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TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on December 16, 2012, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It was also the first professional wrestling event to be held at the Barclays Center, and WWE's first event held in Brooklyn. In addition to the event, winners of several categories of the WWE Slammy Awards were announced in the pre-show.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nominees for WWE.com only Slammy Awards )〕 It was the fourth annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event. The event received 175,000 pay-per-view buys, down from 179,000 buys the previous year. ==Background== TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs involved different wrestlers from scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on WWE's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Live & Televised Entertainment )〕 To open the PPV, WWE tolled the bell 26 times in tribute to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The major rivalry going into TLC was between the reigning WWE Champion CM Punk and Ryback. Having been denied the title at Hell in the Cell by 'rogue official' Brad Maddox, Ryback along with John Cena competed in a triple threat match for Punk's title at Survivor Series. However, Punk was able to retain the title again when the debuting trio of Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns interfered and powerbombed Ryback through a table as he was closing in on victory. The trio followed this up by putting Ryback through a table once again the next night on ''Raw'', and, calling themselves The Shield, continued to attack a myriad of superstars over the following weeks including repeated assaults on the WWE Tag Team Champions, Team Hell No, who vowed to put aside the personal differences which had marred their title reign and become united as a result. Having been denied the chance to win the WWE Championship at Survivor Series, Ryback was granted another opportunity at the title in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match against Punk. However, the following week during a brawl involving The Shield, Team Hell No and The Miz, Ryback assaulted Punk with a chair and a ladder before powerbombing him through a table. The next day, Punk underwent surgery for a (legit) knee injury, and so was removed from the card. Instead, Ryback would team with Team Hell No against Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns in a Six Man tag team TLC match. This match (which was announced via a press release by WWE chairman Vince McMahon) differed from standard TLC matches as it would be decided via pinfall or submission.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mr. McMahon issues statement regarding injured Punk, WWE TLC )〕 The original TLC match between CM Punk and Ryback will be rescheduled to the first WWE Raw of 2013. Big Show captured the World Heavyweight Championship on October 28, 2012 at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view after defeating then-reigning champion Sheamus. The conflict between Big Show and Sheamus intensified after the match, leading to Big Show's attack on Sheamus and William Regal while the two were visiting an English pub during WWE'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 the Brogue Kick and managed to deliver a knockout punch (WMD) while Sheamus was checking on the downed referee.〔 This foul play ultimately caused the Big Show to be disqualified from the match, meaning he retained his title.〔 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 and Chairs events have been 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 Daniel Bryan cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase after Mark Henry knocked out Show post-match.〔 Leading up to Survivor Series, Wade Barrett replaced The Miz as the final entrant of Team Ziggler, matching up with Kofi Kingston. 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 Kingston 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 TLC event. Since October 2012, John Cena was accused of having an inappropriate romantic relationship with AJ Lee during the latter's time as ''Raw'' general manager, which newly appointed ''Raw'' managing supervisor Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler were trying to prove, beginning a feud between Cena and Ziggler.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results: Team Foley and Team Punk brawled )〕 During the December 3rd episode of ''Raw'', Guerrero (after being coaxed by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon) made a ladder match between Cena and Ziggler for Ziggler's Money in the Bank World Heavyweight Championship contract at the TLC PPV. It marked the second time Ziggler would defend his contract.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raw results: The Shield runs rampant, Brad Maddox returns, and Punk takes a lie detector test on "Miz TV" )〕 Antonio Cesaro was feuding with R-Truth heading into the pay-per-view after R-Truth unsuccessfully challenged him for the United States Championship at Survivor Series. The weeks building up included them facing off in a Six Man Tag Team Match and with Cesaro mocking America on the episode of ''SmackDown'' before the show. R-Truth suffered a small knee injury but competed anyway. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2012)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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