TLC 2013 Preview
We’re getting closer to the Road to Wrestlemania, which means I need to start packing for the biggest show of the year. The major story for the show is the world title unification which has been thrown together in less than three weeks for reasons that aren’t quite clear. Let’s get to it.We’ll start with the pre-show as always. In case you missed the throwaway line on Raw, the match is Ziggler vs. Fandango in a match of who has fallen further since the summer. I’ll take Ziggler to win in a match that will likely make people cancel their PPV orders instead of buying the show.
As for matches people might actually care about, I’m going with Orton to get both titles. The seeds for a Cena heel turn are so obvious that they feel like they’re fakes and the Authority will screw him over. These two in a TLC match should be a great brawl but everyone is waiting for the big story stuff at the end of the match. Orton wins in an entertaining match.
I’ll take Bryan over the Wyatts due to Bray sitting at ringside and Bryan somehow hitting the knee on Rowan for a fast pin. The key to the Wyatts has always been in their talking so even losing here isn’t the worst result in the world. Bray will probably sit on the floor for most of the match anyway.
Shield over Punk as CM fights off Ambrose and Rollins but gets speared down for the pin. Ambrose of course takes the credit, furthering the split.
Langston keeps the Intercontinental Title in the obvious result of the night.
Natalya has to win the title eventually right? AJ has held the thing for months now and since it’s WWE, having a challenger lose most of the early title shots to win in the end is the norm, even though they look worthless leading up to the match. Total Divas has wrapped up too, so I have no idea why they’d change the title now, making it all the more likely.
In the bonus match I’ll take Mysterio and Big Show to win the tag titles. Why? Because the tag division is getting really good so the solution is to put the belts on a thrown together team with I believe one match together at all.
If Miz vs. Kofi is added as it should be, I’ll take Miz with another freaking rollup.
Overall TLC is a one match show but it’s one heck of a match. The idea of unifying the titles is something that needed to happen a long time ago and thankfully will get rid of a lot of the annoying problems WWE has, such as four people having 50 title reigns between the two of them in less than twelve years. It’s far more about the big story to end the show and get us rolling down the road to Wrestlemania, The show should be entertaining enough, though adding in a ladder, chairs or tables match might have helped a bit. Still though, it should be fun.
Thoughts/predictions?
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Is there a chance that they’ll make the tag title match a ladder match at the last minute? I think they should, though it would have made more sense to have the Usos in there if that were to happen.
No, it’s the only one. Makes zero sense to me either, considering that past TLCs had amazing gimmick matches like Morrison vs. Sheamus in a ladder match.
AM I missing something or is the TLC match the only gimmick match?