Last night on Smackdown, Daniel Bryan made Seth Rollins tap-out during a six-man tag match between the Shield and Kane, Bryan and Orton. As Lillian Garcia announced at the end of the match, it was the first time the Shield had lost a 6 man match.
Personally, I thought it was booked to perfection. A team or individual going on a winning streak is great for a while, but then it becomes difficult when the idea of ending the streak comes up, since it could ruin that team or individual if it's booked badly or if they lose to the wrong person.
The Shield lost at exactly the right time in my opinion. They racked up enough wins so that their first loss was still a huge deal, but their winning streak wasn't long enough to define them. They're still hugely dangerous and they're still on the rise. There's no sense of "What now?" like there was when Goldberg finally lost.
Back a few months ago, if you had told me that Daniel Bryan would be the one to finally defeat the Shield, I likely wouldn't have believed you and thought it would be wasting The Shield's first loss. But looking at what Bryan is doing now and what the next few months have in store for him, this was a really good idea. Bryan needs some major wins under his belt if he's to been seen as a real challenge for Cena, and being the guy who stopped the Shield was a good start. And, while many of us know that the Shield won't lose at Payback, I think it did a good job of making the casual audience think Orton and Bryan can take the tag titles.
So what do you guys think? Was now the right time to have the Shield lose or did WWE wait too long or not wait long enough?
Personally, I thought it was booked to perfection. A team or individual going on a winning streak is great for a while, but then it becomes difficult when the idea of ending the streak comes up, since it could ruin that team or individual if it's booked badly or if they lose to the wrong person.
The Shield lost at exactly the right time in my opinion. They racked up enough wins so that their first loss was still a huge deal, but their winning streak wasn't long enough to define them. They're still hugely dangerous and they're still on the rise. There's no sense of "What now?" like there was when Goldberg finally lost.
Back a few months ago, if you had told me that Daniel Bryan would be the one to finally defeat the Shield, I likely wouldn't have believed you and thought it would be wasting The Shield's first loss. But looking at what Bryan is doing now and what the next few months have in store for him, this was a really good idea. Bryan needs some major wins under his belt if he's to been seen as a real challenge for Cena, and being the guy who stopped the Shield was a good start. And, while many of us know that the Shield won't lose at Payback, I think it did a good job of making the casual audience think Orton and Bryan can take the tag titles.
So what do you guys think? Was now the right time to have the Shield lose or did WWE wait too long or not wait long enough?