Throughout the years, many factions have gone through the
annals of the WWE. Nexus, Legacy, Corre,
and the Straight-Edge Society are just a few of those factions. All of them were promising upon their
inceptions, but ran their course far too quickly or overstayed their welcome. None of them really made a lasting impact in
the turbulent and ever changing world of the WWE. None of them until one group of young
wrestlers burst on the scene back in November.
During the main event of Survivor Series, these three wrestlers made
their presence known by powerbombing the dominant Ryback through the announce
table. Fighting against the injustice
found in the WWE, these three wrestlers have been seemingly unstoppable in
their plight. Made up of the demented
Dean Ambrose, the incredibly athletic Seth Rollins and the strongman Roman
Reigns, this group of three is only known as The Shield.
The Shield has easily been the most consistently entertaining
act on WWE television since their debut last November. While gang attacks have been done by many other
factions, The Shield uses the element of surprise to catch the wrestlers and
the audience off guard. What has
normally become repetitive with other factions, The Shield has made exhilarating
and shocking. It has gotten to the point
that the audience knows something interesting is going to happen whenever they
emerge from the crowd. Another great
thing about The Shield is how the WWE has booked them. The Shield has held their own and even beat
the biggest stars in the WWE from Daniel Bryan all the way to the Face of the
WWE himself, John Cena. This dominant
streak of wins has easily catapulted these three wrestlers to highest ranks of
the WWE much faster than most up-and-comers and solidified their faction as an incredibly
powerful force in the WWE Universe.
Being such an important act on WWE television today, there is
no doubt that WWE has big plans for this faction come WrestleMania. The plan that has been set in motion so far
looks to be a six-man tag team match between the likes of Sheamus, Randy Orton
and the Big Show. This match is not set
in stone yet as there is time to change who exactly challenges The Shield at
WrestleMania. WWE could place Ryback in
the match because he has not actually gotten his revenge against The Shield or
possibly remove Sheamus in order to have the Celtic Warrior face Wade Barrett at
WrestleMania. Things seem up in the air
at the moment, but should be set very soon.
No matter what may happen at WrestleMania, WWE needs to remember to make
sure whoever competes against The Shield does not squash this incredibly promising
faction. The WWE fans do not need
flashbacks to the burial of the Corre back at WrestleMania 27. The Shield has something
that many factions nowadays lack, staying power. They are unpredictable and extremely
dangerous; two characteristics that can gather an incredible amount of heat from
the casual fans and fanfare from the hardcore fans over time. By burying The Shield at WrestleMania, the
WWE would undermine their vast potential.
A win would continue to cement The Shield as a huge threat in the WWE,
but defeat would not be detrimental if and only if WWE books it right and puts
on a highly competitive match.
Personally, I have enjoyed everything the WWE has been doing
with The Shield from the surprise attacks to the roughly edited promo
videos. There is something special about
these three wrestlers. The Shield is
easily the best faction the WWE has seen since the days of Evolution almost a
decade ago. The Shield has the potential
to go very far in the WWE. Hopefully,
the WWE sees the same potential that this writer sees in The Shield and pushes
them to heights that no faction has seen in close to decade.
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