This Sunday, October 22, the team of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose reunites once again as The Shield to take on The Miz and his four stars in a TLC handicap match. That's not the only big match happening at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Raw brand-exclusive PPV, TLC, has six other matches, including the debut of former NXT women's champion Asuka.
It all kicks off at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on the WWE Network, with the Kickoff Show happening one hour earlier. Here's the entire match card and our predictions.
Sasha Banks vs. Alicia Fox (Kickoff Match)
Alicia Fox recently attacked Sasha Banks backstage and now the two are involved in a heated rivalry. Banks and Fox will have the chance to take their aggression out on each other during the Kickoff show, which airs one our prior to the main card. I don't see Banks losing this one. She feels buried, and she's way too talented to keep losing matches like this.
Our prediction: Sasha Banks wins
Asuka vs. Emma
Asuka is making her debut at TLC. If you're not familiar with the Empress of Tomorrow, she held the NXT women's championship for over 500 days and currently has a win-streak longer than Goldberg's during the '90s. Sorry Emma, but there's no chance Asuka is losing during her debut.
Our prediction: Asuka wins
Secondary prediction: The match is no longer than 1 minute
Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Mickie James
(For the Raw Women's Championship)
Alexa Bliss and Mickie James have been locked in the feud revolving around James' age--which we break down in better detail here. Now, Bliss will defend the Women's Championship at TLC, and while she's been a great champion, James will get the win. It will add more to her legacy at WWE and knock Bliss down a peg or two.
Our prediction: Mickie James wins
Cedric Alexander & Rich Swann vs. Gentleman Jack Gallagher & The Brian Kendrick
The first of two 205 Live matches--yes, two matches--has Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander taking on the team of Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick. This match could go either way as it's not really compelling, and it's a bit of a bummer to see this taking a spot on the main card, with so much other talent on the Monday night show not in the spotlight. Anyway, I'm giving the win to Alexander and Swann, with the hopes of seeing Swann dance.
Our prediction: Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann win
Kalisto (c) vs. Enzo Amore
(For the Cruiserweight Championship)
Enzo Amore has waged war against the cruiserweight division, and while he beat Neville for the title, he quickly lost it to Kalisto. Enzo is getting his rematch at TLC in order to prove he's more than a one-trick-pony. I can see Enzo winning the title here, but every fiber in my being doesn't want that to happen. Sure, Enzo winning would be better for moving the storyline forward, but I'm giving the win to Kalisto because he's so much more talented in the ring.
Our prediction: Kalisto wins... please let Kalisto win
The Demon vs. Sister Abigail
Everyone has a dark side, Finn Balor's is The Demon, a madman with an immense amount of willpower that will not go down. Bray Wyatt--an already dark character--has Sister Abigail, which we known nothing about--thankfully Abigail is Wyatt and WWE didn't introduce another character as her. This is going to be a weird battle, but I'm thinking this will swing in Balor's favor, in the hopes that Wyatt becomes lost in this new Sister Abigail persona.
Our prediction: Finn Balor wins
The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, The Miz, Kane, Cesaro & Sheamus (TLC Handicap Match)
Finally, nostalgia plays a major factor into the main event, as Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns have joined forced to reform their team The Shield in order to take on The Miz, Braun Strowman, Kane, and The Bar in a handicap match. The odds are stacked against the good guys, and because of that, I'm giving the win to The Shield. They should be able to overcome said odds and triumph over Miz's ridiculously overpowered team.
Our prediction: The Shield wins
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