WWE Champion CM Punk, Alberto Del Rio and The Miz will square off in
a Triple Threat Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match with the WWE Title on the
line. Only one man can leave a winner when the current and two former WWE Champions meet in the first-ever Triple Threat TLC Match for the WWE Championship at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, live on pay-per-view Sunday, Dec. 18.
Executive Vice President
of Talent Relations and Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis announced
this high-octane match where the Superstars will use tables, ladders and chairs as weapons and as tools to reach the WWE Title, which will be suspended some 20 feet in the air over the ring. Dangerous, harrowing and thrilling, TLC matches push competitors to the limit physically and mentally as they battle at dizzying heights in their quest for squared circle immortality.
The Miz and Del Rio had to defeat two SmackDown Superstars - Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan, respectively - on Raw Supershow to earn their spots in the WWE TLC Match. While John Cena was named as another participant, he gave up his chance at the WWE Title to give his friend, Zack Ryder, an opportunity to earn a U.S. Title Match against Dolph Ziggler.
Since CM Punk won the WWE Championship from Alberto Del Rio
at Survivor Series (PHOTOS), The Mexican Aristocrat has been pining for an opportunity
to get the title back. Although he was unsuccessful in his first bid to recapture the WWE Championship, Del Rio
can look forward to another crack at The Second City Savior, along with another
dangerous former champion.
The Miz, the third competitor in the Triple Threat Match, is
flying solo after separating from tag team partner R-Truth. After The Rock and
John Cena defeated The “Awesome Truth” at Survivor Series, the Cenation leader
confronted The Miz and R-Truth. He played mind
games on the underhanded pair, culminating in them turning on each other and
Miz blasting Truth with a brutal Skull Crushing Finale on the steel entrance
ramp. (PHOTOS)
A loner again, The Awesome One looks to regain the WWE
Championship and then get revenge on Cena. Not one to be limited to one
rivalry, The Miz attacked CM Punk. Having to defend himself
from Del Rio and The Miz, Punk must feel like he’s being assailed on all sides;
and that includes certain WWE management.
John Laurinaitis has been having difficulties with the title holder. “The Voice of the Voiceless” has already promised change and
overhaul as he continues his second reign as WWE Champion (PHOTOS). This does not
appear to sit very well with the Interim GM, who is unable to even say "CM Punk" and "WWE Champion" in the same sentence. Laurinaitis placing Punk in such a difficult and grueling match is certainly a questionable decision.
All bets are off when WWE Champion
CM Punk, Alberto Del Rio and The Miz
step into the ring for a Triple Threat Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match on Dec. 18. No matter which Superstar is victorious, the WWE Universe will see exciting, high-flying action.
The reason why Sean “X-Pac” Waltman was backstage at RAW Monday night was to do a two-hour interview for a new 15-episode WWE Network series that will be focusing on the Monday Night Wars. The series will reportedly have a VH1-esque feel to it with clips from the Monday Night Wars playing with various wrestlers commenting on their reactions to that particular moment in history.
After last night’s SmackDown! tapings ended, Mark Henry vs The Big Show vs Randy Orton with Booker T as the special guest referee went to a no contest in a dark match. The match ended after Rhodes came out and once again attacked Booker T.