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#2 All three are better in the Shield than apart
While Roman Reigns is the most obvious example, both Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are also better when they're part of The Shield. Seth Rollins' lengthy 2015 title run left some to be desired and he's meandered somewhat since.
Dean Ambrose also won the WWE and Intercontinental championships, but his post-Shield run has been defined by his destruction at the hands of Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 32 and having a face career that's grown a bit tiresome.
Is it a surprise that the slow-burn reunion between Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins that led to their winning the Raw Tag Team Championship was the best story either of them had seen in a while? It reinvigorated them and the stale tag team division.
The Shield as a unit adds up to more than the sum of its parts. All three men cooled significantly after the unit's 2014 breakup. Reunited, The Shield is hot as ever, at a time when WWE needs a hot act desperately.
Perhaps it's time for Vince McMahon to reevaluate his age-old "the guy" formula and start thinking about "the guys."
