WWE TLC Kickoff Show
The WWE TLC Kickoff Show pre-show starts off with the panel, led by Renee Young, welcoming us inside the TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
They kick it to Tom Phillips for our social media lounge preview for tonight.
From there we go back to the panel where Renee Young starts running down some of the matches scheduled for tonight, as well as introducing some video packages.
After some more of the usual pre-show time-killing junk, we finally head to the ring for our first match.
WWE TLC Kickoff Show Match:
– Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch
Our Kickoff Show match this evening features two former NXT Divas. It’s Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch in one-on-one action.
Team B.A.D. comes out and they sing the 12 days of Christmas with custom lyrics. They should have done an edited version, the second one of them stalled for just a split second, the crowd — which is Sasha Banks’ hometown crowd that gave her an enormous pop coming out — completely turned on them. On second thought, they shouldn’t have done it at all.
With Becky Lynch out there, it doesn’t take long for JBL to reference Conor McGregor being the undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion, Finn Balor the NXT Champion and Sheamus the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
The action gets underway and within a minute or two, Sasha establishes offensive control and we head to a mid-match commercial. When we return, Banks almost gets Lynch in the Bank Statement, but doesn’t finish the job.
Lynch is now making her comeback, getting in an extended series of offense before it was cut short by “The Boss.” Lynch regains control of the match and nearly finishes the job with her finisher, but the Team B.A.D. members saw it coming and interfered, causing a distraction which set things up for Banks to get her in the Bank Statement. Lynch taps out. The crowd popped huge again when Banks got the submission and the pin.
Winner: Sasha Banks
Social Media Lounge: Alberto Del Rio
Backstage, Alberto Del Rio is with Tom Phillips in the social media lounge. Del Rio talks about the international talent in WWE being some of the best wrestlers in their respective countries. Phillips outright says Del Rio and Zeb Colter aren’t working together anymore. Del Rio talks about it being a mistake to trust Colter because he’s an American.
Backstage: League Of Nations
The Leaue Of Nations are shown backstage. Sheamus references his fellow Irishman Conor McGregor winning the UFC Featherweight Championship in just 13 seconds. The guys promise to make an impact tonight that will spread all over the world.
WWE TLC 2015 Pay-Per-View
The WWE TLC pay-per-view kicks off with the usual elaborate, slick video package to tell the story and hype some of the top matches scheduled for tonight.
From there, the pyro explodes at the top of the stage and Michael Cole welcomes us inside the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. for the final WWE pay-per-view event of 2015..
WWE World Tag-Team Champions
Triple-Threat Ladder Match
– The New Day (c) vs. The Lucha Dragons vs. The Usos
The TLC PPV kicks off in the ring with the triple-threat ladder match. The New Day make their way out to the ring to a rock star reception until they start dogging on Boston. They cut a promo in the ring mocking The Usos and just being themselves. The Lucha Dragons make their way out next, followed by The Usos.
Xavier Woods joins the pay-per-view commentary team for this one, as Big E. and Kofi Kingston will be representing The New Day in this one. The bell rings and the action in the ring begins as fast as Woods’ attempt to steal the scene on commentary. The Lucha Dragons hit a double moonsault off the top rope onto The New Day.
This leaves The Usos alone in the ring. They start to climb but are stopped. They knock their opposition out of the ring, throw ladders at them and hit their trademark splashes on the floor.
Woods asks to b excused on commentary as The New Day have one of The Usos seated and trapped behind a ladder with his back stuck in the corner. Woods yells out, “This is what happens to somebody when I’m on commentary” and does a big “baaahhhh-waaaahh” on the trombone. Gotta love it.
The Usos start to go crazy with the ladders on everyone in sight, and brutalizing their own bodies in the process. Woods is back on commentary. Sin Cara hits a big dive out to the floor. Woods corrects Jerry Lawler for accidetally calling him Kalisto instead of Sin Cara when recapping the dive spot.
The Lucha Dragons climb the ladders but Big E. grabs them like he’s bench pressing and shucks them off. The crowd dug the funny/impressive visual. The Usos hit the ring and start getting their comeback.
Woods quips that he’s a very intelligent man after pointing out that Kingston is a “veteran ladder match-haver.” He’s kinda killing it on commentary, folks. The Usos yell, “Let’s go!” to the crowd. Woods on commentary: “Let’s go? You’re not going anywhere. You’re go-ing to lose.” Killing it, folks.
Uso does a crazy splash off the top rope onto Big E. on the floor while Big E. had a ladder laying on top of him. Crazy. Kalisto goes to climb the ladder alone in the ring. Lawler calls him Sin Cara by mistake again. Woods catches it, and without mercy rips into Lawler for being wrong again. He remembers this match is no disqualification, so he drops his headset and breaks his trombone over Kalisto’s back. This allows Kingston to climb the ladder and pull down the titles. The New Day wins. Crazy match.
Winners and STILL WWE Tag-Team Champions: The New Day
