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Dean Ambrose has been on the shelf since December when he suffered a torn tricep and it was estimated that he would be out of action for up to nine months. There have been a number of hints over the past few months that Ambrose could be making his return to WWE TV around SummerSlam but there has been no official word on his current condition.
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The former WWE Champion was part of a storyline with Seth Rollins when he was injured and this also caused the premature split of The Shield, after the company had spent so long building up their second coming.
Despite having a rough timeline of when Ambrose will make his return to WWE, it appears that it's unknown which roster he will be on, even though it should definitely be Monday Night Raw.
#5. The Miz is on SmackDown Live
The Miz and Dean Ambrose have already had one of the longest feuds in the history of WWE, over the Intercontinental Championship and even followed each other over to Raw during the last Superstar Shakeup.
Honestly, there isn't a person alive that wants to see Dean Ambrose and The Miz on the same brand again, because Ambrose and Miz are both mid-card superstars and it always leads to them feuding over something. Even though their personal feud that went on to include Renee Young last year was never officially wrapped up, Ambrose deserves much better.
The best option for WWE right now is to keep The Miz and Dean Ambrose as far away from each other as possible.
#4. Unfinished business with a number of superstars
Dean Ambrose was attacked backstage by Samoa Joe and The Bar which was the beatdown that officially wrote him off WWE TV. Even though all three of these stars are on SmackDown Live right now, it wouldn't be wise for Ambrose to face all three on his own.
Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe have recently established that they have their own issues, whilst the feud between Rollins, Cesaro, and Sheamus is always something that can be rehashed. Now that the brand split on Pay-per-view is over this could easily be an inter-promotional match in the future and one that would have a much better resolution than if Ambrose attempted to look for revenge on his own.
#3. The Shield is on Monday Night Raw
Monday Night Raw is WWE's flagship show and they definitely need Dean Ambrose right now. The Lunatic Fringe has a huge fanbase and has become one of their most popular stars, ever since he was part of The Shield.
This weekend marks four years since the trio shockingly split and all three stars are still the biggest stars in the company. There will always be teases that The Shield will be getting back together, much like last year but Ambrose is the kind of person who gets himself into a lot of trouble when he's on his own, so at least if he's on Raw, he's always got back up.
#2. Dean Ambrose was wasted on SmackDown last time
WWE made a huge mistake back in 2016 when they decided to award Dean Ambrose the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank, allowed him to retain at Battleground and then made him the main star of SmackDown Live.
Ambrose is not the kind of star who is able to lead a brand like AJ Styles could and being on a brand with The Phenomenal pulled up all of his flaws and left his WWE Championship reign looking like one of the weakest in history. Ambrose doesn't have fond memories of SmackDown Live, so it's probably the best option to keep him on Raw.
#1. Potential feud with Seth Rollins
WWE did a fantastic job of making it look as though it was Seth Rollins who initially injured his former tag team partner. This was a way of planting the seeds for a feud that was set to see Ambrose turn heel and face Rollins at WrestleMania, a plan that was changed when the former WWE Champion was injured last year.
It's obvious that Ambrose will be looking for revenge when he makes his return and these open challenges that Rollins has been creating over the past few weeks would be the perfect way for Ambrose to make his return and take advantage of the element of surprise.
Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose stole the show when they feuded back in 2014, it's obvious that they are wrestling soulmates and they always will be. So why would WWE want to move him over to SmackDown Live, when Rollins won't be there.
