WWE TLC 2018 Results: 6 Title Matches, Ronda Rousey Gets Revenge & A GM Fights For His Job
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WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan def. AJ Styles to retain the title
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Dean Ambrose def. Seth Rollins to win the title
Mixed Match Challenge Tournament Finals
(Winning Team Earns The #30 Spot In Their Respective Royal Rumble Match)
R-Truth & Carmella def. Alicia Fox & Jinder Mahal
TLC Match
Braun Strowman def. Baron Corbin
(If Corbin wins, he becomes the permanent GM of RAW. If Strowman wins, he goes on to the Royal Rumble PPV to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship and Corbin is fired from his GM position.)
RAW Women’s Championship
Ronda Rousey def. Nia Jax w/Tamina to retain the title
SmackDown Live Women’s Championship – Triple Threat TLC Match
Asuka def. Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair to retain the title
Finn Balor def. Drew McIntyre
Ladder Match
Elias def. Bobby Lashley w/Lio Rush
SmackDown Live Tag Team Championships – Triple Threat Tag Team Match
The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) def. New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) & The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) to retain the titles
Tables Match
Natalya def. Ruby Riott (w/ Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan)
WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Buddy Murphy def. Cedric Alexander to retain the title
Chairs Match
Rey Mysterio def. Randy Orton
– The kickoff show panel consists of The Coach, Sam Roberts, Booker T and David Otunga.
– The panel goes over the card for tonight’s event.
– A video package airs showing the moment when Dean Ambrose turned on Seth Rollins, followed by analysis from the panel.
– Highlights are shown of Daniel Bryan defeating AJ Styles to win the WWE Championship last month, followed by some analysis from the panel.
– Highlights are then shown of Baron Corbin and company injuring the elbow of Braun Strowman, followed by some analysis from the panel.
– Baron Corbin is backstage with JoJo and Heath Slater, Corbin has JoJo reciting lines for tonight’s match result between him and Braun Strowman. Charly Caruso arrives for an interview, Corbin promises to shatter Strowman’s other elbow if her shows up tonight.
WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Cedric Alexander
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Murphy and Alexander, Alexander and Murphy score headlock takedowns on each other. Alexander gets Murphy out of the ring with a head scissors takedown, Murphy gets back in the ring and nailed with a drop kick from Alexander. Murphy recovers and he sends Alexander to the ring apron, Alexander gets back in the ring and Murphy uses a knee strike to knock him back out of the ring. Murphy gets Alexander back in the ring before landing a top rope double knee strike for a near fall, Murphy keeps Alexander down while applying the chin lock. Alexander fights to get free and he shoves Murphy into the corner, Murphy nails Alexander with another knee strike before climbing the rope.
Murphy lifts Alexander up for an illegal chin lock while on the ropes, Murphy leaps off the ropes and Alexander nails him with a super kick. Alexander then hits Murphy with a few enzaguris and a springboard flat liner, Murphy rolls out of the ring and Alexander takes him down with a suicide dive. Alexander gets Murphy back in the ring before landing a springboard clothesline for a near fall, Murphy surprises Alexander with a roll up for a near fall. Alexander recovers and nails Murphy with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall, Alexander picks Murphy up to attack him with forearm strikes. Alexander and Murphy exchange blows until Murphy traps Alexander in the ropes to land a super kick, Murphy then hits Alexander with a sit out power bomb for a near fall.
Murphy gets Alexander to the ring apron and he follows him out there, Alexander fights back and he nails Murphy with a death valley driver on the ring apron. Alexander then hits Murphy with a Lumbar Check for a near fall, Murphy rolls out of the ring and Alexander follows him out there. Alexander gets Murphy back in the ring and Murphy sends him into the corner, Murphy then hits Alexander with a knee strike followed by Murphy’s Law for a three count.
Winner: Buddy Murphy, still the WWE Cruiserweight Champion
– The panel provides analysis for tonight’s Raw Women’s Title Match.
– Becky Lynch is interviewed backstage, Lynch says Asuka brought the fight on Smackdown Live and Lynch promises to rip the heads off of both of her opponents tonight. Lynch says that Nia Jax is saying her name to be relevant, while Ronda Rousey is just pretending to be the toughest woman on the planet.
– Elias is in the ring and he wants to know “who wants to walk with Elias?” Elias promises to retrieve the guitar in his match with Bobby Lashley tonight so he can play a tune on him tonight, Elias starts to play a song and interrupted by Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush.
Ladder Match
Elias vs. Bobby Lashley w/Lio Rush
The match begins with Lashley getting Elias in a headlock, Elias gets free and Lashley drops him with a shoulder tackle. Lashley follows that up by dropping Elias with a flat liner, Lashley goes out of the ring to grab a ladder. Elias recovers and he drop kicks the ladder into Lashley, Elias traps Lashley under the ladder while attacking his arm.Elias brings some ladders into the ring before setting one of them up, Elias climbs the ladder until Rush gets in the ring. Lashley tries attacking a distracted Elias and Elias nails him with a knee strike, Elias traps Lashley in the corner while landing strikes. Lashley recovers and he throws Elias into a ladder, Lashley then hits a cornered Elias with an avalanche. Lashley follows that up by nailing Elias with a suplex, Lashley grabs a ladder and he drops it onto a downed Elias.
Lashley sets up a ladder and he starts climbing it, Elias stops Lashley by throwing a ladder and hitting him in the back. Elias traps Lashley in the corner while attacking him with a ladder, Elias follows that up by dropping Lashley with a clothesline. Lashley recovers and he nails Elias with an overhead release suplex onto the ladder, Lashley traps Elias behind a ladder while landing a few strikes. Lashley sets up another ladder and he climbs it, Elias fights back and he power bombs Lashley onto a ladder in the corner. Elias climbs the ladder and Rush interferes to do the same, Elias knocks Rush off the ladder and grabs the guitar to win the match.
Winner: Elias
After the match, Elias goes to hit Bobby Lashley with the guitar and Lio Rush distracts him, Lashley then hits Elias with a spine buster. Rush then hits a downed Elias with a frog splash, Lashley grabs the guitar and he attacks Elias with it.
– Highlights are shown from the brawl between Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Beck Lynch from this past weeks Smackdown Live. The panel provides some analysis on the match for tonight.
Mixed Match Challenge Tournament Finals
(Winning Team Earns The #30 Spot In Their Respective Royal Rumble Match)
Alicia Fox & Jinder Mahal w/The Singh Brothers vs. R-Truth & Carmella
The match begins with Mahal taking R-Truth down with a headlock, R-Truth gets free and Mahal drops him with a shoulder tackle. R-Truth recovers and takes Mahal down with a cross body block, R-Truth catches Mahal with a few roll ups for a few near falls. Fox tags in and Carmella gets in the match as well, R-Truth and Carmella then double team the opposition. The Singh Brothers interrupt the dance break before getting attacked by R-Truth, Fox then attacks Carmella from behind before landing a neck breaker for a near fall. Fox holds Carmella down while applying a chin lock, Carmella goes free and she takes Fox down with a Mella-Go-Round. Fox recovers and she nails Carmella with a northern lights suplex for a near fall, Fox again applies a chin lock to a downed Carmella.
Carmella gets free and both women go down after simultaneous clotheslines, R-Truth tags in and he takes Mahal down with a head scissors takedown. R-Truth then nails Mahal with a heel kick to the face, Fox tags in as R-Truth hits Mahal with a flying forearm strike. Fox starts trash talking R-Truth and R-Truth steals her hat, Carmella hits Fox with a pair of super kicks for a near fall. Mahal interferes and R-Truth takes him out of the ring, Carmella catches Fox in the Code Of Silence and a tap out follows.
Winners: R-Truth & Carmella
Charly Caruso interviews R-Truth and Carmella after the match, Carmella says it feels fabulous to win the match, R-Truth says that he picked the vacation spot for their win and its WWE Headquarters.
SmackDown Live Tag Team Championships
Triple Threat Tag Team Match
The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) (c) vs. New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) w/Big E vs. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey)
The match begins with Sheamus backing Kingston into the corner before letting him go free, Sheamus then takes Kingston down with a headlock. Sheamus gets up and he drops Kingston with a shoulder tackle, Sheamus reapplies the headlock to Kingston. Kingston recovers and he nails Sheamus with a drop kick for a near fall, Woods tags in and he double teams Sheamus with Kingston for a near fall. A brawl breaks out between all the teams in the match and it spills all over the place, Jey goes for a dive and Cesaro nails him with a European uppercut. Sheamus then hist Woods with an Irish Curse for a near fall, Sheamus traps Woods in the ropes while landing cross face strikes. Cesaro tags in and he double teams Woods with Sheamus for a near fall, Woods fights back and Sheamus tags into the match.
The bra then double teams Woods before Sheamus stomps away on him, Sheamus applies the chin lock to a weakened Woods. Sheamus drops Woods before tagging Cesaro into the match, Cesaro double teams Woods with Sheamus for a near fall. Cesaro applies the modified chin lock to a downed Woods, Woods gets free and he nails Cesaro with an Honor Roll. Sheamus tags in and he knocks The Usos off the ring apron, Sheamus gets Woods on the top rope and he follows him up there. Woods then crotches Sheamus before knocking him to the mat below with a drop kick, Cesaro and Kingston get tagged in by their respective partners. Kingston quickly starts cleaning house against The Bar, Kingston drops Cesaro before landing the Boom Drop.
Cesaro blocks Trouble In Paradise and Jimmy tags into the match, Cesaro goes for a suplex and Jimmy hits Kingston with a top rope cross body for a near fall. Jey tags in and The Usos nail Kingston with a double enzaguri, The Usos attack everybody in the match with super kicks. The Usos hit Kingston with a pop up Samoan drop for a near fall, Woods and Jimmy have a brawl on the arena floor. Cesaro tags in as Jey hits Kingston with a top rope splash, Cesaro gets a near fall on a pin attempt against Kingston. Cesaro goes for the big swing and he catches Kingston in the sharp shooter afterwards, Woods breaks the submission up by nailing Cesaro with a DDT. Sheamus tags in and he knocks Woods out of the ring, Sheamus goes for a Brogue Kick and Kingston rolls him up before landing a double stomp.
Woods tags in and he nails Sheamus with a top rope elbow drop for a near fall, Cesaro attacks The Usos with European uppercuts. Kingston knocks Cesaro out of the ring and he follows that up by taking everybody out with a dive, Woods nails Sheamus with an enzaguri. Cesaro distracts Woods and Sheamus nails him with a Brogue Kick for a three count.
Winners: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro), still the Smackdown Live Tag Team Champions
– Before the next match begins, Raw GM Elect Baron Corbin grabs the microphone and he thanks everybody for the warm welcome. Corbin addresses the complaints that have been levied against him in recent months, Corbin says everybody should get used to it because he’ll soon be the permanent Raw GM.
TLC Match
Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin
(If Corbin wins, he becomes the permanent GM of RAW. If Strowman wins, he goes on to the Royal Rumble PPV to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship and Corbin is fired from his GM position.)
The match begins with referee Heath Slater making a ten count until Strowman interrupts with his injured arm in a sling, Strowman grabs a microphone and he tells Corbin that Corbin forgot there are no DQ’s in a TLC Match. Strowman says that their may be somebody who wants to help him win the match and Apollo Crews comes out, Bobby Roode and Chad Gable come out next with chairs. Finn balor comes out next with a chair as Corbin tried leaving the ring, Slater takes off his referees shirt and he attacks Corbin. Everybody gets in the ring and they all attack Corbin with multiple chair shots, Corbin is knocked out of the ring and Kurt Angle comes out next. Angle grabs a chair and he attacks Corbin with it, Corbin gets back in the ring and is attacked by everybody else. Angle then hits Corbin with an Angle Slam before Balor lands a Coupe De Grace, Strowman comes in the ring and he pins Corbin for the three count.
Winner: Braun Strowman
Tables Match
Natalya vs. Ruby Riott (w/ Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan)
The match begins with Natalya nailing Riott with elbow strikes, Riott escapes Natalya’s grasp and she sends her into the ropes. Natalya recovers and the two exchange strikes in the corner, Riott drops Natalya and she stomps away on her. Natalya knocks Riott out of the ring after landing a release German suplex, Natalya goes out of the ring as well to smash Riott’s face into the table. The duo battle onto the ring apron and Natalya tries suplexing Riott through the table, Morgan interferes and Natalya tackles her off the ring apron and through a table. Riott drops Natalya and she briefly goes to check on her downed friend, Natalya recovers and hits Riott with a release German suplex. Logan tries interfering and Natalya takes care of her, Natalya goes out of the ring and she throws Riott into the barricade.
Natalya looks to power bomb Riott through a table and Riott gets free, Natalya then throws Riott into the barricade again. Logan interferes again and Natalya slams her through a table, Riott returns and trips Natalya up on the ring apron. Riott then puts Natalya face to face with a table with Jim neidhart’s image on it, Riott then throws Natalya into the ring steps. Riott brings the table into the ring before setting it up, Riott then gets Natalya back in the ring and she follows her in there. Natalya and Riott battle near the table before Natalya catches Riott in a sharp shooter, Riott gets free after causing a table to fall onto Natalya. Riott sets up the table again in the ring as Natalya recovers, Natalya picks up Riott and nails her with an electric chair driver. Riott falls out of the ring and Natalya follows her out there to get her back in the ring, Natalya then grabs a table with Riott’s picture on it and she gets it in the ring.
Natalya goes under the ring again and she gets a jacket Neidhart wore to wear herself, Natalya gets in the ring and she kicks Riott in the face. Natalya sets up the Riott table in the ring and Natalya tries putting her through it, Riott gets free and she kicks Natalya in the face. Riott places Natalya on the table before going to the top rope, Natalya crotches Riott and she smashes her face on the table. Natalya places Riott on the table before going to the top rope, Riott recovers and she hits Natalya with a kick to the face. Riott joins Natalya on the top rope and Natalya blocks a hurricarana attempt, Natalya power bombs Riott through the table to win the match.
Winner: Natalya
Finn Balor vs. Drew McIntyre
The match begins with McIntyre backing Balor into the corner before attacking him with a few strikes, McIntyre drops Balor before stomping on his hand. Balor fights back and McIntyre quickly drops him, McIntyre then stomps away on a downed Balor before trapping him in the corner. Balor recovers and he drop kicks McIntyre in the knee, McIntyre corners Balor again before landing more strikes. McIntyre places Balor on the top rope and he follows him up there, Balor gets free and he trips up McIntyre. McIntyre falls to the mat below and Balor stomps away on him, Balor goes to the top rope and McIntyre gets him down before propelling him across the ring. McIntyre stands over a downed Balor while landing more strikes, McIntyre gets Balor up and drops him with a hard Irish whip into the corner.
Balor tries fighting back and McIntyre stomps him before propelling Balor across the ring again, McIntyre holds Balor down while wrenching away on his arm. McIntyre releases the hold to hit Balor with a suplex for a near fall, McIntyre goes back to wrenching away on the arm of a downed Balor. Balor gets free and he nails McIntyre with a few flying forearm strikes, Balor trips up McIntyre before landing a double stomp. McIntyre retreats to the corner and Balor nails him with a running chop, Balor follows that up by nailing McIntyre with a tornado DDT. Balor knocks McIntyre out of the ring and he follows up by landing a suicide dive, Balor gets McIntyre in the ring and he nails him with a sling blade. McIntyre recovers and he nails a charging Balor with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall, Balor fights back and he surprises McIntyre with a roll up for a near fall.
Balor then drops McIntyre with an enzaguri before going to the top rope, McIntyre gets up and he crotches Balor before climbing the ropes himself. McIntyre then nails Balor with a super kryptonite krunch for a near fall, McIntyre then sends Balor to the arena floor. McIntyre looks to get to the arena floor and Balor traps him in the ring apron, McIntyre eats a few strikes before knocking Balor to the arena floor. McIntyre picks up Balor before dropping him with a Glasgow Kiss, McIntyre would then get Balor back in the ring. Dolph Ziggler appears out of nowhere to hit McIntyre with a super kick while the ref’s back was turned, Ziggler goes for a chair and McIntyre kicks him in the face. McIntyre gets Ziggler in the ring and he goes in with the chair, Balor hits a distracted McIntyre with a shotgun drop kick. Balor then hits McIntyre with a Coupe De Grace for a three count.
Winner: Finn Balor
Chairs Match
Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio
The match begins with Orton attacking Mysterio with a few strikes before sending him out of the ring, Orton grabs a chair and Mysterio attacks him. Mysterio grabs his own chair and he attacks Orton with it, Mysterio follows Orton into the ring while landing more chair shots. Mysterio corners Orton before landing more chair shots, Mysterio gets another chair and he sets it up in the corner. Orton avoids a leaping Mysterio and he traps him in the corner, Orton then attacks Mysterio with some chair shots. Orton tries superplexing Mysterio out of the ring and Mysterio fights back to send him to the arena floor, Mysterio grabs a chair and he lands a sliding chair splash onto Orton. Mysterio grabs another chair and he attacks Orton with it, Mysterio sits Orton on a chair while landing more strikes.
Mysterio leaps off the ring apron and he crashes into the chair as Orton got out of the way, Orton grabs a chair and he attacks Mysterio with it. Orton clears the announce table before setting a chair on top of it, Orton then slams Mysterio onto the table and chair. Orton gets Mysterio in the ring before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, Mysterio recovers and he uses a head scissors to send Orton into a chair. Orton recovers and he nails a charging Mysterio with a power slam for a near fall, Orton traps Mysterio in the ropes while looking for a hanging DDT. Mysterio escapes and he nails Orton with a kick to the head, Mysterio leaps off the ropes and Orton throws a chair at him for a near fall. Orton grabs another chair and he places it in betwen the ropes in the corner, Mysterio winds up hitting Orton with a chair followed by a 619.
Mysterio goes to the top rope and Orton crotches him, Orton then sends Mysterio into the chair that was placed in the corner. Orton goes out of the ring to get more chairs back into it, Orton sets up a bunch of chairs in the middle of the ring. Mysterio avoids an RKO before sending Orton into the chairs, Mysterio surprises Orton with a roll up for a three count.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
– Charly Caruso interviews Finn Balor, who says he doesn’t know why Dolph Ziggler interfered, Ziggler arrives and argues with Balor before attacking him.
RAW Women’s Championship
Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Nia Jax w/Tamina
The match begins with Jax picking up Rousey and tossing her into the corner, Rousey avoids a swinging Jax to land a few shots of her own. Jax corners Rousey and Rousey escapes to hit her with a few kicks, Jax goes for a punch and Rousey counters with an arm bar attempt. Jax gets free by nailing Rousey with a sit out power bomb, Jax picks up Rousey and tosses her across the ring a few times. Jax then hits a cornered Rousey with an avalanche followed by an elbow drop for a near fall, Jax picks up Rousey and sends her into the ring post. Jax goes to the ring apron and she crushes Rousey’s arm in the ring post, Jax then drops Rousey with a headbutt. Jax goes for a leg drop and Rousey gets out of the way, Rousey then goes for a jump guillotine choke and she transitions to a rear naked choke. Rousey drops Jax and goes for the arm bar as Jax rolls out of the ring, Jax drags Rousey out of the ring and she sends Rousey into the barricade.
Jax gets Rousey in the ring and she gets a near fall on a pin attempt, Jax holds Rousey down while applying a cobra clutch. Jax sets up for a power bomb and Rousey takes her down with a hurricarana, Jax then misses a charge in the corner and instead nails the ring post. Jax rolls out of the ring as Rousey goes to the top rope, Rousey then hits Jax with a top rope cross body block that sends both crashing to the arena floor. Rousey gets Jax in the ring before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, Rousey waist for Jax to get up before landing a striking combination. Rousey then drops Jax with a knee strike and superman punch for a near fall, Rousey goes to the top rope and Jax rolls through the cross body block. Jax nails Rousey with a Samoan drop for a near fall, Jax gets angry and she attacks Rousey with a headbutt. Jax then corners Rousey before landing an avalanche, Jax gets Rousey on her shoulders while climbing the ropes.
Rousey gets free and she nails Jax with a power bomb for a near fall, Rousey sets up for the arm bar and Tamina distracts her. Jax goes for the punch and Rousey counters with an arm bar to force a tap out.
Winner: Ronda Rousey, still the Raw Women’s Champion
– Charly Caruso tries interviewing Nia Jax backstage and she gets brushed off, Becky Lynch shows up and she knocks Jax down with a right.
WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles
The match begins with Bryan continuously going out of the ring to mock Styles, Bryan gets back in the ring and Styles attacks him with a few strikes. Styles keeps Bryan cornered while landing more strikes, Styles also attacks Bryan with shoulder thrusts in the corner. Styles drops Bryan before kicking him in the spine, Styles misses a drop kick before nailing Bryan with a second attempt. Styles knocks Bryan out of the ring, Styles goes for a dive and Bryan nails him with a kick on the way down. Bryan follows that up by throwing Styles in the barricade before getting him back in the ring, Bryan traps Styles in the corner before landing some strikes. Bryan follows that up by nailing Styles with a knee lift to the midsection, Bryan holds Styles down while landing knee strikes to the back.
Bryan then applies the crossbow stretch to an injured Styles, Bryan traps Styles in the corner while landing some chops. Styles fights back and Bryan drops him with a right to the midsection, Bryan hangs Styles upside down in the ropes while pulling back on his head. Bryan also nails Styles with a thrust kick to the midsection followed by an uppercut, Bryan knocks Styles out of the ring after landing multiple kicks. Styles gets back in the ring and he fights back against Bryan, Bryan and Styles exchange some roll ups until Bryan sends Styles into the corner. Bryan keeps Styles cornered while landing multiple running drop kicks, Styles recovers and drops a charging Bryan with a clothesline. Styles follows Bryan around the ring while landing a series of strikes, Styles drops Bryan with a spinning clothesline for a near fall.
Styles stands over a downed Bryan while landing a plethora of strikes, Bryan rolls out of the ring and Styles follows him out there before throwing him into the ring post. Styles gets Bryan in the ring and he follows him in there, Bryan tries faking out Styles and he gets dropped for a near fall. Styles goes for a suplex and Bryan nails him with a knee strike to counter, Styles looks for the reverse DDT and Bryan counters by landing more knee strikes followed by a suplex. Bryan then attacks a downed Styles with the No Kicks for a near fall, Styles recovers and he nails Bryan with an enzaguri. Styles goes for a Phenomenal Forearm and he winds up nailing Bryan with a dragon screw leg whip in the end, Styles drags Bryan to the corner before smashing his leg into the ring post a few times. Styles then nails Bryan with a chop block to the injured knee, Bryan recovers and he nails Styles with an enzaguri.
Bryan keeps Styles trapped in the corner while attacking the injured midsection with strikes, Bryan gets Styles on the top rope and he follows him up there. Styles gets off and he rolls up Bryan for a near fall, Styles goes for the Styles Clash and Bryan gets free. Styles then applies a single leg crab to a downed Bryan, Bryan gets free and he catches Styles in the Lebell Lock. Styles gets free and he exchanges some pin attempts with Bryan before landing a pele kick, Styles and Bryan have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Bryan charges at Styles and Styles nails him with a drop kick, Styles then hits Bryan with a springboard 450 splash for a near fall. Bryan fights back and Styles catches him in the calf crusher, Bryan gets to the ropes and then rolls out of the ring.
Styles follows Bryan out to the arena floor to land a Phenomenal Forearm from the barricade, Styles gets Bryan back in the ring. Styles goes for another Phenomenal Forearm and he nearly hits the referee, Bryan and Styles exchange small package attempts until Bryan gets the three count.
Winner: Daniel Bryan, still the WWE Champion
– Charly Caruso interviews Ronda Rousey backstage while she was talking with Natalya, Rousey says she is now focusing on getting payback against Charlotte Flair.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose
The match begins with Ambrose getting to the ropes to escape the grasp of Rollins, Rollins then drops Ambrose with a running back elbow strike. Rollins corners Ambrose while landing a series of strikes, Ambrose waits to the referee admonishes Rollins before hitting him with strikes of his own. Rollins recovers and he nails Ambrose with a springboard clothesline, Ambrose rolls out of the ring and Rollins follows him out there. Ambrose picks up Rollins and drops him face first on the announce table a few times, Ambrose gets Rollins back in the ring before landing an elbow strike. Ambrose chokes Rollins on the middle rope before landing more strikes, Ambrose then hits Rollins with a suplex before applying a chin lock.
Rollins gets free and Ambrose drops him with a knee lift to the midsection, Ambrose follows that up by nailing Rollins with a middle rope elbow strike for a near fall. Ambrose holds Rollins down while pulling back on his arms, Rollins gets free and Ambrose drills him with a clothesline for a near fall. Ambrose goes to the middle rope and he nails Rollins with another elbow strike for a near fall, Ambrose goes to the top rope and Rollins nails him with a kick as he leaps off. Ambrose recovers to hit Rollins with a neck breaker for a near fall, Rollins fights back and Ambrose attacks him with a ton of strikes. Rollins recovers and he sends Ambrose face first into the corner, Ambrose traps Rollins in the corner before landing a drop kick to the knee.
Ambrose then applies the Texas cloverleaf to Rollins and Rollins gets to the ropes to get free, Rollins falls out of the ring and he eventually gets back to the ring apron. Rollins recovers and drops Ambrose neck first on the top rope, Rollins knocks Ambrose out of the ring and then Ambrose nails him with a right to avoid the suicide dive. Rollins recovers to hit Ambrose with a sling blade followed by a blockbuster, Rollins then uses a clothesline to knock Ambrose out of the ring. Rollins then attacks Ambrose with multiple suicide dives, Rollins gets Ambrose back in the ring before going to the top rope. Ambrose gets up and he crotches Rollins before meeting him up there, Rollins fights back and injures his knee while going for a sunset flip power bomb. Rollins still manages to hit Ambrose with a buckle bomb for a near fall, Ambrose and Rollins exchange strikes until they both go down after simultaneous cross body block attempts.
Ambrose and Rollins have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ambrose catches Rollins with a Glam Slam for a near fall. Ambrose goes to the top rope and Rollins meets him up there, Ambrose crotches Rollins before landing a top rope clothesline for a near fall. Ambrose misses a running kick and Rollins nails him with a rip chord knee strike for a near fall, Rollins goes to the top rope and Ambrose gets his knees up during the frog splash attempt. Ambrose goes for Dirty Deeds and Rollins gets him in the corner, Ambrose goes to the top rope and Rollins meets him up there to land a superplex followed by a falcon arrow for a near fall. Ambrose gets up and Rollins continuously drops him with forearm strikes, Ambrose does The Shield fist bump to avoid a kick from Rollins. Rollins still drops him to land a thrust kick to the face, Ambrose goes after Rollins and they battle on the arena floor.
Rollins hits Ambrose with a power bomb into the barricade, Rollins gets Ambrose into the ring before slapping him in the face. Ambrose hits Rollins with Dirty Deeds from out of nowhere for a three count.
Winner: Dean Ambrose, your new WWE Intercontinental Champion
SmackDown Live Women’s Championship
Triple Threat TLC Match
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka
The match begins with Asuka nailing Lynch with a drop kick, Asuka drops Flair before attacking her with a series of kicks. Asuka corners both opponents before landing running hip attacks, Lynch traps Asuka in the ropes before landing some knee strikes. Lynch traps Asuka in the corner while landing some more strikes followed by an exploder suplex, Flair returns and nails Lynch with an exploder suplex of her own. Flair gets a ladder in the ring before preventing Asuka from getting in the ring, Lynch grabs a table and Flair manages to hit her with it. Flair sets the table up in the corner before smashing Asuka’s face into it, Lynch tries setting up a ladder and Flair kicks it into her. Flair goes for a spear and Asuka counters by landing a code breaker, Lynch goes to the top rope and Asuka follows her up there.
Asuka throws Lynch off the top rope and onto a ladder, Asuka sets up a ladder in the middle of the ring and she starts climbing it. Flair stops her and smashes Asuka’s face into the ladder, Asuka gets Flair of the ladder and Flair drops her. Asuka fights back and she power bombs Flair through the table in the corner, Asuka climbs the ladder again and Lynch returns to drop kick her off of it. Lynch starts climbing the ladder and Asuka knocks her off of it, Asuka then uses a hip attack to knock Lynch to the arena floor. Flair grabs a chair and she attacks Asuka with it, Flair goes to the top rope and she takes everybody out with a moonsault. Flair grabs another table and she sets it up on the arena floor, Lynch finds a chair and she attacks her opponents with it. Flair returns and she kicks the chair out of Lynch’s hands, Flair then throws a dazed Lynch into the barricade.
Flair clears off an announce table and she puts Asuka onto it, Lynch returns and she attacks Flair with multiple chair shots. Lynch grabs a ladder and sets it up near the announce table, Lynch then puts both opponents on the announce table. Lynch climbs the ladder and she leaps off to put Flair through the table as Asuka got out of the way, Asuka gets back in the ring and she starts climbing the ladder. Lynch gets back in the ring and she climbs the ladder as well, the two exchange strikes while on the ladder. Flair returns with a kendo stick and she attacks both opponents with it, Flair also clears the ring of the competitors. Flair climbs the ladder and she gets down to attack everybody with more kendo stick shots, Lynch recovers and hits Flair with an exploder suplex into the barricade.
Asuka grabs the kendo stick and she attacks Lynch with it, Flair returns and she spears Asuka through the barricade. Lynch starts climbing the ladder and Flair returns to get her down, Flair and Lynch have a striking exchange in the ring. Lynch then throws Flair face first into the ladder, Lynch mounts a downed Flair to attack her with a lot of strikes. Lynch and Flair continue their battle on the arena floor, Flair eventually drops Lynch by sending her into the announce table. Flair sets up Lynch on a table before climbing to the top rope, Flair uses a top rope swanton bomb to put Lynch through the table. Flair gets back in the ring and she sets up a ladder in the middle of it, Flair climbs the ladder and Asuka meets her at the top. The duo exchanges strikes while Lynch sets up a second ladder next to them, Lynch climbs the ladder as Asuka gets knocked off hers.
Lynch and Flair battle on the top of the ladder while exchanging more strikes, Ronda Rousey comes out and she knocks Flair and Lynch their ladder and to the arena floor. Asuka climbs the ladder and she grabs the belt to win the match.
Winner: Asuka, your new Smackdown Live Women’s Champion
