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Roman Reigns is back on WWE, and so is the Shield. Reigns told Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose that he wanted the Shield to reunite for one last run. Although both Ambrose and Rollins hesitated for a while, in the end, they got along together.
The Hounds of Justice made an unsurprising return after the trio of Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, and Baron Corbin jumped on Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns - forcing Dean Ambrose to help his former brothers in arms.
The Shield will take on the squad of Mcintyre, Lashley, and Corbin at Fastlane - marking Roman Reigns' in-ring return since Reigns vacated his Universal title on RAW following a leukemia diagnosis.
However, even though it may be soothing to see Reigns, Rollins, and Ambrose together for one final run - before Ambrose supposedly departs from WWE, it may be detrimental in the long term, especially since WrestleMania 35 is around the corner. In this thread, we will take a look at a few reasons why the latest Shield reunion was a bad idea.
#3 Lack of continuity
After stabbing Seth Rollins in the back on the same night they won the RAW tag team championship, Dean Ambrose started moving in a different path. He said that Reigns deserved what he got due to his actions in the Shield. The Lunatic Fringe also torched his Shield vest, saying that the Shield only made him weak.
Now Ambrose is back in the three men gang yet again, nullifying all of his promos in the last four months. WWE has been doing reasonably well in the last few months in terms of continuity, but now it is thrown out the window.
#2 Their last run was a failure
Love them, hate them, or ignore them - there is no denying that both of Shield's previous two runs were nothing short of a conspicuous failure. Their reunion in 2017 did not take off much since Roman Reigns had meningitis in the early part of the run and Dean Ambrose suffered a legitimate high-grade triceps tendon injury - rendering him out of action for around six months.
Their reunion in 2018 was even more disappointing since the primary reason for such a reunion was to protect the newly crowned Universal Champion, Roman Reigns, from hostile crowd reaction.
On the RAW after SummerSlam 2018, while Braun Strowman was attempting to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Roman Reigns, Ambrose and Seth Rollins came to rescue their brother. However, when Reigns was diagnosed with cancer, WWE had to drop that plan as well.
#1 Rollins' buildup
The primary focus of WWE between Royal Rumble and WrestleMania in a calendar year should be to build up the Royal Rumble winner, especially if the champion is someone as threatening as Brock Lesnar. However, this time, Seth Rollins is receiving the short end of the stick.
Rather than building Rollins up as a credible threat for Brock Lesnar, WWE is more focussed on putting him in a random six-man feud before WrestleMania. As of now, the only piece of interaction between Rollins and Lesnar is on the RAW after Royal Rumble - where Lesnar put Rollins through half a dozen F5s.
It has been more than a month since - but Rollins is yet to respond to the Beast. Leading up to WrestleMania, the fans would have no reason to believe Rollins can dethrone the Beast - which would indicate WWE has horrendously failed to convey a storyline.
