TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
Venue: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
Attendance: 15,000
Announce Team: Michael Cole/Jerry Lawler/JBL
Pre-Show Match: Fandango (w/Summer Rae) d. Dolph Ziggler
We can keep this match from OTL, but I imagine the ripples are hitting this TL nicely now that we have a new champion.
The Shield d. Randy Orton/Big Show/Rey Mysterio in a Six-Man Tag Team Match
And in starting that trend, we have Hunter being very upset at Orton for failing to keep the title, Mysterio and Big Show come to aid him, but all three are given an ultimatum: If they don't win the match, they're fired. And when Reigns Spears the Big Show and picks up the win, then it leaves three Superstars out of a job.
AJ Lee (c) (w/Tamina Snuka) d. Natalya for the WWE Divas Championship
Same match from OTL, but with more at stake given Natalya's performance at Survivor Series. AJ still keeps, riding on Tamina's shoulder like they're Shawn and Diesel.
Big E Langston (c) d. Ryback (w/Curtis Axel) for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Instead of Sandow, Big E goes up against the Big Guy in a Big Match full of BIG. Hoss fight, my guys. Hoss. Fight. Big Ending wins it for Big E.
Cody Rhodes/Goldust (c) d. The Real Americans (w/Zeb Colter) Tons of Funk (w/Cameron and Naomi) and R-Truth/Xavier Woods in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Okay, so we took a few teams out of this match, so we'll put some teams in. One thing from OTL that's gone is the stupid Woods-Clay "you took my theme song" feud because Xavier Woods' NXT theme fucking
slaps. It is a crime that it didn't get brought up to the main show. We bring the noise here in this TL. Here, the Real Americans go out so we can sell Woods, show off him and Truth having good tag chemistry (They were TNA tag champs... on the same day they lost the titles. And the titles were mainly held by Killings and Pacman Jones... what was I talking about?) with Swagger taking the pin. They're next to go out after Tons of Funk squash R-Truth in the corner before pinning him. Tensai takes the fall, though and that starts trouble with Brodus, who does a post-match Exploder and storms off without the Funkadactyls.
Kofi Kingston d. The Miz
Keep the match, but take out the No-DQ stip. Save that for...
Bray Wyatt (w/Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) d. CM Punk (w/John Cena) in a No Disqualification Match
Now, this is that good stuff. Punk and Cena work together here, but Bray's mind games start working against them and a few mistakes result in Punk finally snapping at Cena, yelling at him and eventually hitting him with a GTS... but that just leaves Punk open for Sister Abigail's Kiss (It was still called Sister Abigail's Kiss, right? They hadn't switched to just Sister Abigail at this point?) The tension is building between Punk and Cena.
Daniel Bryan (c) d. Damien Sandow (c) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Title Unification Match for the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships
Sorry, Damien. I kinda screwed you over there, but look on the bright side. You're getting to main event a PPV and you're in a match with Daniel Bryan. It's a good match, though I'd probably only go 20 minutes with it. Give another five to Punk-Wyatt. But hey, Sandow gets a moment to shine and don't worry, he'll get a consolation prize soon. The story is simple, Triple H set the unification so that he could try and get the belt on someone he believes is more worthy (and an easy pawn to manipulate) and get the belt off D-Bry. But Bryan overcomes Triple H's machinations and now has become the undisputed WWE World Heavyweight Champion. YES! YES! YES!