4 reasons why The Shield's reunion is bad for Monday Night Raw

The Shield is probably the best WWE faction of this decade. It gave us various memorable moments in its first run. The Hounds of Justice first split when Seth Rollins back stabbed Reigns and Ambrose to join The Authority.

In late 2017, The Shield had a lackluster reunion, thanks to frequent injuries and directionless booking. It temporarily split again when Dean Ambrose suffered a legitimate arm injury. However, since the lunatic fringe is back again, Vince McMahon has paired his guy with The Architect and Ambrose once again.

However, this reunion may potentially be more detrimental to the show rather than a boon. In this article, we will focus on 4 ways The Shield will hurt RAW and its roster.

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#4 It robs us of Seth Rollins' wonderful IC title open challenge

Seth Rollins is the intercontinental champion

During his first reign as the Intercontinental champion, Seth Rollins issued an open challenge every Monday night. In a period where the Universal Title was in hiatus, this was something special.

However, once Rollins regained his IC title from Ziggler at SummerSlam 2018, it has not been the same. The IC Title barely is on screen now. And with the IC Title under his custody, Rollins and Ambrose are challenging Ziggler and McIntyre for the tag team titles.

It is disheartening to see the IC title go back to irrelevancy, especially with so much talent waiting in line for a title opportunity.

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#3 All other talents are overlooked

Kevin Owens

Other than the six gentlemen involved in RAW's top feud, all other male superstars from RAW are in limbo. They don't have any meaningful feuds or directions. Take a look at the inaugural Universal Champion Finn Balor for instance.

He has become just another guy in the locker room. He is put in random meaningless matches and has no storyline progression whatsoever.

Kevin Owens is another guy in this position. But at least his new direction is looking promising. Bobby Lashley is in limbo, he was brought back as the guy who would meet The Beast. Now he is attending yoga sessions with Jinder Mahal.

#2 All the RAW male titles get centralised in a feud

Drew and Ziggler are the current RAW tag team champions

The current WWE roster is probably the most stacked one in its history. With such depth, not everyone can become the top champion. That's where the concept of secondary titles come in. The secondary titles are majorly for the people who are not yet ready for the main event, but could get there in the future.

However, since both of the secondary titles in RAW are thrown into the only male feud of the red brand, the mid-carders of the roster don't have anything to fight for. The likes of Finn Balor, Elias, Lashley, and Roode could really help themselves with a title around their waists, but WWE wants to put all their eggs in one basket.

#1 The RAW Creative team doesn't care about other feuds

Heading into Hell in a Cell, The Shield's feud is the only major feud on RAW

Heading into 2017 TLC, the RAW Creative team focused all of its resources on the 3 on 5 handicap match where The Shield took on the team of The Miz, The Bar, Kane, and Braun Strowman. None of the other feuds had much exposure or promotion, and merely existed on the card for the sake of it.

Fast forward a year to Hell in a Cell 2018, and the feud between The Shield and the trio of Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler is the only major feud from RAW.

The build-up to the RAW women's championship is laughable, and there are currently ZERO non-title feuds from the red brand. The Creative team of the red brand only cares about The Hounds of Justice and their storyline.