a list of all the men and women who are putting their titles on the line and listing them in the order of the threat to their championship reigns. Number 6 is least likely to lose their title, while number 1 is most likely to fall victim to their challenger.
#6 Daniel Bryan – WWE Champion
AJ Styles had a long and great run as the WWE Champion. When Daniel Bryan beat him on an episode of SmackDown before Survivor Series, most of us were left shocked as the bout between Brock Lesnar and AJ Styles for Survivor Series was changed.
Since then Bryan has been playing a heel character and topping SmackDown as a heel along with Becky Lynch. All the current champions on SmackDown are heels, unsurprisingly.
Bryan won the championship after using dirty tactics, and that ensures that he will continue the same to protect his title reign. Much like Shinsuke Nakamura, it seems like he will resort to such tactics for some time to remain the WWE Champion.
With Styles already having two good title reigns, it seems unlikely that he will be winning the title once again so soon. Therefore, it seems almost certain that Bryan will retain his championship at TLC.
#5 Ronda Rousey – RAW Women’s Champion
Ronda Rousey rose to the top of the flagship brand’s women’s division in literally no time. Considering her UFC background, there’s little reason why she shouldn’t have anyway.
She has improved her wrestling skills a lot in the past six months, which makes it obvious that she is serious about the business and wants to stay long.
She will face Nia Jax in another attempt to defend her Raw Women’s Championship, and it seems very likely that she will retain the title.
Jax has been receiving way too much heat, not only for breaking Becky Lynch’s nose but also for continuously botching power moves (which have caused injuries to superstars) and her lacklustre promos.
Fans would prefer a better champion than Jax at the moment, and the woman seems like an unlikely choice to break Ronda’s winning streak. Therefore, Ronda will most probably retain her title at TLC.
#4 Buddy Murphy – Cruiserweight Champion
Buddy Murphy is one of the most incredible performers on 205 Live. He emerged as the greatest threat to the previous Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander who held the championship for six months.
Now is the time for Alexander to regain his title, or move down the ranks for other competitors to rise up to the challenge.
Buddy Murphy has now held the championship for two months and defended it very well. The feud makes it seem like the scale tilts towards Murphy since he has the potential to be a longer reigning champion.
Even if he is to drop the championship soon, then he should do so to some other competitor rather than the man he won it from. Keeping that in mind, it seems like Murphy will not drop the title at TLC and will carry it forward.
However, there remains a chance for the creatives to surprise us at the event, and Murphy’s title could be under threat.
#3 Becky Lynch – SmackDown Women’s Champion
Personally speaking, Becky Lynch is the best heel champion in WWE since CM Punk. She has done a lot to refresh her character and that has done wonders for her image and her value.
Her title win was much appreciated by the fans who believed she was much better than she had been treated. Since then, she has been treating fans with a lot of personal attacks to other superstars on the mic and through Twitter.
Lynch has had a relatively good title run, but the injury she received at the hands of Nia Jax has impacted her overall progression. That could play a vital role when the creatives decide whom to reward with the Women’s Championship heading into Royal Rumble.
Becky Lynch may be the crowd favorite going into the TLC triple threat match, but she will face WWE’s favorite Charlotte and another crowd favorite Asuka. It is likely that titles will change hands at TLC once this match is done and a new storyline will emerge going into Royal Rumble and on the road to WrestleMania.
#2 The Bar – SmackDown Tag Team Champions
Almost two and a half years ago, no one would have believed that the unlikely team of Cesaro and Sheamus would last long, let alone become tag team champions. Fast forward to the end of 2018, and they are already five-time WWE Tag Team Champions, currently in their first reign as the SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
No matter how much The Bar has achieved in their career, they seem like easy targets for a title change at TLC. The reason for that is because they will face The Usos and The New Day in a triple threat match to defend their titles.
Both the challengers are currently the best tag teams in WWE today and have beaten The Bar in recent weeks leading up to the event. The Bar’s losses signal towards a possible title change with the absence of Big Show on their side.
The SmackDown tag team division is miles ahead of Raw’s, and frequent title changes have helped keep the top three teams involved. The titles have already changed hands thrice this year and could see the fourth change before the year ends.
#1 Seth Rollins – Intercontinental Champion
Seth Rollins is currently leading the Raw locker room in the absence of many other Raw superstars. Even when they were around, Rollins was one of the highlights of the brand.
Rollins is currently in his second reign as the Intercontinental Champion. He first won the championship this year at WrestleMania 34 and lost the title to Dolph Ziggler on an episode of Raw over two months later.
He regained the championship from Ziggler at SummerSlam and has held it since. Dean Ambrose has emerged as the top threat to Rollins’ most prized possession and he could very well make Rollins pay by taking that away from him.
To continue the rivalry going forward, the title must change hands and make the feud even more tense and interesting. The most likely title to change hands at the event remains the Intercontinental Championship title.
Who do you think is most likely to retain and lose their championship at the event? Share your views in the comments below!
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