WWE TLC Live Recap and Results

YouTube Pre-Show #1 Contender’s Battle Royal
Aksana, Tamina Snuka, Natalya, Cameron, Naomi, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Alicia Fox

WINNER: Naomi – Eve mocks the challenger as Naomi celebrates to Brodus Clay’s music.

WWE TLC pay-per-view opens up with Lilian Garcia. They sound the bell 26 times for the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary school tragedy. Lilian thanks everyone and we go to an opening video for TLC. Michael Cole welcomes us to TLC for WWE’s debut in Brooklyn. He’s joined by JBL and Jerry Lawler

Tables Match for the #1 Contendership
Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow

The match starts and they go at it. Sandow and Rey, Cara and Rhodes. They double team Cody and send him out to the floor. Cara leaps off Rey’s back and elbows Sandow in the face. Rey and Cara toss Sandow out and they’ve cleared the ring early. They hit a double slide kick on Sandow and go under the ring for a table, sliding it back in the ring. Cody comes in but they drop him with the table. Sandow ducks it but they kick his legs out. They hit Sandow in the face with the table next. Rey and Cara set the table up now. Rey puts Sandow on it while Cara goes up top. Cody makes the save. Cody throws Rey out of the ring while they double team Cara.

Cody works on Rey outside now. Back in the ring for more double teaming on Cara. They go to double team Cara through the table but he counters and sends Sandow to the floor. Rey stops Cody from attacking Cody. Cara goes at it with Cody and arm drags him across the ring. Cody drops Cara’s face in the corner and hits the Disaster Kick. Sandow whips Rey into the ring post. More double teaming on Cara. Sandow and Rhodes in control on the floor now. They put Cara’s leg in between the steel steps and ram it with a table. They set up two tables on the floor and put Rey and Cara on top of them. Cody runs the ropes but Rey trips Sandow. Rey stops Cody and hits a senton from the top. Rey with the DDT on Sandow. Cody tries to powerbomb Rey but Rey sends him to the floor. Rey leaps from the apron to the floor and takes out Rhodes. Cara leaps in and unloads on Sandow.

Cara takes Sandow out on the floor while Rey brings Cody in the ring for back and forth. Rey goes for 619 and nails it. Rey puts Cody on the table and goes up top. Sandow knocks Rey off the top and makes the save. They hit Rey in the head with a table and he goes to the floor. Cara comes in and takes down Sandow with an enziguri. Cara limps as he sends Cody to the floor. Cara with another big kick to Sandow. Cara tries to springboard in on Sandow but Cody rushes in and shoves Cara out of mid-air, sending him crashing through a table on the floor.

WINNER:  New #1 Contenders: Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes

WWE United States Title Match
R-Truth vs. Antonio Cesaro

Back and forth to start the match. Cesaro takes control and gets the first pin attempt. Cesaro with a headlock now. Truth turns it around and takes Cesaro to the mat.

More back and forth action. Cesaro with a submission now. He keeps it locked for several minutes as the crowd boo’s and Truth struggles to get out. Cesaro takes Truth to the turnbuckles but Truth hulks up and fights back. Truth drops Cesaro twice and hits the big elbow off the ropes. Truth with a kick and then the scissors kick. Truth covers for 2. Cesaro looks to come back but Truth kicks him in the jaw for a close 2 count.

Cesaro comes back again. Cesaro hits an uppercut from behind and then the Neutralizer for the win.

WINNER: Antonio Cesaro

After the match, Matt Striker interviews Cesaro in the ring about the fans reaction to him. Cesaro says unlike America, he is an international superpower. Cesaro says he is the greatest US Champion in history. Cesaro says fans are booing their own country when they boo him. Cesaro goes on before hitting the turnbuckles with his title.

WWE Intercontinental Title Match

Wade Barrett vs. Kofi Kingston

Numerous pinning opportunities for both Superstars during the early going. Barrett started to take over using his size and strength, but it was only temporary as Kofi came back with several high flying moves. After several more back and forth moves, Kofi hit a surprise Trouble in Paradise for the win. Very good match.

WINNER: Kofi Kingston

C M Punk promo from his sky box with Paul Heyman. Said that the status of his knee injury was none of the fan’s business. Good heel heat ragging on the local fans. Gave all the what – if’s on what would have happened if he would have faced Ryback. Predicts that The Shield will beat Ryback tonight but says he is not affiliated with The Shield, but he’s a big fan of theirs. This is day 392 of Punk’s title run.

Six-Man TLC Match

Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs. Kane, Daniel Bryan and Ryback

Kane first to the ring, followed by Daniel Bryan. Both came out to their own intro music. Then we hear FEED ME MORE and out comes Ryback. The Shield’s intro music starts and they enter through the crowd. All 6 brawl on the floor. Lots of ladder and chair action and more than one We Want Tables chant comes from crowd.  Ryback double back drops two members of The Shield on a ladder. Awesome move.  A little later, The Shield Triple Power Bombs Ryback through the Spanish announce table once again. The Shield are doing a great job of keeping their opponents isolated. Most of the time it was 3 on 1 with The Shield giving a severe beat down on Team Hell No and Ryback. Kane does come back with a massive choke slam of Dean Ambrose through a chair. Later Ryback nails Ambrose with The Shell Shock but the other members of The Shield make the save. Rollins climbs a ladder as Ryback is laid out on a table. Ryback gets up and chases Rollins up the ladder and throws him off the ladder through a table from about 15 feet up. Meanwhile Raines and Ambrose both power bomb Daniel Bryan through a table in the ring and Raines gets the pin on Bryan.

WINNER: The Shield

 

Divas Championship Match

Eve vs. Naomi

Short match as Eve wins with a neck-breaker.

Winner: Eve

 

Chairs Match for the World Heavyweight Title

Sheamus vs. Big Show

Sheamus comes out pounding Show, seeming to hardly be able to wait for the No Contact clause to be over. Sheamus tries to use a chair first but Show gives him a massive back kick putting the chair firmly into Sheamus’ face. When Sheamus finally hits Show with three straight chair shots and then picked the Big Man up and body slammed him. Show gets a near fall after a huge choke slam on Sheamus who kicked out at the last second. Big Show starts to take over and is nearly pinned several times, and out of no where Sheamus hits White Noise through 2 chairs and somehow Show kicks out at a two count.  Sheamus tries the Brogue Kick but misses and Big Show hits the KO Punch. Sheamus kicks out at two. Big Show gets an over sized chair and nails Sheamus who isn’t able to kick out this time.

WINNER: Big Show

 

Added Match: 6-man Tag Match

Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, and The Brooklyn Brawler (Yes I said that, The Brooklyn Brawler)  vs. 3MB

After The Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale he tags in The Brawler who puts the Boston (or they said Brooklyn) Crap on Jinder who tapped out.

Winner: Del Rio, The Miz and The Brooklyn Brawler

Ladder Match for the Money in the bank Briefcase
John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler

Good action from both Superstars. Cut open over Cena’s right eye. Cena nails The Show Off with the ring steps. Vicious blow to Ziggler’s head. Ziggler locks in a sleeper hold and with Cena nearly out – Cena starts climbing a ladder with Ziggler holding on to the sleeper hold. Both Cena and Ziggler fall off the ladder right through a table that Cena had set up earlier. Cena’s eye looks like it’s about to close shut. Cena puts his submission hold on Ziggler and Ziggler taps out but that’s not how you win this match. As the match continues, Ziggler is proving that he belongs in the Main Event! Fantastic action from both wrestlers. JBL calls the match a war. Both men are hardly able to move at times. Holy Cow, Cena just hit a Hurricarana on Ziggler through a table. There is literally busted up tables, ladders and chairs all over the place. Vickie is out and here comes AJ who uses Cena’s signature moves on Vickie. Cena has a clear path to the win, climbs to the top of the ladder and just as he is going to grab the MITB briefcase, AJ pushed the ladder over with Cena on top. Ziggler then climbs the ladder and gets the briefcase for the win.

WINNER: Dolph Ziggler (with an assist from AJ Lee)