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**Hey everyone! Ever since Night Of Champions 2015, through
multiple accounts, every month before major WWE pay-per-views, I’ve come on
here and booked the cards to make them as exciting, intriguing, and best
possible scenarios for the future. I do both NXT and main-roster pay-per-views,
as well as the occasional big RAW or Smackdown weekly show. Without further
ado, here is how WWE Should Book TLC 2018!**
> My Posts On Previous TLC events:
* 2015: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3wppw7/how_wwe_should_book_tlc_2015/
* 2016: Didn’t do one.
* 2017: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/77vj6v/how_wwe_should_book_tlc_2017_raw/
> KICKOFF-SHOW:
* We get the usual panel of Jonathan Coachman, Peter
Rosenberg, David Otunga and Booker T. They run down the card, give their
predictions, hype up the matches and show us video packages. **A Social Media
Lounge segment is announced just before the show with Baron Corbin. Use
#AskConstableCorbin**. About halfway into the kickoff, we get to our kickoff
match.
**KICKOFF MATCH: uhhhhhh what do you mean there’s no
kickoff match announced yet but if i had to move one from the main card it’d
sadly have to be the surefire sixteen star classic in mahalicia vs. fabulous
truth**
* uhhhhhhh carmella taps out alicia fox for the win with
the code of silence and the match goes 10 minutes, yeah?
**WINNERS by SUBMISSION: truth and carmella if it gets
moved okay they should really have a kickoff match announced by the time the go
home smackdown goes off the air shouldn’t they**
* We get the panel asking Corbin questions and the panel
blabbers on for a bit longer. They give their final predictions for the main
event matches and we get to the main show.
>
MAIN-SHOW:
* Gimmick PPVs… Gimmick PPVs... what are they good for?
Well, we’ve already come to the very last PPV of the year. There have been some
really great ones, thankfully. Let’s go out with a CRASH… **through a table**….
see what I did there hahahahaha
**1ST MATCH: The Bar (c) vs. The New Day (Kofi
Kingston and Big E) vs. The Usos (Triple Threat Tag Team match for the WWE
SmackDown Tag Team Championships)**
* The Usos are out first followed by The New Day followed
by Cesaro and *ICE ICE SHEAMY*. The **match goes 15 minutes and we get formal
ring introductions**. BUBBA RAY DUDLEY said it himself, as well as the
multitude of other WWE fans, that these three teams are THE TEAMS that could’ve
topped any of the Dudleys/Hardyz/E&C TLC matches, it’s these three. A great
shame that the namesake stip wasn’t slapped on this one. Either way, this is
sure to be a damn classic. **The match ends when Jimmy Uso and Kofi Kingston
are in the ring. Jimmy and Jey hit a Double Superkick on Kofi, knocking him to
the mat. Jey then runs and clotheslines both himself and Sheamus over the top
rope to the outside. Jimmy goes to the top rope and tries for an Uso Splash to
win the titles, but OUT OF ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE, CESARO SLIDES IN AND CATCHES
JIMMY OUT OF THE AIR WITH THE NASTIEST LOOKING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT EVER
DELIVERED. Jimmy is out and Cesaro tosses him out of the ring, and steals the
cover on Kofi for the win**. The Bar are STILL your SD Tag Champs. New Day and
Usos have held the belts SO MANY TIMES, and The Bar right now are still the
hottest in their division, therefore they should retain the titles. They’ve got
wrestling skills, both good on the mic, and comedy appeal, and they’re just
simply fantastic. No sense in stripping them of the gold at this time. Since
SmackDown has only these 3 teams apparently, the Usos could have a one on one
feud with The Bar leading into the Rumble, which I’ll have my full card for at
the end of this post.
**WINNERS by PINFALL and STILL WWE SmackDown Live Tag Team
Champions: The Bar**
* We get an ad for Kay Jewlers, followed by a shot of Baron
Corbin waiting in the parking lot for Braun Strowman to appear before their
match is set to occur later in the night.
**2ND MATCH: Natalya vs. Ruby Riott (w/ Liv Morgan and
Sarah Logan) (Tables match)**
* Natalya is out first followed by Ruby with her ANVIL
TABLE. **The match goes 7 minutes**. This is an uncomfortable storyline, isn’t
it. I’m sure WWE would never go through with something like this unless Natalya
okayed it, but still just very weird to watch so soon after Jim’s death. BUT
STILL, OF COURSE THE TABLE IS GETTING BROKEN HAHAHA. **The match ends when Ruby
is standing dazed on the apron, and she’s doing the dangling spot as there’s a
table just behind her on the outside. Liv and Sarah Logan jump up on the apron
to try and stop Ruby from falling, but Natalya runs the ropes and hits a huge
dropkick, sending all three ladies crashing through the Anvil table**. In the
end, it’s all okay because Anvil helped Natalya to get the victory, as the
Riott Squad lay in the broken, wooden pieces of his face. WRESTLING!
**WINNER by ANVIL TABLE: Natalya**
* We get an ad for Tapout.
**3RD MATCH: The Fabulous Truth (Carmella and R-Truth) vs.
Team Mahalicia (Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 Finals match; Winners will
receive an all-expenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world and the #30 spot
in their respective Royal Rumble matches)**
* Welp, if this doesn’t happen on the pre-show, I oughta
explain what goes down in full here. **Mahalicia fly in first on a Magic Carpet
with a Wrestlemania-like pyro show, doing Shanti. Next, R-Truth and Carmella
get driven down the ramp in a glow-up monster truck, sporting 239K speakers,
rapping all the way to the ring**. Obviously, I’m not joking about ANY OF THIS.
**The match goes 10 minutes and the match of the year candidate end after Truth
hits a Scissor Kick on Mahal, and Carmella wrenches in the Code Of Silence
leading to Foxy tapping out as Truth goes wild in the corner**. It’s pretty
clear that Fabulous Truth is WWE’s favorite surviving team in this tourney, as
they come out and have Dance Break segments almost every week on SD, even in
segments they have no business in. Don’t worry though, R-Truth is gonna enter #30
in the Women’s Rumble and waste his chance in the Men’s anyways, because that’s
what he does. MY BAD!
**WINNERS by SUBMISSION: The Fabulous Truth**
* We get a backstage interview with Finn Balor. Finn talks
about Drew’s ambush on him a few weeks ago and his mindset on having to miss
RAW last week, and vows to stomp Drew back to NXT.
**4TH MATCH: Bobby Lashley (w/ Lio Rush) vs. Elias (Ladder
match; A guitar will be suspended above the ring and the first to retrieve it
can use it as a weapon)**
* Elias is in the ring first, playing a song about San Jose
and invites the fans to join him in a rousing rendition of “Bobby Lashley
sucks”. Lashley and Rush are out next and **the match goes about 10 minutes**.
This is a pointless stipulation, isn’t it? Why would you risk serious injury to
climb a tall ladder to grab a hollow guitar that won’t even necessarily win you
the match when you could just hit your finisher on your opponent once and pin
him, with BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND? Nonetheless, throughout the match, the two
men demolish each other with ladders and beat the hell outta each other. **In
the end, the only man to successfully set-up and climb a ladder is the Ass Man
himself, Bob The Lash. Lashley unhooks the guitar to boos and barks orders at
Lio Rush to come into the ring and hold Elias’s arms behind his back so Lashley
can smash the guitar over his skull. Lio complys but Elias is too strong and
manages to escape from Lio’s grasp, causing Lashley to DEMOLISH RUSH’S BRAIN
WITH THE GUITAR. In the chaos, Lashley tries to go check on Lio, but Elias
sneaks up from behind with a Schoolboy for the win**. Elias’s music hits and
Lashley is furious as the drifter celebrates on the ramp, and leads the crowd
in yet another rendition of “Bobby Lashley sucks” post-match.
**WINNER by PINFALL: Elias**
* We get an ad for WWE Elite Collection, one of the
official sponsors of the PPV.
**5TH MATCH: Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio (Chairs match)**
* These poor bastards. I suppose someone had to get the
chairs match. Randy Orton is out first, and immediately collects a chair from
under the ring. **Orton stands in the ring, chair in-hand, waiting for Rey to
make his entrance. Mysterio’s music hits, but he doesn’t come out. Instead,
Orton turns around and MYSTERIO NAILS A SPRINGBOARD SEATED SENTON, SENDING THE
CHAIR CRUSHING ORTON’S FACE. The match goes 12 minutes**. The bell rings and
it’s a quick pace right out of the gate, as Mysterio tries for a 619 but Orton
is smart enough to roll out of the ring and avoid it. **The match ends when
Orton is down in the ring, and Rey sets up a chair, resting Orton’s head on the
center. Mysterio goes up top for a Frogsplash, and as he jumps Orton catches
him with an RKO THROUGH THE CHAIR. Mysterio writhes in pain and Orton
capitalizes for the win**. I don’t really see a reason to give Mysterio a win
here, he can always win some sort of tournament or match to get a US Title shot
down the line, if that is the plan for him in coming months. Orton is on a
hot-streak of being a dastardly heel, destroying everything the fans love, and
I see no sense in stopping that in its tracks here, especially if it leads to a
feud with AJ Styles heading into Wrestlemania.
**WINNER by PINFALL: Randy Orton**
* We get an ad for WWEShop.
**6TH MATCH: Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Balor (Singles match)**
* McIntyre is out first followed by Balor. *I’ve seen
reports suggesting that Balor may be the Demon for this match, and to that I
say NAY. Drew cannot afford to lose twice so close together, and Drew shouldn’t
be the one to finally defeat the demon, at least not right now*. The match goes
16 minutes, and it’s hopefully the straight BANGER we’re all expecting. **The
match ends in a fantastic spot I’ve thought up, where Balor is making what
appears to be his comeback, and he nails the Shotgun Dropkick to Drew into the
corner, BUT MCINTYRE USES HIS OWN MOMENTUM TO SPRING RIGHT BACK OUT OF THE
CORNER AND HITS A HUGE CLAYMORE FOR THE WIN**. McIntyre is one step closer to
World Championship gold, and announce his entry in the Men’s Rumble match the
next night on RAW.
**WINNER by PINFALL: Drew McIntyre**
* We get an ad for the Royal Rumble coming up next month,
following a graphic showing that Truth and Carmella have already qualified for
their matches. Speaking of those two, we get a backstage interview with them
where they announce they’ve chosen to take their vacation to PARIS. *Truth vows
to win the Royal Rumble, and announces his intentions to take that win and
CHALLENGE BUDDY MURPHY FOR THE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE MAIN EVENT OF
WRESTLEMANIA!!! As Carmella tries to explain to Truth that he can only
challenge for the WWE or Universal championship by winning, Murphy walks by the
three, looking absolutely disgusted, and walks through Gorilla Position as his
music hits for his match*.
**7TH MATCH: Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Cedric Alexander (Singles
match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship)**
* Murphy is out first followed by Ceddy. **The match goes
10 minutes, and we get formal ring introductions**. Just as much as anyone, I’d
love to give this match way more time, but there’s just so many matches on the
card that I think we need to be conscious of keeping some things shorter. I
loved the match between these two at Super Show-Down, although I don’t get why
Cedric is challenging again so long after that match, and not someone like Tony
Nese. **The match ends when Murphy’s Law is hit on Alexander for the win**.
Simply put, Murphy is just getting started in this reign, and I expect him to
remain the best on 205Live for quite a while, therefore, he should remain
champion for quite a while, too.
**WINNER by PINFALL and STILL WWE Cruiserweight Champion:
Buddy Murphy**
* We go up to the Kickoff panel for their thoughts on the
show so far, and as they all give their opinions, all 4 stooges suddenly are
forced into silence, as a familiar piano riff plays in the arena right behind
them. The clock has just began ticking, and Sullivan Smash Hour has now begun.
**8TH MATCH: Lars Sullivan Debut Squash Match**
* Sullivan makes his ultra-intimidating entrance and gets a
microphone upon entering the ring. Sullivan cuts a brief promo, challenging
anyone from the back to come and step up to the FREAK, and announces that he
will SMASH HIS WAY TO THE TOP OF THIS FEDERATION. **Like clockwork, Curt
Hawkins music hits and he comes down, all cocky and confident, elaborating a
complex plan to beat Lars in his debut. Of course, the bell rings, Sullivan
kills the poor guy with a lariat, nails a diving headbutt, and hits the Freak
Accident for the win**, just. like. that. Five Stars Lars has arrived, and
backstage we see both Stephanie and Shane McMahon watching the aftermath on a
television monitor, **standing inhumanely at a diagonal angle**, arguing that
Lars would be better on their own brands. The bidding war is on.
**WINNER by MURDER: Lars Sullivan**
* We go to the RAW commentators as they thank the artists
of the official theme song of the event, “Body Talks” by The Struts.
**9TH MATCH: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Nia Jax (Singles match
for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship)**
* We get a video package before the match, and Nia is out
first with Tamina followed by Ronda. **The match goes 5 minutes**. You all get
the picture. This match should just not be happening. I get WWE wanting to
capitalize on the genuine nuclear H-bomb heat that Nia is currently receiving
due to punching Becky Lynch, but WWE really is the only company on the face of
this green Earth where you are REWARDED for being shit at your job. It’s a
wonderful business, isn’t it? **Ronda gets the win after tapping Nia out to the
armbar**. Simple as that. No more needs to be said. Do not dare take the title
off Rousey, WWE, in fact, I will TWEET MY DISPLEASURE if you do. Look out.
**WINNER by SUBMISSION and STILL WWE RAW Women’s Champion:
Ronda Rousey**
* I’ve ran out of transitions. Help.
**10TH MATCH: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles (Singles match
for the WWE Championship)**
* Styles is out first followed by…. Daniel Bryan. This
isn’t just any Daniel Bryan entrance. *DANIEL BRYAN MAKES HIS ENTRANCE ON A
BICYCLE TO CONSERVE ENERGY, AND RIDES AROUND THE RING, SLOWLY EYEING STYLES.
PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN*. Anyways, this is one of the multiple matches on this long,
long, card that could easily be MOTN. Tell me this would be happening one year
ago, I would call you mental. **Bryan gets the win by tapping Styles out with
the Heel Hook**. It just really makes no sense for Styles to win the title
back, Bryan’s new gimmick is gold and this reign has bounds of potential.
**WINNER by SUBMISSION and STILL WWE Champion: The NEW
Daniel Bryan**
**11TH MATCH: Baron Corbin vs. Braun Strowman (???)
(Tables, Ladders and Chairs match; if
Strowman wins, he will receive a Universal Championship match at the Royal
Rumble and Corbin will be stripped of all authoritative power. If Corbin wins,
he will become the full-time general manager of RAW)**
* Baron Corbin is out first and throws both a chair and a
table in the ring to try to lure Braun, and the ref begins the forfeit count to
10. This is a tricky one. Even if Braun isn’t yet cleared, I’m sure that a
quick Running Powerslam through a table and done can’t hurt him. If WWE really
does want to make sure Braun is healthy, then they could always go the route of
having Bray Wyatt make his big return and take on Corbin. Either way, Corbin
has to lose, because much like Rollins said on RAW, A SHOW BUILT 90% AROUND
BARON CORBIN IS GOING TO SUCK AND FAIL AND DIE. It’s time to finish this.
**Assuming Braun is good enough to do a quick few moves, the ref gets to a
count of 9 and then out of nowhere, Braun Strowman’s music hits to a big pop
and Baron is ready to fight. BRAUN walks down the ramp, the ref calls for the
bell, Braun nails a Powerslam through the table Corbin brought in, and gets the
pin**. Braun has a Universal Title match at the Rumble, Corbin is out of the
job, all is right in the world. Let’s all just move on and pretend Constable
Corbin never even happened.
**WINNER by PINFALL: Braun Strowman/Bray Wyatt**
* We get an ad for Wrestlemania 35.
**12TH MATCH: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose (Singles
match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship)**
* Rollins is out first followed by Bane Ambrose. **The
match goes 25 minutes, the longest of the night, and immediately following the
bell, the two men run across the ring and start punching at each other
wildly**. This feud hasn’t been the best, but in the ring, Ambrose and Rollins
NEVER disappoint. I’m not gonna list you any elaborate spots in this match like
I might usually, I’m only here to say that Ambrose wins the title after a Dirty
Deeds. Rollins time as IC Champ is up, and his time as Universal Champion is
NOW. If WWE insists, these two could potentially rematch at the Royal Rumble,
but Spoiler Alert, in my Royal Rumble post next month, I’m pencilling in Seth
Rollins to win the Men’s Royal Rumble match. Ambrose is doing great work right
now in my eyes, and he needs to take the title from Seth at this point in time.
Monday Night Rollins will soon return.
**WINNER by PINFALL and NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion:
Dean Ambrose**
**13TH MATCH: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair
(Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship)**
* Becky is out first followed by Asuka and finally
Charlotte. **The match goes 20 minutes**. Immediately, all 3 ladies slide out
of the ring. Becky gets a ladder, Charlotte gets a chair, and Asuka gets a
table. They get them all in the ring, and the brawl ensues from that point on.
*It’s time for the ladies to main event a PPV again, this is the most
anticipated match on the show, and most importantly, it’s where THE MAN loses
her shiny gold belt*. Here are some spots in the match:
* Becky legdrops both Asuka and Charlotte through an announce table on the
outside off the top of a ladder
* In a spot harkening back to the greatest match of this
type to ever occur at Wrestlemania X-Seven, Asuka climbs a ladder and has hands
on the title, but Charlotte is there and climbs up the other side. Becky walks
in and yanks the ladder out from Asuka’s feet, and CHARLOTTE SPEARS ASUKA OFF
THE HOOK TO THE MAT.
* Charlotte hits Asuka with a Spanish Fly off the top rope
through a table.
* Asuka is in the corner holding a chair, trying to fend
off Becky Lynch, but Becky hits her step-up corner dropkick and sends the chair
into Asuka’s face
The match ends when Becky and Charlotte are in the ring and
Charlotte is climbing a ladder to retrieve the title. Becky manages to just get
in the ring and pushes Charlotte off the ladder, but Charlotte lands on her
feet. **For the third time in one month, much like the fate of Ronda Rousey and
Asuka just a week prior, Charlotte begins to realize that she can’t beat Becky
Lynch. She picks up a chair and SNAPS. Both ladies brawl to the outside and
Charlotte goes wild with chair shots on Becky Lynch near the timekeepers area
on the outside. Charlotte and Becky engage in a tussle on the floor and with
neither woman paying attention, ASUKA SETS BACK UP THE LADDER, CLIMBS TO THE
TOP, AND UNHOOKS THE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP**.
It’s not over, ladies and gentlemen. Post-match, as Asuka
celebrates atop the ladder, posing with the title, Charlotte on the outside,
realizing that her anger and obsession with being the queen had just cost her
one of the biggest matches of her career, PAIGE’S MUSIC HITS and she comes out
to congratulate Asuka on her win, and more importantly, announces that because
of the unbelievable performance of both Becky and Charlotte in the match,
THEY’VE BOTH QUALIFIED FOR THE 2019 WOMEN’S ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH.
> TLC goes off the air when Becky gets a mic and simply
says: “I’ll see you at the Royal Rumble when I’m throwing you over the top rope
and paving my road to Wrestlemania, BITCH. End.
**WINNER and NEW WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion: Asuka**
> FINAL RESULTS:
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
:--|:--|:--|:--|
1 | The Bar (c) defeated The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big
E) and The Usos by Pinfall | Triple Threat Tag Team match for the WWE SmackDown
Tag Team Championships | 15 minutes
2 | Natalya defeated Ruby Riott (w/ Liv Morgan and Sarah
Logan) | Tables match | 7 minutes
3 | The Fabulous Truth (Carmella and R-Truth) defeated Team
Mahalicia (Alicia Fox and Jinder Mahal) by Submission | Mixed Match Challenge
Season 2 Finals match | 10 minutes
SEGMENT | Finn Balor Backstage Interview | N/A | N/A
4 | Elias defeated Bobby Lashley (w/ Lio Rush) by Pinfall |
Ladder match; A guitar will be suspended above the ring and the first to
retrieve it can use it as a weapon | 10 minutes
5 | Randy Orton defeated Rey Mysterio by Pinfall | Chairs
match | 12 minutes
6 | Drew McIntyre defeated Finn Balor by Pinfall | Singles
match | 16 minutes
SEGMENT | Backstage Interview with The Fabulous Truth;
announce they’ll be vacationing to Paris; Truth announces his intentions to win
the Royal Rumble and challenge Buddy Murphy at WM; Murphy walks past, shaking
his head | N/A | N/A
7 | Buddy Murphy (c) defeated Cedric Alexander by Pinfall |
Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship | 10 minutes
8 | Lars Sullivan defeated Curt Hawkins by Pinfall |
Singles match | 60 seconds
9| Ronda Rousey (c) defeated Nia Jax by Submission |
Singles match for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship | 5 minutes
10 | Daniel Bryan (c) defeated AJ Styles by Submission |
Singles match for the WWE Championship | 15 minutes
11| Braun Strowman defeated Baron Corbin by Pinfall |
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match | 30 seconds
12 | Dean Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins (c) by Pinfall |
Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | 25 minutes
13 | Asuka defeated Becky Lynch (c) and Charlotte Flair |
Triple Threat Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the WWE SmackDown Women’s
Championship | 20 minutes
> MY ROYAL RUMBLE 2018 CARD (January 27th, 2019;
Phoenix, AZ)
No. | Matches | Stipulations
:--|:--|:--|
1 | 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble match (As of TLC going off the
air, announced entrants: R-Truth) | 30-Man Royal Rumble match
2 | 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble match (As of TLC going off
the air, announced entrants: Carmella, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair) | 30-Woman
Royal Rumble match
3 | Brock Lesnar (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Braun Strowman |
Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship
4 | Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. The
Miz vs. vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe | 6-Pack Challenge match for the WWE
Championship
5 | Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Natalya | Singles match for the
WWE RAW Women’s Championship
6 | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Rey Mysterio | Singles match
for the WWE United States Championship
7PS | The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) (c) vs. The Usos | Tag
Team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships
8PS | Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Lio Rush | Singles match for the
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Well, that was How WWE Should Book TLC 2018. Thanks for
reading. Tell me what you liked or disliked from the post, and what from the
post you’d like to see actually happen on the show. **As always, be sure to
look out for my next post for the upcoming PPV’s “How NXT Takeover: Phoenix
Should Be Booked” AND “How WWE Should Book Royal Rumble 2018” the weekend of
those shows.**. I won’t be doing one for the UK Takeover as it’s just too
many in a short space of time and since I’m really not all that familiar with
the brand and it’s storylines. The next time these posts come to you, the road
to Wrestlemania will have officially begun. Enjoy the PPV, everyone.
