WWE Raw 5 Takeaways: Seth Rollins Burns It Down In TLC Preview

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3. Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler Feels More Needed At TLC Than Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Balor

Drew McIntyre is scheduled for a match at TLC with Finn Balor, a superstar that has gotten on his bad side in recent weeks.  However, it feels like another superstar would be much better suited to face McIntyre at TLC, and he knows The Scottish Psychopath very well.

Dolph Ziggler helped McIntyre reach another level on Monday nights since the duo emerged through the superstar shakeup, however that partnership came crashing down once McIntyre found the greener pastures of acting GM Baron Corbin and his unfair ways.  Ziggler took offense to McIntyre turning his back on him, so Raw saw the two square off against each other.

This was a good match, as expected, and it showed why McIntyre is arguably the top heel on the red brand.  His match quality is usually always strong, but his menacing words and heel work throughout the match really put it over the top.  That continued in this match, and it made Ziggler look like a great babyface again.

But just when it looked like The Showoff was going to get the upset, The Scottish Psychopath managed to get the win.  The post-match beatdown was very McIntyre-like as well.  It might be McIntyre vs. Balor at TLC, but McIntyre vs. Ziggler feels like the far more important feud heading into TLC.

The Scottish Psychopath will compete at the final pay-per-view of the year, but it feels like it should be against his former friend turned enemy.