The Shield isn't the same destructive trio we saw debut at Survivor Series last year. When they showed up the whole WWE Universe was altered. No one was safe from these guys. They were wild animals attacking any prey of their choosing. They weren't hired muscle, or Corporate security, they were just three unstoppable guys who showed the WWE Universe what justice looked like. They were on top of the world. Guys like The Undertaker, John Cena, The Rock, Ryback, and Randy Orton were taken down by these guys. Anyone who stepped up to them fell short. The Shield won in their Wrestlemania debut, which led to their well deserved tag titles, and US title shots at Extreme Rules. These were all great accomplishments, but it was all taken away in a short amount of time.
On the June 6, 2013 edition of Smackdoen The Shield took a tough loss to Christian and The Usos. The loss made sense, setting The Usos up as a threat to the tag team titles, but WWE never did anything with Christian and Dean Ambrose. This was the start of a very bad pattern for Dean. After that episode, Dean cut a great promo on Christian that was put on wwe.com. He seemed to want Christian, but WWE never gave him to Dean. It showed low confidence in the United States champion on WWE's part. Dean wouldn't defent his title again until a rushed match against Rob Van Dam for Summerslam Kickoff. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns got quite a run with the tag team titles. They defended their titles relatively often, but very few of their matches had much of a rivalry behind them. Their rivalry with Team Hell No, and The Usos were the best to stand out, and their current few feud with Cody Rhodes and Goldust... I'll get back to that.
Besides that, Triple H made The Shield their corporate security guards. Their job was to hurt anyone that did whatever was "bad for business" when in reality their job was to simply job. Any match that wasn't for the titles or a three on one handicap match they've lost. It seems as though The Shield was no longer a threat like they used to. They were now just a stable with some gold. Any unique meaning they had was thrown out of the window, but is it all as bad as it seems?
Here's where WWE logic steps in, sometimes in order to push someone, you've got to bury them a little bit. The Shield is not in the dog house. They are just being knocked down a bunch of tabs. I think the guys backstage thinks it's time for Seth, Roman and Dean to go their separate ways. In order to do that, they may have to lose their titles. With Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns looking weak, after losing their titles, Dean stands out. Will his ego turn his friends against him? Or will he walk away from The Shield in disgust? If it is truly time for this team to go, I can't say their run was entirely bad, it was actually far from that.
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