WWE TLC 2020 will take place on December 20, 2020 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT live on the WWE Network.
WWE TLC 2020! This anticipatory event will be full of table crashes, ladder drops, and chair shots. Daily DDT will be with you the entire way on Sunday with live results, highlights, ratings, and analysis of the last WWE PPV event of the year. The following will provide some very bold predictions for this year’s TLC event.
The only scheduled match that is not addressed here is: The New Day (c) vs. Hurt Business for the Raw Tag Team Championships. The reason for this exclusion is that there is nothing bold to predict about this match. Hurt Business will win all the gold to counteract the three times they lost to The New Day in title matches on Raw. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to the bold predictions.
5.) Sasha Banks (c) vs. Carmella [SmackDown Women’s Championship]
Sasha Banks and Carmella’s rivalry is based on the idea of Banks having to work so hard to be successful in the WWE while it comes so easy for Carmella. To substantiate this, Carmella made it known that her one SmackDown Women’s Championship reign in 2018 was longer than all of Sasha Banks’ singles title reigns combined, especially since she easily cashed in her MITB contract to win that championship.
Clearly, Carmella needs to be humbled and recognize that she will be in the ring with one of the best women’s wrestlers on the planet today. In order to send that message, there is no need to have a long match, like they did on SmackDown last week. Instead, Banks will defeat Carmella within 10 seconds to show that she does not have to work hard to defeat Carmella, thereby defying Carmella’s condescending language towards her greatness.
Bold Prediction: Sasha Banks (within 10 seconds)
4.) ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton [Grudge Match]
Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt are not the only superstars involved in this feud. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross are vital components to this storyline as well. On the November 23, 2020 episode of WWE Raw, Alexa Bliss defeated Nikki Cross by connivingly playing with Cross’ emotions. Cross is still trying to get her best friend and former tag team partner back from under the control of The Fiend, but it seems that Bliss has fully transformed into Sister Abigail at this point.
While it would make sense for Randy Orton and Nikki Cross to coalesce due to their common enemies in Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss respectively, it would be a neat twist to see Nikki Cross turn to the dark side and join Alexa Bliss and ‘The Fiend.’ Cross has a tough time bringing Bliss back to reality, so she might as well reunite with her best friend in this alternate reality. The only way to show her allegiance to Wyatt and Bliss’ cult is by helping ‘The Fiend’ defeat Orton at TLC.
Bold Prediction: ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt (w/Alexa Bliss AND Nikki Cross’ help)
3.) Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens [Universal Championship]
The majority of fans are aware that Roman Reigns is a lock to walk into WrestleMania as Universal Champion. Henceforth, a victory over Kevin Owens is inevitable. However, since he’s a heel now, Reigns just shows up and win, wrecks everyone and leaves, and goes to the head of his table to eat his celebratory meal after he retains the Universal Championship, which is a symbol of his superiority as Tribal Chief. Reigns does not care how he wins anymore.
Reigns is not here to please anyone with hard-fought victories. He only cares about winning and retaining that Universal Championship so that he can maintain his responsibility of feeding his family and keeping a roof over their heads. With that being said, Jimmy Uso, who was involved in Reigns’ storyline with Jey Uso and is due for a return from injury, will help Reigns obtain a nefarious victory over KO at TLC to establish his allegiance to the full-fledged Bloodline.
Bold Prediction: Roman Reigns (w/Jimmy Uso’s help)
2.) Drew McIntyre (c) vs. AJ Styles [WWE Championship: TLC]
Like Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre seems like a lock to walk out of TLC and walk into WrestleMania as WWE Champion, especially since he just won back the WWE Championship from Randy Orton and has been booked as if he’s the face of the WWE. However, Drew’s situation is not as clear-cut because there are many factors and caveats to consider in this WWE Championship match, including Omos, Sheamus, and most importantly, Mr. MITB The Miz (w/John Morrison).
Omos, the tall bodyguard at ringside who assists AJ Styles in his match, will try to help Styles win the WWE Championship by helping him climb the ladder. Sheamus, who has been involved in this feud and teamed up with Drew McIntyre in recent weeks, will help McIntyre even up the numbers game by stopping Styles and Omos. Once everyone is down and out, The Miz will cash in during the match by climbing the ladder and grabbing the WWE Championship without pinning anyone.
Bold Prediction: The Miz
1.) Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (c) vs. Asuka & Charlotte Flair [Women’s Tag Team Championships]
While Drew would lose his WWE Championship without looking weak in defeat, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax will not have that luxury because this is a regular tag match that must be decided by pinfall or submission. Since Lana was Samoan Dropped by Nia Jax into the announce table for ten weeks staight, a tag team tables match would have been sensible. Now that Lana has been scrapped from the match, it makes sense why WWE never booked a tag team tables match.
This thereby begs the main question here: Who will replace Lana? Could it be Kairi Sane for a Kabuki Warriors reunion? Could it be Naomi for an in-ring return? Or could Lana limp her way back to the match after being sidelined with the injury? No, it will be Charlotte Flair. On the June 22, 2020, episode of WWE Raw, Jax injured Charlotte’s arm after her grueling title match with Asuka. Charlotte will return to get revenge against Jax for taking her out of commission.
This means that Charlotte Flair will win her first-ever Women’s Tag Team Championship and become a grand slam champion. Here’s a new T-shirt idea for Charlotte Flair: Waltz In and Make History. Indeed, Charlotte Flair will make history at WWE TLC 2020 and very likely build a WrestleMania singles title feud with Asuka while Baszler and Jax settle their differences after losing the tag team championships that kept them together as a tag team in the first place.
Bold Prediction: Asuka & Charlotte Flair