4 Reasons Why Rollins Deserved To Be Attacked

Well, if this week's RAW wasn't enough of a rollercoaster for Shield fans, and for Seth Rollins, chaos erupted as RAW went off the air when Dean Ambrose decided he'd finally had enough and lost it - attacking his tag team partner and, seemingly, fellow RAW Tag Team Champion.

With Roman Reigns making his heartbreaking announcement that he'd been suffering with Leukemia for 11 years and, after beating the disease once and being in remission, it was back and he'd have to relinquish his title and step away from the ring, you'd have thought his two brothers would have been closer than ever.

And that certainly seemed like the case - the pair came out to hug Roman and do their Shield fist bump on the entrance as Reigns bode farewell to WWE for the time being, and Ambrose and Rollins even went on to win an incredible main event and regain the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships from Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre.

However, weeks of tension came to a head after the main event when Dean Ambrose hit Seth with a Dirty Deeds then mauled his fellow Hound of Justice.

After throwing The Architect out of the ring, Ambrose would hit Rollins with other Dirty Deeds on the exposed ringside area and leave the arena to audible gasps and incredibly loud jeers.

So, Ambrose finally turned heel.

Or did he?

I'm going to explore why Dean Ambrose was entirely justified in his attack - and why Seth Rollins deserved to be on the receiving end of The Lunatic Fringe's wrath this week on WWE RAW.

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#4 Seth turned on Ambrose first

Was Seth forgiven for this?

Well, it's the most obvious reason, so let's get it out of the way. This one takes us all the way back to 2014.

It was one of RAW's most unforgettable moments, so how could Dean Ambrose ever possibly forgive and forget? The Shield imploded when Seth Rollins turns on his brothers back in 2014, so did they ever truly forgive him?

Sure, the trio seemed to have put their differences aside to reunite, but who's to say Dean Ambrose didn't just want to give Rollins a taste of his own medicine for breaking up the Shield and looking out for number one when Rollins initially broke The Shield.

Ambrose, in fact, attacked Seth Rollins in a much similar way to the 2014 ambush. When he least expected it, from behind - but on a much grander scale due to the obvious heartbreak of Reigns' announcement and the elation of winning the Tag Team Championships.

Dean Ambrose definitely wanted to hurt Seth Rollins - but was it just payback for four years ago?

#3 Seth Rollins injured Dean Ambrose

Remember this?

Okay, so it was clearly accidental, but Seth Rollins was actually the reason Dean Ambrose was injured and had to spend the best part of a year on the shelf.

Well, Seth Rollins was clearly aiming for The Bar, but that definitely didn't make life any easier for Ambrose as he spent over nine months unable to compete because of it.

While no-one else saw it as Rollins injuring Ambrose...maybe the one person who matters did - Dean Ambrose. The Lunatic Fringe may have been holding a grudge ever since the injury and that's why he's been so off with Rollins on RAW over the past weeks, with Ambrose just biding his time.

After all, the last time he and Rollins were anywhere near the Tag Team Championships, Ambrose ended up going under the knife and spending a lengthy time on the shelf.

#2 Seth Rollins replaced Dean Ambrose

Rollins moved on

This one carries on from the injury, but after Dean Ambrose was sidelined - whether he blamed Seth Rollins or not for that injury - Ambrose had to watch Rollins just move on with a new tag team partner and essentially replace his brother.

Rollins would go on to forge a formidable partnership with Jason Jordan, who was a direct replacement for Ambrose as the pair would challenge for the Tag Team Championships. While Rollins and Ambrose couldn't quite get the titles back, Rollins and Jordan did manage it.

Maybe Dean Ambrose was jealous of Seth Rollins and his new found tag team glory, maybe Ambrose took Umbrage with Rollins moving on so soon, or maybe he just didn't like Jason Jordan replacing him.

Either way, this could definitely be one of the reasons Ambrose decided to attack Rollins because I mean, who likes being replaced?

#1 "A blessing in disguise"

Rollins went on to bigger things

Okay, so this is where some lines get blurred, but stay with me. After his short Tag Team Championship reign, Rollins became a man possessed. The Architect went back to being a singles star and, boy, he did so with style.

Rollins would rename the red brand 'Monday Night Rollins' with an over one-hour performance in a Gauntlet Match, and he'd then win the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania, becoming a fighting champion and defending the belt on several continents.

That in itself may have irked Ambrose who was already on the shelf because of his partner's suicide dive, but then Rollins would rub salt into the wounds by claiming Ambrose's injury was a blessing in disguise and a positive move for his wrestling career.

"Not that I would wish injury on Ambrose at all, but that was something that lit a fire underneath me. It's definitely been a blessing in disguise for my singles career."

Who's side are you on - Seth Rollins or Dean Ambrose? Let us know in the comments.