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A '''tables, ladders, and chairs match''', often abbreviated as '''TLC''', is a type of [[professional wrestling]] match that originated within the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF, now WWE).

The TLC match is a variation of a [[ladder match]], which is modified to co-emphasize two other weapons: tables and chairs. The goal is to acquire the item (usually championship belts) which starts the match suspended above the ring. A TLC match can be seen as a more complicated ladder match, where tables and chairs, along with ladders, can also be used as legal foreign objects.

TLC matches that could also exist as a variation of a [[hardcore wrestling|hardcore match]], where tables, ladders, and chairs can also be used as legal foreign objects, but the only way to win this variation of the TLC match is by pinfall or submission.

== Origin ==
The match originates around the tag teams of [[The Dudley Boyz]], [[The Hardy Boyz]], and [[Edge and Christian]]. The particular weapons of tables, ladders and chairs were seen as unique to each team's style. The Hardys were seen as high-flying daredevils with a penchant for using ladders, the Dudley Boyz would often use tables as weapons, and Edge and Christian became notable for using steel chairs in tandem against opponents.

== WWF/WWE ==
World Wrestling Federation created and adapted the matches to make it known today as a TLC match. The idea of the TLC match in WWF had its origins in a tag team ladder match for the managerial services of [[Terri Runnels]] between [[Edge and Christian]] and [[The Hardy Boyz]] ([[Matt Hardy]] and [[Jeff Hardy]]), at [[No Mercy (1999)|No Mercy 1999]] during the [[Attitude Era]], with the audience giving all four wrestlers a [[standing ovation]] at the end of the match. The move catapulted both tag teams to the top of the tag team world. The following months had The Hardy Boyz face [[The Dudley Boyz]], ([[Bubba Ray Dudley]] and [[D-Von Dudley]]) at the [[Royal Rumble 2000]], in a violent and chaotic tag-team [[Professional wrestling match types#Tables match|Tables match]], where ladders and chairs were used as much as tables, had similar success.

The three teams would be known for their three respective foreign objects, as well as the hardcore wrestling styles associated therein: the Dudley Boyz often Powerbombed or [[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Death Drop|Death Dropped]] their opponents through tables during or after matches (usually brought out by Bubba Ray telling D-Von to "get the tables"); the Hardy Boyz, in singles matches, challenged main-event singles wrestlers (such as [[The Undertaker]]) in ladder matches, considered at that time to be the "signature match" of the team (as they were both high-flyers, they specialized with [[glossary of professional wrestling terms#Spot|high spots]], and doing them off the top of ladders amplified their effectiveness), while Edge and Christian developed the "con-chair-to", which involved the two hitting an opponent's head simultaneously, on opposite sides, with chairs. Eventually, the three teams were brought together in a triangle ladder match at [[WrestleMania 2000]], in what was the forerunner of the TLC in terms of the spots involved (tables were involved in some of the major spots, including Jeff's big Swanton Bomb on Bubba Ray far from the ring, even though it was technically a ladder match).
[[File:Hardyz, Dudleyz, E&C crop.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The participants in the first TLC match. From left to right: [[Jeff Hardy]], [[Matt Hardy]], [[Bubba Ray Dudley]], [[D-Von Dudley]], [[Jason Reso|Christian]], and [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]]]
The first official TLC match was contested between these three teams using the weapons that they had made famous at [[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam 2000]]. These matches frequently involved members of these three teams, and are largely remembered for the dangerous stunts, object destruction, chaotic pace, injuries and length.

The second TLC match happened at [[WrestleMania X-Seven]], with each of the three teams joined by a third member who tried to help their team win the match (Matt and Jeff were joined by Lita, who had also been with them for the SummerSlam bout, Bubba Ray and D-Von were joined by their half-brother Spike, and Edge and Christian were joined by Rhyno). Lita hit Spike Dudley with a chair shot to the head, Christian and D-Von Dudley hung 20 feet in the air, Bubba Ray Dudley and Matt Hardy jumped off a toppling ladder (pushed over by Rhyno) and crashed through 4 stacked tables on ringside, and Edge speared a hanging Jeff Hardy by jumping off a 20-ft ladder. After TLC I and II, every subsequent TLC match was toned down to reduce the high risks and dangers they posed.

TLC III on the May 24, 2001 episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' featured the usual three teams, plus the team of [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Chris Benoit]], who defended their tag team championship.

In the fourth TLC match on the October 7, 2002 episode of ''Raw'', four tag teams had drawn, as a result of "[[WWE Raw|Raw roulette]]" (where the match type of every match of the card was determined by spinning a wheel), a TLC match. The match saw defending champions [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] and [[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]] putting their World Tag Team titles up against the teams of Christian and Chris Jericho, Bubba Ray Dudley and [[Matt Hyson|Spike Dudley]], and Jeff Hardy and [[Rob Van Dam]]. Being the veterans that they were to the match itself, general manager [[Eric Bischoff]] allowed Hardy, Christian and Dudley to choose their own partners, as their former partners [[Matt Hardy]], [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], and [[Devon Hughes|D-Von Dudley]] were unavailable as [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] wrestlers. Prior to the match, The Hurricane was taken out backstage causing Kane to defend the titles by himself.  A previous match that same episode caused [[Jim Ross]] to call the match by himself, where Kane successfully overcame the handicap to retain the titles.

On the January 16, 2006 episode of ''Raw'', WWE held its fifth TLC match, the first in over three years. Edge, who was in his fourth TLC match successfully defended his [[WWE Championship]] against [[Ric Flair]], who was in his first ever Ladder match of any kind. It was the first TLC match to be held in singles competition and the first to have the WWE Championship on the line. TLC VI at [[Unforgiven (2006)|Unforgiven 2006]] saw [[John Cena]] winning the WWE Championship from Edge. TLC VII was held at [[One Night Stand (2008)|One Night Stand 2008]] saw Edge winning the vacant [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]], defeating [[The Undertaker]] and ([[kayfabe]]) banishing him from WWE. This was also The Undertaker's only TLC match in his career. TLC VIII  at [[SummerSlam (2009)|SummerSlam 2009]] saw [[CM Punk]] winning the World Heavyweight Championship from TLC veteran Jeff Hardy. This marked the first time Jeff Hardy had participated in a singles TLC match.

In December 2009, WWE introduced [[WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] as a new [[pay-per-view]] event, which included a tables match, a ladder match, a match in which chairs were legal as weapons and, as the main event, a TLC match. TLC IX in the [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)|2009 event]] pitted [[Chris Jericho]] and The [[Big Show]] against [[D-Generation X]] ([[Triple H]] and [[Shawn Michaels]]) for the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|Unified WWE Tag Team Championship]]. This was the first TLC match to not include any member from the three original teams, though Jericho did have TLC experience.

A year later, at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010)|TLC 2010]], the TLC match, for the first time, was a [[professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|fatal four-way]] of the singles variety (III and IV had been fatal-four-way tag team bouts). The match pitted [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Rey Mysterio]] and [[Alberto Del Rio]] against each other for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. In the end, Edge won the title. This was also Edge's seventh and last TLC match because of his retirement in early April the following year.

The next year at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)|TLC 2011]], CM Punk defended his WWE Championship in a first-ever [[professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat]] TLC match against Alberto Del Rio and The Miz.  Punk retained the championship, and this marked the second time that all three competitors had competed in a TLC match.

At [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012)|TLC 2012]], [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]] ([[Dean Ambrose]], [[Seth Rollins]], and [[Roman Reigns]]) fought [[Ryback (wrestler)|Ryback]] and [[Team Hell No]] (Kane and [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]]).<ref name="TLC2012_TheShield_RybackHellNo">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2012/mr-mcmahon-issues-statement-regarding-injured-punk-wwe-tlc-26073769|title=Mr. McMahon issues statement regarding injured Punk, WWE TLC|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref> This was the first TLC match to contain teams of three and was the first TLC match for everyone involved except Kane (competing in his third). It was the first TLC match decided by pinfall or submission and the first in which all the weapons would have to be retrieved from under the ring.

At [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013)|TLC 2013]], WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion John Cena in a TLC match for both the WWE and World Heavyweight titles. Orton won to become the first WWE World Heavyweight Champion.  This was the first TLC match for Orton and the second for Cena.

At [[Extreme Rules (2014)]], a "WeeLC match" was contested between El Torito and Hornswoggle, the first TLC match to involve midget wrestlers and the second to be decided by pinfall or submission. The tables, ladders and chairs that the midget wrestlers used in this match were far smaller than the normal sized tables, ladders and chairs.

At [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2014)|TLC 2014]] [[Bray Wyatt]] defeated Dean Ambrose in the 17th TLC Match. This was also the third TLC match in which victory would be achieved by pinfall or submission.

At [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015)|TLC 2015]], [[Sheamus]] retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns in the 18th TLC Match.

At [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2016)|TLC 2016]], [[A.J. Styles|AJ Styles]] retained the WWE World Championship against Dean Ambrose in the 19th TLC Match.

[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2017)|TLC 2017]] marked the 20th TLC Match. Originally scheduled to feature the reunited Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) against the team of The Miz, [[Braun Strowman]], Kane and [[Cesaro and Sheamus]], Reigns was removed from the match due to a legitimate illness. [[Kurt Angle]] replaced Reigns, making the match Angle's first in WWE since 2006. This was the first handicap TLC Match and the fourth decided by pinfall or submission.  Angle, Strowman, and Cesaro were competing in their first TLC match.

On the December 10, 2018 episode of ''Raw'' Seth Rollins defended the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] in a TLC match against [[Baron Corbin]]. A few days later, [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018)|TLC 2018]] marked the first women's TLC Match, as [[Becky Lynch]] lost the [[WWE SmackDown Women's Championship]] to [[Asuka (wrestler)|Asuka]] in a match also involving [[Charlotte Flair]]. Also, Braun Strowman defeated Baron Corbin in a TLC Match, thereby earning a [[WWE Universal Championship]] match at the ''[[Royal Rumble (2019)|Royal Rumble]]'' and stripping Corbin of all authoritative power.

On the [[NXT: Halloween Havoc]] special on October 28, 2020, [[Io Shirai]] retained the NXT Women's Championship against [[Candice LeRae]] in a renamed TLC match—a "Tables, Ladders and Scares match"—renamed to fit the social celebration of [[Halloween]]. This match used ladders painted black and orange, and tables painted asphalt black with [[Chalk outline|body chalk outlines]] on them. This was the first time a TLC match was ever done on an NXT show.

=== Tables, Ladders and Chairs matches ===
{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Match
!Stipulations
!Event
!Date
!Location
!Length
|-
|align=center|1
|[[Edge and Christian]] (c) defeated [[The Hardy Boyz]] ([[Matt Hardy]] and [[Jeff Hardy]]) and [[The Dudley Boyz]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley]] and [[D-Von Dudley]])
|{{small|[[Triple threat match|Triple threat]] [[Tag team match|tag team]] TLC match for the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]]}}
|[[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam]]
|August 27, 2000
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|14:51
|-
|align=center|2
|[[Edge and Christian]] defeated [[The Hardy Boyz]] ([[Matt Hardy]] and [[Jeff Hardy]]) and [[The Dudley Boyz]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley]] and [[D-Von Dudley]]) (c)
|{{small|[[Triple threat match|Triple threat]] [[Tag team match|tag team]] TLC match for the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]]}}
|[[WrestleMania X-Seven]]
|April 1, 2001
|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
|15:53
|-
|align=center|3
|[[Chris Jericho]] and [[Chris Benoit]] (c) defeated [[Edge and Christian]], [[The Dudley Boyz]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley]] and [[D-Von Dudley]]), and [[The Hardy Boyz]] ([[Matt Hardy]] and [[Jeff Hardy]])
|{{small|[[Fatal 4-way match|Fatal 4-way]] [[Tag team match|tag team]] TLC match for the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]]}}
|''[[WWF SmackDown!]]''
|May 24, 2001
|[[Anaheim, California]]
|21:00
|-
|align=center|4
|[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] (c)<ref group="Note1">Originally [[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]] was to defend the titles with Kane, but was taken out before the match.</ref> defeated [[The Dudley Boyz]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley]] and [[Spike Dudley]]), [[Christian Cage|Christian]]  and [[Chris Jericho]], and [[Jeff Hardy]] and [[Rob Van Dam]]
|{{small|[[Fatal 4-way match|Fatal 4-way]] [[Tag team match|tag team]] TLC match for the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|World Tag Team Championship]]}}
|''[[WWE Raw]] Roulette''
|October 7, 2002
|[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
|25:08
|-
|align=center|5
|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] (c) defeated [[Ric Flair]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[WWE Championship]]}}
|[[WWE Raw|''Raw'']]
|January 16, 2006
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|16:40
|-
|align=center|6
|[[John Cena]] defeated [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] (c)
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[WWE Championship]]}}
|[[Unforgiven (2006)|Unforgiven]]
|September 17, 2006
|[[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
|25:28
|-
|align=center|7
|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] defeated [[The Undertaker]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[Vacant (professional wrestling)|vacant]] [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]; since Undertaker lost, he was forced to leave WWE}}
|[[One Night Stand (2008)|One Night Stand]]
|June 1, 2008
|[[San Diego]], [[California]]
|23:50
|-
|align=center|8
|[[CM Punk]] defeated [[Jeff Hardy]] (c)
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
|[[SummerSlam (2009)|SummerSlam]]
|August 23, 2009
|[[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
|21:34
|-
|align=center|9
|[[D-Generation X]] ([[Triple H]] and [[Shawn Michaels]]) defeated [[Jeri-Show]] ([[Chris Jericho]] and [[Big Show]]) (c)
|{{small|[[Tag team match|Tag team]] TLC match for the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|Unified WWE Tag Team Championship]]}}
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|December 13, 2009
|[[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]
|22:32
|-
|align=center|10
|[[The Miz]] (c) defeated [[Jerry Lawler]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[WWE Championship]]}}
|[[WWE Raw|''Raw'']]
|November 29, 2010
|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|11:52
|-
|align=center|11
|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] defeated [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] (c), [[Alberto Del Rio]] and [[Rey Mysterio]]
|{{small|[[Fatal 4-way match|Fatal 4-way]] TLC match for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|December 19, 2010
|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
|22:47
|-
|align=center|12
|[[CM Punk]] (c) defeated [[The Miz]] and [[Alberto Del Rio]]
|{{small|[[Triple threat match|Triple threat]] TLC match for the [[WWE Championship]]}}
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|December 18, 2011
|[[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
|18:25
|-
|align=center|13
|[[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]] ([[Dean Ambrose]], [[Seth Rollins]] and [[Roman Reigns]]) defeated [[Team Hell No]] ([[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] and [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]]) and [[Ryback]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2012/Mr-mcmahon-issues-statement-regarding-injured-punk-wwe-tlc-26073769|title=WWE TLC 2012|website=wwe.com}}</ref>
|{{small|[[Six-man tag team match|Six-man tag team]] TLC match}}
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|December 16, 2012
|[[Brooklyn, New York]]
|22:46
|-
|align=center|14
|[[CM Punk]] (c) defeated [[Ryback]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[WWE Championship]]}}
|[[WWE Raw|''Raw'']]
|January 7, 2013
|[[Tampa, Florida]]
|18:52
|-
|align=center|15
|[[Randy Orton]] (c - WWE) defeated [[John Cena]] (c - World)
|{{small|[[Champion vs. Champion match|Champion vs. Champion]] TLC match to [[unification match|unify]] the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] & [[WWE Championship]]}}
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|December 15, 2013
|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
|24:36
|-
|align=center|16   
|[[Mascarita Dorada|El Torito]] defeated [[Hornswoggle]]   
|{{small|WeeLC match}}<ref group="Note1">This match was not a TLC ladder match, rather, it was a traditional singles match won by pinfall, countout or submission.</ref>
|[[Extreme Rules (2014)|Extreme Rules]]   
|May 4, 2014
|[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]   
|10:53   
|-
|align=center|17
|[[Bray Wyatt]] defeated [[Dean Ambrose]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match}}
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2014)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|December 14, 2014
|[[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|26:58
|-
|align=center|18
|[[Sheamus]] (c) defeated [[Roman Reigns]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|December 13, 2015
|[[Boston, Massachusetts]]
|23:58
|-
|align=center|19
|[[A.J. Styles|AJ Styles]] (c) defeated [[Dean Ambrose]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[WWE Championship|WWE World Championship]]}}
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2016)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|December 4, 2016
|[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]]
|30:50
|-
|align=center|20
|The Shield ([[Dean Ambrose]] and [[Seth Rollins]]) and [[Kurt Angle]] defeated [[The Miz]], [[Braun Strowman]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] and [[Cesaro (wrestler)|Cesaro]] [[the Bar (professional wrestling)|and]] [[Sheamus]]
|{{small|5-on-3 [[Handicap match|Handicap]] TLC match}}
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2017)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|October 22, 2017
|[[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
|35:25
|-
|align=center|21
|[[Seth Rollins]] (c) defeated [[Baron Corbin]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]]}}
|[[WWE Raw|''Raw'']]
|December 10, 2018
|[[San Diego]], [[California]]
|24:30
|-
|align=center|22
|[[Braun Strowman]] defeated [[Baron Corbin]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match; since Strowman won, he earned a Universal Championship match at the [[Royal Rumble (2019)|Royal Rumble]] and Corbin was stripped of all authoritative power; had Corbin won, he would have become the permanent general manager of the Raw brand}}
|rowspan="2" |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|rowspan="2" |December 16, 2018
| rowspan="2" |[[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]]
|16:00
|-
|align=center|23
|[[Asuka (wrestler)|Asuka]] defeated [[Becky Lynch]] (c) and [[Charlotte Flair]]
|{{small|[[Triple threat match|Triple threat]] TLC match for the [[WWE SmackDown Women's Championship]]}}
|21:45
|-
|align=center|24
|[[King Corbin]] defeated [[Roman Reigns]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match}}
|rowspan="2" | [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2019)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|rowspan="2" |December 15, 2019
| rowspan="2" |[[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]  
|22:20
|-
|align=center|25
|[[The Kabuki Warriors]] ([[Asuka (wrestler)|Asuka]] and [[Kairi Sane]]) (c) defeated [[Becky Lynch]] and [[Charlotte Flair]]
|{{small|[[Tag team match|Tag team]] TLC match for the [[WWE Women's Tag Team Championship]]}}
|26:00
|-
|align=center|26
|[[Io Shirai]] (c) defeated [[Candice LeRae]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] Tables, Ladders, and Scares match for the [[NXT Women's Championship]]}}
|[[NXT: Halloween Havoc]]
|October 28, 2020
|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]]
|16:30
|-
|align=center|27
|[[Drew McIntyre]] (c) defeated [[AJ Styles]] and [[The Miz]]<ref group="Note2">The match started as it was originally scheduled in which [[Drew McIntyre]] was defending the [[WWE Championship]] against [[AJ Styles]] in a singles TLC match, but midway through, [[The Miz]] cashed in his [[Money in the Bank contract]], converting the match into a [[Triple threat match|Triple Threat]]. However it was revealed that since [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] cashed in the contract on Miz's behalf, the cash-in was nullified - since only the contract holder is permitted to cash-in the contract - and the contract was returned to Miz.</ref>
|{{small|[[Triple Threat match|Triple threat]] TLC match for the [[WWE Championship]]}}
| rowspan="2" |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2020)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
| rowspan="2" |December 20, 2020
| rowspan="2" |[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], [[Florida]] 
|27:05
|-
|align=center|28
|[[Roman Reigns]] (c) defeated [[Kevin Owens]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] TLC match for the [[WWE Universal Championship]]}}
|24:45
|-
|align=center|29
|[[The Creed Brothers]] ([[Brutus Creed]] and [[Julius Creed]]) defeated [[Angel Garza]] and [[Humberto Carrillo]]
|{{small|[[Tag team match|Tag team]] Tables, Ladders, and Scares match<ref group="Note1">This match was not a traditional TLC ladder match, rather, it was a traditional tag team tornado match won by pinfall, countout or submission where tables, ladders and chairs were the only legal weapons. Unlike a ladder match where there is always something at stake, nothing was at stake in this match.</ref>}}
|[[NXT Halloween Havoc (2023)|NXT: Halloween Havoc]]
| October 31, 2023
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|14:03
|-
|align=center|30
|[[Tony D'Angelo]] (c) defeated [[Oba Femi]]
|{{small|[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles]] Tables, Ladders, and Scares match for the [[NXT North American Championship]]<ref group="Note1">This match was not a traditional TLC ladder match, rather, it was a traditional singles match won by pinfall, countout or submission where tables, ladders and chairs were the only legal weapons.</ref>}}
|[[NXT Halloween Havoc (2024)|NXT Halloween Havoc]]
|October 27, 2024
|[[Hershey, Pennsylvania]]
|15:20
|-
|align=center|31
| [[The Street Profits]] ([[Montez Ford]] and [[Angelo Dawkins]]) (c) defeated [[#DIY]] ([[Johnny Gargano]] and [[Tommaso Ciampa]]) and [[Motor City Machine Guns]] ([[Chris Sabin]] and [[Alex Shelley]])
|{{small|[[Triple threat match|Triple threat]] [[Tag team match|tag team]] TLC match for the [[WWE Tag Team Championship]]}}
|''[[SmackDown]]''
|April 25, 2025
|[[Fort Worth, Texas]]
|22:56
|}
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====Participant list====
====Males====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Wrestler
!Victories
!Appearances
|- 
|Edge
|5
|7
|-
|CM Punk 
|3
|3
|-
|Seth Rollins
|3
|3
|-
|Christian 
|2
|4
|-
|Dean Ambrose
|2
|4
|-
|Roman Reigns
|2
|4
|-
|Chris Benoit 
|1
|1
|-
|Triple H
|1
|1
|-
|Shawn Michaels 
|1
|1
|-
|Randy Orton
|1
|1
|-
|El Torito
|1
|1
|-
|Bray Wyatt
|1
|1
|-
|Kurt Angle
|1
|1
|-
|Drew McIntyre 
|1
|1
|-
|Brutus Creed
|1
|1
|-
|Julius Creed
|1
|1
|-
|Tony D'Angelo
|1
|1
|-
|Montez Ford 
|1
|1
|-
|Angelo Dawkins 
|1
|1
|-
|John Cena
|1
|2
|-
|Sheamus
|1
|2
|-
|Braun Strowman
|1
|2
|-
|AJ Styles
|1
|2
|-
|Chris Jericho
|1
|3
|-
|Baron Corbin
|1
|3
|-
|Kane
|1
|4
|-
|The Miz
|1
|4
|-
|Spike Dudley
|0
|1
|-
|Rob Van Dam
|0
|1
|-
|Ric Flair
|0
|1
|-
|The Undertaker
|0
|1
|-
|Big Show
|0
|1
|-
|Jerry Lawler
|0
|1
|-
|Rey Mysterio
|0
|1
|-
|Daniel Bryan
|0
|1
|-
|Hornswoggle
|0
|1
|-
|Cesaro
|0
|1
|-
|Kevin Owens
|0
|1
|-
|Angel Garza
|0
|1
|-
|Humberto Carrillo
|0
|1
|-
|Oba Femi
|0
|1
|-
|Johnny Gargano 
|0
|1
|-
|Tommaso Ciampa 
|0
|1
|-
|Chris Sabin 
|0
|1
|-
|Alex Shelley
|0
|1
|-
|Alberto Del Rio
|0
|2
|-
|Ryback
|0
|2
|-
|Matt Hardy
|0
|3
|-
|D-Von Dudley
|0
|3
|-
|Bubba Ray Dudley
|0
|4
|-
|Jeff Hardy
|0
|5
|}

====Females====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Wrestler
!Victories
!Appearances
|-
|Asuka
|2
|2
|-
|Kairi Sane
|1
|1
|-
|Io Shirai
|1
|1
|-
|Candice LeRae
|0
|1
|-
|Becky Lynch
|0
|2
|-
|Charlotte Flair
|0
|2
|}

== Usage in other promotions ==
=== Extreme Championship Wrestling ===
In other promotions, the TLC match has quite the following, appealing to a niche market within professional wrestling. Predating the TLC matches, two "Tables and Ladders matches" took place. These were traditional matches won by pinfall or submission, not by climbing the ladder for the belts. However, the term "TLC" itself was trademarked by WWE, thus other promotions give different names to these types of matches despite having an identical setup. In more hardcore-style promotions, the chairs were often replaced, or were used alongside, chains. One example of a variation of the TLC match is the Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match. This match is a TLC match with the addition of [[Shinai|Singapore Canes]]. The first and only TLC match was at [[Guilty as Charged (2001)|Guilty as Charged]] on January 7, 2001 at the [[Hammerstein Ballroom]] in [[New York City|New York, New York]], involving [[Steve Corino]], [[Justin Credible]], and [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]].

==== Tables and Ladders/Tables, Ladders, Chairs and Canes matches ====
{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Match
!Stipulations
!Event
!Date
!Location
!Length
|-
|align=center|1
|[[The Eliminators]] ([[Perry Saturn]] and [[John Kronus]]) (c) defeated [[Sabu and Rob Van Dam]]
|{{small|[[Tag team match|Tag team]] Tables & Ladders match for the [[ECW World Tag Team Championship]]}}
|[[CyberSlam (1997)|CyberSlam]]
|February 22, 1997
|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|20:40
|-
|align=center|2
|[[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] defeated [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]]
|{{small|Tables & Ladders match}}
|[[November to Remember (1997)|November to Remember]]
|November 30, 1997
|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|20:55
|-
|align=center|3
|[[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]] defeated [[Steve Corino]] (c) and [[Justin Credible]]
|{{small|[[Three-way match|Three-way]] Tables, Ladders, Chairs, & Canes match for the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
|[[Guilty as Charged (2001)|Guilty as Charged]]
|January 7, 2001
|[[New York City|New York, New York]]
|13:20
|}

==== Participant list ====
{|class="wikitable"
!Wrestler
!Victories
!Losses
!Appearances
|-
|Perry Saturn
|1
|0
|1
|-
|John Kronus
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Sabu
|1
|1
|2
|-
|The Sandman
|1
|1
|2
|-
|Rob Van Dam
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Steve Corino
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Justin Credible
|0
|1
|1
|}

=== TNA Wrestling ===
[[TNA Wrestling]] (TNA) – known as Impact Wrestling from 2017 to 2024 – promotes their own modified version of the TLC match called Full Metal Mayhem.

The inaugural Full Metal Mayhem match featured [[Jeff Hardy]] vs. [[Abyss (wrestler)|Abyss]] at [[Against All Odds (2005)|Against All Odds 2005]]. Abyss defeated Hardy by climbing the ladder to retrieve a contract for a shot at the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] on a future episode of ''[[TNA Impact!]]''.

There have been 19 Full Metal Mayhem matches held in TNA.

==== Full Metal Mayhem matches ====
{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Match
!Stipulations
!Event
!Date
!Location
!Length
|-
|align=center| 1
|[[Abyss (wrestler)|Abyss]] defeated [[Jeff Hardy]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match for a shot at the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] on a future episode of ''[[TNA Impact!]]''.}}
|[[Against All Odds (2005)|Against All Odds]]
|February 13, 2005
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|15:21
|-
|align=center| 2
|[[Christian Cage]] (c) defeated [[Abyss (wrestler)|Abyss]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]].}}
|[[TNA Sacrifice (2006)|Sacrifice]]
|May 14, 2006
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|26:01
|-
|align=center| 3
|[[Team 3D]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley|Brother Ray]] & [[Brother Devon]]) and [[Kurt Angle]] defeated [[Christian Cage]], [[Rhino (wrestler)|Rhino]] and [[A.J. Styles]]
|{{small|[[Six-man tag team match|Six-man tag team]] Full Metal Mayhem match.}}
|[[Victory Road (2008)|Victory Road]]
|July 13, 2008
|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
|15:55
|-
|align=center| 4
||[[The British Invasion (professional wrestling)|The British Invasion]] ([[Magnus (wrestler)|Brutus Magnus]] & [[Doug Williams (wrestler)|Doug Williams]]; IWGP) and [[Team 3D]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley|Brother Ray]] & [[Brother Devon]]) defeated [[The Main Event Mafia]] ([[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] & [[Scott Steiner]]; TNA World) and [[Beer Money, Inc.]] ([[James Storm]] & [[Bobby Roode]])
|{{small|[[Four-way tag team match|Four team]] Full Metal Mayhem match for the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] and the [[IWGP World Tag Team Championship]].}}
|[[Bound for Glory (2009)|Bound for Glory]]
|October 18, 2009
|[[Irvine, California]]
|17:13
|-
|align=center| 5
|[[The Motor City Machine Guns]] ([[Alex Shelley]] & [[Chris Sabin]]) (c) defeated [[The Young Bucks|Generation Me]] (Max Buck & Jeremy Buck)
|{{small|[[Tag team match|Tag team]] Full Metal Mayhem match for the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]].}}
|[[Final Resolution (2010)|Final Resolution]]
|December 5, 2010
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|16:27
|-
|align=center| 6
|[[Rob Van Dam]] defeated [[Jerry Lynn]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match.}}
|[[Bound for Glory (2011)|Bound for Glory]]
|October 16, 2011
|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|13:14
|-
|align=center| 7
|[[Bully Ray]] (c) defeated [[Jeff Hardy]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]].}}
|''[[Impact Wrestling (TV series)|Impact Wrestling]]''
|April 11, 2013
|[[Corpus Christi, Texas]]
|17:10
|-
|align=center| 8
|[[Jeff Hardy]] defeated [[Chris Sabin]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match as a part of the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] Qualification Tournament.}}
|''[[Impact Wrestling (TV series)|Impact Wrestling]]''
|November 7, 2013
|[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]]
|10:38
|-
|align=center| 9
|[[Abyss (wrestler)|Joseph Park]] and [[Eric Young (wrestler)|Eric Young]] defeated [[The Addiction (professional wrestling)|Bad Influence]] ([[Christopher Daniels]] & [[Frankie Kazarian|Kazarian]])
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match}}
|[[TNA One Night Only (2014)#Hardcore Justice 3|One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3]]
|January 10, 2014
|[[Lowell, Massachusetts]]
|13:37
|-
|align=center| 10
|[[The American Wolves|The Wolves]] ([[Davey Richards]] & [[Eddie Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]]) (c) defeated [[Team 3D]]  ([[Bully Ray]] & [[D-Von Dudley|Devon]]) and [[The Hardys]] ([[Matt Hardy]] & [[Jeff Hardy]])
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match for the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]].}}
|''[[Impact Wrestling (TV series)|Impact Wrestling]]''
|October 8, 2014
|[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
|27:03
|-
|align=center| 10
|[[Dirty Heels]] ([[Bobby Roode]] & [[Austin Aries]]) defeated [[The American Wolves|The Wolves]] ([[Davey Richards]] & [[Eddie Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]])
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match in match four of Best of Five Series.}}
|''[[Impact Wrestling (TV series)|Impact Wrestling]]''
|June 24, 2015
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|20:06
|-
|align=center| 11
|[[Ethan Carter III]] (c) defeated [[Matt Hardy]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]].}}
|[[No Surrender (2015)|No Surrender]]
|August 5, 2015
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|21:02
|-
|align=center| 12
|[[Jeff Hardy]] defeated [[Matt Hardy]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match}}
|[[Slammiversary (2016)|Slammiversary]]
|June 12, 2016
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|17:08
|-
|align=center| 13
|[[Eddie Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]] and [[Alisha Edwards]] defeated [[Davey Richards]] and [[Angelina Love]]
|{{small|[[Mixed tag team match|Mixed tag team]] Full Metal Mayhem match}}
|[[Slammiversary XV]]
|July 2, 2017
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|08:30
|-
|align=center| 14
|[[The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Santana and Ortiz]]) defeated [[The Lucha Bros]] ([[Fénix (wrestler)|Fénix]] and [[Pentagón Jr.]]) (c)
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match for the [[Impact World Tag Team Championship]].}}
|[[Rebellion (2019)|Rebellion]]
|April 28, 2019
|[[Toronto, Ontario]]
|20:30
|-
|15
|[[Rosemary (wrestler)|Rosemary]] defeated [[Jessicka Havok|Havok]]
||{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match}}
|[[Rebellion (2020)|Rebellion]] Night 2
|April 28, 2020
|[[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]] 
|12:26
|-
|16
|[[Moose (wrestler)|Moose]] (c) defeated [[Eddie Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match for the [[Impact World Championship]]}}
|[[Turning Point (2021 wrestling)|Turning Point]]
|November 20, 2021
|[[Sunrise Manor, Nevada]]
|31:34
|-
|17
|[[Josh Alexander (wrestler)|Josh Alexander]] (c) defeated [[Bully Ray]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match for the [[Impact World Championship]]}}
|[[Hard To Kill (2023)|Hard To Kill]]
|January 13, 2023
|[[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|17:00 
|-
|18
|[[Frankie Kazarian]] defeated [[Eric Young (wrestler)|Eric Young]]
|{{small|Full Metal Mayhem match}}
|[[Rebellion (2024)|Rebellion]]
|April 20, 2024
|[[Paradise, Nevada]]
|15:20
|-
|19
|[[The Hardys]] ([[Matt Hardy]] and [[Jeff Hardy]]) defeated [[The System (professional wrestling)|The System]] ([[Brian Myers]] and [[Eddie Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]]) (c) and [[List of Bullet Club members#Sub-groups|ABC]] ([[Ace Austin]] and [[Chris Bey]])
|{{small|[[Full Metal Mayhem match|Three-way Full Metal Mayhem match]] for the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]]}}
|[[Bound for Glory (2024)|Bound for Glory]]
|October 26, 2024
|[[Detroit, Michigan]]
|27:25
|}

====Participants====
{|class="wikitable"
!Wrestler 
!Victories
!Losses
!Appearances
|-
|Brother Ray/Bully Ray
|3
|2
|5
|-
|Brother Devon
|2
|1
|3
|-
|Eddie Edwards
|2
|2
|4
|-
|Jeff Hardy
|3
|3
|6
|-
|Eric Young
|1
|1
|2
|-
|Frankie Kazarian 
|1
|1
|2
|-
|Matt Hardy
|1
|3
|4
|-
|Josh Alexander
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Kurt Angle
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Brutus Magnus
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Doug Williams
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Moose 
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Alex Shelley
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Rob Van Dam 
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Austin Aries
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Ethan Carter III
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Ortiz
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Santana
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Abyss
|1
|1
|2
|-
|Christian Cage
|1
|1
|2
|-
|Chris Sabin 
|1
|1
|2
|-
|Bobby Roode
|1
|1
|2
|-
|Davey Richards
|1
|2
|3
|-
|Rhino
|0
|1
|1
|-
|A.J. Styles
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Brian Myers
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Booker T
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Scott Steiner
|0
|1
|1
|-
|James Storm
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Max Buck
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Jeremy Buck
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Jerry Lynn
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Pentagón Jr.
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Fénix
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Ace Austin 
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Chris Bey
|0
|1
|1
|}

====Females====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Wrestler
!Victories
!Losses
!Appearances
|-
|Alisha Edwards
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Rosemary 
|1
|0
|1
|-
|Angelina Love
|0
|1
|1
|-
|Havok
|0
|1
|1
|}

=== Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide ===
==== Tables, Ladders and Chairs matches ====
{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Match
!Stipulations
!Event
!Date
!Location
!Length
|-
|align=center|1
|[[Octagóncito (AAA)|Octagóncito]] defeated [[Mini Abismo Negro]] (c), [[Mini Charly Manson]], [[Mascarita Divina]], [[Mini Psicosis]], [[Mini Histeria]], [[Mascarita Sagrada (2007)|Mascarita Sagrada]], [[La Parkita (AAA)|La Parkita]] and [[Mini Chessman]]
|{{small|[[Tag team match|Tag team]] Tables & Ladders match for the [[AAA World Mini-Estrellas Championship]]}}
|[[Triplemanía XVIII]]
|June 6, 2010
|[[Mexico City|Mexico City, Mexico]]
|09:05
|-
|align=center|2
|[[Electroshock (wrestler)|Electroshock]], [[Heavy Metal (wrestler)|Heavy Metal]] (with Charly Montana, Lokillo and Nanyzh Rock) and [[Joe Líder]] defeated La Maniarquía ([[Chessman (wrestler)|Chessman]], [[Silver King (wrestler)|Silver Cain]] and [[Último Gladiador]]) (with [[Jennifer Blake (wrestler)|Jennifer Blake]] and Maniaquito)
|{{small|Tables & Ladders match}}
|[[Triplemanía XIX]]
|June 18, 2011
|[[Mexico City|Mexico City, Mexico]]
|15:42
|-
|align=center|3
|[[Chessman (wrestler)|Chessman]] and [[Averno (wrestler)|Averno]] defeated [[Los Perros del Mal]] ([[Daga (wrestler)|Daga]] and [[Joe Líder]]), and  Australian Suicide and [[Argenis (wrestler)|Argenis]]
||{{small|[[Three-way tag team match|Triple threat tag team]] Tables & Ladders match for the [[AAA World Tag Team Championship]]}}
|[[Rey de Reyes (2016)]]
|March 23, 2016
|[[San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí|San Luis Potosí, Mexico]]
|Unknown
|-
|align=center|4
|[[Johnny Mundo]] (c) defeated [[El Hijo del Fantasma|Hijo del Fantasma]] and [[El Texano Jr.|Texano Jr]]
|{{small|[[Three-way match|Three-way]] Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the [[AAA Mega Championship]], [[AAA Latin American Championship]] and [[AAA World Cruiserweight Championship]]}}
|[[Triplemanía XXV]]
|August 26, 2017
|[[Mexico City|Mexico City, Mexico]]
|22:04
|-
|align=center|5
|Nuevo Poder del Norte ([[Carta Brava Jr.]], [[Soul Rocker]] and [[Mocho Cota Jr.]]) vs. Los OGT ([[Chessman (wrestler)|Chessman]], [[Averno (wrestler)|Averno]] and [[Super Fly (wrestler)|Super Fly]])
||{{small|Tables & Ladders match for the [[AAA World Trios Championship]]}}
|[[Rey de Reyes (2018)]]
|March 4, 2018
|[[Puebla, Puebla|Puebla, Mexico]]
|TBA
|-
|align=center|6
|[[Tessa Blanchard]] defeated [[Ayako Hamada]], [[Chik Tormenta]], [[Faby Apache]], [[La Hiedra]], [[Lady Shani]] and [[Taya Valkyrie|Taya]]
|{{small|[[Seven-way match|Seven-woman]] Tables & Ladders match for the vacant [[AAA Reina de Reinas Championship]]}}
|[[Triplemanía XXVII]]
|August 3, 2019
|[[Mexico City|Mexico City, Mexico]]
|10:32
|}

== See also ==
* [[Ladder match]]
* [[WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
* [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|Steel cage match]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{WWE}}
{{WWEPPV|Hell in a Cell}}
{{TNA Wrestling}}

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