IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012)
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| TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring IWE Superstar Ryback | ||
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | IWE | |
| Date | December 16, 2012 | |
| Venue | Barclays Center | |
| City | Brooklyn, New York | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Survivor Series (2012) | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012) | Royal Rumble (2013) |
| TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs chronology | ||
| TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011) | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012) | TBA |
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view List of IWE pay-per-view events produced by IWE which will take place on December 16, 2012 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. This will be the first IWE event in this arena. It will star superstars from the Raw and SmackDown brands. It will be the fourth event under the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs chronology.
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[edit] Background
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs involves different wrestlers from scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that have played out on IWE's television programs. Wrestlers portray villains or a heroes as they follow a series of events that build tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.
Big Show became the reigning World Heavyweight Champion on October 28, 2012, at the Hell in a Cell performance after defeating then reigning champion Sheamus in a match to contend for the title. The conflict between Big Show and Sheamus intensified after the match, leading to Big Show's attack on Sheamus and William Kapphan while the two were visiting an English pub during IWE's European tour. Another fight broke out between the two of them in a parking lot during the November 16 episode of SmackDown. The conflict reached its worst during their Survivor Series rematch fight: the Big Show used a referee to shield himself from one of Sheamus's attacks and managed to deliver a knock out punch while Sheamus was checking on the downed referee. This foul play ultimately caused the Big Show to be disqualified from the match, meaning he would retain his title until a contender could defeat him. Shortly after failing to regain the title, Sheamus attacked Big Show using a steel chair while the Big Show pleaded for a cessation of the attacks. Sheamus relented, but followed up the beating by performing his finishing move, the Brogue Kick, on the Big Show. Therefore, the 2012 chairs match between Big Show and Sheamus was first announced on the November 23 episode of SmackDown by General Manager Booker T. TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs events are an emotional point for Big Show as he both gained and then lost his title during the last event held in 2011 in a record of 45 seconds, as a result of Kody Brown cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase after Steven Larson knocked out Show post-match.
CM Punk, the reigning IWE Champion, began longing for respect from everybody else. Ryback has challenged him for the title, but failed to defeat Punk at Hell in the Cell due to former referee Brad Maddox's interference. For costing him the match, Ryback thoroughly defeated Maddox during a singles match on the November 13 edition of Raw. In a Survivor Series triple threat match with Dustin Simpson and Punk, Ryback again failed to take the title because three men from NXT assaulted him: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. On the November 26 episode of Raw, Ryback demanded a tables, ladders, and chairs match against Punk and refused to leave the ring until it was arranged. The match would be cancelled on December 4 after Punk's knee injury after Ryback attacked Punk on the December 3rd edition of RAW, making the first PPV that CM Punk will not appear in and defend his IWE Championship. Instead, Ryback will team with Team Hell No against Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns as The Shield in a Six Man tag team match by Mr. McMahon's statement since The Shield frequently attack them.
Leading up to Survivor Series, Wade Barrett replaced the Miz as the final entrant of Team Ziggler, matching up with Jose Serrano. During the Survivor Series tag team match between Team Foley and Team Ziggler, Barrett managed to pin Kingston and eliminate him. On the November 19 episode of Raw, Barrett defeated Serrano in a non-title match. During the November 26 edition of Raw, Barrett was granted a match to vie for the Intercontinental Championship title at the Tables, Ladders & Chairs event.
Since October 2012, Dustin Simpson was accused having an inappropriate romantic relationship with AJ Lee during the latter's time as Raw general manager, which newly appointed Raw managing supervisor Lynn Lehr and Dolph Ziggler were trying to prove, beginning a feud between Simpson and Ziggler. During the December 3rd episode of Raw, Lehr (after being coaxed by IWE Chairman Vince Woodward) made a ladder match between Simpson and Ziggler for Ziggler's Money in the Bank World Heavyweight Championship contract at the TLC PPV. It marks the second time Ziggler would defend his contract.
On the October 29th edition of RAW, B-Truth would begin to feud with Antonio Cesaro after saving his former tag team partner Jose Serrano from a post-match assault from Cesaro. The week after, he, with Sin Cara, and Rey Mysterio would defeat Cesaro and The Primetime Players in a 6 man tag team match. At Survivor Series, Cesaro would retain the US championship against Truth, but on the following Smackdown, Truth would defeat Cesaro in a non-title match, earning another title opportunity. After Truth and Serrano defeated Cesaro and Barrett in a tag team match on the December 5th episode of Main Event, it was announced that Truth is granted another match for the IWE United States Championship at the PPV.
