WWE TLC 2018: 10 Things WWE Got Right

4. Vindicating Dean’s Treachery

Dean Ambrose Intercontinental Title
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This writer happened to enjoy the slow pace to Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins at TLC, but he would agree that the match could've done with one of the show's many gimmicks. San Jose, sadly, didn't dig what they were seeing, and they hit both with the dreaded 'boring' chants mid-way through.

That doesn't happen often in Rollins' matches.

WWE won't mind one bit about fan indifference. TLC achieved something grander than one match: it gave Ambrose vindication for turning heel on his old Shield pal and challenging him for the Intercontinental Title to begin with. That, in the long run, is more important than a single bout's quality.

The beauty of Dean as a heel is that it comes across how much he truly believes he's in the right. Renee Young, it must be said, was solid on colour commentary and refused to speak for her husband in the face of taunting from Corey Graves. Good work all round.

Sorry, Cali.

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