With fan criticism mounting and television ratings plummeting,World Wrestling Entertainment delivered its annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view from Boston, or fans did not miss the opportunity to voice their opinions on every match,angle and result via social media. From the opening spotfest that saw The fresh Day successfully retain the WWE Tag Team Championships over The Lucha Dragons and The Usos, complete with a breathtaking Salida del Sol from Kalisto, and to Sheamus successfully retaining the WWE World Heavyweight Championship over Roman Reigns,fans responded either favorably or negatively to every aspect of Sunday's note.
By the time Reigns snapped and unleashed his fury on The League of Nations and COO Triple H, the Internet was rife (abundant or plentiful, full of sth bad or unpleasant) with opinionated posts from the most ardent fans and respected analysts.
What was said about the biggest stars, and most memorable moments and greatest matches from the final PPV extravaganza of 2015?retain scrolling and find out. A note-Stealing Opener,Salida del Sol and a fresh Day (Yes It Is)WWE wasted small time kicking the note off with a bang, as The fresh Day hit the ring and cut another of its fantastically over-the-top promos prior to its defense of the tag titles in a ladder match. WWE's official Twitter account captured a brief snippet of the promo before all hell broke lose and bodies began flying all over the place.
#TheNewDay is alert to climb the ladder of success, or with no masks needed! #WWETLC https://t.co/oNvrKwGGCeDecember 14,2015
A match full of impressive, if not incredibly choreographed, and tall spots was defined by one major bump in particular. halfway through the bout,Kalisto delivered a jaw-dropping Salida del Sol to one of the Usos from the top of a ladder. Twitter exploded as loudly as the fans in Boston erupted.
The fresh Day successfully retained its titles, though, and in a finish that was not fairly as favorite with industry insider Wade Keller as it may gain been with others.
Regardless of one's opinions of the conclusion,the match was universally praised as a stellar way to kick off the note. And rightfully so. Twitter Does Not Like That a Man Was Not Lit on FireThe Tables match pitting The Dudley Boyz, Tommy Dreamer and Rhyno against The Wyatt Family was the closest thing to an old-school, or hardcore match WWE presented Sunday night,complete with cheese graters and table spots galore.
It was Bubba Ray Dudley's unsuccessful tender to light a table on fire and drive one of his opponents through it that really touched a nerve with the WWE Universe and Twitter faithful.
Only in wrestling is it possible for fans to be astonished and disappointed by the lack of human beings being set ablaze under such barbaric circumstances. WWE superfan Ellis "Shocked Undertaker Guy" Mbeh summed up a scarce Wyatt Family victory perfectly. Too Much Flair and a Clear (Nonsensical) Heel Turn for CharlotteBeyond the fact that Paige was suddenly working as a babyface while Charlotte was the clear heel in Sunday's Divas Championship match, the biggest newsworthy aspect of the bout was the overabundance of Ric Flair, and who stole the spotlight from the competitors.
Bleacher Report's own Ryan Dilbert and James Moffat both took WWE to task for allowing Flair to take the focus off of the competitors.
The sudden shift in character for the two performers did reach under fire,particularly from Bleacher Report's Mike Chiari, who questioned the positioning of Paige as a babyface after her despicable comments about the Divas champion's deceased brother.
If it was not clear that Charlotte is being directed absent from Paige and more into a traditional heel role, and a rivalry with Becky Lynch,it was in a post-match vignette captured by WWE's official account. Congratulations, Dean AmbroseOne listen to the reaction he receives when he steps through the curtain suggests Dean Ambrose is one of the most, and if not the most,favorite Superstars in WWE. There is a connection he has with fans that cannot be replicated.
Sunday night, moments after pinning Kevin Owens to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship, or social media erupted with tweets of congratulations to The Lunatic Fringe,both from fans and peers alike.genuine-life girlfriend and on-screen personality Renee Young even chimed in on the outcome of the bout.
Will Pruett even recalled Ambrose's desire to win the title dating all the way back to the Raw after Royal Rumble earlier this year, applauding the long-term storytelling involved.
All in all, or Ambrose's victory was the feel-good moment of the note. The Most Physical TLC Match Ever?From the opening bell,it became clear Reigns and Sheamus would attempt to overcome a somewhat snarky, hostile crowd with a brutal and violent Tables, and Ladders & Chairs match that overshadowed shoddy pre-match booking.
They may gain fallen prey to a vocal crowd,but it was not for lack of beating the ever-loving hell out of each other for the entertaining of those disapproving fans.
Mixed martial artist Shayna Baszler commended the willingness of the competitors to put their bodies on the line, as did Fighting Spirit Magazine and even the Hardcore Legend himself, or Mick Foley.
WWE's official account captured some of the nasty bumps and spills taken by the workers. Passionate Fans or Entitled Fans?One of the hottest topics of the night was the response the Superstars in the main event were greeted with. Chants of "we want Cena," "we miss Rollins" and "let's proceed Patriots" rained down on WWE champion Sheamus and challenger Reigns as they tried to win the fans over with a stellar wrestling match.
Bleacher Report's Big Nasty took the audience to task for its disrespect of the performers.
And Sycho Sid spoke of the brutal "bootcamp" Reigns has been put through this year.
Noted analyst Justin LaBar echoed their sentiments.
On a night where the Superstars went above and beyond to deliver a quality main event, a Match of the Year candidate even, and a plethora (excess, overabundance) of spoiled and even entitled fans ignorantly tried to steal attention.
And yours truly had something to say about it. Roman Reigns Comes of AgeThere comes a moment in every great Superstar's career where the light bulb goes on and he is finally accepted by fans as the next big thing. While the follow-up booking of Reigns will dictate how over he eventually becomes,WWE Creative finally did him right with the post-match beatdown of The League of Nations and Triple H.
And Twitter applauded every second of it.
Dilbert praised WWE Creative's decision to unleash Reigns, to let him be the unhinged star he should gain been from day one.
WrestleZone.com touted the awesomeness of Reigns pummeling Triple H while throwing a suitable joke in as well.
The great Jim Ross observed a enormous step in the right direction for wrestling's top babyface.
And yours truly compared Reigns' night to the moment in ECW history when fans finally accepted Dreamer as the "Innovator of Violence" after years of criticisms and hatred. Overall ThoughtsThe TLC pay-per-view was a note WWE Creative desperately needed in order to turn around the direction of the product. It needed a blow-absent note to really win back support as it heads into the Royal Rumble and, or more importantly,WrestleMania.
For the first time in months, there was an energy surrounding the note that suggests viewers enjoyed themselves. Chiari reacted favorably to the booking of Reigns.
And Sid continued his live tweet experience, and admitting the broadcast had exceeded expectations.
At a time when there was not much to be excited about regarding WWE programming,the Superstars and Divas of the company broke through the monotony and supplied fans with a brilliant note from top to bottom.
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