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If it wasnt for shield all three would have been jobbers now.

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#1 ·
They are lucky that they debuted as shield and got over. Bec as singles they are horrible you can see that their flaws are sticking out now.
Rollins is jack of all trade and master of none. He was supposed to be jeff hardy but is no where near him.
Ambrose is just too sloppy in the ring, has worst moveset in entire roster and is easily one of the worst wrestlers in wwe. All his mtaches are just snorefest.
Also his only decent promos was when he was in shield except for that his mic skills aint that great in anycase.
Reigns might have got a decent push since he has the looks or he might be in the place of adam rose feuding with the bunny.
 
#3 ·
"If it wasn't for the Shield they'd be nothing"

Yeah ok. How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck couldn't chuck wood

"Dean Ambrose can't wrestle"


You don't know what a good wrestler is. CM Punk was also sloppy as fuck and Ambrose is much less so than he.


>"MUH CRISPINESS"

>Modern smart marks fpalm


"Dean Ambrose can't talk"


Here's what he's capable of with less restrictions and better material:





Here are RECENT examples of what he can do when he ACTUALLY gets something to sink his teeth into







Rollins was supposed to be like Jeff Hardy


No he wasn't. He was NEVER supposed to be like Jeff Hardy. A bunch of dumb marks thought, and still think, that having colored hair makes him in any way like Jeff Hardy when they have never had anything in common.


DA LOOK


Can't argue with that but your thread is still garbage.
 
#5 · (Edited)
Meh, The Shield is GOAT, individually or together.

"If it wasn't for the Shield they'd be nothing"

Yeah ok. How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck couldn't chuck wood

"Dean Ambrose can't wrestle"


You don't know what a good wrestler is. CM Punk was also sloppy as fuck and Ambrose is much less so than he.


>"MUH CRISPINESS"

>Modern smart marks fpalm


"Dean Ambrose can't talk"


Here's what he's capable of with less restrictions and better material:





Here are RECENT examples of what he can do when he ACTUALLY gets something to sink his teeth into







Rollins was supposed to be like Jeff Hardy


No he wasn't. He was NEVER supposed to be like Jeff Hardy. A bunch of dumb marks thought, and still think, that having colored hair makes him in any way like Jeff Hardy when they have never had anything in common.


DA LOOK


Can't argue with that but your thread is still garbage.

lol Punk was a perfect in ring technician during his prime. Far from sloppy.
 
#7 ·
The Shield definitely worked better than The Shield guys do as singles wrestlers IMO.. But with that being said, all 3 of them are definitely talented. Rollins is good on the mic and one of the best wrestlers in the E. Ambrose is GREAT on the mic when given good material to work with, and he is also very underrated in the ring by some. He's great. Reigns has improved a lot since The Shield days in the ring, and I'd say that he is good in the ring. Not sure about his mic skills.
 
#16 ·
Rollins is jack of all trade and master of none. He was supposed to be jeff hardy but is no where near him.
And thanks God he's not.
 
#61 ·
The objective in any stable is to spin out stars. WWE has spun out three stars: Rollins, Reigns and Ambrose. Sure Ambrose loses a lot, but he's over in that he gets strong reactions and sells a lot of merchandise. But I agree that the three of them were very lucky that WWE introduced them to the fans as The Shield. But don't act like other guys weren't fortunate with the way they were brought into the WWE. Daniel Bryan? He comes and and feuds right away with the #1 heel (The Miz) and ends his US Championship reign. Brock Lesnar's debut? Kevin Owens' debut? All six of those guys had talent, no doubt, but they were fortunate that WWE put so much effort in them when they arrived.
 
#40 · (Edited)
What? Because this is a wrestling forum and Punk was a significant wrestler of the modern era who was brought in the conversation for the purposes of comparing his ring work to Ambroses.

I get that you're a big bad MODERATOR but um, what the fuck, we can't talk about wrestling without you policing every aspect of the conversation? That is out of line and you should calm down. Totally unnecessary. Punk became a tangent for the sake of answering broader questions about what it means when people say Ambrose sucks because he's sloppy. We're not breaking rules by referencing other wrestlers what the fuck?

Punk is one of my favorite wrestlers ever, and even I agree he was really sloppy at times in the ring. But so what?
Yeah, thanks for reiterating my point...

..........

Not only that but sloppiness more matched his persona(s) than crispness.
 
#11 ·
Actually I remember when they were all in developmental and Ambrose was hyped up as the next big thing by everybody. You'd hear reports of veterans and whatever loving him. Punk went to fcw to have a promo with Ambrose. There were talks of bringing Ambrose up and put him in a feud with Foley. I actully think shield hurt ambrose somewhat. He was an internet god back in 2011.

Rollins I never thought would be more then a midcarder. He was basicly Neville. Nxt champ good worker but didnt have much more imo. He proved me wrong and became amazing.

Reigns benefited the most from shield so I think he,s the only one that would be s jobber without it. He,d still be called leakee and come out as the usos bodyguard or some shit and be in a love angle with tamina before they release him.
 
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#15 ·
It's sad, but true to an extent.

A year on after splitting up, none of them feel like legitimate main-eventers, despite all getting huge pushes. It's clear that Reigns should have turned and joined the Authority. Rollins and Ambrose then gradually work themselves up the card as increasingly popular babyfaces. The other mistake they made is constantly having them feud against each other - I never want to see Rollins vs. Ambrose, Rollins vs. Reigns, or Reigns & Ambrose teaming up again. By doing this, they have ruined the possibility of a triple threat match between them being a WrestleMania main-event like it could have been.
 
#38 ·
I wouldn't say jobbers, but it's evidently clear that none of them are main event talent in their current roles. Ambrose should be a monster heel, Reigns a tag team guy, and Rollins an upper-midcard babyface who can main event occasionally.

And FWIW, Punk was sloppy as hell, and i say that as a huge fan of the guy.
 
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#42 ·
I respectfully disagree. Rollins has become one of the most entertaining stars in the division. Comapring to the years past maybe they are not top guys but with this group they most certainly are.
 
#80 · (Edited)
Didn't you know? The Shield was just a shield they used to avoid jobber status? This whole notion is utter nonsense. Seth and Dean did well on the indys. hen they excelled in FCW, the true forebear of NXT, without a Shield gimmick. Talent rises and cannot be denied. Reigns never would have been a jobber either. The whole idea of them being the jobbers three w/o The Shield is preposterous to me.
 
#67 ·
I love it when people pretend they know what would have happened in alternate realities.

When they were still in the Shield, most people "knew" Roman would be a main eventer and the other two would end up as jobbers or lower midcarders at best. We don't "know" jack, much less what would have happened if history had been rewritten. For all you know, had there been no Shield you would right now be making a post about how Ambrose is the greatest WWE champion of all time.
 
#95 ·
All 3 would have made it to the top regardless. All 3 have a star quality as well as other attributes that make them star.

Rollins- Is the in ring star, he's the one were even if its just a random 10 minute match you can count on to entertain. He's the type of guy you can pair with almost anyone and get at least a decent match. He has a good look almost a cross between Punk and hardy were you can tell he's kind of a rocker/punk/metal guy. And while he's not the best talker he's better than most guys who excel at in ring guy ex Bryan, Bret, Benoit, Rey types. He's the one fans who want wrestling will probably flock too.

Ambrose- the star character he's the guy who's going to attract you by how he sells his character on the mic and in the ring. You get invested in Ambrose because like a Jake the Snake, Raven, Foley, Austin he's a fun character to get behind. Plus he's perfect for gimmick matches because kayfabe wise you want to see what the unhinged bastard does. Then you add in he looks like a normal person unlike action star Reigns or Hot Topic Rollins. He's the one fans of the more over the top aspects of wrestling will flock too.

Reigns- is your star look. 1st thing you notice about someone is how they look, with Reigns you get 3 strong yet different opinions off just his look 1. He's a badass, 2. He's good looking, or 3. You want his douche face pushed in. He can work the WWE main event style well a la a Rock, Batista, HHH to were he won't blow you away every day but give him 20 minutes he can tell a story. Mic work is meh to bad, but it almost hits 80s action one liners to were you just let it slide. He appeals to your women and traditional WWE audience
 
#13 ·
Its funny how whem they first split there was so much focus put on how Rollins/Ambrose were covering Reigns flaws. But they were all covering each others flaws. As solo guys they are so dull and average. Hey Rollins might be great in the ring but he stinks at everything else. Ambrose can cut a decent promo but he's mediocre in the ring. Reigns has the look and intensity but little else. As a group they played off each other well, as solo acts they're below average. In any other era this is just three more guys who would be curtain jerking for life.
 
#14 ·
Had they had poor introductory storylines as opposed to being introduced in the best storyline since the attitude era?

Would have effected Reigns and Rollins and but Ambrose? Nah. He was already a HUGE deal before he debuted and half the reason the shield worked so well was that he debuted alongside them, and handled the mic.
 
#23 ·
CM punk was extremely sloppy towards end part of his carear . He couldnt even lift ppl up properly and his gts fcking botched half of time.
But at this point he was looking like shit and was pretty much given up and was on his way out. No wonder steph had bigger arms than him.
 
#24 ·
Tbh, Dean...might be a jobber, or at least not too high on the card. Seth was a bigger deal in NXT & everything, so he might still be where he is. Roman left NXT early, so if he wasn't in the Shield, he probably would've debuted late last year or this year.
 
#32 ·
Reigns and Rollins are upper midcarders at best. Only reason WWE are pushing the shield is because they were hyped as the future for years and if they were to flop, then the WWE would look bad. Rollins was pushed mainly because he looked the weakest out of the shield, so the WWE had to put the spotlight on him somehow, which is why they turned him heel.

In an ideal world only Ambrose would be the main eventer out of the 3.
 
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