WWE TLC PPV Results Aired On: 12/18/2011 Report by: Chris Shore & ProWrestling.net
The show opened with a video that had a “Night Before Christmas” narration. It touched on the various matches and the TLC theme… Michael Cole and
Jerry Lawler introduced the show from ringside…
1. Zack Ryder defeated Dolph Ziggler (w/Vickie Guerrero) to win the U.S. Title in 10:25. Ziggler jumped out to the first stretch of prolonged offense. Ryder came back with a nice missile dropkick around 6:00. It was a pro-Ryder crowd. He had Ziggler pinned at 6:45, but Vickie reached in and put Ziggler’s leg over the bottom rope. The ref saw it and sent Vickie backstage.
Ziggler went for his finisher and missed. He hit the move moments later and went for the cover, but Ryder kicked out. The crowd wasn’t as hot for the kick out as one might expect them to be given how into the match they’ve been. Ryder came back with a beautiful dropkick.
Ziggler looked to the crowd before going to the ropes. Ziggler caught him and performed a hurcanrana off the ropes that resulted in a good near fall. Ryder set up for his finisher, but Ziggler shoved him over his head and into the corner, then rolled him up for a good near fall of his own. A “Let’s Go Ryder, Woo Woo Woo” chant broke out.
Ryder hit the Rough Ryder a short time later and scored the clean pin to win the title. The cameras cut to a scowling Cole. Ugh. They went back to Ryder, who went to ringside and celebrated the win with his father in the front row. He did the “Woo Woo Woo” routine and the crowd enthusiastically chanted along. “Finally!” Ryder yelled…
Backstage, Booker was talking with Alicia Fox when Cody Rhodes attacked him from behind. Cody ran him into a rolling cart and put the boots to him until referees intervened. Booker got back to his his knees and yelled…
Rey Mysterio and Booker T were featured in a Slim Jim spot…
2. Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston defeated Primo and Epico (w/Rosa Mendes) to retain the WWE Tag Titles. The crowd was hot for Air Boom from the start. Bourne hit a big dive onto Epico on the floor and then Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise on Primo to get the pin to win the match…
They went backstage to Josh Mathews for an update on Booker T. He said he didn’t know anything officially, but he saw Cody Rhodes walk by with a big smile on his face. Mathews assumed the match was off due to the way Cody was smiling…
Backstage, Teddy Long was dressed like Santa Claus and Hornswoggle was dressed like an elf. Hornswoggle said he’d never seen a black Santa. Teddy said no fat white man would go down the chimney in his neighborhood. Teddy said he saw Hornswoggle on Raw and it was terrible. He gave him an ebonics book. Hornswoggle pulled down Teddy’s beard and stomped his foot…
3. Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett in a tables match at 10:13. Orton went to the floor early and picked up a table, but Barrett kicked the table into his head. Barrett tried to slide a table in the ring, but Orton popped it up into his head. They battled up the ramp where a number of tables were setup. Barrett lifted for a pump handle slam, but Orton rolled through and beat Barrett all the way back to the ring.
Orton tried for a suplex from the stairs onto a table, but Barrett escaped and slammed Orton into the post and then the stairs. Barrett slid one table in the ring and then setup one on the floor. The ended up back in the ring and Barrett worked Orton on the ropes. Barrett tried to kick Orton onto the table on the floor, but Orton grabbed the rope and crashed to the apron in a nice spot.
Barrett setup a table in the corner in the ring and lifted Orton for a power slam. Orton slid out and hit a clothesline. He hit his scoop slam and went for the rope DDT. Barrett flipped Orton over the top and tried for Wasteland on the table. Orton slid out and hit the rope DDT. He went for an RKO, but Barrett almost pushed him on the corner table and followed with a sidewalk slam. He sat the table up and put Orton on it. He jumped off the second rope and Orton popped up and hit the RKO through the table for the win.
Backstage, the Bellas bickered in Santa’s lap about who was naughty or nice. Teddy said he had a present for them and gave them his private number. They slapped him and walked off. Jack Swagger walked in and ran down Teddy and Santa and GM. He asked what Teddy was going to do about Henry hitting him with a chair. Teddy said nothing but asked Swagger to sit on his lap so they could work it out.
Sheamus walked up and put Teddy over as Santa. He wished Swagger Merry Christmas and started to talk to Teddy. Swagger called Sheamus a goof and Sheamus told another story and said he would put Swagger’s head in his own ass if he talked to him like that again. Teddy booked them in a match for later…
Beth Phoenix made her ring entrance while a video recapped her incident with Kelly Kelly at the Slammys. Kelly was out next…
4. Beth Phoenix defeated Kelly Kelly to retain the WWE Divas Championship at 5:16. Beth dared Kelly to slap her again, so she did. Kelly drove Beth to the floor and hit a bulldog from the apron. Kelly hit her spinning head scissors in the ring, but Beth gorilla pressed her onto the top rope to take control. Beth hooked on a camel clutch and you could hear them calling the match. Kelly reversed a Glam Slam into a roll up attempt, but Beth held on a hurricanranna attempt and flipped Kelly over in a reverse electric chair for the win…
Backstage, Del Rio ran down Ric Rod for not having his car ready. He sent Ricardo off for food and turned to face the Miz. They bickered for a while about not being friends and Ricardo returned with the food. Miz slammed it into Ricardo’s face and stormed off. Del Rio knocked Ricardo to the ground and stormed off too…
A view of Baltimore was shown and Cole informed us that the final troops left Iraq this week. They played a video of the Baltimore National Guard sending greetings home…
Booker T started to make his entrance and Cody attacked him halfway down the aisle. Cody slammed him into the barricades. Officials ran out and chased Cody off. They helped Booker to his feet and the trainer said he had to come to the back to be checked out…
5. Triple H defeated Kevin Nash in a sledgehammer ladder match at 18:13. The bell rang and the brawl started. It spilled tot he floor where Nash hit Hunter with a ladder and Hunter hit a shoulder tackle with off the announce table. Hunter knocked Nash into the crowd. He regrouped for a moment and then went back for Nash, but Nash dropped him in on the rail. He tried to whip Hunter to the post, but Hunter reversed and sent Nash into the post.
They tossed a couple of ladders in the ring and rolled in. Hunter attacked Nash’s leg with the ladder and did several ladder gimmick spots on the leg, including a figure four through the ladder. Hunter tried to whip Nash into a ladder in the corner, but Nash reversed and Hunter bumped all the way to the floor. He hit Hunter in the face with a ladder and then slid him in the ring for a side slam on the ladder.
Nash put a ladder across the bottom rope, and then hit a sling shot on Hunter on the ladder. Nash pushed Hunter to the floor and cleared the announce table. He was going for the jackknife on the table, but Hunter tossed Nash over the table. Hunter went for the sledgehammer, but Nash caught him and hit a chokeslam.
Nash got a table and set it up in the ring. Hunter attacked and knocked Nash to the floor. Hunter set up the ladder and climbed it. Nash climbed the other side and they fought at the top. Hunter hit Nash with the still attached sledgehammer and Nash took the table bum from the ladder. Hunter took the sledgehammer and wore Nash out. He hit a Pedigree (after a slip), but the crowd chanted for another. Nash sat up on his knees and gave the Wolfpac sign. Hunter gave the crotch chop and hit Nash with the sledgehammer for the win. Post-match, Nash did the stretcher job with paramedics that should be fired immediately…
Backstage, Josh Matthews interviewed CM Punk. He ran a video that recapped the attack on Punk from Raw. He ran down both heels and Johnny Ace and then Laurinaitis walked up. He and Punk jawed back and forth and then he wished Punk luck in his match. Punk said luck was for losers and left so Ace could text…
6. Sheamus defeated Jack Swagger at 5:55. Sheamus dominated for the first five minutes. Swagger ducked a Brogue Kick and hit a tackle to the leg. He did a Swagger bomb into an elbow on the leg and slapped on the ankle lock. Sheamus kicked away and hit the Brogue kick for the win…
Backstage, Big Show cut a promo on beating Mark Henry and said he would end his nine year drought as world champion…
7. Big Show vs. Mark Henry in a chairs match to become the World Heavyweight Championship 5:29. The bell rang and Show went to the floor and tossed several chairs in the ring. When Show finally got in the ring, Henry went to the floor. He hit Show’s right hand on the floor and rolled him back in the ring. Henry way going to do something with the chair, but Big Show hit the WMD for the win.
Show celebrated with the belt and Henry attacked from behind. He hit a DDT on Show on the chairs and left the ring. Suddenly, Daniel Bryan’s music hit and he ran out with the briefcase and a ref…
8. Daniel Bryan defeated Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship at 0:07. Daniel Bryan covered immediately but it took the ref a moment to count. Bryan celebrated with the fans and talked junk to Cole while Show looked on. Show finally left the ring as Bryan continued to celebrate…
Backstage, Josh Matthews interviewed Booker. Booker said he was going on and Matthews asked him. Matthews said we all knew what kind of man Booker was, and Booker stormed off for the ring…
9. Cody Rhodes defeated Booker T to retain the Intercontinental Championship at 7:15. Booker started out quick and tossed Cody to the floor. Cody attacked when he returned to the ring and worked his offense. Booker came back with a clubbing blow and hit a side slam for two. Booker hit a spine buster type move and called for the spinarooni. Booker did the move, but sold being dizzy. The two men traded kick attempts, and then Cody hit the Beautiful Disaster kick for two. Cody hit another kick and that was enough for the pin.
10. CM Punk defeated Alberto Del Rio and The Miz in a TLC match for the WWE Championship at 18:24. Punk attacked both heels to start, and the heels attacked back. They beat Punk down and went to the floor watching each other. Ric Rod distracted Miz and Del Rio hit him with a chair. Del Rio picked up a ladder and Punk dove on him and the ladder from the ring.
Punk rolled Miz in the ring and got a chair, but Miz took it away and hit him with it. Miz setup the chair in the ring and used it to kick poff for a clothesline in the corner. Punk ducked and hit the high knee and setup for the bulldog on the chair. Miz stopped him and hit a slam on the chair.
Miz went to the floor and grabbed a ladder. Del Rio attacked and backdropped Miz on the ladder. Del Rio grabbed another ladder and Punk kicked him through the ladder. Punk took a chair and beat Miz to death before hitting the high knee on the floor that drove Miz into the first row.
Punk took the big ladder and set it up in the middle of the ring. He climbed up and Ric Rod ran in to stop him. Punk grabbed at Ricardo, but Ricardo spilled to the floor and Punk was handcuffed to the support arm of the ladder. Del Rio ran in and assaulted Punk, but Punk fought back and broke the ladder to free himself and knock Del Rio to the floor.
Miz dragged a ladder in and attacked Punk with it. Miz climbed for the belt, but Punk stopped him and they fought in the corner. Punk went to suplex Miz onto a table on the floor, but Del Rio ran in and hit his step up enziguri on Punk that looked stiff as hell. Punk took the table bump on the floor, and Del Rio locked the arm breaker through the ladder on Miz
Del Rio took two chairs and attacked Punk. He locked the armbreaker on Punk through the chair, and then setup the ladder in the ring, but in the wrong spot. He started to climb, but Punk and Miz turned the ladder over and Del Rio took the nut shot on the top rope. Punk and Miz clotheslined each other and Ric Rod tried to climb the ladder. Miz and Punk recovered and spilled him backwards to take a table bump on the floor from the ladder.
Miz and Punk fought in the corner and Miz handcuffed Punk to the second turnbuckle. Punk swiped at Miz and Miz just stared arrogantly. Punk hit a roundhouse kick and took the ring apart to set himself free. Miz and Del Rio were both climbing the ladder in the ring when Punk climbed up. They all fought on the top. Miz fell, and then Del Rio was kicked off by Punk. Miz dragged Punk off, but Punk hit GTS and climbed the ladder for the win. He celebrated on top of the ladder to end the show…
