WWE TLC 2018: 10 Things WWE Got Right

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A cramped, busy card full of matches that could have taken place on Raw or SmackDown, senseless use of the TLC branding outside a pulsating main event and an over-reliance on video packages to fill time. Yes, WWE got a lot wrong on Sunday's pay-per-view, but they won't get nearly enough credit for what they got right.

Nobody's going to pretend that 2018's final supershow was must-see TV by any stretch. To do so would be futile (it was obvious to see that TLC wasn't essential weeks before it happened). As much as that's true, it's also important to point out that WWE's talent roster is strong enough to offset the current creative malaise.

On Sunday, the locker room worked hard in front of a Californian crowd who desperately wanted to be entertained, and there was some development that'll impact WWE beyond TLC.

The Royal Rumble received some early build, an old warhorse gained some measure of revenge, WWE vindicated one of 2018's most shocking heel turns, another new heel looked every bit like SmackDown's top name and women were deservedly given the spotlight...

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