WWE TLC 2018 PPV: Results, Review, Analysis, and Grades
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Natalya vs. Ruby Riott
Ruby and The Riott Squad come out to the ring with that table with the Jim Neidhart decal. Natalya goes right after Ruby when the bell rings, and with help of Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan, Ruby finally gets momentum off a distraction.
Natalya hits Ruby with a German suplex, and then she bring Ruby out to ringside, bashing her head into a table. Natalya tries to German Ruby through a table, but Ruby hangs on to the ropes. It’s Morgan who gets sent through the ring first, and Ruby goes out to ringside to check on her.
Natalya’s winded in the ring when Ruby enters again, but Nataly hits her with another German. Sarah Logan tries to throw another table into the ring, but Natalya drop kicks it out.
Natalya gets Ruby up for a powerbomb, but Ruby lays in strikes to Natalya’s head. Natalya drives Ruby into the apron, and then she throws Sarah Logan into a table.
Ruby again takes this opportunity to start countering. Ruby shoves Nattie’s face up to the image of her father, telling her to look at him – he’s ashamed of you.
Ruby sets up The Anvil table in the ring before grabbing Natalya and throwing her back into the ring. Ruby drives Natalya towards the table, but Nattie stops herself. Nattie tries to German Ruby through the table, but Ruby counters.
Nattie gets Ruby in the Sharp Shooter, but Ruby makes it towards the table and knocks it over onto Natalya. Vet move.
Ruby picks the table back up, and while Ruby’s having trouble setting it up, Natalya gets Ruby on her shoulders. The table tips over, and Nataly slams Ruby onto the mat.
Nattie grabs a table… with Ruby’s decal printed on it! What a cerebral move, Nattie; you go, girl!
Nattie grabs The Anvil’s jacket and points straight up to give her father a shout out. Nattie sets up the Ruby table, and she looks down at the picture, whispering obscenities at it.
Ruby tries to go for the Riott Kick, but Nattie catches her. Ruby counters out, and she shoves Nattie’s face up to her image before laying her on the table. Ruby climbs the ropes, but Nattie knocks her off. Nattie puts Ruby on the table and climbs the ropes herself. Ruby lands a kick to Nattie’s head before climbing up the ropes with Nattie. Ruby goes to launch Nattie, but Nattie counters and powerbombs Ruby through the table.
Grade: Best match so far. So satifying, great technically. Natalya again proves herself as a true vet, and Riott Squad gives us even more reason why they should be the Next Big Thing on Raw.