WWE TLC 2019: 7 Results Predictions
The champion stood, the rest saw the better: Mr. Rogers in a blood-stained sweater.
'Tis the season and all that usual festive preamble at this time of year, which means, sigh, yes, there's one last window to open on WWE's pay-per-view advent calendar before we can all go home for Christmas and forget the Bobby Lashley/Rusev/Lana love isosceles is a thing toxifying wrestling at the close of the decade.
Before we get Chris Rea on the tape deck, we still have to reach the end of this long road to hell. Mercifully, WWE seem to have realised the futility of their superlong Network specials for recent B-shows, which - sort of ironic given the nature of the holiday - sees TLC promote a less-than bloated card. Arguably, the company have scaled back a little too much, presenting a seven-match show that is almost sure to be filled with some late additions to the absolute indifference of the live crowd.
As if to emphasise the general irrelevance of proceedings, TLC 2019 marks a rare occasion in which none of the company's four major singles titles are up for grabs - although the Universal holder is on the show. In the guise of a kid's TV show host. This'll be good.
7. Vikings Cruise To Victory
Whilst To Be Decided should never be underestimated, the Viking Raiders don't really have any comparable colleagues over in Raw's tag division at the moment. A mooted Usos comeback would surely end in victory for the brothers, but - save for a peculiarly-sought TLC live pop - it'd probably have been advertised in advance.
Who else could conceivably challenge Erik and Ivar? The Street Profits failed to usurp them on Monday, so they're out. That pretty much leaves Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins, and The OC. With the picture so unclear, we'll default to the incumbents.
Prediction: The Viking Raiders end 2019 on a high.