10 WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 Impulse Reactions

7. The Viking Raiders Vs. The O.C.

Becky Lynch TLC 2019
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In the words of a since-cancelled internet boy-popper, f*ck this sh*t.

An unimaginative outcome to what proved to be a fairly uncreative bit of booking, The Viking Raiders' open challenge being answered by The OC didn't feel at all joined up with how they'd been booked on Monday Night Raw lately...and then a b*stard massive KFC table on the floor highlighted why.

Flanked by plants wolfing down some of the Colonel's secret blend of herbs and spices, the wood was destined to be left in the same state as the processed mash potato before this ponderous sub-10 minute television matched reached something loosely resembling a climax.

This may sound like an odd thing to poke holes in, but of somebody's about to be pulverised through a table full of food, at least let the table still be full of food. Karl Anderson was powerbombed through it after a hugely unappealing double count-out, but the Raiders stopped to clear it first. There'd have been faint praise forthcoming if the former Bullet Club man found himself covered in the chicken shop's enigmatic gravy. He didn't, so there isn't. This wasn't even bargain basement, let alone bucket.

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