10 Last-Minute WWE TLC 2016 Rumors You Need To Know
Is the bell tolling for AJ Styles?
This Sunday, WWE presents TLC, the final Smackdown-exclusive Pay-Per-View event of the year and the most significant. Many of the feuds that have been built up for months - even since SummerSlam - stand to finally be settled, with top matches between AJ Styles and Dean Ambrose, Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss, The Miz and Dolph Ziggler, and Nikki Bella and Carmella.
No matter who wins most of these matches, the brand is going to have to start a host of new programs in the weeks to come - potentially ones that will carry Smackdown through to WrestleMania. Needless to say, things are going to be heating up quite soon.
So with that in mind, what can we expect at TLC? For starters, a card that looks strong on paper and should deliver in real life. Beyond that, though, it's hard to predict. WrestleMania may only be a few months away, but the show could go in what seems like an infinite number of directions.
Still, there are many rumors swirling around regarding TLC, and I've tried to make some sense of them all. Here are the 10 most important, and as always, they're ranked in order from least likely to most likely.
10. Alexa Bliss Becomes The New Women's Champion
The feud between Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss has been going on since September, but it's only gotten better in that time. After Becky was crowned the inaugural Smackdown Women's Champion at Backlash, Bliss emerged as the first challenger. She was supposed to get her shot at No Mercy, but when Becky was forced to miss that show due to a health issue, the bout was rescheduled for Smackdown. Becky won, but Bliss's foot was under the ropes, leading to this rematch.
Both women have been great in the feud so far, particularly in the go-home segment on last week's Smackdown. At that contract signing (which, of course, devolved into a fight), Bliss shoved Becky off the ropes and through a table, leading to the announcement that this would be a tables match.
Don't expect to see Becky go through another table. As the fighting babyface, she's now in a position where she has to get revenge, and she'll do just that. Though Bliss could (and someday will) make a great choice for champion, Becky's reign will continue here.