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Ziggler with a knee to the midsection and Sheamus rolls to the floor. Ziggler tries to get some feeling back into his arm and then he goes after Sheamus on the floor and punches him. They return to the ring and Ziggler punches Sheamus and the referee pulls him out of the corner. Ziggler with a kick to Sheamus followed by a neck breaker and he gets a near fall.
Ziggler with a reverse chin lock. Sheamus with elbows and he sends Ziggler sternum first into the turnbuckles. Sheamus with punches followed by two double sledges, a shoulder into the corner but he misses a second shoulder when Ziggler moves and Sheamus hits the turnbuckles. Ziggler with a rollup and he uses the ropes but the referee sees what Ziggler is doing. Ziggler gets a near fall. Ziggler kicks Sheamus and then Ziggler goes to the turnbuckles but Sheamus catches him and hits a back breaker followed by a fallaway slam.
Sheamus with forearms across the chest to Ziggler on the apron. Sheamus suplexes Ziggler back into the ring. Sheamus goes to the apron for the shoulder tackle from the turnbuckles but Ziggler recovers and crotches Sheamus.
Sheamus and Ziggler exchange punches on the turnbuckles and Sheamus with the advantage. He pushes Ziggler off the turnbuckle but Ziggler recovers and hits a super X Factor for a near fall. Ziggler tries for the sleeper but Sheamus pushes him off. Sheamus tries for White Noise but Ziggler escapes. Sheamus then remembers that Ziggler has a bad knee and goes for the Cloverleaf but Ziggler gets to the ropes.
Ziggler misses a Fameasser but Sheamus does not miss the uranage back breaker. Sheamus gets a near fall and then it is time to signal for the Brogue Kick. Sheamus misses the Brogue Kick and Ziggler rolls to the floor. Sheamus follows after Ziggler and Ziggler hits Sheamus with a chair.
Winner: Sheamus (by disqualification)
Ziggler hits Sheamus a few more times and then Sheamus with a Brogue Kick into the chair and it hits Ziggler in the head.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Vickie Guerrero is stretching in the back and Hornswoggle and Great Khali enter. Hornswoggle is about to ask Vickie something, but Vickie says that she is a little tight. Khali and Hornswoggle are helping her to loosen up and Vince McMahon enters and sees them all contorted. Vince says that he thought this was a family show.
Michael Cole reminds everyone of what The Shield did on Friday night.
We go to a video feature on The Shield. The introduce themselves and they say that they know injustice. CM Punk, the champion for more than a year, was disrespected with a lie detector test by the Miz. Welcome to consequences. Randy Orton took advantage of a young, defenseless Brad Maddox. Welcome to payback. They shield the WWE from injustice. Team Hell No . . . nobody says no to The Shield. Ryback has been handed success on a silver platter. He has been put on a pedestal, but they have knocked him off the pedestal. They welcome Ryback back to reality.
They do not work for anyone. They do not work for Paul Heyman or CM Punk. They work for each other. They welcome everyone to the Shield of Justice. Bring ladders, tables, and chairs to TLC. They will bring the sword.
Match Number Five: Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) versus Zack Ryder
Del Rio with a punch to Ryder but he misses a clothesline. Ryder with a drop kick and forearms in the corner. Ryder gets a near fall. Ryder with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Ryder with a side head lock and take down. Del Rio drops Ryder’s arm on the top rope but when Del Rio returns to the ring, Ryder with a flapjack for a near fall.
Del Rio blocks knees from Ryder when he charges into the corner and Del Rio with an enzuigiri for a near fall. Del Rio with a kick to the arm and he wraps the arm in the ropes. Ryder with punches but Del Rio returns to the arm and he hits a suplex and gets a near fall. Del Rio with forearms to the back and then he applies a rear chin lock.
Ryder with punches but Del Rio with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall. Del Rio hits a step up enzuigiri to the arm for a near fall. Del Rio with a boot to the head and then he gets another near fall. Del Rio with a rear chin lock. Ryder with a sunset flip for a near fall. Del Rio with a German suplex and bridge for a near fall.
Del Rio with a double sledge from the turnbuckles and he gets a near fall. Del Rio with a rear chin lock but Ryder with a jaw breaker. Ryder sends Del Rio over the top rope and he falls to the floor. Ricardo checks on Del Rio while Ryder struggles to get back to his feet.
Ryder with two clotheslines. Del Rio with an Irish whip but he runs into knees from Ryder. Del Rio with a drop toe hold to avoid the Broski Boot and Del Rio applies the cross arm breaker and Ryder taps out.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
After the match, Michael and Jerry remind us that Alberto Del Rio faces Ryback on Main Event, which will air at 6:30 PM Eastern on Wednesday.
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AJ Lee is skipping in the back and we go to commercial.
Match Number Six:AJ Lee versus Vickie Guerrero
Vickie wants to know where the referee is and AJ does not do anything while Vickie has her back turned.
Your referee is the returning Brad Maddox.
Vickie attacks AJ from behind and slams AJ’s head into the mat. Vickie chokes AJ in the ropes and then she slams AJ’s head into the mat. Vickie laughs while she works over AJ and she slaps AJ in the face.
AJ with a take down and she punches Vickie. Vickie goes to the floor and AJ follows after her and she takes Vickie down on the floor. AJ brings Vickie back into the ring and she punches Vickie.
AJ slams Vickie’s head into the mat and the referee warns AJ. AJ with a forearm and the referee refuses to make the count. Vickie recovers and gets the three count with a rollup.
Winner: Vickie Guerrero
After the match, AJ throws a tantrum and she punches the mat. This might not have been the best time to have the TLC pay per view set up around the ring because AJ throws a few chairs, pushes over a ladder, rearranges the announce table, and slaps Justin Roberts.
We go to commercial.
We are back and AJ is destroying more stuff in the back until John Cena comes by to calm her down. John tells AJ to relax and calm down. He tells her it isn’t the end of the world and everything is fine. They hug.
Antonio Cesaro says that he has been traveling this country and it is going rotten. It is most evident in New Jersey. The real truth is that no one needs Antonio Cesaro as their United States Champion more than the people in this building. On Sunday, R Truth will learn the hard way that the Truth hurts.
Match Number Seven: Kofi Kingston versus Antonio Cesaro in a Champion versus Champion non-Title, but do not remember they wrestled on Wednesday on Main Event Match
Cesaro works on the arm and he turns it into a waist lock. Cesaro with a front face lock but Kofi with an escape and he applies a hammer lock but Cesaro works on the wrist. Kofi tries for a leg sweep but Cesaro with boots to Kofi. Cesaro with a head butt and side head lock. Cesaro with a shoulder tackle. Kofi with a leaping back elbow and then he leaps into the corner and punches Cesaro ten times and rolls back to the mat. Kofi with a twisting forearm to the head and Cesaro goes to the apron.
Cesaro drops Kofi on the top rope. Cesaro with a slam and a leaping stomp to the chest for a near fall. Cesaro chokes Kofi in the ropes and he kicks Kofi in the head. Cesaro chokes Kofi in the ropes and the referee warns him. Kofi with a kick. Cesaro with a slam and elbow drop for a near fall.
Cesaro with a knee to the midsection and he tries for a slam but Kofi escapes and he kicks Cesaro in the leg. Kofi with a few Steamboat-esque chops and follows with a drop kick and Superman punch. Cesaro knows that the Boom drop is coming so he rolls to the floor.
Cesaro misses a shoulder on the apron and Kofi with a kick. Kofi with a monkey flip and Kofi runs into a boot and we go to commercial.
We are back and Cesaro with a waist lock on Kofi. Kofi with elbows but Cesaro with a bear hug. Kofi with a head butt and then he slides through Cesaro’s legs to get a sunset flip. Cesaro picks Kofi up but Kofi with a near fall on a rollup. Cesaro with a take down and he gets a near fall.
Cesaro wit a dead lift side salto and he gets a near fall. Cesaro with a boot to the head. Kofi with kicks and forearms but Cesaro with a spinebuster for a near fall. Cesaro leaps onto Kofi’s chest again and he returns to the waist lock. Cesaro sends Kofi into the turnbuckles but Kofi with a back elbow. Kofi goes to the turnbuckles and he hits Shadows over Hell on Cesaro for a near fall.
Cesaro blocks an SOS attempt and Cesaro with a European uppercut to the back of the neck. Cesaro with punches in the corner and the referee warns him. Kofi hits SOS but Cesaro gets his hand on the ropes before the referee can make the three count. Kofi misses a splash into the corner but Kofi with a pendulum kick. Kofi goes up top but Cesaro catches Kofi and hits a tilt-a-whirl back breaker and then he gets ready for the Gotch Style Neutralizer and he gets the three count.
Winner: Antonio Cesaro
We go to commercial.
We are back and the MizTV set has been moved to the stage and he has the old Abraham Washington Show couch. Miz welcomes everyone to MizTV. After winning the elimination tag match, he brings out Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow. He calls them Beardo and the Weirdo.
Damien says that the only thing worse than Miz having his own show is the ignoramuses who watch it.
Damien tells everyone to be quiet since he is going to speak. He says that it is his esteemed honor and privilege to reintroduce his tag team partner and best friend. He wants everyone to act like adults and remain silent for the new and improved Cody Rhodes.
Cody thanks Damien for that proper introduction. He tells Miz that he may not realize this because he is too busy watching himself in the main event of Wrestlemania two years ago when he was somebody.
Cody says that they are light among a cesspool. They are like Princeton. An island amidst some of the densest people in the country, New Jersey.
Miz says that he mustache Cody a question. He wonders if Cody grew it or if Sandow’s beard fell onto his lip.
Damien says that someone who was the star of a reality show has completely lost touch with reality.
Miz throws out a few reallys and Damien demands silence.
Miz says that he wonders how they think they can beat Bryan and Kane when they won’t even beat Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara on Sunday.
Damien says that Miz is not a good host. He says that he has bad form and his questions are repugnant, when they are directed at the future tag team champions.
Miz asks Cody how it felt that Damien Sandow did not visit him once when Cody was rehabilitating his shoulder. Damien says that is not true. Miz asks Cody how he feels about Damien saying that he carries the team. He says that Cody is the Marty Jannetty to his Shawn Michaels. How does it feel that no matter what Cody says or does that he will always be overshadowed by someone whether it be his father or his tag team partner.
Cody tells Damien to calm down and he says that he has heard it before. Maybe Miz’ current slump has to do with Miz becoming one of those people. He says that this interview is over.
Miz wonders if it was something he said. Miz says that they should be known as The Pink and the Stink.
John Cena is walking in the back and AJ stops him. AJ asks if she can join him at ringside. She wants to support him. John tells her that she does not have to do that because he will be wrestling the Big Show. AJ acknowledges her past with the Big Show. Cena says that he would feel responsible if something happened to her at ringside.
AJ understands John’s position and she says that she will be watching from the back.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we are told that there will be a Santa’s Helper Divas Battle Royal on the preshow.
Dolph Ziggler joines Jerry and Michael at the announce table for the main event.
Match Number Eight: John Cena versus Big Show in a Non Title Match
They lock up and Show backs Cena into the corner but Cena escapes and punches Show but Show with a head butt. Show with a punch to the midsection. Show with a head butt to Cena. Show with a running butt splash into the corner. Show with another head butt. Cena climbs on Show’s back for a choke.
Show falls to one knee and then Cena gets a near fall. Cena tries to get Show up for an Attitude Adjustment and Cena cannot get Show up. We go to commercial.
We are back and Big Show tries for a choke slam but Cena counters with a DDT and both men are down again. Show with a side slam to Cena for a near fall. Show with a head butt to Cena. Cena with a drop kick that sends Show to the ropes but Show responds with a spear for a near fall. Show with an elbow drop and he gets a near fall.
Show runs into boots from Cena and Cena with punches. Cena leaps into a bear hug. Cena escapes the hold and Show kicks Cena out of the ring. Show sends Cena into the ringside barrier and the referee continues his count. Show palms Cena onto the apron and Cena with punches and shoulders.
Show with a clothesline to Cena. Show goes to the turnbuckles for the Vader Bomb and he hits it. Show with punches to Cena in the corner. Show goes to the turnbuckles again for an elbow drop but Cena moves. Cena with a flying shoulder tackle and then he hits a belly-to-back suplex. Cena signals for the five knuckle shuffle and he hits it. Cena walks into a choke slam and Show gets a near fall.
Show gets ready for his five knuckle shuffle known as the KO punch but Cena avoids it. Cena gets Show on his shoulders and hits the Attitude Adjustment.
Winner: Big Show (by Disqualification)
Seth Rollins hits the ring and he goes after John Cena. The referee calls for the bell. Ambrose and Reigns join Rollins and they attack Cena. Reigns with a head butt and the three-on-one attack continues.
They bring a table into the ring and it is put against the turnbuckles. Kane’s pyro goes off and Kane and Bryan run to the ring and the brawl is on. It is only a matter of time before someone wants to be fed.
Dolph Ziggler attacks John Cena to make it four on three. Show makes it five on three. Sheamus makes it five on four and he goes after Ziggler and not Big Show because of the contract stipulation. Cena spears Show through a table.
Sheamus and Ziggler fight into the crowd while Ambrose, Rollins, and Reigns work over Bryan and Kane.
Ryback’s music plays and he saunters to the ring and he throws a ladder at the Shield. Ryback goes after Reigns while Ambrose and Kane brawl and Bryan and Rollins do the same.
We go to credits.
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