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Miz brings out Charlotte and Ric Flair.
Charlotte tells Miz that is now how you introduce a legend. He tells Miz he should be Tyra Banks and quit his own show. Charlotte introduces her father as the sixteen time world champion, the only two time WWE Hall of Famer, and the greatest competitor to step foot in this ring.
Charlotte tells his dad they have ten minutes on Rolex time and they synchronize Rolexes.
Miz says there has been a change in Charlotte and he asks Ric if he is so proud.
Ric says every day he sees his beautiful daughter gain more confidence, living the life of a champion. The only thing better than winning a championship is seeing your son or daughter retaining it. He says he will be in Charlotte’s corner on Sunday.
Miz says the rumor mill has been buzzing about this new attitude. People have called her self serving and egotistical.
Charlotte says that because she is going to do what it takes to be the best, just like her dad taught her. She says if she was a man, Miz would be praising and commending him. Charlotte tells Miz she feels sorry for his wife.
Miz says it is not about him or his wife. It is about you and your behavior. Ever since Paige questioned your behavior after you won the title, you have changed. You have remained silent to Paige’s allegations. What do you have to say.
Charlotte says that if she has anything to say, she will say it on Sunday.
Miz says that Paige interfered with your friendship with Becky and this is the time for you to respond to Paige and you want to turn it down? Why do you want to avoid the question?
Ric tells Miz this is not the opportunity to give Charlotte the third degree to bump your ratings.
Miz asks Charlotte if she is going to hide behind her father. Then Miz reminds Charlotte what Paige said about her.
Ric tells Miz to watch it. Charlotte says the only thing lower on the food chain that you is that two faced gothic piece of trash Paige. Charlotte says she wishes Paige was here now. She will destroy Paige on Sunday for everything she has said about her and her family. Paige will be lucky to step in the ring after Sunday.
Miz says he is so glad that Charlotte said that. Miz points out that Paige is here.
Paige appreciates the passion. Paige says that she is here and she is all hers for her to tell her what she wants.
Ric says this is a ploy to upset her and he tells Charlotte to save it for Sunday. He says that they are Flairs and they are champions.
Paige slaps Ric after Charlotte goes to the floor.
Ric tells Charlotte to get her. Charlotte takes Paige down and punches her but Paige gets out of the ring.
We go to commercial.
We go to the Goldman Box and Rusev and Lana are kissing. Lana says that no one will understand the feelings that they have for each other. Lana says if you have love in your heart you have forgiveness. She says that Ryback does not have that type of hate in his heart and she forgives him.
Match Number Five: Ryback versus Rusev (with Lana)
Rusev goes to the floor once the bell rings and he stretches since he was part of a long match earlier in the night. The referee makes his count and Rusev gets onto the apron and back in the ring before the ten count. Rusev continues to stretch when he gets back into the ring. They lock up and Ryback sends Rusev to the mat and Rusev goes to the floor and he holds his back.
Ryback with a corkscrew plancha onto Rusev. Ryback sends Rusev back into the ring and gets a near fall. Ryback punches Rusev and connects with a forearm and punches. Ryback with back elbows in the corner. Ryback with a suplex for a near fall. Ryback with a kick and punches. Ryback gets sent over the top rope to the floor when Ryback charges at Rusev.
Rusev drops Ryback’s arm on the top rope and we go to commercial.
We are back and Ryback punches Rusev. Ryback presses Rusev over his head but he cannot keep Rusev up because of his arm injury. Rusev kicks Ryback in the arm and wraps the arm in the ropes. Rusev with an Irish whip into the turnbuckles sternum first and Rusev gets a near fall. Rusev continues to work on the shoulder but Ryback with a belly-to-belly suplex and both men are down.
Ryback with a back elbow and running shoulder tackle. Ryback with a flying shoulder tackle and then he pounds his chest with the good arm. Ryback with shoulders in the corner. Rusev with an Irish whip but Ryback with an elbow and missile drop kick for a near fall. Rusev goes to the floor and Ryback follows. Ryback chases Rusev around the ring and then Ryback bumps into Lana as Rusev is able to avoid Lana but Ryback cannot.
Rusev attacks Ryback from behind while Lana limps away. Rusev sends Ryback into the ring post and then Rusev stomps on the back and he applies the Accolade on the floor and the referee makes the ten count.
Double Count Out
After the match, we see that Lana is okay.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Titus O’Neil is with the announcers to talk about Stardust.
Match Number Six: Stardust versus Jack Swagger
We are back and the match is joined in progress and Swagger with a Swagger Bomb and then he applies the ankle lock and Stardust gets to the ropes.
Alberto Del Rio’s music plays and he comes to the ring with Zeb Colter. Stardust sends Swagger’s shoulder into the ring post. Stardust kicks Swagger in the corner. Stardust with a knee and punches. Stardust with kicks and he rakes the eyes. Stardust with an Irish whip but Swagger with clotheslines and he goes for the Swagger Bomb but Stardust gets his feet up. Swagger with a belly-to-belly slam for a near fall.
Stardust with a punch and he drops down and kicks Swagger. Swagger catches Stardust off the ropes and applies the ankle lock. Stardust taps out.
Winner: Jack Swagger
After the match, Del Rio attacks Swagger with a chair and then Titus warns Del Rio to turn around and he hits Stardust with the chair.
Del Rio goes over to Swagger and Swagger pops up and he has a chair. (I think we are going to have a match on Sunday with these two). Both men swing the chairs and Del Rio drops his chair. Swagger swings at Del Rio but Alberto runs to the back. Zeb is still at ringside and Swagger wants to know what is going on. Colter drives away.
We go to The Rosebush with Adam Rose. Adam brings up Miz mentoring Neville. He says that Neville is going to be cast in a live action remake of Dumbo. Adam mentions the return of Rhyno after last week’s return of Tommy Dreamer. Adam says that Tommy looked to be in transition to be an Oompa Loompa. However, what he thought was oil was Becky’s hair dye.
Alberto and Zeb are in the back and Alberto says they laughed at him. He tells Zeb that no one laughs at him. They laughed at him because of Zeb’s stupid scooter. Alberto tells Zeb to stay away from him because he does not need him.
Zeb tells Alberto to calm down and stop being a hot head. Zeb tells Del Rio if it wasn’t him, he would not be the United States Champion. He says he recruited Alberto to face John Cena.
Alberto threatens to hit Zeb with a chair, just like he is going to do to Jack Swagger on Sunday.
Zeb rides away and we go to commercial with Alberto watching.
We are back and we will have a contract signing for the Intercontinental Title Match.
Match Number Seven: Tommy Dreamer (with Rhyno, D-Von Dudley, and Bubba Ray Dudley) versus Braun Strowman (with Erick Rowan, Bray Wyatt, and Luke Harper)
Strowman pushes Dreamer back into the corner and Dreamer with punches. Strowman sends Dreamer into the corner when Dreamer goes for the leg. Strowman with a shoulder tackle. Strowman with a forearm to the back and he chokes Dreamer in the ropes. Strowman with punches in the corner and he sends Dreamer to the mat. Strowman with a hard Irish whip to Dreamer.
Strowman with a slam and then he works on Dreamer’s neck. Dreamer with a boot in the corner and clotheslines but Strowman stays on his feet. Dreamer with a drop kick and it has no effect. Dreamer sets for a DDT but Strowman counters and chokes Dreamer out.
Winner: Braun Strowman
After the match, we have a stare down in anticipation of the Eight Man Elimination Tables Match at TLC.
The lights go out and we go to the back and Sheamus walks in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and Roman Reigns is at ringside as he waits for Sheamus to join him in the ring surrounded by tables, ladders, and chairs. There is a single table, a single ladder, and a single chair in the ring for symbolism.
Roman says he is here for his lesson, where you at? Sheamus calls him out and Roman points out he is the only one to show up.
Roman says this ladder reminds him of his first day on the job. His first match with the Shield was a TLC match. In that match, they earned their spot. That spot was at the bottom of the ladder. Over the next three years, he climbed that ladder. As he climbed higher, he lost some friends and gained some enemies. As he got higher, he could see the promised land. At Survivor Series, he won the WWE Championship.
That only lasted five minutes and fifteen seconds. He got Brogue Kicked twice and was sent back to the bottom of the ladder.
Roman tells Sheamus he is taking back what is his at TLC. He is taking back the WWE Championship. As far as tonight goes, he is not leaving this ring until Sheamus comes out and they destroy this arena and he uses every toy in front of him.
Roman tells Sheamus to stop wasting their time and get your ass out here.
Sheamus’ music plays and he comes out. He calls Roman quite the storyteller and dreamer. Do you think you can beat him for this title? You have some imagination. Sheamus asks Roman if he is trying to intimidate him. Sheamus says sequels are in these days. TLC will end the same way as Survivor Series. He will be standing over Roman still the WWE Champion.
Sheamus says just like at Survivor Series, you will be on your hands and knees wondering how this went wrong.
Roman tells Sheamus to come into the ring if he wants to teach him a lesson.
Sheamus tells Roman he does not call the shots. He will come to the ring when he wants.
Roman says he thought the Irish loved to fight.
Sheamus moves closer to the ring but Roman says it does not look like Sheamus is going to fight. Sheamus says they will fight, but not tonight. Sheamus tells Roman to step up.
Roman tells Sheamus he is yapping. He says he thought Irishmen have potatoes but it looks like he is smuggling tater tots.
Sheamus almost gets into the ring but he stops short of the ramp made of three tables. Sheamus says he did not rush to the ring because that is what Roman does. He will not enter Roman’s booby trapped fort. On Sunday, he will build a castle and he will fill it with battered chairs, broken tables, and mangled ladders. He is going to build it right on top of you.
Roman says it sounds tough coming from the guy on the floor. Man up and show him how to do it in the ring.
Sheamus says he knows that Roman will hit him with the chair so Roman throws the chair out of the ring and he asks Tater Tots if that is okay.
Sheamus brings up the table and he knows that Roman will put him through it.
Roman says he wants to power bomb Sheamus through a table but he pushes the table to the floor.
Sheamus reminds Roman that he was not the WWE Champion for only five minutes and fifteen seconds. There is still a ladder in the ring. If you get rid of the ladder, maybe he will come in the ring and kick your head off.
Roman takes the ladder and teases throwing it at Sheamus and Sheamus flinches. Roman does throw the ladder at Sheamus but he misses.
Roman tells everyone to give Tater Tots a second because he is shivering. He flinched like a little girl. Did he have to scare you in front of these people? He asks Sheamus if he is a champion or a footnote. Roman says if you don’t get into the ring, he will run through Sheamus like a tornado and all you will have left is that stupid shirt.
Sheamus comes into the ring and Roman sends Sheamus to the floor. They go to the floor and Roman sends Sheamus into the ringside barrier. Roman adjusts the announce table and he tries to slam Sheamus’ head into the announce table but Sheamus stops him. Sheamus sends Reigns into the ringside barrier. Sheamus sends Reigns into a ladder. Sheamus clotheslines Reigns into the crowd and Reigns fights back. Reigns sends Sheamus into trash cans.
Reigns drops a trash can on top of Sheamus and he does it with a second one. Reigns sends Sheamus into another trash can. They fight by the stage and Sheamus with a European uppercut. Sheamus is sent into a table hanging by the stage. Reigns slams Sheamus’ head into the ramp. Reigns sets for a power bomb through a table on the floor but Sheamus with a back body drop. Sheamus sends Reigns into tables and chairs by the TitanTron. Sheamus hits Reigns with a chair.
Reigns throws a chair in Sheamus’ face and Reigns hits Sheamus in the back with the chair. Sheamus sends Reigns into the ringside barrier. Sheamus adjusts the monitors. Sheamus sets for a power bomb onto the table but Reigns escapes and he hits a Superman punch. Reigns sets for a spear but Sheamus side steps Reigns and Reigns goes over the table. Sheamus poses but Reigns with a spear through the tables against the ring.
We go to credits.
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