CM Punk Not Wrestling At TLC, Ryback & Team Hell No vs. The Shield Announced

Published On December 5, 2012 | By | WWE News

WWE Champion CM Punk will not wrestle at WWE’s upcoming Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view. It was announced at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings that Ryback will now team with Daniel Bryan & Kane in a match against The Shield: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.

WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon issued a letter to WWE.com declaring that Punk can not wrestle at TLC, but Ryback will get his title shot in the near future.

CM Punk will spend the next several weeks recovering and preparing for his match against Rock at the Royal Rumble. Punk and Paul Heyman are expected to remain on WWE television while he recovers.

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  • pwnez

    Wow, I wasn’t expecting this at all. I’m liking the main event tag match. The Shield should pick up the win so they keep looking strong. I don’t expect Ryback to be pinned though.

    • http://www.facebook.com/bradley.wheat.5 Bradley Wheat

      I think Bryan will either get pinned or maybe Kane, but I agree, Ryback won’t get pinned. I would not be shocked if The Shield lost either, which would suck.

    • bayarea08

      I just hope it’s a tables elimination.

      • http://twitter.com/AJCampbellNYG Andrew Campbell

        It’s listed as a TLC match on the WWE site, so hopefully it will be pretty good.

        • http://twitter.com/StupidSobi SOBI

          so if its a TLC match then Kane and Bryan would have there tag titles hanging and what would be hanging there for Ryback ??
          a sandwich perhaps so he can feed him self

          • Mr_DJ

            I shouldn’t have laughed…but I did. Damn you, sir.

          • http://twitter.com/JamieEvsxx JamieEvsxx

            they’d probably have a jobber or 2 hanging there for Ryback…=P

          • http://twitter.com/AJCampbellNYG Andrew Campbell

            Lol the article says the match will be won by pinfall, nothing will be hanging above the ring.

    • http://twitter.com/AJCampbellNYG Andrew Campbell

      Cena vs Ziggler will likely close the show, I’m not expecting a great buyrate for this PPV though.

  • omega riddler

    Is the reason Punk will not be stripped of the title (other than they want the rock vs cm punk) because he won’t need rehab, just a few weeks to let the knee get better. Looks Like Cena and Ziggler or Sheamus and Big Show just earned the main event slot

    • http://www.facebook.com/Galintone Tony Galindo

      there used to be the manditory 30 day title defense, but this will help Cm Punk’s title run, btw i thought john cena had 400+ DAYS, or was that hulk hogan?

      • omega riddler

        that is probably his total number of days as champion over every title reign he had

      • http://www.facebook.com/bradley.wheat.5 Bradley Wheat

        That was Hogan, he was champion for over three years in his first reign. Cena’s longest reign ended at 380.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Randy-James-Crawford/100001407556559 Randy James Crawford

      He has 1 month to get better or they can strip the title off him after that.

  • Trevor Carnage Clark

    Woah..Didn’t see this coming.

    No seriously. o.O

  • Two Cents

    Who will be in the TLC match now?

    • GodsLoyalSon

      Probably Cena-Ziggler

  • GodsLoyalSon

    They should make that match the Tables match but for the TLC I think it would be the Cena-Ziggler match. But for the Ladder match I think it should be Kofi and Barret, or maybe Sin-Cara vs PTP in a #1 contender ladder match

  • http://www.facebook.com/HershBar Hershey Maxwell Barber

    They should make it a table elimination match.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Peer-Pressure/100000691268185 Peer Pressure

    Did anybody really want to see Ryback vs Punk for the third straight time? At least now we get to see how Ambrose and Rollins perform in the major leagues. I’m gonna laugh my ass off if they suck.

    • SJP315

      Ambrose instantly became one of the best on the main roster the second he debuted….. Punk, Danielson, Ziggler, Ambrose, and Rollins round out the short list

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Peer-Pressure/100000691268185 Peer Pressure

        I hope JAY sees this post. LOL!

        • ItsProgressNow

          fuck that loser (lol find the connection)

          • http://www.facebook.com/people/Peer-Pressure/100000691268185 Peer Pressure

            I find his hate for indy wrestlers and their fanboys to be quite funny. Don’t get me wrong, I hate them too, but not like him. That dude has a strong passionate hate for indy fans. LOL!

          • ItsProgressNow

            eh I wouldn’t say hate, just irritating. many people here know nothing about the indies and they certainly don’t watch it. then along come the fanbois yapping on about people the “haters” don’t even know exist, so their natural reaction is to tell them to shut the fuck up. I agree with them 100% btw.

            I also take it you couldn’t find the connection lol, as in Jay Wilson (game director of Diablo 3 – search “Jay Wilson fuck that loser” and you’ll find out)

      • ICEMAN

        He instantly became one of the best the second he debuted? Damn man, you’re not only asskissing this guy Ambrose.. you’re swinging on his junk too. The indy fans and their male on male worship BS… You people are creepy as shit!

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Peer-Pressure/100000691268185 Peer Pressure

          LOL! I swear, some of you guys are too funny man.

        • SJP315

          Not worship or junk riding…. I’ve seen his matches (you know where he’s not FORCED to conform to Vinces “Wwe style” of making everyone bland and banning moves/phrases) I’ve heard him cut promos, and I’ve heard the opinions of other wrestlers who praise him. He’s considered one of the best in the world quite literally that includes Mexico, Japan, and the US soooooooooo if he’s that good to all the PPL who know what they’re talking about and are in the business and to my eye test, then YES he is one of the best on the roster.

          I’ve always been a flair, savage, steamboat, Jake the snake, dusty, Eddie, Jericho, Mr perfect, Punk, angle, HBK, Danielson type of guy….you know guys who can WRESTLE THEIR ASSESS OFF AND TALK as opposed to the Hogan, warrior, Zeus, Goldberg, Cena, Ryback types who are just big bodied freaks who can’t wrestle a lick forgive me for my taste in wrestling style

          Included on the best list not just in Wwe but also tna and ROH (in no particular order)

          Punk
          Aries
          Ambrose
          Ziggler
          Danielson
          Aj styles
          Angle
          Chris hero
          El Generico
          Kevin Steen

          • http://www.facebook.com/TombstoneMan Mickey Blankenship

            Dude that is the way to put it down and I kinda touched on this earlier big guys normally can’t wrestle the somewhat smaller guys are usually some of the best.

      • http://twitter.com/StupidSobi SOBI

        Ambrose is good but the way

        he talks is like a drunk scott hall i mean its cool to have a gimmick but he was way overdoing his lines in that cole interview

        • SJP315

          As you mentioned its the gimmick he’s basically Heath ledgers joker without the make up, he’s supposed to be off kilter and over the top so I found nothing wrong with it. If it came out of nowhere then id have an issue

          • http://twitter.com/StupidSobi SOBI

            those are some big shoes to fill
            hopefully he will do well

    • http://www.facebook.com/Black14th Steve James

      Only if Ryback won.

  • Kris

    Gotta admit, kinda saw this coming. Knew Ryback’s inexperience would eventually mess something up sooner rather than later. It was only a matter of time.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000035315992 Dylan Reed

      and how did ryback cause punk’s knee too get hurt? hell it could have happened if anybody would have been in the storyline with punk…even the most experienced wrestler doing a move could do the same damn thing…it was just one of those things that happen…it had nothing too do with the experience of anybody involved

    • http://www.twitter.com/SouthKidd803 SavageBomber

      He was limping backstage for months now. Ryback had nothing to do with it. He just over-worked himself. No breaks in wrestling. No time to let injuries heal. That’s pretty much all it was.

  • http://twitter.com/ZacKrell Zachary MacKrell

    Hate to wish injury on a guy but this actually works out well for the PPV. Ryback losing on a 3rd screw job in a row, with the last 2 being by The Shield would have been awful. This gets a fresh feel to the main event match and keeps Ryback in the main event and even gives him the chance to win, because we all know Punk isnt dropping the title until the Rumble.

  • 7 year old boy

    No Cena in the main event :(

    • REV

      HALLELUJAH!

  • http://disqus.com/LateTrain27/ Late Train

    I don’t know whether I like this new match or not.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VEWORIMZT7VRMZJT35SGCCETEA Eo

    U GIVE UP THE TITLE THEN PERIOD.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Randy-James-Crawford/100001407556559 Randy James Crawford

      No he doesn’t have to give up the title he has 30 days.

      • http://www.twitter.com/SouthKidd803 SavageBomber

        That rule hasn’t been in effect for years now. It used to be 30 days to DEFEND your title. If you couldn’t/didn’t defend it in 30 days, you’d be stripped. But as we’ve seen up until recently, some champions wouldn’t defend their titles for months (plural). But regardless, the title isn’t going anywhere. He’ll still be appearing on TV, so he’s not in too bad shape.

        • http://www.facebook.com/TombstoneMan Mickey Blankenship

          if you look it up he has title matches all the time house shows dark main events look it up so if the rule was in effect he would be covered

          • http://www.twitter.com/SouthKidd803 SavageBomber

            I’m not saying PUNK doesn’t defend the title. I know he does. I’m saying the lesser titles USED TO not be defended that often (before they started trying to make their “mid-card” titles prestigious again) and the belt was strapped around that person’s waist.

    • SJP315

      NOOOOOOO he doesn’t give up the title bc Rock requested to work with him and thats the only reason he agreed to work the rumble

  • http://twitter.com/dansingsbuzz Daniel

    looks like its miz/punk

  • synkara

    I remember back when Hogan held the title for a solid year without making a single title defense between Wrestlemanias 5 and 6. He was in tag matches at Summerslam and Survivor Series in between, and then was in the 1990 Rumble. Making the champ and the belt prestigious by limiting its TV over-exposure time. Having Punk skip TLC is a good stall, and the match with the Rock should be a big one-time-only match with CM Punk getting the win.
    Cena vs Rock II shouldn’t be held at ‘mania 29 or at ‘mania 30 either.

    • http://www.facebook.com/Black14th Steve James

      Rock will win at RR. WWE wouldn’t have let Rock say “I’m going after the Title”, if they hadn’ had it planned. This’ll set up a Rock Title match for WM, and will tie in with Rocks “GI Joe” release.

  • Reality

    A match that will only serve to put Ryback over.

  • jdbrown

    What happened to the old days where if a champion couldn’t defend his or her belt every 30 days that they had to forfeit? Don’t you just love how that rule is arbitrarily enforced?

  • http://www.facebook.com/TombstoneMan Mickey Blankenship

    The way I would have played this was on Raw Vickie comes out and she tells Ryback that because of his actions he will no longer have his match at TLC and put hime in a TLC match handicap of course with Shield as punishment and if he would win he would receive a championship match later on.

  • morrisonfanone

    How about this: Screw Ryback.

  • OysterChAserrrrr

    GoldBACK should call out Brock Lesnar on Raw then TripleH comes out saying he should be the only one who gets a piece of Brock not GoldBack then for his troubles Trips pedigrees Him then we have HHH vs GoldBack for WM29