TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (2013)

TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on December 15, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston.^[1] It was the fifth annual TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs event, and WWE's last pay-per-view event in 2013. The theme of the event is that the main event was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.

Nine matches, including the pre-show took place at the event. The main event saw WWE Champion Randy Orton defeat World Heavyweight Champion John Cena to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, thus unifying both titles.

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs featured eight professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match that involved wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on WWE's primary television programs Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[2]

The main rivalry heading into TLC featured the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, and the WWE Champion Randy Orton, over who was the proverbial "face of the WWE". Ever since SummerSlam in August, Orton had been engaged in a feud with Daniel Bryan over the WWE Championship, and owing to his alliance with The Authority (Triple H and Stephanie McMahon), finally settled his rivalry with Bryan at the Hell in a Cell event, defeating him in a Hell in a Cell match to win the WWE title for the eighth time. However, over time, The Authority started showing doubt over Orton's ability to win matches on his own accord. To prove he still was their chosen "face of the WWE", Orton was made to defend his championship against the anti-Authority Big Show at Survivor Series in November, who Orton defeated to retain his title, but only after Big Show was distracted by Triple H. Concurrently, Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio at Survivor Series to retain his World Heavyweight Championship in a rematch from the Hell in a Cell event, where Cena returned from an elbow injury seemingly before schedule, yet still defeated Del Rio to win the title for the third time. After Orton's victory at Survivor Series, Cena came down to the ring with his title, and celebrated with the crowd as The Authority looked on, much to Orton's chagrin. The next night, on the November 25 episode of Raw, after another confrontation between the two world champions, Triple H announced that Orton will face Cena in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, with both the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship on the line, at the TLC pay-per-view, with the winner becoming the "Champion of Champions". At the event, it was announced that the unified titles would be called the "WWE World Heavyweight Championship".

Since late October, both CM Punk and Daniel Bryan had been assaulted by the eerie Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan), which led to a tag team match at Survivor Series in November with Punk and Bryan going up against - and defeating - Harper and Rowan. The next night, on the November 25 episode of Raw, Bryan was (kayfabe) "abducted" by the Wyatt Family, while Punk was ambushed by The Shield, another notorious three-man faction consisting of Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns. On the December 2 episode of Raw, Punk tried tracing back the reason for the attack on him to Triple H, believing he called for Punk to be taken out for the latter's rebellious comments against The Authority. After these allegations were rebuked by Triple H's wife, Stephanie McMahon, WWE's (kayfabe) Director of Operations, Kane, also came out to support The Authority, and after being insulted by Punk, announced a three-on-one handicap match at the TLC event, pitting Punk against all three members of The Shield. Also, on the same night, after defeating Erick Rowan, Bryan too was put in a three-on-one handicap match by Kane - much like Punk - to face all three members of the Wyatt Family at the TLC pay-per-view.

Another championship match at the TLC pay-per-view saw AJ Lee defending the WWE Divas Championship against Natalya. At Survivor Series, Natalya, along with Nikki Bella, were the "Survivors" after making AJ submit in a seven-on-seven Survivor Series elimination match between the "True Divas" and the Total Divas. On the December 2 episode of Raw, Natalya pinned AJ, to secure a victory for her team in a six-Diva tag team match. After this string of non-title wins, Natalya was officially announced to challenge AJ for the Divas Championship at the TLC event.

Also, on the December 9 edition of Raw, Damien Sandow defeated Santino Marella to earn the right to face Big E Langston for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at the TLC event.

Also, on the December 13 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that Cody Rhodes and Goldust will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Real Americans (Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro), RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel), and Big Show and Rey Mysterio in a Fatal Four Way tag team match at the pay-per-view.^[3]

The TLC Kickoff pre-show featured Fandango squaring off against Dolph Ziggler. This match was announced at the 2013 Slammy Awards edition of Raw on December 9, 2013.

Kofi Kingston and The Miz teamed together to face The Real Americans on the October 21 episode of "Raw", but at the end of the match, Miz turned on Kingston. This led to a match on the Survivor Series pre-show, which Miz won. The feud continued and culminated in a no disqualifications match between Kofi Kingston and the Miz at the TLC event.

In December 2014, CM Punk revealed in his podcast interview with Colt Cabana that he requested the day of the event off to attend C.J. Wilson's wedding; however, the company failed to fulfill his request. As a result, his and his girlfriend at the time (now wife) AJ Lee's matches went first and second so they could leave on time and attend the wedding in California the same day.^[4]

Event

The pre-show included the Kickoff panel of Josh Mathews, Mick Foley, Booker T and The Miz previewing the matches. Later on Kickoff show, Kofi Kingston attacked The Miz in the panel, setting a No Disqualification Match later at the event. Before the pay per view started, Fandango defeated Dolph Ziggler.

Miscellaneous

The English commentators were Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and John "Bradshaw" Layfield while there were also Spanish and German commentators ringside. Lilian Garcia and Justin Roberts were ring announcers.

Preliminary matches

The pay-per-view kicks off with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon make their way out. Stephanie speaks from the stage and says everyone is a part of history tonight. Triple H talks the history behind both titles, shouting out some legends who have held them.

The first match of the night was a 3-on-1 handicap match between The Shield and CM Punk. Punk starts things off with Ambrose. They never get into it before Rollins tags in. Punk goes to the floor a break. Rollins chases after him but Punk runs back in the ring. Punk decks Ambrose and turns around to ducking a clothesline from Rollins. Punk nails a neckbreaker and keeps control of Rollins. Reigns tags in. Punk ducks Reigns and fires back with forearms. Reigns grabs Punk and tosses him into their corner. Punk turns around and Reigns levels him. Reigns mounts Punk with right hands. Reigns stomps Punk and tags Rollins back in for some double teaming. Ambrose keeps control of Punk with a slow pace. Reigns drops Punk and kicks him in the gut. Punk starts to make a comeback but Reigns cuts him off and tosses him out to the floor. Punk gets up and Reigns goes for a spear but Punk moves and Reigns flies over the announce table. Reigns makes it back in and ends up tossing Punk back to the floor. It appears Reigns is suffering an eye injury after hitting the announce table. Rollins comes in and goes at it with Punk. Punk goes for GTS but Ambrose makes the save. Punk is distracted and turns around to a big shot from Rollins. Punk shoves Rollins into Ambrose, sending Ambrose to the floor. Punk ducks Rollins and hits a heel kick. Punk makes a comeback and nails a swinging neckbreaker. Punk realizes that Rollins is all alone. Ambrose makes the save and breaks it. Ambrose takes Punk to the top for a superplex but Punk headbutts him to the floor. Punk nails the big elbow drop and knocks Rollins off the apron. Punk goes for GTS but Ambrose slides out. Rollins comes in and Punk hits a GTS on him. Ambrose comes in and slides out of GTS. Punk side steps a Reigns spear. Reigns accidentally spears Ambrose. Punk takes advantage and covers Ambrose for the win.

The second match of the night was for the Divas Championship between Natalya and AJ Lee. They lock up and Natalya goes for a quick roll up. AJ breaks out and starts working on Natalya’s arm. Natalya with a dropkick to the back of the head. AJ takes advantage with a baseball slide but Natalya sends her face first into the barrier. Natalya comes back in but AJ kicks her off the apron. AJ with a headlock but Natalya stands up with her on her back. AJ takes her back to the corner and kicks away. Natalya goes for a slam but AJ turns it into a Black Widow submission. Natalya overpowers but AJ rolls her up. Natalya rolls through and dropkicks AJ in the face. Natalya catches a kick and clotheslines AJ. Natalya goes for the Sharpshooter and locks it in. AJ crawls for the ropes but Natalya pulls her back to the center of the ring. AJ locks in the Black Widow again but Natalya breaks it. Natalya nails a big clothesline and goes for the Sharpshooter again but AJ rolls her up by her hair for the win.

The third match of the night was Big E Langston vs. Damien Sandow for the Intercontinental Championship. Langston would retain his title after a hitting the Big Ending for the win.

The fourth match was a Fatal 4-Way tag team elimination match for the WWE Tag Team Championship between Cody Rhodes and Goldust, Big Show and Rey Mysterio, Ryback and Curtis Axel, and The Real Americans. Ryback starts things off with Cody. They lock up and Ryback sends him to the mat. Cody turns it around and tags in Goldust for some double teaming. Ryback takes Goldust to the corner and tags in Axel. Goldust makes a comeback and kicks Axel to the mat before going to work on his arm. Goldust tags in Big Show. Axel tries to attack but Show overpowers and works on Axel’s arm. Rey tags in and keeps up the attack on Axel. Rey ends up countering and they clash in mid-air with crossbody attempts. Ryback comes back in but Rey tags in Goldust. Ryback misses a powerbomb and Goldust rolls him up for the pin. Ryback and Axel are eliminated. Ryback drops Goldust on his way out of the ring. Jack Swagger comes in and takes Goldust to the corner before grounding him to the mat. Swagger takes it back to the corner and tags in Antonio Cesaro. Swagger brings Goldust back in for the ankle lock but he fights it off. Cesaro tags in and stops Goldust from tagging. Goldust makes a comeback but Cesaro cuts him off and tags Swagger back in. Goldust nails a springboard back elbow out of nowhere. Cesaro tags in and hits the Cesaro Swing on Goldust. Goldust kicks Swagger off the apron and kicks Cesaro away. He goes to tag but Swagger pulls Cody off the apron. Goldust comes off the top with a hurricanrana on Cesaro. Goldust tags in Show. Show runs over Cesaro and slams him face first from high in the air. Show knocks Swagger out and turns around to knock Cesaro out of the air. Show covers for the pin. Swagger and Cesaro are eliminated. Show helps Goldust to his feet and makes sure he’s good to go before they lock up. Show fights out and knocks Goldust out of the ring. Show brings Goldust back in by his head and slams him on the mat. Show catches a kick but Goldust blocks a chokeslam. Cody tags in for some double teaming on Show. They nail a double suplex. Cody goes for a Disaster Kick but Show knocks him out of the air. Rey tags, and goes to the top and nails the senton. Rey blocks Cross Rhodes and drops Cody for 619. Goldust comes in and Rey drops him for 619 also. Rey hits it on Goldust first. Show grabs Goldust and throws him into the barrier outside of the ring. Cody gets caught but rams Show back into the apron. Show scoops him but Cody slides out and sends Show face first into the ring post. Rey comes off the top but gets caught. Cody finally nails Cross Rhodes for the win.

The fifth match was a Singles match between R-Truth and Brodus Clay. R-Truth won after a rollup.

The sixth match was a No Disqualification match between Kofi Kingston and The Miz. Kofi beats Miz down in the corner. Kofi follows Miz to the floor and continues the aggressive attack. Kofi brings Miz back in but tosses him right back over the top rope. Kofi charges with a suicide dive through the ropes but Miz cuts him off with a big right hand to the jaw. Kofi goes for Trouble in Paradise, but Miz ducks and Kofi kicks the ring post. Miz ends up bringing Kofi back in the ring and working on his leg. They go back to the floor with Miz in control. Miz with the big clothesline in the corner. Miz comes flying off the ropes but Kofi dropkicks him in mid-air. Kofi ends up getting the win after hitting the Trouble In Paradise.

The seventh match was a 3-on-1 handicap match between Daniel Bryan and The Wyatt Family. Rowan starts off and Bryan charges. Rowan turns it around but Bryan fights back. Bryan turns it around on Harper and kicks away. Rowan tags back in and keeps Bryan down in the corner. Bryan tries to make a comeback but Harper powerbombs him. Bray finally tags in. Bray comes in and yells at Bryan before splashing him in the corner. Rowan hits a big fall-away slam. Harper comes back in with a big boot before tagging in Wyatt. Bray offers Bryan one last chance to shake his hand. Bray says he will make all of this go away. He kicks Bray’s hand and they brawl. Bryan ducks a clothesline but Wyatt takes him out with a big elbow in the air. Bray tags in Harper and orders him to finish Bryan. Harper misses a big running boot in the corner as Bryan moves out of the way. Bryan hulks up and dropkicks both Rowan and Bray off the apron. Bryan with a dropkick on Harper. Bryan takes Harper to the top for a super back drop. Bryan goes to the top and nails the flying headbutt but Rowan breaks the pin. Rowan misses a splash in the corner. Bryan traps Rowan in the ropes and unloads on him with kicks. Bryan comes in off a tag but Bryan kicks him off the apron. Rowan also gets kicked off the apron. Wyatt connects with a kick to the head. Bryan runs the ropes and nails a suicide dive on Harper, sending him into the announcers. Bryan drops Rowan into the steel steps. Bryan fights back in and nails a missile dropkick on Bray. Bryan goes for the Yes Lock but Bray beats him in the head with right hands, nails Sister Abigail on Bryan for the win.

Main Event

The final match of the night was a Champion vs Champion Title unification match between WWE Champion Randy Orton and World Heavyweight Champion John Cena to crown the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. They lock up and go to the corner. Orton fights out but Cena drops him with a shoulder. Cena goes to the floor and grabs a table but Orton nails him from behind. Orton grabs a ladder and stands it up in the ring. Cena stops him and crashes the ladder into Orton, sending him over the top rope. Cena goes back to the table and slides it into the ring. Cena leans the table in the corner as Orton clutches his elbow. Cena goes for an Attitude Adjustment but Orton slides out. Orton brings a chair into the ring and kicks the ladder out. Orton charges with the chair but Cena blocks it. Orton kicks him and nails him with the chair. Orton with chair shots to the gut now. They go to the floor and Orton keeps control with the chair. Orton swings the chair but Cena ducks and Orton smacks the ring post. Cena grabs the chair and beats Orton with it. Cena sets up a table on the floor. He tries to powerbomb Orton through it but Orton slides out. Orton sends Cena crashing into the steel steps. Orton goes back in the ring and stands the ladder up. Orton climbs the ladder but Orton stops him. Orton with a kick to the gut and a headbutt. Orton keeps control and works Cena over. Cena fights back but Orton powerslams him. Orton slides another chair and ladder into the ring. Cena hits Orton with the ladder and sets it up under the belts. Cena climbs the ladder but Orton stops him. Orton grabs the ladder and charges but Cena ducks it. Orton grabs the chair and cracks Cena in the back with it. Cena comes back with shoulder tackles and the big slam. Cena goes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle but Orton kicks him in the face. Orton sends Cena head first into the corner where a steel chair is wedged. Orton brings a ladder back in the ring and climbs for the belts. Cena stops him once again and knocks Orton to the mat. Cena hits a Five Knuckle Shuffle from high on the ladder. Cena knocks Orton from the apron through a table on the floor, using a ladder. Cena sets the ladder up and climbs for the belts. Cena grabs the belts but Orton rushes in at the last minute and nails a RKO. Cena brawls back and clotheslines Orton over the top rope. Cena goes after him and slams him face first into the apron. Cena nails Orton in the face with the steel steps. Orton gets up and Cena hits him in the head with the steps again. Cena brings a table into the ring and leans it in the corner. Orton drops Cena onto the steel steps. Orton goes for a punt kick but Cena moves. Cena puts Orton through the announce table with an Attitude Adjustment. Cena crawls back into the ring and stands the ladder up. Cena is slow to climb but goes for the belts. Cena grabs the belts and tries to bring them down but Orton tips over the ladder. Cena is stuck hanging above the ring. Orton cracks him in the back with a chair, causing Cena to fall without the belts. Orton wails away with chair shots on Cena. Orton taunts Cena as he tries to get up. Cena rushes up out of nowhere and spears Orton through a table in the corner. Orton lifts up part of the floor mats and has a handcuff and chain hidden there. Orton cuffs Cena to the bottom rope. Orton tosses the key out into the crowd. Cena tries to break the cuff chain while Orton walks up the ramp and grabs the tallest ladder there is. Cena struggles with the cuff chain and unscrews the bottom rope from the turnbuckle. Cena meets Orton at the top of the ladder with the belts, bottom rope still hooked to him. Cena beats Orton in the head and knocks him to the mat. Cena is hung up on the loose bottom rope and has a problem getting the belts. Orton grabs the bottom rope and tries to pull Cena off the ladder with it. The ladder tips and Cena falls face first into a ladder. Orton stands the ladder back up and takes his time and yanks the titles of its hook, thus becoming the first ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

Aftermath

The next night on Raw, The Authority celebrated Orton's unification of the championships inside the ring, with entire WWE wrestlers standing on the entrance ramp. John Cena proclaimed that since Orton won, his first title defense should be against Daniel Bryan, insisting that was the right thing to do. Orton refused, but The Authority said that Orton would, in fact, face Bryan in a non-title match later that night. Bryan went on to win that match via disqualification, which was caused by a blatant low-blow from Orton - right in front of the referee. Orton then continued to attack Bryan until Cena came out to aid Bryan. Orton scattered, but when Cena went to check on Bryan's condition, Orton reemerged, striking Cena with an RKO. The show ended with Orton standing triumphantly over his fallen foes with both titles raised overhead. On the December 30 episode of Raw, Stephanie McMahon announced that Cena would get his rematch against Orton at the Royal Rumble with no outside interference or added stipulations, which Orton won.

Big Show and Rey Mysterio would face WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust in a non-title tag team match with Show and Mysterio emerging victorious.

Fandango would face Dolph Ziggler in a rematch with Ziggler winning due to a Roll-up.

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times^[5]
1^P	Fandango (with Summer Rae) defeated Dolph Ziggler	Singles match^[6]	04:20
2	CM Punk defeated The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)	3-on-1 handicap match^[7]	13:48
3	AJ Lee (c) (with Tamina Snuka) defeated Natalya	Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship^[8]	06:35
4	Big E Langston (c) defeated Damien Sandow	Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship^[9]	06:45
5	Cody Rhodes and Goldust (c) defeated RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel), Big Show and Rey Mysterio, and The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger) (with Zeb Colter)	Fatal 4-Way elimination match for the WWE Tag Team Championship^[10]	21:07
6	R-Truth (with Xavier Woods) defeated Brodus Clay (with Tensai, Naomi, and Cameron)	Singles match	06:00
7	Kofi Kingston defeated The Miz	No Disqualification match	08:00
8	The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) defeated Daniel Bryan	3-on-1 handicap match^[11]	12:25
9	WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion John Cena	Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to unify the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship ^[12]	24:36
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match P – indicates the match took place on the pre-show

Fatal Four Way tag team elimination match

Elimination	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Ryback	RybAxel	Goldust	Pinned with a roll-up	06:17
2	Antonio Cesaro	The Real Americans	Big Show	Pinned after a K.O. Punch	14:44
3	Rey Mysterio	Big Show and Rey Mysterio	Cody Rhodes	Pinned after a Cross Rhodes	21:05
Winners:	Cody Rhodes and Goldust (c)

Reception

411MANIA praised the main event giving it a 4/5. They gave both the handicap matches 3.5/5 and the elimination tag team match a 3.5/5.

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