5 of The Shield's greatest enemies

The Shield is arguably one of the WWE's biggest ever babyface factions, at least in terms of modern-day WWE. The trio of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are incredibly over with the WWE Universe.

However, every good guy or good team should I say, needs an adversary, an arch-nemesis someone to play off against. Batman has the Joke, Spider-Man has the Green Goblin and The Shield... Well, The Shield actually has quite a few bad guys.

So, let's take a look at five of the Shield's greatest enemies, the WWE Superstars who have given 'The Hounds of Justice' a truly worthy adversary!

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#5. The Wyatt Family

The biggest tag-team match of its time!

The Shield vs The Wyatt Family will go down as one of the greatest and biggest tag-team feuds in modern WWE history with both teams being incredibly over at the time. It was also something that everyone wanted to see from the moment both teams existed, so it was great when the WWE pulled the trigger.

The image of both teams stood across the ring from each other at Elimination Chamber 2014 was enough to garner 'This is awesome' chants from the fans before a punch had been thrown.

Sure, this wasn't a prolonged and consistent rivalry, it was simply one match but it felt incredibly important and huge. Plus it's made even more special by the fact we'll probably never see it ever again.

#4. The Miz

The Miz almost succeeded in breaking The Shield

The Miz was such a thorn in Seth Rollins' and Dean Ambrose's side that the Shield had to reform for a second time purely to put a stop to his dastardly antics. But even then, the three of them couldn't be prepared for that the 'Most Must-See Superstar in Sports Entertainment' would have up his sleeve.

The Miz assembled a team of The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro), Kane and Braun Strowman with the sole aim of crushing the Shield once and for all. The two teams were supposed to meet at Tables, Ladders and Chairs but Roman fell ill, causing Kurt Angle to make his in-ring return as an honorary Shield member.

The Miz' plan backfired when Strowman turned on his team and The Shield prevailed against all odds. He was shortly drafted to SmackDown Live afterwards otherwise I'm sure he'd still be trying to take the Shield down now!

#3. Seth Rollins

Rollins betrays the Shield, becoming one of its greatest enemies

I know what you're thinking. Seth Rollins is in The Shield. How can he be one of its greatest enemies? Well, Rollins is a notable enemy of The Shield because he famously stabbed them in the back and betrayed his brothers.

He then joined the Authority siding with Triple H and entered into a lengthy feud with Dean Ambrose and a small programme with Roman Reigns, triumphing during both of these times with the help of Authority figures like Kane, and M&M Security.

#2. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre

They're here to show the world how good they are as villains

Most of Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre's issues with The Shield have just been with Seth Rollins and revolving around the Intercontinental Title, but recently lines have started to blue and the pair are now firmly embroiled in a feud with all three members of the Shield.

Ziggler and McIntyre are relatively new adversaries for The Shield but they make the list purely because of the destruction of Rollins, Ambrose and Reigns that took place on the 03.09.18 episode of Monday Night Raw. Plus their rivalry seems to only just be beginning!

#1. Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman is more than a match for The Shield

Much like Ziggler and Rollins, Braun Strowman's rivalry with the Shield started against only one member. That member, of course, being Roman Reigns. But as time has gone on Strowman has found himself consistently at odds with the 'Hounds of Justice'

First, he teamed with the Miz to take on the Shield at Tables, Ladders and Chairs and now he's aligned with Ziggler and McIntyre to wreak havoc on the Shield again. What makes Strowman such a worthy opponent, however, is that he's more than a match for the Shield on his own!