WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs is an American professional wrestling event produced annually by WWE, a Connecticut–based promotion, and broadcast live and available through the WWE Network and pay-per-view (PPV). The event was established in 2009, replacing Armageddon in the December slot of WWE's pay-per-view calendar. The concept of the show is based on the primary matches of the card each containing a stipulation using tables, ladders, and/or chairs as legal weapons.[1] The event's concept was voted by fans via WWE's official website and was chosen over an event with street fight main events and an event featuring a single-elimination tournament.[2]

For the professional wrestling match, see Tables, ladders, and chairs match.
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
The 2015 WWE TLC logo
Other name(s)TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs...and Stairs (2014)
Promotion(s)WWE
Brand(s)Raw (2009–2010, 2017–present)
SmackDown (2009–2010, 2016, 2018–present)
205 Live (2018)
ECW (2009)
First eventTLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)
Signature match typesMatch types featuring tables, ladders, and chairs as weapons

Championship bouts are scheduled on every card, with the lower-tier titles featured on the undercard and the top-tier featured on the main card.[3]

The 2014 event was also referred to as Tables, Ladders, Chairs... and Stairs, because the first ever Steel Stairs Match, between Erick Rowan and Big Show, was contested at the event.

With the WWE brand extension reinstated in 2016, the pay-per-view in 2016 was a SmackDown branded event. In the 2017 edition of the event, it was moved from its usual December slot to an October slot together with making the event as a Raw branded event, allowing TLC to occur before the annual Survivor Series event that is held in November. In 2018, it was announced that TLC would be a dual-branded event, and was moved back to the December slot due to the cancellation of Clash of Champions that year.[4]

Concept

The concept of this pay-per-view is that the main event matches have stipulations that involve legally using tables, ladders, and/or chairs. In 2010, every match involved tables, ladders, or chairs. During the show, there were Tables matches, Ladder matches, Chairs matches, and TLC matches.

In a tables match, the only way to win is to put your opponent through a table. In a ladder match, the only way to win is to climb the ladder and retrieve the item above the ring. In a chairs match, the only way to win is by pinfall or submission in the ring, while using a chair as a legal weapon. In a TLC match, the same rules apply as a ladder match, but tables and chairs can also be used.

Dates and venues
Raw-branded event SmackDown-branded event
Event Date City Venue Main event
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009) December 13, 2009 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center Jeri-Show (Big Show and Chris Jericho) (c) vs. D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010) December 19, 2010 Houston, Texas Toyota Center John Cena vs. Wade Barrett in a Chairs match
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011) December 18, 2011 Baltimore, Maryland[5] 1st Mariner Arena CM Punk (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. The Miz in a Triple Threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE Championship
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012) December 16, 2012 Brooklyn, New York Barclays Center Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. John Cena in a Ladder match for Ziggler's World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank contract
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013) December 15, 2013[6] Houston, Texas[6] Toyota Center Randy Orton (WWE) vs. John Cena (WHC) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the unification of the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship
TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs...and Stairs (2014) December 14, 2014 Cleveland, Ohio[7] Quicken Loans Arena Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015) December 13, 2015 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Sheamus (c) vs. Roman Reigns in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2016) December 4, 2016 Dallas, Texas[8] American Airlines Center AJ Styles (c) vs. Dean Ambrose in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE World Championship
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2017) October 22, 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota[9][10] Target Center Dean Ambrose, Kurt Angle, and Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman, Cesaro, Kane, Sheamus, and The Miz in a 5-on-3 handicap Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018) December 16, 2018[11][12] San Jose, California SAP Center[13] Becky Lynch (c) vs. Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair in a Triple Threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2019) December 15, 2019[14] Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Center[15] The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) (c) vs. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship

    See also
    • Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match

    References
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