We’re nearing the end of the year, which means we’re close to the road to Wrestlemania. However, there are some expected stops on the way from now to January. Normally, October would bring the Hell in a Cell PPV, but that was bumped up in the schedule this year. Crown Jewel currently will be the October PPV, while Survivor Series takes it’s historical spot in November. Generally, TLC would be their December show, but this year there might not even be a PPV in the final month of the year.
WWE Day One Has Taken Away TLC
Since 2009, we’ve had WWE TLC every December. This is quite a streak to break, but reports now indicate that despite TLC initially being planned for December 19th – it’s now been scrapped. This was due to WWE having set a PPV for January 1st – WWE Day One.
With two PPV’s now set for January with Day One and the Royal Rumble, WWE is making a rare move and realizing that less is more. They are going to give fans some time to breathe, give matches time to build, and not give a tired attempt at TLC for the sake of a gimmick named PPV.
Saving Big Matches For Monday Night RAW & Smackdown Live?
With this putting a month between Survivor Series & Day One, WWE could instead run some of the matches planned for TLC on Monday Night RAW or Smackdown Live – provided they planned far enough ahead. Running title matches or TLC matches on their free TV could both please the networks and give fans a reason to tune in.
TLC will be missed by some, but they have a chance to make the match mean something again if they get rid of the annual PPV. We are potentially seeing this with Hell in a Cell as well, which is a match concept that finally feels relevant again with Edge vs. Seth Rollins at Crown Jewel. TLC could have a similar revival,
Do you think WWE is making the right choice by cutting TLC? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
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