Face Shield?

[OYDK]

So I just thought of this a couple weeks ago and I thought I'd throw it out there.

What would you guys think if, instead of breaking up, the Shield somehow turned face after Mania and ACTUALLY started fighting for justice. Started helping Daniel Bryan on his quest for the title, wage a war against the Authority, just same ass kickers except they kick heel ass. Make it huge though, hijack the company, some crazy shit idk thats what Creatives for.

This way instead of only pushing one guy to the moon, you can push all 3. What do you guys think?

 

[boywithbluehanger]

I like it. I'm sick of almost every faction having to break up. I'd like it if a group actually stayed together the duration of their careers. They'd have ups and downs but each individual would grow and the actors would get further comfortable in their character developments. As long as each member of the faction has a distinct character, I think the all of the members have a decent shot at getting over in the singles scenes as well.

I'm with you. Keep them together and push all 3.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Not really seeing it. The thing about The Shield is that it's just a matter of time before things start getting stale with them. By the time WrestleMania is over, they'll have been around for about 1.5 years and when you consider how consistently strong they've been booked in all this time, there's not really any higher they can go as a team. Over the past 1.5 years, they've been scoring wins over or taking out the likes of Cena, Sheamus, Orton, Big Show, Kane, Bryan, Punk, Jericho, RVD, Taker, Mysterio, Rhodes, Goldust, The Usos, Kofi, Big E, Cesaro, Swagger, etc.

Tomorrow night, I think The Shield will lose against The Wyatt Family. It's possible that tensions with Reigns & Ambrose might finally break due to Ambrose purposely stabbing Reigns in the back. It could happen due to Ambrose neglecting to help out the team during a crucial moment while feigning inability to get to them in time. I see Ambrose dropping the US title soon and if he does screw over the team tomorrow night, I could honestly see Reigns or Rollins being the guy to take it from him. I think Reigns would be the one to win the title out of them as he's the one that's gotten the most attention in recent weeks.

It'll be bittersweet to see them break up. It's always a shame to see good things come to an end, after all, and The Shield have been great. They haven't just been dragging on forever as this dull, completely uninteresting group of nobodies that doesn't do anything more than take up time. As a result, to me at least, they still feel fresh and interesting. At the same time, I'm also anxious to see how they're able to do on their own. As I alluded to earlier in regards to their booking, they've all three looked great. As a result, from an overall perspective, I can't really see any of them as being on a different level than the others. Reigns has the best overall look & presence, Ambrose is the best talker & character and Rollins is the most athletic & entertaining in the ring; Rollins also isn't bad on the mic himself.

I remember reading a report late last year alleging that there was talk of keeping The Shield together with Mason Ryan replacing Roman Reigns as the muscle of the group. I haven't read any follow up to on it, so who knows if it's true or, if true, if they've given up on the idea. I like the idea of the team staying together IF Ryan or whomever replaced Reigns could fill his shoes and bring something worthwhile to the group while still being an individual. It's a pretty tall order and it could be lousy.

 

[HBKistheHOF]

It would have been a great idea several months ago before The Shield lost some of their momentum & started losing matches on PPV but now it's way too late IMO. The Shield even started losing handicap matches where they had the upper hand when originally they were booked as extremely dominant & being able to manipulate the numbers game even when it wasn't in their favor.

Also the WWE has planted several seeds with the current Shield break-up angle & I think the Elimination Chamber PPV this Sunday will just cement their split. Ever since Survivor Series 2013 it's clear that the WWE has plans for a big singles push for Reigns. & It seems pretty obvious at this point that the WWE wants Reigns as the break out babyface, Ambrose as the solidified baddy we're all supposed to hate & Rollins as the tweener who's push & ultimate character will most likely rely on how much his in-ring abilities can get him over.

The overall angle of The Shield seems to be the only storyline that the WWE has executed flawlessly in several years, so at this point I'm just going to be happy we got to see them together as a solid 3 man team for over a year.

 

[ASKane]

I think for pure wrestling The Shield are one of the best factions ever. They put on great matches on a nightly basis against anyone, so whether they are heel or face if I can have another 6 months watching them as a team I would take it. But WWE have gone too far in their pushing of Reigns not to give him a title soon and unless they un-unify the WWEWHC so Reigns can have the WHC or drop the ball on Big E they need to make Reigns a singles wrestler.

The only way the Shield could work as a faces is if it was just Rollins and Reigns teaming together which I would not be against as they are in my top 5 teams ever. Ambrose should not be a face character this early as we are seeing great heel character development and it needs to continue into his singles run.

As much as I want more time with them as a group as they were the MVP's of 2013 for WWE I think WWE has gone too far setting up the break up to not split them.

 

[Reflection]

I'm not in favour of The Shield turning into good guys fighting for actual justice (instead of just saying it), and even more against the idea of them breaking up... They are the cool heels for a while, and have been getting a better reaction, response, buzz, and hype then they ever did. They will get the same success neither as a face team that inevitably sucks up to the fans (WWE lacks variety, all faces suck up to the fans and all heels make angry faces) or as individual stars. One thing I want them to do, is to stop being The Authority's personal thugs, and proceed in their own path, and maybe even beat up Kane and Triple-H, if they feel like it.

 

[MillionDollarMan]

So I just thought of this a couple weeks ago and I thought I'd throw it out there.

What would you guys think if, instead of breaking up, the Shield somehow turned face after Mania and ACTUALLY started fighting for justice. Started helping Daniel Bryan on his quest for the title, wage a war against the Authority, just same ass kickers except they kick heel ass. Make it huge though, hijack the company, some crazy shit idk thats what Creatives for.

This way instead of only pushing one guy to the moon, you can push all 3. What do you guys think?

I don't support turning them face, but if WWE really wanted to be ballsy, they could skyrocket Ambrose and Reigns at the same time by having them stay together with some dissension, having Ambrose win the MITB by tossing Reigns off the ladder and cashing in that same night. Then the following day Reigns could deck him starting a feud for the title while Ambrose recruits a new member and says Reigns was always out for himself and the weak link the the Shield. It could be the way to keep Ambrose on top of the Shield and keep the group running while changing out members from time to time aka the Four Horsemen.

 

[Sabutage]

Sure why not, unless they plan to push reigns towards the title picture immediately I dont see the value in splitting them up until theyve given more time to highlight the break up and are more defined as individuals. Personally I dont think Reigns is ready to be on his own just yet.

 

[WarroBODFan]

Nah, I'll pass. Sure, it might work for Reigns and Rollins teaming up together, but Ambrose gives me the impression he'll be a career heel. Well, I don't doubt he'll have a face run of somesort in him down the line, but not this early in his career. I mean they're progressively making his angle more crazy and delusional, so there is no face turn for him coming in the near future. I like what they're doing with Ambrose at the moment too, although even as a Reigns fan, I hope Ambrose and Rollins will also get elevated when the inevitable Reigns V Shield feud begins.

 

[ADLegend21]

It's funny because the Shield are the faces in this Wyatt's feud. You can see the angle of Hunter trying to call them off it they tell Hunter to stuff it and they're doing it anyway. They can be "fired" and the Wyatt's can be put in their place, three guys that beat up people. Suddenly the Shield are against the Authority and they want Justice against them for what they did. (Hunter or Steph would have to screw them over of course.)

 

[Mustang Sally]

If the company were to turn the Shield into good guys, the opportunity is right there on Sunday since there's no question whom the fans are going to be rooting for in a battle with the Wyatts'. Just the notion that a heel/heel match between two teams who have never shown a stitch of decency toward anyone else is pure creative inspiration......and if management has any ideas of turning Shield face, here's the chance.

Still, I can't see it. If it happens, it would be on such a short term basis that their good guy days might be over by the next week. Possibly, Reigns is turned good by having Rollins & Ambrose go after him, signalling the end of the Shield in it's present make-up and sending Roman on his expected way as a single.

Even with that (and I can't see Dean Ambrose being a good guy in any way, shape or form), while Roman Reigns doesn't feature as a face and I can't see cheering for him, I once said the same thing about Stone Cold Steve Austin, so who really knows?

One other thing: Seth Rollins might be the black marble in all this; it seems he could go either way if some kind of face change is to occur. Perhaps he and Reigns turn on Ambrose, leaving Dean to stay bad while recruiting two new bad guys to re-stock the Shield while letting Reigns & Rollins go their newly virtuous way.

I could see that possibility.

 

[Sheamus' Suntan]

Sierra, Hotel, Indigo, Negative, Negative, Negative

Turning the shield is a terrible idea. Certain elements of the shield need to be face, for my money, I would say Rollins and Reigns, but Ambrose cannot turn. As odd as this sounds, even just his...face...is heel. He looks. Acts. Sounds. Like a bad guy. A slimey, no good, bad guy. He is a heel for life.

I personally feel like Reigns needs to set the record straight with Hunter after this match. What if HHH gets involved in the tag match, claiming he gave the wyatt's the win because it was best for business. Reigns takes exception and spears him. Boom. HHH/Reigns at mania.

Rollins turns on Ambrose, wins the US title in a shock moment in WWE TV. This would be GREAT television.

Turning them...I don't think can work. Splitting them makes sense. It's a shame, but it makes sense at this juncture in their careers.

 

[OYDK]

Sierra, Hotel, Indigo, Negative, Negative, Negative

Hahaha that's jokes.

See where the Ambrose heel thing is coming from but I'm not necessarily saying turn them completely 180 into ass kissing, brown nosing faces. Basically the only thing that would change is they would be helping DB instead of hurting him and feuding with the Authority. I don't want the Shield to break up man!

If they aren't ready to fully do the Reigns or Ambrose push right, than they would gain nothing from splitting them. If they are going to push one of them to the main event right away, than I would say go for it.

 

[Sheamus' Suntan]

Honestly, I don't want them to, but to steal a phrase from HHH, It's best for business. Right now, The Shield are one of the best things on RAW/SD. I LOVE watching them and really, they're one of the few reasons I watch. However, The Shield need to split.

Its been 18 months. That's longer than any stable in the past 10 years. Evo lasted a year or so. No-one else has come close in terms of longevity while being main event players. They need a chance now to shine on their own, and I think WWE has HUGE plans for all of them.

Ambrose has been given this long US title reign. Reigns has started a mega push and Rollins has been given bigger and longer matches with higher staked main event players. They can't all be a part of the main event whilst as a stable. It just can't happen, yet they all hold the future. I see Ambrose as a future Randy Orton, a career heel who will REALLY hold all the heel cards. I see Reigns as the next big thing, and Rollins is the new incarnation of Jeff Hardy. These guys though, cannot bloom into these things as a faction; heel or face.

Maybe as stated previously, the long split is a better idea, with Ambrose or Rollins costing Reigns MITB and forging a feud later on down the line, but either way they need to split. Now or later.

 

[L@RISANO]

Sierra, Hotel, Indigo, Negative, Negative, Negative

Turning the shield is a terrible idea. Certain elements of the shield need to be face, for my money, I would say Rollins and Reigns, but Ambrose cannot turn. As odd as this sounds, even just his...face...is heel. He looks. Acts. Sounds. Like a bad guy. A slimey, no good, bad guy. He is a heel for life.

I personally feel like Reigns needs to set the record straight with Hunter after this match. What if HHH gets involved in the tag match, claiming he gave the wyatt's the win because it was best for business. Reigns takes exception and spears him. Boom. HHH/Reigns at mania.

Rollins turns on Ambrose, wins the US title in a shock moment in WWE TV. This would be GREAT television.

Turning them...I don't think can work. Splitting them makes sense. It's a shame, but it makes sense at this juncture in their careers.

I'd actually love if if they do break up somewhat tonight,and it starts Roman Reigns on the course to being a Face. However, HHH tries to steer Roman back and when he realises it isn't happening he buys out Ambrose and Rollins, who reveal that they are still under HHH and will bring down Reigns once and for all.


That sets up Reigns vs Ambrose and Rollins for WM.

If the rumours about a replacement member for Reigns is true(Mason Ryan or whoever), then that new member can be revealed at Mania, either screwing Reigns out of a victory over the other two, or beating him down alongwith them post-match.

Continue the mega-feud, post-WM, with a view to having a Roman Reigns vs HHH match at Summerslam perhaps.

 

[MillionDollarMan]

So I just thought of this a couple weeks ago and I thought I'd throw it out there.

What would you guys think if, instead of breaking up, the Shield somehow turned face after Mania and ACTUALLY started fighting for justice. Started helping Daniel Bryan on his quest for the title, wage a war against the Authority, just same ass kickers except they kick heel ass. Make it huge though, hijack the company, some crazy shit idk thats what Creatives for.

This way instead of only pushing one guy to the moon, you can push all 3. What do you guys think?

I don't support turning them face, but if WWE really wanted to be ballsy, they could skyrocket Ambrose and Reigns at the same time by having them stay together with some dissension, having Ambrose win the MITB by tossing Reigns off the ladder and cashing in that same night. Then the following day Reigns could deck him starting a feud for the title while Ambrose recruits a new member and says Reigns was always out for himself and the weak link the the Shield. It could be the way to keep Ambrose on top of the Shield and keep the group running while changing out members from time to time aka the Four Horsemen.

 

[Dmbfantomas]

Is like Reigns v Ambrose with Rollins as the ref better with a great "WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FRIENDS!" moment from Rollins. Then you can have Rollins screw Reigns (or have Reigns overcome Rollins trying to screw him over) and set in motion either a complete split (have Ambrose get upset that Rollins didn't think he could do it by himself) or a partial one (Ambrose sides with Rollins, p obvious).

 

[kadroan]

I don't think it'll work. One of the reasons I believe they catch on with fans is because they're anti-heroes. Similar to the effect how Dolph lost his edge when he turned face, he wasn't the same.

 

[Sionnach]

I mentioned this on another thread but it fits better here: Since the split of The Shield seems to be inevitable, and the main play at this point to make it happen seems to be a jealousy between Ambrose and Reigns (with Ambrose jealous of Reigns for beating Mark Henry when he didn't, etc) and Reigns getting tired of having to "carry" Ambrose, then I think the IC belt that Big E is holding could pay a good storyline.

Have Reigns beat Big E without The Shield interfering so he can hold the IC belt. Ambrose can get all snotty like he did after the Reigns-Henry match, and then he gets more of a bad attitude since Reigns has a (technically) higher belt than him until Reigns finally challenges him to a unification match, winner take both belts. Reigns wins, Ambrose goes nuts and The Shield is no more. There can even be a story arc where both Reigns and Ambrose are pushing Rollins to choose a side, where he will stay tag team partners with one or the other. Since WWE needs Reigns going solo to make a WHC challenge and play with the big boys, Rollins could either stay heel and partner with Ambrose OR he could say screw all of you I'm going solo too, and eventually take on Reigns for the US belt (leaving Reigns with the IC belt).

 

[Dagger Dias]

I would support a Shield face turn. They have all done such a great job since their debut, and if their feud with The Wyatt Family is going to continue or get restarted after Wrestlemania, they don't have much of a choice but to turn face. Heel VS heel is rarely interesting. It would be a good chance for Rollins and Ambrose to continue to show how good they are on the mic, while Reigns who is already getting to be quite popular could turn face with ease at the moment. They could make Ambrose and Reigns win the Tag Team Championships and Reigns challenge for a singles title, this face run could fuel several months worth of angles. I don't want to see them split up for a while so it's something that could be good for the group in general.