10 Ups And 8 Downs From WWE TLC 2018

8. Raising The Bar

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As abysmal as the tag team scene is on Raw, at least there are three really good duos on SmackDown. And all three of them showcased their talents at TLC Sunday night.

The Usos, New Day and The Bar battled in a triple-threat match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. While the match wasn’t a classic by any stretch, it was an entertaining and energetic match, with people flying in from every angle to break up pinfalls and attack each other.

Sheamus was able to land a Brogue Kick on Xavier Woods for the win, continuing The Bar’s dominance as tag champs.

One side note: It would be a good idea to break this trio of teams up to freshen up rivalries. A trade of the Usos to Raw would help them face new competition and bring a new tag team to SmackDown.

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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.