12 HUGE WWE TLC 2018: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Predictions You Need To Know

8. Finn Bálor Vs. Drew McIntyre

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Arguably one of the more intriguing clashes on the entire card will hinge on a late fitness test for Finn Bálor after the 'Extraordinary Man' lost international dates and a Raw taping spot due to illness, but he'll be sick as a chip even if he does make it to work on Sunday.

The worry here is that the match isn't absolutely fantastic. WWE has housed plenty of classics in 2018, but it remains a place built to pick apart drama with its engineered attempts at excellence. For all Bálor and Drew could do, they may be forced into a formula that leaves them with little more than a Raw match before the inevitable McIntyre win.

Hope against hope that this goes on early too - no contest will suffer the sheer size of this card more than the silence that threatens to greet an important next step in the 'Scottish Psychopath's Road To WrestleMania.

Winner - Drew McIntyre

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