5 Things That Prove WWE Plans To Reunite The Shield Again

It's not over! While The Shield gave their farewell address to the WWE Universe this past Monday night, what happened later that night is now fueling speculation that The Shield is not done yet and will reunite at some point in the near future. Interestingly enough, there are also outside factors going on that point to this too, which are only adding fuel to the fire.

Whether WWE ultimately decides to put all the pieces together and make another Shield reunion happen remains to be seen but it is at least worth mentioning that there are pieces in place that make it seem like a possibility. Beyond that, it makes it seem like they are setting up for some kind of match between them and another group at WrestleMania 35.

With that being said and yet another Shield reunion seemingly on the horizon, here are five things that prove The legendary faction will reunite again between now and WrestleMania 35. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us if you think The Shield should reunite again or not.

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#5 Drew McIntyre's promise

What about Drew McIntyre's promise last week on Raw?

Dean Ambrose and Drew McIntyre ended Monday Night Raw with a falls count anywhere match and while The Lunatic Fringe had the Scottish Psychopath reeling at several points during the contest, he ultimately came up short after a Claymore kick to the dome. Unfortunately for Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns however, the assault doesn't seem to be over.

In fact, if fans had their volume up during the main event, they would have heard that McIntyre promised to take each member of the Shield out one by one. McIntyre already did that so to Roman Reigns by ambushing him before their scheduled match and again by defeating Dean Ambrose, which means two very interesting things!

The first thing it means is that Seth Rollins will be the next man to end up in McIntyre's crosshairs and will thus have to battle with him on The Road to WrestleMania. The second thing it means is that WWE will eventually have the legendary group reunite again and take on the team of McIntyre, Lashley and Corbin one more time!

#4 Advertisements to reunite The Shield

Will Bruan Strowman be Dean Ambrose's replacement in The Shield?

According to an article by The Inquisitor. "At WWE Live Events scheduled for after Ambrose is set to leave the company, a six-man tag team match is scheduled with Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre taking on The Shield and an honorary team member. As strange as it may sound, it’s even weirder that the honorary member is Braun Strowman."

Not only does this pretty much solidify that WWE is thinking about yet another Shield reunion it also gives the WWE Universe an idea of what the company is planning after Dean Ambrose's release. In fact, maybe WWE ultimately replaces Ambrose with Strowman in The Shield and carry on the group that way.

In the end, all of this means that WWE will likely get The Shield together again between now and WrestleMania 35. Furthermore, it shows that WWE wants to continue on with The Shield storyline after Ambrose leaves, which could mean that the company is gearing up for a long run reunion of the iconic faction this time.

#3 Finish to Fastlane match

Was The Fastlane pay per view really the end of The Shield?

In all honesty, the end of the match between The Shield and Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley was a strange one. While that might sound a little ridiculous, especially with how much fans wanted The Shield to defeat the three dastardly villains, think of what a win for those three men would have meant for their respective careers!

Not only would they have knocked off one of the greatest factions in WWE history or at least of the last decade, but they would have also gained necessary momentum that they could have used heading into WrestleMania 35. Instead, however, the trio ultimately lost to The Hounds of Justice, which killed any momentum the group had going into Mania.

If nothing else, the finish to this match proves beyond a reasonable doubt that WWE wants to reunite The Shield one more time and allow McIntyre, Corbin and Lashley to avenge their loss. Again, it's not the happy ending that fans may want and it will probably involve Ambrose taking the deciding fall, but it's still worth it to promote these three worthy stars.

#2 Chance of a marquee match at WrestleMania 35

WrestleMania 35 would be the perfect place to end this rivalry!

Speaking of avenging their loss to The Shield at Fastlane, what better place to do that then the star-studded show of WrestleMania 35? At least that way, the winner will have some levity for McIntyre, Lashley and Corbin going forward and the company can do it while protecting Reigns and Rollins in defeat.

Beyond all that, McIntyre, Corbin and Lashley deserve this moment more than anyone else on the roster and it could do big things for their futures! In fact, depending on how WWE chooses to go about it, it could be one of the greatest WrestleMania moments of all time and serve as a bittersweet ending for the original Shield brethren.

In the end, WrestleMania 35 is the best place possible to settle the score and WWE could probably throw in a stipulation or two to make the match more interesting; for example, what if WWE made it a cage match or even an elimination match for good measure? Either way, the group of villains deserve this and just ending the storyline where it is would make little to no sense going forward.

#1 To get Roman Reigns over again

Will WWE reunite The Shield for Roman Reigns sake?

Roman Reigns might have returned from a lengthy bout with leukemia earlier this year, but that doesn't mean everyone is behind him yet heading into WrestleMania 35. Unfortunately for WWE, the lackluster response the company has gotten after Reigns return seems to indicate that they are going to once again have to put him on the back burner.

Interestingly enough, not even surviving cancer and coming back stronger than ever was enough to endear him to the WWE Universe and the mixed responses to his first few promos more than proves that. What it also proves is that the company has a lot of work to do in order to make him the top guy again and The Shield will likely play a central role in that.

Think about it! The only time the company was really able to get Reigns over as the top guy was when he was apart of The Shield after last year's SummerSlam. In fact, it was arguably the only way that fans accepted him as champion. Of course, his newfound heelish personality also played a role, but the company doesn't seem willing to do that again after the cancer diagnosis sidelined him.

With that being said, WWE is stuck jogging in place with Reigns as a babyface and absolutely need The Shield in order to give him a boost. It will also allow the company to put off his in-ring singles return, which will be huge while they figure out what to do with The big dog in the long run.