Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: cm punk, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, daniel bryan, dean ambrose, entertainment, john cena, monday night RAW, pro wrestling, professional wrestling, RAW, Rhode Scolars, roman reigns, ryback, seth rollins, smackdown, the rock, The Shield, wade barrett, wwe
I know that I have been out of the wrestling loop for a while, but I still do not see a legitimate point to this rag tag gang of newbies. From what I have read and understand from fellow wrestling enthusiasts, The Shield first emerged during Survivor Series to take out Cena and Ryback during Punk’s championship match. Their interference once again, made Punk victorious and retainer of the title. As time went on, they seemed to focus on protecting Punk and his title, despite Punk and Hayman denying that they had any involvement in The Shield and their actions. If the intention of this group was to kind of be Punk’s secret army, that would have been great. I think it would have solidified Punk’s intentions to reform the WWE. After a while though, their involvement with Punk sort of dissipated. After he lost the title to The Rock, they now have almost no affiliation with Punk at all. Frankly, I don’t see a point to their antics. They are basically a glorified Nexus, only no one cares about any of the wrestlers involved.
The WWE is pushing new wrestlers, I get it. So far, a lot of the new faces have become successful; at least for now. Did anyone think that faces like Daniel Bryan and Wade Barrett would actually last? Ryback, once known as Skip Sheffield, completely reinvented himself for the better. Now he’s the new Goldberg, or so many are saying, which quite frankly the WWE desperately needs. Besides Bryan, who became successful almost overnight, making a name for yourself in the wrestling business is no easy task. So in regards to The Shield, having little to no point of existing is not working for them. They say they are righting the wrongs of wrestling injustice, how they are doing that by beating up every wrestler that’s a face is beyond me. It feels as if they are just floating along riding on the coat tails of their so called undefeated streak. None of them are that impressive, in fact, the only one I can see trying to pull off a successful career out of this is Reigns. He is after all Samoan and cousin to greats such as The Rock and Rikishi. If he just cleaned up his act a little bit (and maybe his hair) by getting a new more creative name and an angle that actually matters, he has a shot. Honestly, I hope this group goes away fast. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to sit through a show and not want to shut off the TV after they lumber out to the ring. I guess in way, that makes them successful.
On another note, how awesome were the Rhode Scholars on RAW with their translation of the New Age Outlaws intro? It gave me a good laugh, one I had not had the pleasure of enjoying in the WWE since Punk’s famous ‘Clown Shoes’ line. I love Sandow’s intellect and his ability to cup the microphone like a glass of wine. Although I am not a fan of Rhodes’ horrible mustache, this team is awesome and I cannot wait to see more of them. They greatly compliment each other. Sandow exudes a tremendous amount of charm and intellect while Rhodes keeps his ‘beautiful people’ front going strong. You could not ask for a better combination.
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