The Shield at Wrestlemania

[ben:friendship frog]

Since the breakup:

Rollins:
31- Loses great match to Orton, cashes in during the main event and becomes champion
32- Misses through injury
33- Non Sanctioned match, high profile feud vs Triple H

Reigns:
31- Main event vs Lesnar, loses to cash in
32- Main event vs Triple H, wins title
33- vs The Undertaker

Ambrose:
31- Involved in multiman ladder match for IC Title to open the show
32- "Squashed"/Shit match vs Lesnar
33- Defending IC Title against Baron Corbin




Still plenty of time to turn it around but I found it interesting.

[fw91]

Hey up until the match itself, Lesnar/Ambrose was treated as a big deal. They even scrapped Lesnar/Wyatt plans because Ambrose showed great potential working with Brock.

[captainhindsite]

Mar 28, 2017 14:55:05 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Hey up until the match itself, Lesnar/Ambrose was treated as a big deal. They even scrapped Lesnar/Wyatt plans because Ambrose showed great potential working with Brock.

Also after the match even though it sucked they treated it like a way bigger deal than it was. Also treated ambrose way bigger

[cabbageboy]

I don't think anyone's stock has fallen further in the past year than Ambrose. Say what you want about Reigns and Rollins but at least both guys matter. Right now Ambrose is going nowhere on SD aside from perhaps jobbing to Corbin. He desperately needs to go back to Raw.

[abjordans]

Mar 28, 2017 22:12:36 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

I don't think anyone's stock has fallen further in the past year than Ambrose. Say what you want about Reigns and Rollins but at least both guys matter. Right now Ambrose is going nowhere on SD aside from perhaps jobbing to Corbin. He desperately needs to go back to Raw.

I think Ambrose was going to get the couples thing with Miz when they were going to do Cena/Joe, when that got scrapped they didn't have anything planned it seems. He has been main eventing and prominently featured on Smackdown a lot until the WM build.

[chazraps]

Mar 28, 2017 22:12:36 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

I don't think anyone's stock has fallen further in the past year than Ambrose. Say what you want about Reigns and Rollins but at least both guys matter. Right now Ambrose is going nowhere on SD aside from perhaps jobbing to Corbin. He desperately needs to go back to Raw.

I disagree. I think he's just trying to elevate Corbin to that top level.

[Mid-Carder]

Mar 29, 2017 2:00:10 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Mar 28, 2017 22:12:36 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

I don't think anyone's stock has fallen further in the past year than Ambrose. Say what you want about Reigns and Rollins but at least both guys matter. Right now Ambrose is going nowhere on SD aside from perhaps jobbing to Corbin. He desperately needs to go back to Raw.

I disagree. I think he's just trying to elevate Corbin to that top level.

I agree with you, Corbin is clearly important to them and they're obviously trusting Ambrose to take him to his level. We assume because they're not main eventing that they aren't important.

[This Player Hating Mothman]

Having a guy who held the world title six months ago defend the IC title in a well built singles match at Wrestlemania that has had months of planning and work put into it is a huge step up for what the belt has been given in recent years--last had a singles match on the main card at 28--speaks to how much they see in Ambrose and Corbin both. This may not be a marquee match but it's been built respectably and whether this is meant to give Corbin a one-year push from debut to first title reign or to keep Dean as a major babyface champion, this is in no way a demotion for the guy. If anything, I think a respectably done feud for the IC title where both guys are going in looking credible and both guys likely come out looking credible is a much better look for Dean than being made into a part-timer's whipping boy.

[Mozenrath]

I'm glad Ambrose is treating the IC title a hell of a lot better than he treated the US title. Which is not to say that it's the fault of the wrestlers. Luke Harper talked about how he was actually rather angry when WWE had him win the IC title and only have it very briefly before losing it, since he felt like he could have done something with it but was not being afforded the chance to.

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Mar 28, 2017 22:12:36 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

I don't think anyone's stock has fallen further in the past year than Ambrose. Say what you want about Reigns and Rollins but at least both guys matter. Right now Ambrose is going nowhere on SD aside from perhaps jobbing to Corbin. He desperately needs to go back to Raw.

Ambrose will be world champion again within the next year.

He's in a unique spot that, unlike many other guys, he's actually great enough to make stars and the company trusts him enough to make stars. Ziggler, while talented, can't make someone in a feud. Ambrose? He is. Ambrose is also a main eventer meaning he can be slid into the title picture and has a legit chance of winning each and every time and beyond that the fans love him. In a way Ambrose is similar to Angle, Jericho and honestly Rock to a degree. All 3 of these guys could make talent just by feuding with them and not once, and I can't stress it enough, not once when they were in a lower feud did they somehow lose something of themselves or was the feud looked as a charity case. It just looks like the other guy is feuding with a big time player. Look at Reigns and Rusev. Not once did Rusev look great, that was a filler feud for Reigns. Rollins? He's great but he's not in a position to make guys yet and right now it looks as though he's still on his redemption quest and anyone who's put in his way before this is done with is just holding him off. Ambrose is different.

Personally I'd say Ambrose is great at the semi-Rock/Punk/Angle/Jericho/Edge/Foley level right now. Sure, he could be an Austin/Cena you know, guys who are headliners all the time each and every time but that wouldn't help his diversity, his feud predictability nor would that overall help his longevity. I'd rather have a star feud with Ambrose (because I don't know the outcome and how it'll end up) over feuding with Reigns who I know will beat them and then who knows what will happen to the guy.

Overall Ambrose being similar to these other guys is great. These are all main eventers who can help propel guys rather than having other guys propel them. That's notable. Mind you that this is the last single's IC match on the main show since Rhodes/Show over 5 years ago.

[The Thread Barbi]

It's alright - it will be HHH vs Dean Ambrose next Wrestlemania to make a Game/Shield trifecta.

At 35 it will be Triple H vs The Shield gauntlet with Diesel on a pole.