Now that we can officially stop guessing when a Shield reunion is going to happen, it’s time to open speculation on what’s next for the Hounds of Justice.
As of now, there isn’t the slightest rumor of WWE‘s plans for the group as we move towards TLC. For now, we can just assume that The Shield will be winning their Tables Ladders and Chairs match in violently dramatic fashion.
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While WWE is booking for the group itself they also have to cater to its members. Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns are all vital parts to WWE programming and it’s important that WWE still advances their individual characters, not just the Shield.
That said, let’s take a look at some of the goals that WWE should be vying to accomplish for each member of the Shield.
Seth Gets a New Finisher
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While injuries have certainly played theirย part, the banning of Seth Rollins’ Curbstompย drastically impacted the arch of his career.
A wrestler without a finisher is a toothless organism. Please, name one great wrestler that didn’t have a memorable finisher. Seth Rollins is great a wrestling, but does that make him a great wrestler?
The Kingslayer is the Goldilocksย of finishers having hopped from the Curbstompย to the Pedigree to the Ripcord Knee (which announcers are still unsure what to call it). The Knee looks more like something Triple H would do in the first 5 minutes of his match, not something Crossfitย Jesus would employ to defeat a foe.
Unequivocally, Seth Rollins is one of them most talented guys in WWE. But withoutย a finisher, he might as well stay in the tag team division. Let’s hope he’s scanning the WWEย Network as we speak to find some inspiration.
Dean Turns Heel
Surely Seth won’t do it again and we’re all too aware of WWE’sย stance on Roman’sย morality, so it’s Dean Ambrose who must adorn the black hat.
In reality, he’s probably the bestย option as so much of his gimmick is attached to him being crazy. Aren’t lunatics natural heels, anyway?
The idea is simpleย but the executionย is not. As 1/2 of the RAW Tag Team Champions, turning on Rollins and Reigns at TLCย would make for an awkwardย situation withย theย tag belts. For Dean to turn heel, it wouldย almost have to be at his and Rollins next title defenseย while Roman does his best Xavier Woods impersonation.ย
The optionsย for Ambrose’s turn are plenty, as are the possibilitiesย for a bad Dean Ambrose.
Roman Must Get Cheers
This is the biggest priority currently in WWE.ย
We know, we know, Roman isn’t a good guy or a bad guy he’s the guy. But in reality thatย was just a witty marketing ploy to make us think WWEย is OK with him getting voraciouslyย booed wherever he goes.
Top babyfaces make the most money. While Roman Reigns is certainly a top something,ย he’s far from being the company’s best hero. One could argue that the entire reason WWEย got the Shield back together was to trick the fans into accepting Roman Reigns.ย
Chances are, it’s going to work.ย
While Reigns has grayed the heel/face dichotomy, he hasn’t transcended it. No one will. When WrestleManiaย 34 comes around and Roman Reigns pins Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, Vince McMahon wants the Superdome to boom with elation. Any narrative that runs counter to that ideaย is Fake News.
