{"id":5563,"date":"2015-12-14T14:44:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T20:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=5563"},"modified":"2015-12-14T14:46:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T20:46:47","slug":"1213-tlc-ppv-mcmahons-in-person-report-from-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/1213-tlc-ppv-mcmahons-in-person-report-from-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/13 TLC PPV &#8211; McMahon&#8217;s In-Person Report from Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2005019328\" 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>PWTorch contributor Mike McMahon attended TLC live in Boston. Read his news &amp; notes from the event, including crowd reactions to the final two matches and the post-match angle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE TLC PPV Live Report<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>December 13, 2015<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Boston, Mass.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In-Person Report by Mike McMahon (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeMcMahonPW\" target=\"_blank\">@MikeMcMahonPW<\/a>), PWTorch contributor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Before TLC began, WWE announced that they\u2019ll return to Boston on March 22 for a Smackdown\u00a0television taping.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Dolph Ziggler did stand-up comedy at the Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, Mass. on Saturday night. Kowloon is a hotspot for WWE talent, who have been going there after shows for years. Attendees included The Dudleys, Braun Strowman, Alberto Del Rio, Roman Reigns, and R-Truth. Most traveled down after a live event in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; The crowd was red hot for the opening Tag Title match. This match received the best reaction, by far. It was a good example of the show pacing just not really being there, though. There\u2019s no question that the crowd was burned out after watching it. Rusev and Ryback received little to no reaction in the following match, and the crowd was dead until the Dudleys-Wyatts eight-man tag later in the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Dean Ambrose\u2019s Intercontinental Title win got a great reaction. Kevin Owens was receiving mostly cheers, even as he tried to run down Boston during his promo. It was the same with New Day, who tried to insult the city during their ring-walk promo, but the crowd was mostly behind them anyway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Sasha Banks was fantastic in the pre-show match. Even though it\u2019s her hometown, and she did receive some cheers at the start, she did an excellent job of turning the crowd during the match. She wasn\u2019t trying to be the babyface, even in her hometown. After the match &#8211; I\u2019m not sure this was caught on TV &#8211; there was a kid at ringside with a Sasha sign. She went over to give the kid a handshake but pulled it back and walked to the back. The crowd down near the aisle got on her good for that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; The crowd had no idea how to react to that last two matches. In the eyes of most people, WWE closed the show with a pair of heel vs. heel matches. They wanted to cheer Ric Flair but also booed Charlotte. ROman Reigns, Sheamus, Charlotte, and Paige all received the same reaction, essentially. There was a smattering of boos and cheers but a lot of people quiet, not really sure what to do.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2449840431\" 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>&#8212; The main event was a mess as far as the crowd goes. Sheamus and Reigns were really physical and were beating the snot out of each other, but the crowd just wasn\u2019t invested and didn\u2019t care. You can blame Sheamus and Reigns for not connecting to the crowd, but they haven\u2019t exactly been given the best material, either. The crowd during the main event really showcased the problem with the booking. It goes hand-in-hand with ratings falling. The crowd just didn\u2019t care who won.<\/p>\n<p>Chants that I was able to track during the main event included:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe Want Cena!\u201d vs. \u201cCena Sucks!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDaniel Bryan!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe Miss Rollins!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe-already Saw This!\u201d (problem with the opener)<br \/>\n\u201cThis is Awful!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNXT!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cTom Brady!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDaniel Bryan!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYes! Yes! Yes!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cBernie Sanders!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; As much as the main event didn\u2019t get over, despite Reigns\u2019s and Sheamus\u2019s efforts, the post-match angle actually did. The crowd got being Reigns a little bit during the post-match attack on the League of Nations, but really got behind Reigns during his attack on Triple H.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd cheered Reigns the loudest they did all night during the second spot on the announce table and when he ran down the aisle and give Triple H a spear. Reigns&#8217;s limitations are on the mic. Given that post-show angle really got over with a crowd that was all over him all night, perhaps making Reigns the beast that just beats people up and doesn\u2019t talk is the way to go.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They&#39;re wheeling out HHH <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5tg7V8iIwT\">pic.twitter.com\/5tg7V8iIwT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorchMcMahon\/status\/676251823834062848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3566736248\"><div id=\"pwtor-712175242\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>PWTorch contributor Mike McMahon attended TLC live in Boston. 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