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{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
|image = [[File:TLC 2013 poster.jpg|200px]]
|promotion = [[WWE]]
|tagline = It's NOT Tender, Loving Care...It's Tables, Ladders and Chairs
|sponsor = [[Wingstop]]<br>[[Mattel]]
|theme_song = [[Never Never (Theme song)|Never Never]] by [[Korn]]
|date = December 15, [[2013]]
|venue = [[Toyota Center (Houston)|Toyota Center]]
|city = [[Houston, Texas]]
|attendance = 14,120
|lastevent = [[Survivor Series 2013|Survivor Series]]
|nextevent = [[Royal Rumble 2014|Royal Rumble]]
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'''TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|event]] produced by [[WWE]] that took place on December 15, 2013. It was held at the [[Toyota Center (Houston)|Toyota Center]] in [[Houston, Texas]]. It was the 5th annual [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (PPV)|TLC: Tables, Ladders &amp; Chairs]] event.

==Background==
{{See also|Professional wrestling}}
Tables, Ladders & Chairs featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that developed on WWE's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)|rivalry]] heading into TLC featured the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]], [[John Cena]] and the [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]], [[Randy Orton]], over who is the proverbial "face of the WWE". Ever since [[SummerSlam 2013|SummerSlam]] in August, Orton had been engaged in a feud with [[Daniel Bryan]] over the WWE Championship, and owing to his alliance with [[The Authority]] ([[Triple H]] and [[Stephanie McMahon]]), finally settled his rivalry with Bryan at the [[Hell in a Cell 2013|Hell in a Cell]] event, defeating him in a [[Hell In A Cell Match|Hell in a Cell Match]] to win the WWE title for the eighth time. However, over time, The Authority started showing doubt over Orton's ability to win matches on his own accord. To prove he still was their chosen "face of the WWE", Orton was made to defend his championship against the anti-Authority [[Big Show]] at [[Survivor Series 2013|Survivor Series]] in November, who Orton defeated to retain his title, but only after Big Show was distracted by Triple H and McMahon. Concurrently, Cena defeated [[Alberto Del Rio]] at Survivor Series to retain his World Heavyweight Championship in a rematch from the Hell in a Cell event, where Cena returned from an elbow injury seemingly before schedule, yet still defeated Del Rio to win the title for the third time. After Orton's victory at Survivor Series, Cena came down to the ring with his title, and celebrated with the crowd as The Authority looked on, much to Orton's chagrin. The next night, on the November 25 episode of ''Raw'', after another confrontation between the two world champions, Triple H announced that Orton will face Cena in a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match]] with both the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship on the line, at the TLC pay-per-view, with the winner becoming the "Champion of Champions". At the event, it was announced that the new champion would be called the "[[WWE World Heavyweight Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Champion]]".

Since late October, both [[CM Punk and Daniel Bryan]] had been assaulted by the eerie [[Wyatt Family]] ([[Bray Wyatt]], [[Luke Harper]], and [[Erick Rowan]]), which led to a [[Tag team|Tag Team Match]] at Survivor Series in November with Punk and Bryan going up against - and defeating - Harper and Rowan. The next night, on the [[November 25, 2013 Monday Night RAW results|November 25 episode of ''Raw'']], Bryan was ([[Kayfabe (professional wrestling)|kayfabe]]) "abducted" by the Wyatt Family, while Punk was ambushed by [[The Shield]], another notorious three-man faction consisting of [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Seth Rollins]], and [[Roman Reigns]]. On the [[December 2, 2013 Monday Night RAW results|December 2 episode of ''Raw'']], Punk tried tracing back the reason for the attack on him to Triple H, believing he called for Punk to be taken out for the latter's rebellious comments against The Authority. After these allegations were rebuked by Triple H's wife, Stephanie McMahon, WWE's (kayfabe) "[[Authority figures in wrestling|Director of Operations]]", [[Kane]], also came out to support The Authority, and after being insulted by Punk, announced a three-on-one [[Handicap|Handicap Match]] at the TLC event, pitting Punk against all three members of The Shield. Also, on the same night, after defeating Erick Rowan, Bryan too was put in a three-on-one handicap match by Kane - much like Punk - to face all three members of the Wyatt Family at the TLC pay-per-view.

Another championship match at the TLC pay-per-view saw [[AJ Lee]] defending the [[WWE Divas Championship]] against [[Natalya]]. At Survivor Series, Natalya, along with [[Nikki Bella]], were the "Survivors" after making AJ submit in a seven-on-seven Survivor Series elimination match between the "True Divas" and the [[Total Divas]]. On the December 2 episode of ''Raw'', Natalya pinned AJ, to secure a victory for her team in a six-Diva tag team match. After this string of non-title wins, Natalya was officially announced to challenge AJ for the Divas Championship at the TLC event.

Also, on the December 2 edition of ''Raw'', [[Damien Sandow]] defeated [[Dolph Ziggler]] to earn the right to face [[Big E. Langston]] for the latter's [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] at the TLC event.

Also, on the [[December 13, 2013 Smackdown results|December 13 episode of ''SmackDown'']], it was announced that [[Cody Rhodes]] and [[Goldust]] will defend the [[WWE Tag Team Championship]] against [[The Real Americans]] ([[Jack Swagger]] and [[Antonio Cesaro]]), [[Ryback]] and [[Curtis Axel]], and [[Big Show]] and [[Rey Mysterio]] in a [[Fatal Four-Way match|Fatal Four-Way Tag Team Match]] at the pay-per-view.

The TLC ''[[WWE Kickoff Show|Kickoff Preshow]]'' featured [[Fandango]] squaring off against Dolph Ziggler. This match was announced at the [[2013 Slammy Awards]] edition of ''Raw'' on [[December 9, 2013 Monday Night RAW results|December 9, 2013]].

==Results==
;{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
;{{small|(c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.}}
*[[WWE Kickoff Show|Kickoff Show]]: [[Fandango]] (w/ [[Summer Rae]]) defeated [[Dolph Ziggler]] (4:40)
*[[CM Punk]] defeated [[The Shield]] ([[Roman Reigns]], [[Seth Rollins]] & [[Dean Ambrose]]) in a 3 on 1 [[Handicap]] Match (13:41)
*[[AJ Lee]] (c) (w/ [[Tamina Snuka]]) defeated [[Natalya]] to retain the [[WWE Divas Championship]] (6:35)
*[[Big E Langston]] (c) defeated [[Damien Sandow]] to retain the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] (6:27)
*The [[Rhodes Brothers]] ([[Cody Rhodes]] and [[Goldust]]) (c) defeated [[RybAxel]] ([[Ryback]] and [[Curtis Axel]]), [[Big Show]] & [[Rey Mysterio]] and [[The Real Americans]] ([[Jack Swagger]] and [[Antonio Cesaro]]) in a [[Fatal Four-Way match]] to retain the [[WWE Tag Team Championship]] (21:04)
*[[R-Truth]] (w/ [[Xavier Woods]]) defeated [[Brodus Clay]] (w/ [[Tensai]], [[Cameron]] & [[Naomi]]) (6:02)
*[[Kofi Kingston]] defeated [[The Miz]] in a [[No disqualification|No Disqualification]] match (8:00)
*[[The Wyatt Family]] ([[Bray Wyatt]], [[Erick Rowan]] & [[Luke Harper]]) defeated [[Daniel Bryan]] in a 3 on 1 [[Handicap]] Match (12:25)
*[[Randy Orton]] ([[WWE Championship|WWE]]) defeated [[John Cena]] ([[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|WHC]]) in a [[Tables Ladders and Chairs match]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWE]] and [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championships]] (24:35)

==Other on-screen talent==
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;Commentators
*[[Jerry Lawler]]
*[[John Bradshaw Layfield]]
*[[Michael Cole]]
*[[Carlos Cabrera]]
*[[Marcelo Rodriguez]]
*[[Ricardo Rodriguez]]
;Pre-show Panel
*[[Josh Mathews]]
*[[Mick Foley]]
*[[Booker T]]
*[[The Miz]] ({{small|Pre-show only}})
|valign="top"|
;Interviewers
*[[Renee Young]]
;Ring announcer
*[[Lilian Garcia]]
*[[Justin Roberts]]
;Referees
*[[John Cone]]
*[[Mike Chioda]]
*[[Ryan Tran]]
*[[Charles Robinson]]
*[[Rod Zapata]]
*[[Chad Patton]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of WWE pay-per-view events]]
*[[World Wrestling Entertainment/Event history|WWE Event History]]
*[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013/Image gallery|Event gallery]]
*[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (PPV)|TLC: Tables, Ladders &amp; Chairs]]

==DVD release==
*[[File:Amazon.jpg|50px]] [http://www.amazon.co.uk/WWE-Tables-Ladders-Chairs-2013/dp/B00FU3U6UG Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 on DVD]

==External links==
*[[File:WWE-Logo.png|50px]] [http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2013/wwe-tlc-2013-results-26169869 Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 Official Website]
*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=105046 Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 Kickoff at CAGEMATCH.net]
*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=94383 Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 at CAGEMATCH.net]
*[[File:Owow logo.jpg|50px]] [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wwe-tables-ladders-chairs-2013/ Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 at Online World of Wrestling]
*[[File:WWE Network New Logo.jpg|50px]] [https://watch.wwe.com/episode/TLC-Tables-Ladders-and-Chairs-2013-6739 {{PAGENAME}} on WWE Network]

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