It was cm punks idea to make the shield, it was Ambrose's edginess and crazy mic skills that made shield look badass. And wwe shoved roman reigns in it and made it all about him. While ambrose was kicked back to midcard, it makes me think of what Vince once said to Bret, 'I chew you up and then spit it' he used ambrose to put over the shield and then buried him while giving all the attention to Roman reigns. Ambrose has been screwed.
The Shield was as successful as it was because all three members (yes even Reigns), brought a certain dynamic to the table that made the group as complete as it was.
You had Reigns in the quiet big guy enforcer role, Ambrose as the voice; and Rollins as the brawler and guy who wowed the crowd with amazing moves.
He wasn't really out of shape at the time and is it any difference that Konnor from the Ascension still got called despite looking worse than Hero ever did ? Bo Dallas was flabby too and they did slow motion victory laps
Ambrose = workhorse/mic guy
Rollins = the spot guy
Reigns = the quiet muscle
The shield worked because the stable composition was perfect, one guy to talk and get in the ring for awhile, one guy to do crowd wowing spots and the final guy to bring the power and deliver a coup de grace to end a match. Each of them played off of each other's strengths which in turn helped to hide the weaknesses of the individual members.
What? Ambrose as the workhorse? It was Rollins having the great singles matches when the Shield were together. The one with Cena on SD and the Raw one with DB comes to mind. I don't get how you'd have Ambrose as the workhorse at all, I think it's pretty silly to have him as simply the spot guy when he's the one who was having the best singles matches in the group as well.
The Shield were great then SS happened. Instead of being 3 equals that relied on teamwork it changed. It used to be 2 guys holding onto legs and the 3rd beating the guy down but it turned into 2 guys getting tossed aside which led to a spear.
The Shield just worked. I wouldnt credit one any more than the other. Of course, Rollins and Ambrose carried the team, but the audience ended up responding to all three of them. They are much better off than the other threesome, the Wyatts are doing now.
Yeah, b/c all three of them making a stellar trio wasn't the real key.
Ever since they split, it's like people on the internet can't acknowledge all three for being awesome as a unit. Has to be only one and then tossing aside the other two.
All three were important and made The Shield what it was due to their individual talents. Put Ambrose, Rollins & Reigns together in a blender, you have THE perfect pro wrestler.
Without Ambrose, there wouldn't have been as a good of a foundation on promos. Without Reigns, The Shield would've just been some indy guys. And without Rollins, we would've had a bootleg version of The Outsiders.
This is so far from the truth its not even funny. Ambrose had the mic ability and personality, Rollins was the ring general and Reigns was the enforcer and had the presence.
If the Shield was all about Ambrose they would have been more like the Wyatts.
I think all 3 brought something to the table, I really liked the SHIELD, a lot. I still like all 3 guys very much today, even in their current roles, wish nothing but success to them all, they all have tremendous talent, and upside.
All three guys brought something into the shield but two of them carried the team and Roman Reigns in matches Roman was the shield enforcer getting hot tags after Rollins and Ambrose did everything else in the ring.
They each bought a equal amount to the table, They each were different, becoming the full package together. I'm no Reigns fan, but he did good work with the shield.
the shield wouldn't have gotten over as well without Reigns even though I think he's a pretty average talent on his own. Casuals flocked to them because of the badass appeal they had and Reigns was a huge part of that.
As much shit as I give Reigns, this is true. It's undeniable that the man has/had a very commanding presence and that helped put the trio over as legit.
The three of them helped to The Shield success, but I agree that in the beginning it was Ambrose the one who had a more prominent role making them look special. Reigns and Rollins were still green (well Reigns still kinda is IMO).
I'm glad most people in this thread, some of which who hate Reigns, acknowledge the powerful chemistry the team had as a unit. They may have been THE most cohesive unit of all time. Yes, even more so than the original NWO. Better is debatable, but in terms of working together, I've never seen anything like it from people who aren't actually related.
Ambrose-Hype man, face in peril
Rollins-Exciting high flying and technical wrestling
Reigns-Clean up man, badass enforcer
They couldn't have done this with Kassius Ohno's fat ass. They would've been jobbing to the Usos within months.
Ambrose was the mouth piece of the Sheild, Reigns was the muscle and Rollins was well the best wrestler out of the trio. They all had their roles. It sucks that they gave Dean the top spot when Reigns got hurt and took it away once he came back.
If they didnt try to make Ambrose such a comedy piece I think his character would be a lot better. But they are trying to do with him what they did with Steve Austin when he got hurt in 2000.
It started off all about Reigns and Ambrose and slowly but surely the cream started to rise to the top and that was Rollins.
Despite my indifference to Reigns The Shield is arguably my favourite ever faction and i have been watching WWE since the early 90's. They all brought something different to the table. Ambrose the mic work, Rollins basically built up the matches and Reigns came in at the end with his explosive moves to pick up the win.
To completely disregard the other two (Rollins and Reigns) is not only emabrrassing but disrespectful.
For me Rollins has always been the best in The Shield but i would never downplay the others 2 significance.
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