Shield brought back the gear and intro

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and Reigns brought back that weird awkward phase he was in.

Ok seriously tho




All 3 guys seem elevated than they were prior to this. They look and feel like veterans now. Guys who'd been through it and are still young and hungry.

[Bub (BLM)]

There's a swagger the three of them have as The Shield that they don't have as singles guys. I'm glad they're back.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Weird that they do the NATO alphabet intro, then cutting to Roman Reigns' theme in all its Shield theme lite glory.

[Mozenrath]

I'm pleased as punch, gotta say.

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

I wish I cared... it's just impossible for me to even be a little interested when for the last 3 years (however long since the breakup) one guy's entire gimmick has been "I IS THE SHIELD!"

[Heartbreaker]

Dean looks so mad that he had to new different clothes.

[The Rick Jericho]

Deep down inside I'm wishing Dean turns on them especially as payback. For Roman beating him at Survivor Series and Seth for the blood feud years ago. We all wanted Dean to be a super heel, the WWE is just sitting on a perfect moment right now.

[Widow's Peak]

As I said in the RAW thread, I hope Reigns gets new solo music. It does take something away from the Shield theme if we also hear it associated with The Big Dog every week.

[Bub (BLM)]

Oct 16, 2017 23:08:55 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

Weird that they do the NATO alphabet intro, then cutting to Roman Reigns' theme in all its Shield theme lite glory.

They didn't. That was the original theme.

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Might be weird but they were cool when they were fresh but they come off as dorks to me this time around.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Oct 16, 2017 23:39:28 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

Oct 16, 2017 23:08:55 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

Weird that they do the NATO alphabet intro, then cutting to Roman Reigns' theme in all its Shield theme lite glory.

They didn't. That was the original theme.

It seems to be a mixture of both. In the OG theme the squealy main guitar riff is more prominent than in the Reigns version. It was definitely closer to Truth Reigns than Special Ops.

[alexwrightspackage]

Oct 16, 2017 23:33:22 GMT -5 häšhtå.gdālėÿ said:

I wish I cared... it's just impossible for me to even be a little interested when for the last 3 years (however long since the breakup) one guy's entire gimmick has been "I IS THE SHIELD!"

Yeah, I like the optics, but this feels like a step back for all of them. And I'd still be pissed if I was Ambrose.

It's like if Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty reformed the Rockers in early '96 or something. At least I had nostalgia to fall back on with HH and HBK reforming PG-DX, even if it was quite lame.

We'll see; either this or Roman Reigns as a solo star.

[Acrtress Flavor Saver]

Oct 16, 2017 23:38:57 GMT -5 Widow's Peak said:

As I said in the RAW thread, I hope Reigns gets new solo music. It does take something away from the Shield theme if we also hear it associated with The Big Dog every week.

Eh, if Reigns is gonna wear the vest and stuff, he might as well continue coming out to the Shield theme.

[auph10imitated]

They do feel like bigger stars when they are together, I wasnt really watching much at the time but The Shield feel like a bigger force in the power of hindsight, they didnt feel like such a huge deal then, but breaking them up and all three having such weird experiences as singles stars and the fans wanting them back together has made them feel much bigger.

I do hope they stay together for a good amount of time.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I hope when they break up its Because they all betray each other at the same time.

Seth swings a chair at Dean whilst Dean clobbers Reigns with brass knucks whilst Reigns attacks Seth with a taser.

[Aime E. Dangerously]

I feel this would have a bigger effect if Roman had changed his goddamn theme song.

[King Devitt]

Oct 17, 2017 4:02:47 GMT -5 Aime E. Dangerously said:

I feel this would have a bigger effect if Roman had changed his goddamn theme song.

I said this a LOOOOOOOOONG time ago and was told how wrong I was, and that it wouldn't matter.

The fans are cheering yeah, but imagine they'd changed Roman's music instead of having him cosplay as Shield for a couple years.
The place would have exploded.

[Aime E. Dangerously]

Oct 17, 2017 5:05:31 GMT -5 King Devitt said:

Oct 17, 2017 4:02:47 GMT -5 Aime E. Dangerously said:

I feel this would have a bigger effect if Roman had changed his goddamn theme song.

I said this a LOOOOOOOOONG time ago and was told how wrong I was, and that it wouldn't matter.

The fans are cheering yeah, but imagine they'd changed Roman's music instead of having him cosplay as Shield for a couple years.
The place would have exploded.

Especially when it's Roman, and the fans have spent around three years booing that music. As a rule of thumb, don't give a guy in a stable the stable's look when the stable breaks up. Just look at X-Pac circa. 2000.

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After the reunion is done, they go a step further and just rename Roman Reigns "The Shield".

[Deleted]

Yo **** any nitpicking, negativity or talks of heel turns; the Shield was my favorite stable of the past 15-or-so years and I'm loving their reunion right now. Reigns seems a lot more comfortable, Dean has something extra to him beyond "wacky dude" and I'm actually invested in Rollins again.