5 Reasons why the rumored Shield reunion will not happen on Raw 

From the past few days, there are some rumors that The Shield could reunite soon. Last week on Monday Night Raw, The Shield teased a reunion when Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins came to save their traitorous brother who broke the group last year on October.

Now that Roman Reigns has confirmed that his Leukemia in is remission, fans have started believing that the WWE is going to get the Shield back together soon. Even though this is good news, we still don’t know if it will happen for sure.

There are many reasons why the WWE may want to reunite Ambrose, Rollins, and Reigns again but there are also some essential factors that prove why it may not happen. Currently, Vince McMahon is doing things differently on Raw and Smackdown and maybe not reuniting The Shield could be one of his plans.

I know this just doesn’t clearly state what I’m trying to say and it is why I’m presenting these 5 reasons why the rumored Shield reunion may not happen this week on Raw.

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#5. Dean Ambrose’s contract will expire in April and he has already denied re-signing with WWE

Some time ago, the WWE officially confirmed that Ambrose will be leaving the company after his contract expires this year in April. Since then, there have been some talks about whether this statement is real or just a work.

If the Shield is going to reunite, then Ambrose must not leave the WWE but who knows, maybe he is stubborn about not changing his mind. In this condition, I don’t think the WWE will reunite the broken Shield as their work will prove to be pointless if Ambrose leaves the company one month later.

However, if the whole Ambrose departure saga is just a work, then WWE has a great opportunity to reunite the fan-favorite group.

#4. The Shield’s reunion never worked since Rollins broke it in 2014

Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose debuted on the main roster in 2012 and in a span of 2 years, the group became one of the most dominated tag teams of all time. However, the biggest shock to the WWE Universe came when Rollins broke the group to side with Triple H in June 2014.

Since then, every member of this group has managed to become a top singles Superstar and after 3 years, in 2017, the WWE reunited the three again. However, I don’t have to tell you that it didn’t work. Firstly, Reigns got ill and missed his TLC match and then, Ambrose got injured.

After some months, The Lunatic Fringe returned but again, the reunion didn’t work as Reigns was busy feuding with Lesnar. After his sad announcement on October 2018, Ambrose broke The Shield yet again.

After two underwhelming attempts, I feel that the WWE would certainly not be considering to reunite them again, at least for now.

#3. It will be too soon to reunite a group that was broken merely 4 months ago

The first time The Shield reunited (after 2014) was in 2017 and it was after 3 long years. However, several things happened which made it a failure but the group still existed. After Ambrose’s return on Raw before Summerslam, things were looking great for The Hounds Of Justice but the creative had other plans for Reigns.

Then, the alliance broke again and this time by Dean Ambrose. It’s been 4 months since that incident and I, along with some fans, think that the reunion may not happen this soon.

Four months aren't enough to forget something especially if it’s a betrayal. WWE needs to keep things sensible and to make this reunion much more effective, Vince McMahon could wait for a little more time. I know a lot of fans may not like this but it makes sense.

#2. WWE could save this opportunity for Fastlane

A recent WWE advertisement revealed that Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins will face Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley and Baron Corbin at WWE Fastlane. It will be a 2-on-1 Handicap Match where we may see the Shield’s reunion.

Even though Reigns and Rollins are one of the toughest WWE Superstars in the entire Raw roster, the heel group may still dominate over them.

This is when Ambrose could come and even the odds. Last time, Reigns and Ambrose came to save their brother and this time around Ambrose could return the favor. This way, WWE will ensure a successful reunion which will only do wonders for the Fastlane pay-per-view. I'm sure the fans can wait for another week.

#1. Dean Ambrose could turn on Roman Reigns after already betraying Seth Rollins last year

Ok, so this may seem unlikely but at least has it has some plausibility.

Dean Ambrose, as we all know, turned heel last year and so far, his run as a baddie has failed miserably. Even though his feud with Seth Rollins seemed exciting at first, the creative booking made it awful. Ambrose then feuded with many other Superstars but it didn’t help him in his heel run one bit.

The former World Champion had a successful run as a face but, fans are still waiting for him to become a flourishing heel. To make this a reality, WWE could turn Dean Ambrose against Roman Reigns. Even though he is acting like a face, this could still happen.

According to some rumors, Reigns’ original WrestleMania opponent was going to be Ambrose but his illness changed WWE’s plan. The Lunatic Fringe, though, could bounce back with this blockbuster rivalry.