Has the Shield break-up been put on hiatus?

[mrbananagrabber]

So a few weeks ago all the tell-tale signs of an in group feud were on the cards. Ambrose was mouthing off, Reigns and Rollins looked pissed, Reigns gave Ambrose "a look" in the ring after a match..and then nothing. The Shield attacked Big Show and stuck together against Orton and the Wyatt's.

Fingers crossed the Shield don't split up. They're just too damned good together.

[mizerable]

Hopefully.

Nothing is worse than breaking a group up and giving them nothing to do.

I know a lot of people will complain because there hasn't been "progression", but I'll take that over regression when are given nothing to do.

Shield have a lot of potential as eventual faces. Let that happen first before splitting them. Turn face, then have Ambrose eventually turn heel. It works better than having them split, then 2 of them turning face for no real reason.

[Deleted]

Doing little things like that doesn't necessarily mean a break-up is imminent, like it's going to happen in the next few weeks. It's just planting the seed for it to happen down the line. That way when they go back to it, or there's some kind of incident, people remember that small bit of dissention and things make sense.

[Sparkybob]

No need to rush anything. They still got 4 months till mania time if they they want to do the breakup at the biggest stage of them all.

[Bo Rida]

I know it's hard to believe in the current WWE but it may just be long-term storytelling, sow the seeds now and build hints of more individual characters so it means more when they do break-up, there's no rush.

[Instant Classic]

I hope so.

The should break up at Elimination Chamber or the night after and face off in a 3 way for Dean's us title.

[Heartbreaker]

Maybe tension will start during the Rumble when say for example Reigns ends up eliminating Ambrose or Rollins (possibly by accident) then something else happens the night after which causes all three of them to have a massive, crazy brawl (think Lesnar and Cena from last year). I'm not quite sure how they'd fit it in with Elimination Chamber but this whole angle leads to a Triple Threat at Wrestlemania.

[Deleted]

Triple threat ladder match at Wrestlemania please.

[mizerable]

Nov 19, 2013 18:02:55 GMT -5 Instant Classic said:

I hope so.

The should break up at Elimination Chamber or the night after and face off in a 3 way for Dean's us title.

Not good.

The 2 losers would likely be regulated to Superstars. I'd rather see them get a face run and see more of their personal side before breaking it. It allows for us to give a shit once it does go down. As of right now? There's little reason for the average fan to care about a break up of 3 unlikeable heels.

I want all of them to succeed and I think a nice slow burn AFTER Wrestlemania is the way to go. Having them go in, in 6 man tag form again and decimate their opponents would be cool to see. Not everything has to be resolved at Mania, especially when they would likely get outshined by something else. I hate to be pessimistic, but that's a massive reality in today's WWE.

[Deleted]

Apparently the WWE is looking to put the Wyatts vs The Shield at WM according to the latest dirtsheets.

So yes it's put on hold for now.

[The Ichi]

It's going to look really bizarre to see any of them in normal wrestling attire at this point.

[Instant Classic]

Nov 19, 2013 18:17:53 GMT -5 mizerable said:

Nov 19, 2013 18:02:55 GMT -5 Instant Classic said:

I hope so.

The should break up at Elimination Chamber or the night after and face off in a 3 way for Dean's us title.

Not good.

The 2 losers would likely be regulated to Superstars. I'd rather see them get a face run and see more of their personal side before breaking it. It allows for us to give a shit once it does go down. As of right now? There's little reason for the average fan to care about a break up of 3 unlikeable heels.

I want all of them to succeed and I think a nice slow burn AFTER Wrestlemania is the way to go. Having them go in, in 6 man tag form again and decimate their opponents would be cool to see. Not everything has to be resolved at Mania, especially when they would likely get outshined by something else. I hate to be pessimistic, but that's a massive reality in today's WWE.

Ehh I can't see any of them regulated to Superstars. Rollins and possibly Reigns as top faces while Ambrose as a top heel.

[wisdomwizard]

Nov 19, 2013 18:22:35 GMT -5 @kn said:

Apparently the WWE is looking to put the Wyatts vs The Shield at WM according to the latest dirtsheets.

So yes it's put on hold for now.

I really hope they're right. Mizerable has a point, they should at least get a face run before they split. And I can't think of a better opportunity to turn them face than against the Wyatts. They've been doing a good job building them breaking it off with Hunter and Stephanie the last few weeks too.

[BitterAF]

"The Shield may or may not break up."

- Rajah.Com

Hope this clears up the rumors.

[EyeofTyr]

Hope so.

I legitimately hope that the Shield stays together for a good year or two longer. They've still got plenty of life left in them as heels, nevermind an eventual face run and even potentially a return to heeldom. Which could either be where the split finally happens or during the course of it put over Rollins or Reigns as slowly but surely realizing it's a mistake and they miss being a white hat.

If I were booking, I'd take it one step even further than that and have the deconstruction of the group be a slow one. With Rollins being the first to have a change of heart two to three years from now. Then give Ambrose and Reigns a solid year, at least, together as a tandem and something akin to Punk & Gallows, but more evenly spread. Gradually building up to either Reigns getting fed up with Ambrose's unhinged qualities or Ambrose taking Reigns for granted too much, either way with Reigns breaking out as a big babyface.

Then again, maybe I miss the days when tag teams actually had a healthy life span to them and had time to really cement themselves as having a legacy purely on that team alone. Nevermind what the individual parts may or may not have done post-team.

[mizerable]

Nov 19, 2013 18:29:23 GMT -5 Instant Classic said:

Ehh I can't see any of them regulated to Superstars. Rollins and possibly Reigns as top faces while Ambrose as a top heel.

See, with how stacked the roster is, I fear what happened with a lot of other guys. I can see Reigns getting a push. And I can see Ambrose getting a small push before creative gives up. Rollins would likely be the new Kofi Kingston.

WWE has proven too many times that they can't handle pushing 3 new singles stars at once. If you get the audience to give a damn about them individually beforehand, you'll have a better shot.

[Deleted]

I wouldn't mind seeing the Shield as faces, similar to the APA.

Have the Wyatts take them off TV for a few weeks, they're laying waste to everyone in sight. Bryan vs (insert champ here) at Wrestlemania, odds stacked against him with the Wyatts at ringside - Vince appears week before the match saying he's hired some help to clean up the trash. Shield is back.

I'd mark, at least.

[The Man That Sanity Forgot]

Personally, I think it was planned but then THAT confrontation with the Wyatts exploded and they actually decided to go through with something the fans were hot on, delaying it till after they're done with the Wyatts.

[Chip]

Nov 19, 2013 17:43:48 GMT -5 mizerable said:

Shield have a lot of potential as eventual faces. Let that happen first before splitting them. Turn face, then have Ambrose eventually turn heel. It works better than having them split, then 2 of them turning face for no real reason.

My fantasy booking scenario has always been Rollins and Reigns turning face because of Ambrose f***ing them over. I just can't picture Ambrose as a face, he looks like such a slimy asshole my brain just can't handle it.

[domrep]

I think any break up should be put on hold until next fall, and start planting the seeds for WM 31. The Shield is one of their hottest acts in years, don't fix what ain't broken.