5 reasons why The Shield could reunite in 2019
The faction building in WWE has been exceptional over the last few decades, as Vince McMahon has created some of the most legendary stables and teams in wrestling history in just a matter of years, and that is impressive.
From DX to Team Extreme, WWE has been filled to the brim with legendary stables that have propelled the careers of the superstar in those groups, and when debating on the topic of who is the greatest stable of all time, it is hard not to consider The Shield in that light.
While the group might only be a few years old, The Shield is one the best things to happen to WWE in a very long time, as WWE took three of the most promising superstars in their developmental brand, gave them a badass gimmick and laid out such an intricate plan to success for them, it just couldn't fail.
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns might be the most popular superstars in the modern era of WWE, and it is thanks to the mainstream attention they received when they were kicking ass every week as the hounds of justice back in 2012 all the way to 2014.
And it wasn't mindless ass kicking by the trio, as every booking decision by WWE took them one step closer to a new level, which led to three of these men going on to have successful careers that saw them become grand slam champions.
So with all that is going on in the news that WWE is bringing back Roman Reigns on Raw this week, could we see a return of the group? Now the truth is that The Shield reunions WWE have given us over the last few years have been poor in quality, as fans saw them for they were at the time. But now things feel different, as circumstances are different, so could we be looking at one last Shield reunion this year?
#1 From Heel To Babyface
The night that Roman Reigns announced that he would have to vacate his Universal Tite due to him having to step away from WWE to take care of his health, fans were shocked and saddened for the man they had become so used to seeing on their televisions every single week. It was a night that WWE had made more emotional with Reigns' Sheild brethren coming out to the ring to console him and do The Shield's fist bump one last time.
But who knew on that night WWE was going to execute one of the greatest and detested heel turns of all time, as after their highly emotional Tag Team Title win, Ambrose turned heel on Rollins in the most hated heel turn of the last few years. Who could forget Micheal Cole screaming "not on this night," as everything from the commentary to the significance of the character change from Ambrose was a standard of booking WWE has implemented in years.
But it was not meant to last as Ambrose's turn soon went from groundbreaking to lacklustre faster than you could imagine. So instead of WWE trying their best to revive Ambrose's heel turn, they went in the opposite direction and had Dean revert back into a babyface.
From supporting Seth Rollins in his Wrestlemania quest to WWE bringing back his old theme song, WWE seems like they have given up on making Ambrose a heel, and while it seems obvious that it could be due to their poor booking of his character, maybe it could be due to WWE wanting to reunite a babyface Shield?