For those of you who do not follow professional wrestling, a
faction is a group of wrestlers that stick together like a team. The New World
Order, the Four Horsemen, and D-Generation X are perhaps the most well factions
in wrestling history, but a group that was composed of Dean Ambrose, Seth
Rollins, and Roman Reigns made their case a few years ago to be mentioned in
the same breath as the factions previously mentioned. They were known as the
Shield and dominated the wrestling landscape from the end of 2012 to the summer
of 2014. The pop they got when they entered arenas was deafening and their
attitude and in ring work was a perfect recipe for success. They acted as the
best and were perceived by fans as the best. However, as quick as they
skyrocketed in popularity, they were disbanded and set their sights on solo
careers after Rollins ended the Shield with a couple of chair shots to his
former “brothers.”
They all captured the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and
competed in a triple threat match at Battleground 2016. Since then, Rollins has
turned face while Ambrose and Reigns have been faces ever since the group
disbanded. Ambrose and Reigns have teamed up in the past as have Rollins and
Reigns, but Ambrose and Rollins have not teamed together and are scheduled to
join forces for the first time since 2014 on the July 24, 2017, episode of Raw.
The seeds have been planted for a Shield reunion and reactions for each hint
WWE drops have been great, but will it happen? Not yet.
Reason number one the Shield will not regroup anytime soon
is Roman Reigns. WWE is still trying to position him as the next big superstar
of the company. Despite the negative fan reaction he receives, Reigns is still
considered a face, and WWE will not put their attempt to launch him into the
stratosphere as a solo start on the backburner in order to reunite the Shield.
Reason number two, and the reason I am most interest in, is
that Ambrose and Rollins appear to have a rivalry brewing. The storyline of
Ambrose having a hard time trusting Rollins has been simmering with tension and
has the potential to be one of the best rivalries of the year. As good as
Ambrose and Rollins were as a team, they were even better as enemies and
brought the best out of each other during their feuds in 2014 and in 2016.
Their promos and matches are always some of the best on the show and the fact
that Ambrose could turn heel during this storyline adds a dynamic layer to the
Ambrose versus Rollins saga.
In conclusion, that is why the Shield will not reunite yet.
Roman Reigns is in the midst of a meteoric push and Rollins and Ambrose appear
to be coming close to igniting their rivalry once again. I am not saying the
Shield will never reunite. I’m just saying it wont happen now. Believe that.
