TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | December 18, 2011 | ||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| Venue | 1st Mariner Arena | ||
| Attendance | 8,000[1][2] | ||
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TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011) was the third annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on December 18, 2011 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.[4][5]
Eleven matches took place during the event, ten of which were broadcast live on pay-per-view television. In the main event from the Raw brand, CM Punk defeated The Miz and Alberto Del Rio in a Triple Threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to retain the WWE Championship. The main event from the SmackDown resulted in a Big Show defeat of Mark Henry in a Chairs match to win the World Heavyweight Championship. It was also the first pay-per-view in 2 years not to feature John Cena at all for a match or a promo.
The event received 179,000 pay-per-view purchases, which was down from the previous year's 195,000 buys.[6]
Background
TLC featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines that played out on WWE's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in one or more matches. Traditionally, matches during this event involved the use of tables, ladders, and chairs.
Event
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Preliminary matches
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Michael Cole |
| Jerry Lawler | |
| Carlos Cabrera (Spanish) | |
| Marcelo Rodríguez (Spanish) | |
| Interviewer | Josh Mathews |
| Ring announcers | Lilian Garcia (SmackDown) |
| Justin Roberts (Raw) | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez (Alberto Del Rio) | |
| Referees | Scott Armstrong |
| Mike Chioda | |
| John Cone | |
| Chad Patton |
The first match was the WWE United States Championship match between US Champion Dolph Ziggler and Zack Ryder. Though Ziggler initially led, Ryder hit a dropkick from the top rope onto Ziggler. Ryder hit some clotheslines and eventually the Broski Boot. Ziggler then went down for approximately a 3 count, but Vickie interfered and put Dolph’s foot on the ropes. This action got Vickie banned from ringside. Dolph then took control until he went to the top rope. Ryder countered and hit a hurricanrana from the top rope. Dolph sent Ryder to the corner, but Ryder countered with knee to the face and the Rough Ryder. Ryder got the pinfall and thus the championship, his first WWE singles title.
The next match was for the WWE Tag Team Championship between Tag Team Champions Air Boom vs. Primo & Epico. The match started off between Evan Bourne and Epico. The match began with both men trading blows. Bourne tagged Kofi, who hit a dropkick to Epico. Kofi tagged in Bourne who took down Epico with a hurricanrana. Primo tagged and double teamed on Bourne. Epico hit a backbreaker followed by three back suplexes and a back submission move. Bourne tried to roll up Epico, allowing him to hit some knees tagging Kofi. Primo tagged in as well. Kofi took down Primo easily and hit a crossbody and the Boom Drop. Bourne took out Epico while Kingston hit the Trouble in Paradise on Primo. Kofi got the pinfall and with his partner remained Tag Team Champions.
The third match of the evening was a tables match between Randy Orton and Wade Barrett. Orton initially got the upper hand over Barrett, going outside to find a table. Back and forth action consumed the next few minutes. Barrett got a table eventually and set it next to the apron. Before he could set the table up, Orton knocked the table into Barrett’s face and sent Barrett into the steel steps. This caused Barrett to start bleeding. Both men made their way to the stage where numerous tables were set up. Barrett sent Orton to the ring where he hit an elbow drop from the second rope. Orton started to recover and got the upper hand over Barrett after reversing a side slam through a table. Orton hit some clotheslines followed by a scoop slam. Orton tried to hit the RKO, but Barrett stopped him. Barrett set Orton on top of a table, as he went to the second rope. Barrett went for another elbow drop, but Orton successfully hit an RKO on Barrett through the table, for the win.
The next match was for the WWE Divas Championship featuring Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly. The match started off with both divas going to the outside. Kelly slammed Beth’s face onto the floor. Phoenix slammed Kelly onto the mat. Beth responded with stomps, punches, elbows and some submission moves. Kelly avoided Beth's leg drop from the top rope and went for her finisher, but Beth countered that and tried to hit the Glam Slam. Kelly countered that into a roll up, but Beth also countered. Beth then hit her version of the Electric Chair and pinned her opponent, remaining Divas Champion.
Main event matches
The first main event was a Sledgehammer Ladder match between Triple H and Kevin Nash. A sledgehammer was hanging above the ring for either wrestler to use. The winner was to be decided by pinfall or submission. The match was fairly even until Triple H unhooked the sledgehammer. He hit a pedigree and grabbed the sledgehammer again. Nash pleaded for mercy by making the Kliq hand sign, but Triple H responded with a "DX" style crotch chop and a sledgehammer shot to the face, beating his former friend.
The sixth match was Sheamus vs. Jack Swagger. Sheamus unloaded elbow drops on Swagger, sending him to the corner and back to the mat. Swagger quickly countered and locked Sheamus in an abdominal stretch. Sheamus sent Swagger between the ropes and pounded Swagger’s chest. Both men landed on the floor. Swagger threw Sheamus into the barrier, then back to the ring, followed by a Swagger Bomb. Swagger continued on offense, only to have Sheamus bounce back with some clotheslines. Sheamus went to the top rope, but Swagger knocked him off. Sheamus recovered and sent Swagger into the barrier. Both men returned to the ring, where Sheamus launched a battering ram from the top rope. Sheamus then tried a Brogue Kick, but Swagger took out his leg. Swagger achieved an ankle lock, but Sheamus sent him to the corner. Swagger charged Sheamus, but was greeted with the Brogue Kick. Sheamus covered Swagger for the win.
The main event from SmackDown was a chairs match for the World Heavyweight Championship. World Champion Mark Henry fought The Big Show. Big Show began by throwing chairs into the ring. Mark Henry tried to leave with his title, refusing to fight. Big Show knocked him to the ground. Henry recovered and smacked Big Show in the back with a chair. Each fighter landed blows with chairs. Henry held onto his while Big Show fell. Recovering, Big Show landed some body blows. Big Show tried a Chokeslam, but Henry countered it and flattened him. Henry attempted a World's Strongest Slam, but Big Show escaped. Henry avoided a Chokeslam, and landed a chair. Big Show countered with a KO Punch, covering for the win.However Henry angry at his loss to Show did a DDT on him through several steel chairs.Seconds later,Daniel Bryan cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to have a match for the World title and upset Show to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
The next match was for the Intercontinental Championship between Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and Booker T. The match was scheduled for earlier, but Rhodes twice attacked Booker before the start. Booker got the upper hand over Rhodes with elbow drops and a face kick, sending him into the barricade. Rhodes countered and missed a suplex. Rhodes then achieved a submission move. Booker escaped and hit some chops. Rhodes landed a kick to the head and a strike to the knee, downing Booker. Booker fought free of a full nelson and sent Rhodes into the corner. Each fought then dropped the other with a clothesline. Booker landed some clotheslines and a side slam, followed by his signature Spinebuster followed by a spin-a-rooni. Booker missed a Scissors Kick and went for a Superkick but missed allowing Rhodes to plant Booker with two Disaster Kicks to pick up the win.
The main event from Raw was the Triple Threat Tables, Ladders, & Chairs match for the WWE Championship between The Miz, Alberto Del Rio, and current WWE Champion CM Punk. At the outset the others double teamed Punk. Punk ducked a double clothesline and knocked both opponents down. Miz & Del Rio recovered and landed a superplex. Miz and Del Rio went to the floor to grab a ladder. Del Rio broke the alliance and smacked Miz with a chair. Del Rio grabbed a ladder but Punk dove onto Del Rio. Punk and Miz returned to the ring where Miz stomped on Punk and landed a chair shot to Punk’s gut. Punk put his knee in Miz's face, but missed a running bulldog, allowing Miz to drop Punk head first into the chair. Del Rio came back into the ring where Miz tried a Skull Crushing Finale while Del Rio was on the ladder. Del Rio reversed it and slammed Miz on the ladder. Punk slammed Del Rio with the ladder and threw Del Rio into the barrier. Del Rio escaped Punk's superplex but not the following neck breaker. Miz landed a second chair shot to Punk’s gut. Punk grabbed it and started beating on Miz. Punk put Miz on top of the barrier and Punk hit the knee, sending both men over the barrier. Del Rio handcuffed Punk to the ladder. Punk broke the ladder but was still handcuffed. Punk used them to backdrop Del Rio onto the ladder. Miz climbed the ladder, but Punk knocked him down and attempted a GTS, but Miz escaped. Punk and Miz went to the top rope, where Punk tried to superplex Miz. Del Rio kicked Punk through a table onto the floor. Del Rio used the chair against Miz and achieved a Cross Armbreaker on Miz whose arm was tangled in the chair. Del Rio headed back to Punk and attacked him with a chair shot. Del Rio laid a cross armbreaker on Punk and then climbed the ladder. Miz & Punk knocked him off and the ropes end up between his legs. Punk and Miz fought inside the ring where they took each other out with clotheslines. Ricardo Rodriguez came into the ring and climbed the ladder. Miz and Punk tipped the ladder over, sending Ricardo into a table on the floor. Both men blocked the other's finisher. Miz went to the corner, where Punk tried to hit the knee only to go into the ring post. Miz hooked Punk's handcuff to the turnbuckle. After missing some punches, Punk knocked Miz out of the ring with a big kick. Del Rio and Miz pulled a ladder into the ring. Punk broke the turnbuckle to free himself. All three men climbed the ladder. Punk kicked Del Rio down to the mat. He and Miz finished the fight in the ring where Punk landed the GTS on his last opponent. Punk climbed the ladder and retrieved the WWE Championship.
Results
References
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