WWE TLC 2012: WWE United States Championship - Antonio Cesaro (c) VS R-Truth

[Mitch H. Winnfield]

Not looking forward to this at all. I'm not expecting a bad match between Cesaro and Truth, but I have no interest in watching this on pay per view. Truth almost came close to being a credible threat to Cena at Capitol Punishment last year, but since then, he has sunk into a pile of overwhelming mediocrity. There is no reason to believe in Truth having a legit shot of winning the title here, because he's just another guy in the mid-card now.

Might be the piss break of the night for me, because I actually plan on watching the pre-show Divas Christmas battle royal.

[El Rev sXe]

Another filler match, where we can only expect an spot for Cesaro's forearm move...There's no way that R Proof can win this match, AC has been in a really good push and having decent matches.

Antonio Cesaro retains.

[#MrScissorsKick]

Just like many others have said, this match seems to be the weakest/less important match on the card. If I was the WWE, I'd have this match be the first match at the PPV event. I don't like either of these two, R-Truth the #1 contender, or Antonio Caesaro, the current US Champion, are able to carry the weight of the championship. Therefore, I wish a different opponent was in R-Truth's position for the #1 contender. Truth isn't high in the main card spot, but I don't think Caesaro is either. I don't know if both are capable of working a quality match, but in my eyes I definately see this match as the weakest one on the card. I expect Caesaro to defend his championship, but since I'm not fully invested in this match, I wouldn't be surprised if Truth leaves TLC with the US Championship.

[Dagger Dias]

I'm not too interested in this match. It will probably open the show, unless the Intercontinental Championship match does. There is absolutely no way that R-Truth is going to win here, Cesaro needs to remain champion. He has done very well so far and his reign should continue until someone has been built up enough to defeat him. Truth wouldn't make a very good champion.

I hope the feud ends after this match as well, it's been rather uninteresting. While this won't be the worst match of the night it is not one that I am in any hurry to watch. Cesaro retains and moves on to his next challenger while Truth goes back to not doing anything relevant.

DAGGER'S PREDICTION
Antonio Cesaro will retain the United States Championship.

[The Crock]

Looks like a really easy title defense for Antonio Cesaro -- R-Truth's just a filler opponent until they can build someone else up to face him. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the match will be fairly decent, but it's nothing more than a run-of-the-mill title defense to give Cesaro something to do. That's fine and all, but I really wish that WWE would do a better job of pushing their new midcarders, or at least following through on whatever push they've already given them -- Cesaro should be facing someone a little better than R-Truth (you know, the guy's he's already beaten). I know they're not exactly brimming with talent at the moment (injuries are hampering heir flexibility), but why can't they do something similar to when Randy Orton faced a then-Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes? Booking Cesaro against R-Truth just seems so uninspired; this is basically just a TV match masquerading as a PPV match.