John Cena Vs. Seth Rollins At TLC 2014

I am not going to do any type of final preview and prediction for the majority of the TLC card. A lot of these matches are obviously just extensions of what you had at Survivor Series. A lot of these feuds are likely to continue into January. I will say that the WWE did a little better job developing some of these feuds heading into TLC than they did heading into Survivor Series. It could be all the weapons flying around. Weapons usually make things more interesting. It could also be the fact that there was not much time between Survivor Series and TLC. Not much space for the WWE to have these feuds drag on and waste time.

The only match worth talking about is John Cena vs. Seth Rollins. This is a Tables match. This is also a match where John Cena's #1 contendership is on the line. If he loses, a new challenger to Brock Lesnar will be decided. That obviously makes this match worthy of the main-event slot at TLC.

No WWE title match, for the third PPV in a row. Has the WWE done a good job developing big matches to fill the void? You had John Cena and Randy Orton face each other inside Hell in a Cell to determine which of the two gets Lesnar. You had a Survivor Series elimination match with The Authority's reign on the line. You now have a Tables match with Cena's title shot on the line. The WWE has definitely been trying. But it isn't the same as having the title around. Brock Lesnar winning the title was supposed to create some mystique in the company for a few months. What would happen? To whom would the WWE give title shots? I imagined challengers stepping up to get at Lesnar. So far, John Cena is the only one getting a title shot. That mystique has just manifested itself in the WWE trying to come up with big matches and storylines for John Cena while the title isn't around. It has not turned out the way I had hoped.

Things can change at TLC. If the WWE books John Cena to lose, he loses his title shot and you once again have some uncertainty over who will face Lesnar next. Why would the WWE give Cena the title shot to just take it away? I am not saying the WWE planned this long-term. Nothing is written in stone when it comes to decisions the WWE makes. If they decide that there is someone else for Lesnar to face at the Royal Rumble, this can be a means to get that guy the title shot. I cannot think of anyone too deserving. Dean Ambrose? Could be a good filler title defense for Lesnar and help Ambrose look like a contender. Moreover, it would give fans a reason to tune in the next night. Brock Lesnar beating The Undertaker at Wrestlemania was a shocking moment. Lesnar beating Cena for the title at Summerslam, especially the way he did, was shocking. Sting's debut at Survivor Series was shocking. The WWE just cannot put on a quality product around these big moments. Would the WWE plan a big moment at TLC to create some interest?

Who do I think wins? I would go with John Cena. John Cena's last match against Lesnar did not have a decisive finish. The WWE might want to close that feud properly before moving Lesnar on. The feud between Rollins and Cena has been okay. Heyman has been involved slightly. They are trying to make Rollins look like a top heel. I just don't buy into him. He needs some major heel figure backing him. The Authority should come back.