#2 The Shield
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The Shield, consisting of Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns made their WWE debut in 2012. The group was originally intended to be heavies for CM Punk, but they quickly developed into a dominant force of their own.
The trio first helped CM Punk retain his WWE Championship by interfering in his matches and attacking his opponents. After it was revealed that the group was getting paid to do this by Paul Heyman, they then began a lengthy undrafted streak, beginning at Elimination Chamber and leading into Ambrose becoming United States Champion, and Rollins and Reigns winning the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Following this, The Shield remained in the title picture, but tensions started to rise between the three of them. This came to a head when Rollins turned on his stablemates, aligning with The Authority.
The Shield would have brief reunions through the time that the three of them were members of the WWE roster, and at different points in their WWE every member of the group spent some time as WWE Champion.
The group split for good after Ambrose left to pursue a career in AEW and NJPW as Jon Moxley, and the remaining stars of The Shield are still two of the biggest names in WWE.