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The Shield referred to WWE as their "yard" during their speeches and were nicknamed as "The Hounds of Justice". For their individual characters: Dean Ambrose – played the "de facto leader" and "mouthpiece" of the group.
- 707 lb (321 kg)
- The Shield
- November 18, 2012
The Shield was a professional wrestling stable in WWE that consisted of Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins. Their original characters were mercenaries for CM Punk; however, they quickly became mainstay main-event names. The group debuted on November 18, 2012 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view.
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Mercenaries for CM Punk
The group debuted on November 18, 2012 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view, when the debuting Ambrose, Reigns, and Rollins interfered in the main event, a triple threat match between CM Punk, John Cena, and Ryback for the WWE Championship. They powerbombedRyback through the announcers' table, allowing Punk to pin Cena to win the match and retain his title. The group identified themselves as the The Shield, and vowed to rally against injustice. Despite claiming that they were not working for C...
Undefeated Streak
The next week on Raw, while calling out the Shield, Maddox revealed that he was the one who gave McMahon the footage. The Shield then attacked Maddox, but were forced to battle due to an attack by Cena, Ryback, and Sheamus. The Shield justified their feud with the trio due to a "decade of injustice" caused by Cena creating an environment where any wrestler would not face consequences for his actions, and whose mentality they felt had spread to other wrestlers like Ryback and Sheamus. This set...
Championship reigns, Triple H's enforcers
The following night on Raw, the group attempted to attack The Undertaker, but were ultimately forced to retreat by Team Hell No. On the April 22 episode of Raw, the Shield faced and defeated the combination of The Brothers of Destruction and Team Hell No (Undertaker, Kane and Bryan). Four days later on SmackDown, Ambrose made his singles debut against Undertaker but lost via submission, after which the Shield attacked Undertaker and triple-powerbombed him through the announcer's table. Three...
All three Shield members won their first main roster championships at Extreme Rules 2013, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns winning the WWE Tag Team Championships, and Dean Ambrosewinning the WWE Unite...In the T-Mobile Arena June 19, 2016 at Money In The Bank 2016 all three members of The Shield held the WWE Championship in the same night, Reigns walked in with the title, Rollins defeated Roman to...Seth Rollins' finishing movesDean Ambrose's finishing movesRoman Reigns' finishing movesTeam' finishing movesNickname(s)CatchpraseThe Shield's impactful debut: Survivor Series 2012. Equipped with a mean streak, bonded by brotherhood and reared by a trail of destruction, The Shield has strong-armed the world of sports-entertainment for over half a decade. Relive their greatest (and most chaotic) moments.
Nov 18, 2022 · The WWE Debut of The Shield – In Closing With Jon Moxley still a cornerstone of AEW, and following his 5-year contract extension announced this past October, it’s unlikely that we will see a Dean Ambrose return to WWE, and possibly a Shield reunion, anytime soon.
Jul 11, 2023 · Following their crashing of Survivor Series, The Shield made their in-ring debut that same December at the TLC pay-per-view in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match against Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Ryback. The Shield won in a chaotic match that solidified them as something to be feared and showcased that they saw each other as brothers, showing ...
Sep 3, 2020 · Original plans for The Shield were quite different to what actually played out over the course of 2012 and 2013. The idea of a reckless trio of rebels running roughshod over WWE was the brainchild of one CM Punk, who was the company's biggest attraction at that time.
