{"id":35832,"date":"2016-12-04T20:59:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T02:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=35832"},"modified":"2016-12-04T23:11:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T05:11:23","slug":"mcneills-live-blog-wwe-tables-ladders-chairs-2016-oh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/12\/04\/mcneills-live-blog-wwe-tables-ladders-chairs-2016-oh\/","title":{"rendered":"McNEILL&#8217;s Live Blog of WWE Tables, Ladders &#038; Chairs 2016 (oh my!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-429199472\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill is really disappointed with his Washington Redskins. So, business as usual.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We just got done watching a ten man tag that looks like every other ten man tag in the brief history of Smackdown Live. Chad Gable pinned a Vaudevillian. So there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/StaffMcNeill07_120.jpg\" alt=\"StaffMcNeill07_120\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video package explains that tonight&#8217;s main event is all about the biggest prize in WWE. And, it&#8217;s also about James Ellsworth.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to grab your bananaphone, call (515) 605-9345, and join us on PWTorchLivecast.com for the postgame show right after TLC. Greg Parks would really appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if someone inside WWE would slip word to me how many votes Ellsworth gets in the &#8220;Superstar of the Year&#8221; balloting, I would sure as hell appreciate it too.<\/p>\n<p>I would sure a prescription for whatever Mauro Ranallo takes to get excited for these shows. (Assuming I don&#8217;t already have one.)<\/p>\n<p>Wyatts&#8217; entrance for the tag title match. Waiting for Otunga to interrupt JBL by screaming &#8220;I&#8217;m trying to listen to the damn song!&#8221; (tm The Hansen Brothers)<\/p>\n<p>Slater &amp; Rhyno vs. Orton &amp; Wyatt. This is fun so far. Until my Roku decides now would be a great time to jump back 30 minutes to the pregame show. By the time I recover, Orton is hitting the chinlock.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3475547937\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Luke Harper takes the bullet for Orton, and Randy catches Rhyno with the RKO to win the titles. Well, there we go.<\/p>\n<p>JBL says Orton &amp; Wyatt are the most dangerous team we&#8217;ve seen in WWE in some time. Clearly, he&#8217;s forgotten The Ascension.<\/p>\n<p>Dean Ambrose does his version of the Hard Times promo. AJ Styles gets interviewed by Renee Young. AJ wins this round.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki vs. Carmella in a no-DQ match. For the record, Carm got her black eye from Nikki, not from Big Cass.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Carmella has made Nikki Bella&#8217;s life a complete hell.&#8221; Really? I thought &#8220;Total Bellas&#8221; did that.<\/p>\n<p>Otunga describes this as a &#8220;schoolyard fight&#8221;. We didn&#8217;t have a schoolyard like that at St. Leo&#8217;s Elementary School in Fairfax.<\/p>\n<p>Carmella gets the kendo stick and hits Nikki with shots to the, um, midsection.<\/p>\n<p>We need Joey Styles to run in, scream &#8220;Cat-FIGHT&#8221; and sucker punch JBL (again).<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2579682970\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Roundhouse kick by Nikki. Given where that landed, Carmella might come out of this looking like a raccoon.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki sprays Carmella with a fire extinguisher and wins with the Rack Attack.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Tip: &#8220;Rope-a-dope&#8221; is not the proper defense technique when being sprayed with a fire extinguisher.<\/p>\n<p>Carmella takes the mic to assure us that the feud isn&#8217;t over. But she knows who attacked Nikki. It was Natalya!<\/p>\n<p>On that note, guess which evil heel shows up to help WWE fan Anthony pick out an engagement ring at Kay Jewelers. (No, not Nia Jax.)<\/p>\n<p>Forty minutes into the show, so it must be time for a ladder match!<\/p>\n<p>Backstage, Dasha Fuentes asks Daniel Bryan if he hates The Miz. Well, duh!<\/p>\n<p>Right now, let&#8217;s check in with our Bollywood announce team of Harv &amp; Gurv Shira, who will be describing the action with an interpretive dance.<\/p>\n<p>JBL: &#8220;What&#8217;s wrong with using your wife?&#8221; Otunga: &#8220;My wife&#8217;s agent won&#8217;t let her on the show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, The Miz defends the Intercontinental Title in a ladder match against Dolph Ziggler. Let&#8217;s get creative.<\/p>\n<p>Mauro: JBL, did you ever have to defend a title in a ladder match? JBL: Naw, kid, we had bookers back then.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Miz nor Ziggler are taking stupid risks here. Clearly, they&#8217;ve been told to leave that for AJ Styles.<\/p>\n<p>Second big network glitch for my Roku. We come back and they&#8217;re climbing the ladder again. Gotta say, Miz is gaining fans as the match continues.<\/p>\n<p>Miz tries the Daniel Bryan series of running dropkicks. Ziggler catches him with a ladder the third time.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously, if you&#8217;re Dolph, don&#8217;t you bring out a girlfriend to counter Maryse? Or at least a hired escort?<\/p>\n<p>Pro Tip: Even a poorly executed figure-four leglock is more effective when you apply it around a ladder.<\/p>\n<p>Dolph headbutts Miz off the ladder. What could possibly go wrong? Other than Miz running back up the ladder and hitting a low blow.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Miz has kept the title and knocked Ziggler out of the I\/C Title picture. I recommend Dolph befriend Ambrose and go after Styles next. It worked for Ellsworth.<\/p>\n<p>I told you Miz would gloat.<\/p>\n<p>Ad for Tribute to the Troops. At what point do we make that a pay-per-view?<\/p>\n<p>Next up is Kalisto vs. Baron Corbin. Did You Know? This is the 7th chairs match in TLC history. The other six weren&#8217;t that great either.<\/p>\n<p>Kalisto is tearing it up here, and Corbin is&#8230;mostly remaining unlikable. But he IS selling, which is a key. JBL tells us how much chair shots hurt. It shouldn&#8217;t be a big deal, except I can&#8217;t remember the last time a WWE commentator said it.<\/p>\n<p>Corbin hits End of Days on a pile of chairs for the win. He acts like a heel. So far, the heels are the best part of this show.<\/p>\n<p>Backstage, Dasha Fuentes&#8217; hoop earrings interview Natalya Kidd. Why would Carmella lie? Because she&#8217;s a liar. Oh, okay.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, the Royal Rumble is next month! Yippee!<\/p>\n<p>Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss. After Hell in A Cell, I hope somebody pre-cut those tables.<\/p>\n<p>This feels like a semi main event. I have a feeling we&#8217;ll actually end at 10:30 Eastern this time. Otunga points out Bliss has to set up the table before she can put Lynch through it. He&#8217;s not the best commentator in the game for nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously, how much actual force would you need to put someone the size of Bliss through a table? I don&#8217;t know if Wrestling Physics helps here.<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, Bliss powerbombs Lynch off the apron and through the table. We have a new champion. I should have thought about that physics thing before doing projections for this show. Dasha interviews Becky, who says she doesn&#8217;t feel good. She should interview Alexa. I&#8217;ll bet the new champ is in a great mood.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, if your girlfriend will let you propose to her inside a wrestling ring, you&#8217;ve probably made a good choice.<\/p>\n<p>John Cena will host SNL this Saturday, but I&#8217;ll bet his Trump impression isn&#8217;t as good as Alec Baldwin&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m tired of you making me out to be a joke&#8221;. Don&#8217;t look at Ambrose. Go talk to Ryan Ward.<\/p>\n<p>AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Title in a Tables, Ladders &amp; Chairs match. After the show, you can watch Talking Smack (or join us on PWTorchLivecast.com.)<\/p>\n<p>Time for the walk &#8216;n brawl (&#8216;n bump).<\/p>\n<p>Mauro: Dean Ambrose is the workhorse of WWE. Styles: Dude. I&#8217;m standing RIGHT HERE. I can hear you.<\/p>\n<p>AJ Styles&#8217; chiropractor owes Dean Ambrose a Christmas card. Ambrose comes off a ladder and puts Styles through the announce table. Wow. Now Ambrose has to set up an entirely different ladder in the ring, and climb it, and&#8230;yeah. Phenomenal Forearm.<\/p>\n<p>Moonsault into a reverse DDT by Styles. Instead of climbing the ladder, AJ gets another table. Apparently both wrestlers are being coached by Les Miles.<\/p>\n<p>Styles hits a springboard 450 to put Ambrose through a table. Is THAT the finish? Nope. James Ellsworth is the finish! Ellsworth distracts Styles and Ambrose bounces the champ off the stairs.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Ellsworth tips over the ladder on Ambrose, sending him through two tables. 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