WWE Raw's Chaotic Finish Masks Incomplete Midcard Storytelling in TLC Buildup

The final Raw before WWE TLC ended with the kind of helter-skelter energy that the pay-per-view is famous for. Run-ins, broken tables and a giant hurling his enemy onto steel, fun as they were, acted as makeup for a buildup flush with blemishes.

As a spectacle of big spots and cringe-inducing crashes, TLC will deliver. It won't be the kind of wrestling show that digs at the heart, though. Its rivalries aren't deep enough.

Blame the three-week turnaround between pay-per-views. Attribute some of this to the Slammy Awards hogging most of the night's airtime, or call out WWE Creative.

Regardless, the result is that many of TLC's storylines are skeletal.

At the close of the go-home show, Seth Rollins attacked John Cena just as it looked like the fan favorite would defeat Big Show. Rollins attempted to crush Cena's head in, but the cavalry soon arrived.

Dolph Ziggler was the first of a wave of Superstars to throw themselves into a scuffle featuring overlapping rivalries. Erick Rowan, Ryback and Luke Harper soon rushed in. WWE then showed fans a glimpse of what to expect at TLC: table crashes, ring steps used as weapons, ladders at the center of a melee.

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