With TLC freshly in the rear view, the WWE Universe witnessed some incredible moments this week including The Man and The Queen putting their differences aside to take on The Kabuki Warriors, Rusev and Bobby Lashley will finally clashing in a tables match, Angel Garza captured the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, and last but certainly not least, the “real” Seth Rollins is back and has aligned himself with the dangerous AOP. 

Let’s not waste any more time and get right down to it. Here are my top five moments from all of WWE programming this week.

5. Rusev Finally Gets His Match

After what felt like forever with ridiculous restraining orders preventing the two powerhouses to fight, The Bulgarian Brute and The Almighty will finally got their hands on one another at TLC.

The announcement was made after the divorce court segment from this week’s edition of Raw. I’ve been saying for weeks for these two rivals to put down the microphones and let them tear each other to shreds.

4. Ridge Holland Arrives In NXT UK

On this week’s edition of NXT UK, the former rugby football league star annihilated Jack Starz in impressive fashion. If you thought Keith Lee’s shoulder tackles were ferocious you haven’t seen Ridge Holland’s.

.@RidgeWWE just LAUNCHED @JackStarzzz!!!#NXTUK pic.twitter.com/1ATupUla81

— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2019

He came in and obliterated Starz within a matter of minutes. If booked correctly with some major victories over the next few months Holland could be the next challenger for the NXT UK Championship. I know I’m getting ahead of myself here but still, I can see big things for the big man in the future.

3. The Cruiserweight Championship In The Spotlight It Deserves

Man, I can’t even tell you how long I have been raving over the cruiserweight division since I started avidly watching it this past year. I’ve seen so many incredible matches that I would only dream of seeing on Raw or SmackDown. On this week’s edition of NXT, in a MOTY category, both Rush and Garza put on a five-star classic with dramatic sequences and near-falls that blew me away.

These two incredibly-gifted superstars brought some much-needed prestige back to the purple belt and the NXT Universe made Garza’s victory feel even more special. He also proposed to his girlfriend so that was amazing too! Top-notch seriously, if you skipped this match please go back and watch it.

2. The Prinxe Is Number-One Contender

Finn Balor defeated Keith Lee and Tomasso Ciampa in a high-octane triple-threat-match to gain his first one-on-one NXT Championship match in nearly four years. Now, Balor will challenge Adam Cole next week in a HUGE “dream match” for the ages.

#NXTChampion @AdamColePro vs. @FinnBalor.

Next week.

LIVE on #WWENXT. pic.twitter.com/zLmBeKDBN6

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 12, 2019

For weeks it appeared that The Undisputed Era and The Prince were on the same page until Balor shocked the system delivering a Pele Kick to Cole denouncing all of the speculations. There are a ton of rumors going around stating that UE could turn on Cole and align themselves with Balor.

.@FinnBalor versus @AdamColePro. Christmas coming a little early for @WWENXT fans. #WWENXT

— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) December 12, 2019

One thing is for certain is that the NXT Universe is in store for an amazing match to close out the year.

1.Gallus vs. Imperium was EPIC

On this week’s edition of NXT UK, Gallus defended their NXT Tag Team Championships against Imperium in what was a hard-hitting affair until several other teams came out to cause a disqualification.  Before all the chaos erupted, both teams were having a fantastic match with some devastating maneuvers and it appeared we were on the cusp of having new tag team champions.

Tag Team EXCELLENCE from #Imperium.#NXTUK pic.twitter.com/2vzRzUmFqR

— NXT UK (@NXTUK) December 12, 2019

While I know that the fatal-four-way ladder match at Blackpool will be tremendous, it’s still a damn shame that the NXT UK Universe never got the proper ending to this war. In my opinion, the question will always remain who is the better faction Gallus or Imperium?

At #NXTUKTakeOver: Blackpool II, four of #NXTUK’s elite tandems with battle in a #LadderMatch for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships!https://t.co/TfqvBh5cxQ

— NXT UK (@NXTUK) December 12, 2019

Those are my top five moments from this week in WWE. This weekend is TLC and there are some great storylines that are developing and I’m excited to see what happens next!