WWE 'Monday Night Raw' Preview 12/7/15: 'TLC' Go-Home Show Featuring Roman Reigns, Sheamus

WWE presents the December 7, 2015 episode of Monday Night Raw from the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina, and this will be the go-home show for the TLC pay-per-view on Sunday. We've got a full preview of tonight's action for you, so let's dive into the details.

Roman Reigns is set to challenge Sheamus for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match on Sunday, and the new champion has been making Reigns' life hell since Survivor Series. After Sheamus cashed in his Money in the Bank contract at the last pay-per-view, the Celtic Warrior has been gloating about Reigns' brief reign as champion to the point of coining the phrase "Sheamus 5:15."

If that weren't irritating enough, the champ then recruited WWE United States Champion Alberto Del Rio, King Barrett, and Rusev to form The League of Nations, a group of international wrestlers who have ganged up on Reigns every chance they've had.

It's clear WWE is trying to stack the deck against Reigns in order to cultivate sympathy for him among the fan base, but it remains to be seen if this strategy will actually work. It seems there is a portion of the fans that will simply never warm up to Reigns, and if WWE tries to manufacture an underdog story for him, then it's never going to get off the ground because the fans will see right through it.

But no matter what, Reigns is scheduled to face Sheamus on Sunday, so we'll see if WWE has the heel faction go over on him tonight, or if he manages to get the upper hand headed into the championship match.

Elsewhere, Dean Ambrose, Reigns' running buddy, has a WWE Intercontinental Championship match with Kevin Owens at TLC. Ambrose earned a clean win over Owens in the semifinals of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship tournament at Survivor Series, so it's not unthinkable that he could capture the belt here. Although with WWE's 50/50 booking style, it's likely Owens gets his win back on Sunday.

It's also interesting to note that every current champion in WWE, with the possible exception of one, is a heel. Your WWE World Heavyweight Champion is Sheamus. Your WWE Intercontinental Champion is Kevin Owens. Your WWE United States Champion is Alberto Del Rio. Your WWE Tag Team Champions are The New Day, though fans love their gimmick so much that they almost don't qualify as heels.

The only face is WWE Divas Champion Charlotte, and even she is starting to show signs of a heel turn with her actions against her friend, Becky Lynch, in the last week. With so many bad guy (and girl) champions, it would probably behoove WWE to put one of these belts on a babyface just to give the fans a reason to cheer someone of importance.

And speaking of The New Day, the trio is set to defend the tag belts against The Usos and The Lucha Dragons in a Triple Threat match on Sunday. Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods are so entertaining that it would be a shame if they dropped the belts this weekend, but we wouldn't be shocked if one of the challenging teams walks out with the gold.

Those are the only three matches on the card at the moment, so WWE has some work to do tonight to fill out the rest of the pay-per-view on Sunday.

As always, check back with MStars immediately after the show for a full recap of all the action. But for now, let us know your predictions for tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw in the comments section below.