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The final WWE pay-per-view of 2020 is set, and WWE TLC is scheduled to feature two huge Tables, Ladders & Chairs matches for the top championships in the company.

On the Raw side, Drew McIntyre will defend the WWE title against AJ Styles, while SmackDown's Roman Reigns will put the Universal Championship on the line against Kevin Owens.

TLC will also play host to three other title matches, as well as one of the most personal rivalries in professional wrestling currently between "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton.

Here is everything you need to know about when and how to watch the first WWE PPV to emanate from the Tampa Bay Rays' Tropicana Field.

         

Where: WWE ThunderDome at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida

When: Sunday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. ET (Kickoff Show at 6 p.m. ET)

Watch: WWE Network

         

TLC 2020 Match Card

• WWE Championship TLC match: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. AJ Styles
• Universal Championship TLC match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens
• SmackDown Women's Championship: Sasha Banks (c) vs. Carmella
• Firefly Inferno match: "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton
• WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Asuka and TBD
• Raw Tag Team Championship: New Day (c) vs. Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin)

         

Top TLC Matches to Watch

Drew McIntyre vs. AJ Styles

In what figures to be the main event of TLC, McIntyre and Styles will lock horns for the first time in a singles match with the WWE Championship on the line.

On Monday's go-home episode of Raw, the two men gave a preview of what could be to come at TLC, as The Phenomenal One used tables, ladders and chairs against the Scot in an attempt to soften him up.

The Miz, John Morrison and Omos lent a helping hand as well, which suggests McIntyre could be at a huge disadvantage Sunday.

One potential equalizer could be Sheamus, who has been portrayed as McIntyre's close friend in recent weeks and has helped him out in his battles with Styles. Keith Lee could also factor in after facing Miz and Morrison in a handicap match on Raw.

If Sheamus gets involved, it will create an intriguing situation, as most fans have been expecting The Celtic Warrior to turn on McIntyre at some point. He could help the Scot and stand tall with him, he could help McIntyre only to turn on him after the match, or he could purposely cost him the title.

While the finish of the match figures to feature no shortage of moving parts, the contest itself could be something special when only McIntyre and Styles are in the ring, as they are two of the best all-around Superstars in the company.

If they receive the time they deserve, they should have no issue stealing the show at TLC.

            

Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens

The other Tables, Ladders & Chairs match will potentially culminate a heated rivalry between Reigns and Owens with the universal title hanging in the balance.

A feud between KO and Jey Uso transitioned into Owens calling out Reigns and declaring himself "the head of the table," which infuriated The Tribal Chief.

Reigns agreed to put the Universal Championship on the line in a TLC match and then went to great lengths to beat down Owens mentally and physically in the weeks leading up to the PPV.

After an in-ring confrontation between Owens and Uso, Reigns jumped him backstage. In addition to assaulting KO, Reigns had the gall to address his rival's wife and children and insist that he was their true provider.

Since returning at SummerSlam in August and turning heel, Reigns has been arguably the most compelling character in wrestling, and he has had some entertaining matches as well.

His matches aren't about delivering a "five-star" performance with a bunch of big spots. Rather, he focuses on telling deep, nuanced stories, and there is plenty of meat on the bone to do that with Owens.

When also accounting for the fact that KO tends to thrive in a hardcore environment, Sunday's match could turn out to be one of the best of 2020.

          

Sasha Banks vs. Carmella

SmackDown women's champion Sasha Banks has established herself as arguably the best female wrestler in the world over the past year, but Carmella is looking to knock her from her throne.

After a lengthy hiatus, The Princess of Staten Island is back in the fold and has designs on becoming a two-time women's champion with the blue brand.

She is doing some of the best heel and character work of her career, and while some have been critical of her in-ring work over the years, she is underrated in that regard and may enter TLC with a chip on her shoulder because of it.

In terms of in-ring work, few can touch Banks, which means she should be able to help elevate Carmella and get the most out of her.

It helps that there is plenty of heat in the feud between them, especially after Carmella broke a bottle of champagne over The Boss' back last week after Banks got disqualified in a title defense against her on SmackDown.

Sunday's match could go a long way toward both establishing Banks as a dominant champion and signaling Carmella is officially back and among the top women in the company once again.

Because of those things, both Banks and Carmella will have plenty to prove Sunday, and they should be plenty motivated to perform at a high level.

          

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Owens Talks Potential Goldberg Rematch

Many wrestling fans have hoped for Kevin Owens to get revenge on Goldberg ever since the former dropped the Universal title to the latter in a squash match in 2017, but KO isn't interested unless the situation is much different the next time around.

In an interview with Alistair McGeorge of Metro UK, Owens discussed what scenario he would favor should a rematch ever happen:

"I'd love to work with him again if he was here to work. I'm not saying this is his fault, but he's not—his career has never been about long matches or anything like that. To me, I don't see much positive out of wrestling him for two minutes, or 20 seconds or 30 seconds or whatever, you know what I mean?

"I'd love to work with him again if you got to do a story beyond—all we did was, what, two weeks, maybe three weeks? If we got to do some cool stuff, and some cool promos, exchange back and forth, and then have a quality match, that'd be great. But that's just not usually what he's here for."

When Owens and Goldberg faced each other at Fastlane 2017, it essentially came out of left field, as it seemed like the company was building toward Owens vs. Chris Jericho for the Universal title at WrestleMania.

Instead, Goldberg went on to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania, while Owens vs. Jericho became a United States Championship match.

Both matches were good, but there is no question that Owens vs. Jericho would have felt like a much bigger deal with a world title on the line.

Recently, Goldberg has been in the spotlight because of his comments regarding a match against Roman Reigns. Goldberg vs. Reigns was supposed to happen at WrestleMania this year, but it fell through when Reigns stepped away because of concerns regarding COVID-19.

Owens is facing Reigns for the Universal title at TLC on Sunday, and if he wins, then Goldberg may shift his attention.

It is difficult to envision Reigns dropping the title to K.O., though, which means Reigns vs. Goldberg is likely still the eventual plan.

         

Heyman Talks Past Partnership with CM Punk

Paul Heyman and CM Punk shocked the wrestling world in 2012 when they struck an on-screen partnership in the midst of Punk's 434-day reign as WWE champion.

In an interview with Inside the Ropes (h/t WrestlingInc.com's Sai Mohan), Heyman discussed the mindset he and Punk had when they were told they would become a pairing:

"I look over at him and he says, 'Can you believe they're f--king putting us together?' And I'm like, 'We're both gonna be f--king fired in the next four weeks, don't you get it?' And he goes, 'But the s--t we're going to stir in four weeks, they don't f--king have a clue!' I loved working with him, I loved it. I had the time of my life."

Punk aligning with Heyman cemented a heel turn, which was a somewhat surprising move considering how popular Punk was as a babyface when his title reign began.

Although Punk didn't need Heyman as a mouthpiece unlike Lesnar, Heyman loved the dynamic since they both favored speaking off the cuff in promos:

"We had a blast working with each other because, just like me, he had no idea what he was going to say when he went out to the ring. He was just doing it, you know, allegedly shoot promos that then get wrapped around into the storyline that we're telling that he fervently believed in his heart that he was telling the truth."

The Heyman and Punk tandem was fun while it lasted, and it led to Punk having rivalries with The Rock, John Cena, The Undertaker and other top stars, but it eventually broke down and saw Punk feud with new Heyman charges Ryback and Curtis Axel.

It wasn't necessarily an ideal way to end such a landmark pairing, but it represented a fun time in WWE history nonetheless.

        

WWE Provides Lana Injury Update

WWE announced during Monday's episode of Raw that Lana will not be cleared to compete at TLC on Sunday after getting attacked by Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler.

According to Joseph Currier for F4WOnline, WWE reported that Lana suffered "devastating injuries to her elbow and leg" and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

The injuries are only storyline-related, but WWE is using them as a way to change the scheduled TLC match, which was Raw Women's champion Asuka and Lana against Jax and Baszler for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships.

If Lana can't compete, then Asuka will be forced to find another partner. Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose are options since they are feuding with Jax and Baszler and had a run-in with them on Raw.

WWE could also go with someone who hasn't been used or seen often recently, such as Naomi, Nikki Cross, Peyton Royce or Lacey Evans.

Failing that, WWE may simply be building sympathy for Lana so she can make a hero's return at TLC and compete despite her injuries.

Since WWE is clearly trying to build Lana into a big-time babyface, that would be a logical way to get fans behind her, so Asuka and Lana vs. Jax and Baszler may not be off the table quite yet.

        

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