December 7, 2013

TLC, Year 1

Raw ends December with what should be a eventful pay-per-view.

Match 1. Eddie Guerrero vs. William Regal
Regal caught Eddie with a tiger suplex. Eddie came back with the Three Amigos. Regal kicked out and targeted the arms of Eddie. He then connected with a running knee to the face. After a near fall, Regal landed the Power of the Punch and won.

Match 2. Damien Sandow vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Antonio Cesaro   United States Championship
Cesaro won the triple threat match and Ziggler gets his guaranteed rematch. Cesaro DDT'd Sandow and Ziggler at the same time. Ziggler hit Cesaro with the Heart Stopper elbows. Sandow landed the Elbow of Disdain on Ziggler. Ziggler caight Cesaro with the Zig Zag. Cesaro took down Sandow with an STO and rolled Ziggler up to win the US title.

Match 3. Christian vs. Dean Ambrose
Ambrose tossed Christian into the corner, but Captain Charisma landed a flapjack. Dean then hit the double chicken wing face buster. Christian kicked out, but received a headlock driver and could not get up.

Match 4. Stone Cold vs. Ric Flair
Flair blocked a punch and landed a double underhook slam. Flair placed Austin on the announce table and then DDT'd him through it. Back in the ring, Flair went for a piledriver but Austin countered. Stone Cold got up and hit the Stunner to win.

Match 5. TLC - The Mega Powers vs. The Shield   Tag Team Championship
Hogan and Rollins each brought in a ladder. Rollins hit Savage with a back breaker/ neck breaker combo. Rollins set up the ladder and Reigns took both Hogan and Savage down with Samoan drops. Savage almost pulled Rollins down, but he kicked him away and won the tag titles.

Match 6. Daniel Bryan vs. Chris Jericho
These two technical wrestlers know every counter to every move. Jericho got a quick pin, but Bryan kicked out. Jericho then landed the triple powerbombs. Jericho hit another powerbomb with pin bridge, but got a near fall. Bryan came back with a flying forearm. Jericho landed his fifth powerbomb and won.

Main Event. TLC - Shawn Michaels vs. Brock Lesnar   WWE Championship
Lesnar tossed Michaels around like a rag doll. He landed a release German suplex and then an overhead belly-to-belly. A little later, he hit the triple powerbombs and the F5. Michaels made it to his feet and hit Lesnar with a fisherman's suplex. Both men were reaching for the belt. Lesnar flipped HBK over his head and down to the mat, giving him the opportunity to pull down the title and win.

Recap: We have all new champions on Raw. It's the dawning of a new era.

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