As of right now, only three matches have been announced for Sundays TLC PPV: Roman Reigns versus Sheamus, Kevin Owens versus Dean Ambrose, and New Day versus Lucha Dragons versus the Usos. While all three are title matches and all could be very good bouts, they arent going to fill three hours of airtime. So whats going to pad out the card? And why hasnt at least one other match been announced yet? There were (are) only three episodes of Raw between Survivor Series and TLC, so youd think WWE would try to line stuff up more quickly. At the same time, its tough to turn a corner and immediately book new feuds, and there are some matches that look like they are all but official. Its a safe assumption that Alberto Del Rio will defend the United States Championship against Jack Swagger, the Dudley Boyz and Tommy Dreamer will be involved in a match against the Wyatt Family, and Paige and Charlotte will tussle again over the Divas Championship. It looks like we could get a rubber match between Dolph Ziggler and Tyler Breeze, which would give us six matches. There also is the issue of assigning the PPV stipulations to these matches, including chairs (Del Rio/Swagger) and tables (Dudleys/Wyatts). Ladders have been added to the triple threat Tag Team Championship match.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
