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The Shield Discussion Thread

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#1 · (Edited)
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I don't know why people are still debating who is going to be the successful one when it has been obvious since the get go that the three of them were chosen because they all will be successful. They are three completely different wrestlers who will be just fine for three completely different reasons.

Seth Rollins will be a babyface, edgy, cool babyface like Jeff Hardy with the aggressiveness and presence that Morrison lacked. Pretty much a money machine in the making.

Roman will become a good, solid, reliable big man worker. The WWE needs one with the likes of Kane and Taker getting towards the end of their career. I've been quite impressed with his work so far tbh.

Ambrose will be the edgy, charismatic main event heel that has been sorely lacking. He has a more marketable, traditional bad guy image than CM Punk, he's just as charismatic, just as good on the mic, has a better look and is just as good if not better than an ageing Punk in the ring.

That's why I don't particularly care either way about the Shield and their direction. They've already taken off like wildfire, the stable writes itself in any direction they want, they will have a match at Wrestlemania (unbelievable considering they debuted just two months ago) and they're getting booked just fine.
 
#5,670 ·
This shit is hilarious :lmao

Ambrose is doing his job by being the one to work the parts of the match that people don't give a shit about. He's doing a dynamite job at it. Someone has to do it and why not the guy with the best in ring psychology. Just like Rollins and Reigns being fantastic at what they do. None of them would be as good as they are because it's the sum of the parts that make The Shield great.

That flying knee from Rollins last night was epic because Reigns got Sheamus out of the ring, Ambrose looked like he was about to die and we hadn't seen Rollins for a minute or two thus it was like he came out of no where. In that spot all 3 of them did their job perfectly and it came off as the best moment of Raw. That's why The Shield are great. Reigns wouldn't come off as a beast without the other two. Rollins wouldn't come off as the crazy high flyer without the other two. Ambrose would't come off as the strategist without the other two.

As much as people bitched and still do about the three of them coming in as a group it's worked perfectly because it shows off the best parts of all 3 of them while providing them a main event push to the top. If they came in as singles guys not a single one of them would be in the spot they are now and wouldn't have gotten the rubs they have. They're all doing something very special.
 
#6,625 ·


Watching the Shield's titantron gave me a big idea on how WWE could progress the Shield from now on and how they could turn the whole angle into something huge based on a subject and fear that is topical in today's paranoid American society. This would especially work if the WWE want to make their product more edgy and bring in something controversial that would give the product the spark that it needs. It would also fit in really well with the current gimmick of the stable and take it in a darker territory. I think my idea could bring in a unique kind of angle but I could be wrong.

Anyway when watching this the first thing that came to mind was those videos you see of police abusing their powers by hitting innocent civilians. The video captures a certain anarchy with people running around trying to break away from these armed men, there are buildings on fire indicating arson attacks whilst there seems to be a watchful eye over everything. There are flashing images of the dollar sign and images of power and pandemonium.

This leads to my idea and after seeing these images in the entrance video it all clicked in my head. What is the one thing that people in general fear not just in America but everywhere? They fear enslavement, they fear their freedoms being taken away from them and they fear being imprisoned against their will. The Shield want to bring their brand of justice to the WWE to fix all the injustices and atrocities that have been committed. But Justice isn't free as Ambrose alluded to and the eye of justiceis always watching you. You need to believe. Believe in the Shield. And what happens if people don't believe in something that you want to impose? You enslave them.

I haven't completely thought this through on how to pull this off but my idea is this: playing off the entrance theme and the gimmick of the Shield in their armored cop like uniforms implementing their brand of justice you build them up into a storyline where the WWE eventually forms into a form of police state where the Shield have gotten to a point where they have managed to eradicate the old ways of the WWE, the injustices if you will and have managed to take over the WWE implementing their ideals on to the WWE changing the foundation of the company and how its operated. WWE now operates by their rules and regulations with the eye of justice always watching making sure nobody gets out of line and if they do and commit any form of injustice according to the Shields morals they will be dealt with swiftly and locked away never to be allowed to perform under their own power ever again.

From this you can go several ways and the story allows for the audience to get connected to the victims (faces) that suffer under this regime, nobody is safe. Every one is trapped under the banner of justice known as the Shield. It gives the chance for Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns (and perhaps others) to be built up as mega heels whilst other stars could be made in this storyline. New faces and heroes can be born from it. With the right amount of experience mixed in with the new stars being built up this could be a unique take on a hostile takeover storyline because of the reasoning and approach behind it.

The best storylines are always mirrored around the subjects society are talking about. Because of recent events, 9/11, the economic collapse, the lack of trust around bankers, wars in the middle east and africa more and more people are becoming paranoid which leads to them feeding into conspiracy theories which fuel more paranoia. One of the biggest being America becoming some form of police state. The current Shield gimmick is genius because it allows the opportunity if WWE are smart with it to use that paranoia and the topical theme of the police state and turn into a storyline that replicates the fears of current society. Even with the people who like myself who thinks its all paranoia and nonsense could reflect and relate to a storyline such as this.

Is this a good idea or complete rubbish? :p
 
#6,626 · (Edited)


Watching the Shield's titantron gave me a big idea on how WWE could progress the Shield from now on and how they could turn the whole angle into something huge based on a subject and fear that is topical in today's paranoid American society. This would especially work if the WWE want to make their product more edgy and bring in something controversial that would give the product the spark that it needs. It would also fit in really well with the current gimmick of the stable and take it in a darker territory. I think my idea could bring in a unique kind of angle but I could be wrong.

Anyway when watching this the first thing that came to mind was those videos you see of police abusing their powers by hitting innocent civilians. The video captures a certain anarchy with people running around trying to break away from these armed men, there are buildings on fire indicating arson attacks whilst there seems to be a watchful eye over everything. There are flashing images of the dollar sign and images of power and pandemonium.

This leads to my idea and after seeing these images in the entrance video it all clicked in my head. What is the one thing that people in general fear not just in America but everywhere? They fear enslavement, they fear their freedoms being taken away from them and they fear being imprisoned against their will. The Shield want to bring their brand of justice to the WWE to fix all the injustices and atrocities that have been committed. But Justice isn't free as Ambrose alluded to and the eye of justiceis always watching you. You need to believe. Believe in the Shield. And what happens if people don't believe in something that you want to impose? You enslave them.

I haven't completely thought this through on how to pull this off but my idea is this: playing off the entrance theme and the gimmick of the Shield in their armored cop like uniforms implementing their brand of justice you build them up into a storyline where the WWE eventually forms into a form of police state where the Shield have gotten to a point where they have managed to eradicate the old ways of the WWE, the injustices if you will and have managed to take over the WWE implementing their ideals on to the WWE changing the foundation of the company and how its operated. WWE now operates by their rules and regulations with the eye of justice always watching making sure nobody gets out of line and if they do and commit any form of injustice according to the Shields morals they will be dealt with swiftly and locked away never to be allowed to perform under their own power ever again.

From this you can go several ways and the story allows for the audience to get connected to the victims (faces) that suffer under this regime, nobody is safe. Every one is trapped under the banner of justice known as the Shield. It gives the chance for Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns (and perhaps others) to be built up as mega heels whilst other stars could be made in this storyline. New faces and heroes can be born from it. With the right amount of experience mixed in with the new stars being built up this could be a unique take on a hostile takeover storyline because of the reasoning and approach behind it.

The best storylines are always mirrored around the subjects society are talking about. Because of recent events, 9/11, the economic collapse, the lack of trust around bankers, wars in the middle east and africa more and more people are becoming paranoid which leads to them feeding into conspiracy theories which fuel more paranoia. One of the biggest being America becoming some form of police state. The current Shield gimmick is genius because it allows the opportunity if WWE are smart with it to use that paranoia and the topical theme of the police state and turn into a storyline that replicates the fears of current society. Even with the people who like myself who thinks its all paranoia and nonsense could reflect and relate to a storyline such as this.

Is this a good idea or complete rubbish? :p
It's creative and smart. I know it's cliche at this point, but that's why the WWE won't pull it off.

Making them some kind of police, guardians of justice and enforcers would have been cool, but the fact that they were paid off ruins it.

Especially enjoy the line on the last paragraph. Well put.
 
#6,913 ·
I can certainly respect your opinion as a result. I say Roman Reigns is the best Shield member imo and now he sucks, he's to green etc. All of them are good, but I don't have to think Ambrose is the best of them just because people say he is. And your certainly not going to use internet peer pressure on me by saying " If you were smart you'd notice".
 
#8,628 ·
I said it once, and I'll say it again. If there is anyone I don't have a problem with The Shield losing to, it's Undertaker. Kayfabe wise, he is at the pinnacle of the WWE pyramid today for those who actually still wrestle. If there is anyone who deserves to beat The Shield it's him. He's even above Triple H since defeating him again at Wrestlemania last year. And I would so prefer their first lost to be at the hands of one of the GOATs instead of the likes of Super Cena, Ryback or Sheamus. If my first loss on tv is at the hands of The Undertaker via a tombstone, I would consider myself made.:bateman
 
#8,908 ·
Re: The arrival of the Shield

A 3 big guy stable just wouldn't work that well. Just like another poster said on page 2, one big guy is enough as the muscle of the group. Plus neither Reigns, Ryback, or Langston are particularly good on the mic or in the ring, so having other guys who are better on the mic and in the ring are essential.

The styles are different and mesh extremely well. Reigns is the power wrestler, Ambrose the more technical wrestler or perhaps more of a brawler, and Rollins is more of an athletic, risk-taker type wrestler. Together they form a perfect team, and that's the point of them. The point is not that they are law enforcement or whatever, the point is that they have varied skills and are the ultimate 3 man team.
 
#8,909 ·
Re: The arrival of the Shield

A 3 big guy stable just wouldn't work that well. Just like another poster said on page 2, one big guy is enough as the muscle of the group. Plus neither Reigns, Ryback, or Langston are particularly good on the mic or in the ring, so having other guys who are better on the mic and in the ring are essential.

The styles are different and mesh extremely well. Reigns is the power wrestler, Ambrose the more technical wrestler or perhaps more of a brawler, and Rollins is more of an athletic, risk-taker type wrestler. Together they form a perfect team, and that's the point of them. The point is not that they are law enforcement or whatever, the point is that they have varied skills and are the ultimate 3 man team.
This :D
 
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Re: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns Discussion Thread

Ohno is the hero WWE deserves but not the one it needs right now.
Well done! Repped. I actually agree with this. I think Ohno needs to re-watch some of his "that young knock out kid" work in ROH and find that character again. That character was like a re-imagining of Muhammad Ali and it would be/was perfect for Ohno. He should also shave that beard down to something manageable like Punk's beard, and really hit the weights. On top of that he really needs to choose a better palate of moves for his wwe moveset, which shouldn't even be an issue with the huge amount he has at his disposal.
 
#1,094 ·
I'm as big of an Ambrose mark as anyone, and I don't think we should be attacking people who say Reigns is a future star. He definitely has the look. I haven't seen enough of his promo work, but I really like the way they're positioning him in the group. Same with Rollins. it's clear that he's the idealistic one who will inevitably turn face. Makes complete sense.

Monday just re-affirmed what we've thought for a long time. Ambrose is different from other IWC darlings and is the real deal. His promo skills are bonkers.

We should all be very excited about this new group. Stop bickering about who's going to be the bigger star. The WWE has a really awesome angle ready to take off.

also I would slaughter a small village to see a Rock/Ambrose promo.
 
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People thinking these 3 will be fed to Ryback and that'll be it are being naive. All 3 of these guys are potential main eventers. They all have a great presence which to me is something that is severely lacking on the current roster. Ambrose in particular just has an aura about him.

Not sure where people are coming from saying Rollins is a spare part. Thought he did really well in the promo on monday. dat kick as well. This guy will make a great face in the eventual group disbanding storyline.

Ambrose looking at Reigns while saying "we're a shield from injustice" and getting absolutely no reaction was pretty interesting. I like the way it's going so far, it's a good time of year to bring them in too with the RR and WrestleMania.
 
#1,189 ·
At this point I would think that The Shield will get involved in the Cena/Ziggler fiasco. What I mean is that The Shield would take Ziggler's MITB Briefcase. AJ ends up with Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns get's his 15 minutes of fame with John Cena. Rollins ends up being the man that stole the MITB Briefcase setting up a feud with Ziggler. I think it would be a solid way to incorporate them even further, and enhance all their characters.

Ambrose gets AJ, and proves to be the voice that is truly behind the group. AJ turning heel, and joining Ambrose would spice things up a bit. Cena becomes jealous of Ambrose, but instead Roman steps in to take exception to Cena's jealousy. Reigns tells Cena that defeating Cena is in his DNA, and it's a subtle hint to being related to The Rock. Ambrose convinces Reigns that it is his time to show the world who he is, and what his name will mean to this business.

Ambrose then is introduced as the man who was behind Rollins making a name for himself, and taking Ziggler's MITB title shot. Dean is the voice behind Rollins actions. This shows his influence on those around him. Rollins, and Ziggler could easily pull off some great wrestling matches. Putting the MITB title shot on the line is another great way to remind people that the MITB title shot exist still. There is no doubt in my mind that both men would get folks in to their matches.

Have Dean milk a few Raw's with some mic time, and talking about himself along with AJ at his side. Eventually someone interrupts him, and that someone should be The Miz. The Miz is the perfect "face" right now for Dean to go over on, and both men are solid on the mic. Ambrose vs The Miz is something that could go on until The Royal Rumble as well. Test Dean vs one of the more well known stars on the roster. I think he would be able to work perfectly as the heel vs The Miz.
 
#2,163 ·
Hating a wrestler because his fans are overly-enthusiastic is one of the more bizarre behaviors of the IWC. As soon as a talent gets praised a detractor will pop-up to tell everyone that he sucks. Not because he's untalented, but because his fans think he's too talented. It happens with just about every genuinely exciting new prospect the WWE brings in.

Fanboys are annoying as all shit, I get that. The Rocky/Punk mark war was the bane of this forums existence for a good six months (honestly the most annoying time-period I've ever spent on a forum), but that's no reason to start hating the performer. Hate the "idiots" that won't shut up about the guy.

On a completely separate note: I'm all kinds of hyped to see what Bryan, Ambrose and Rollins have planned for tonight. :mark:
 
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