On my second edition of what if WWE, we will look at CM Punks original vision for the most dominant group in WWE’s recent history.В With three interesting questions.В So lets look at the alternate history and future for the elite group that gas already changed the future of WWE.
What if The Shield started with 4 members?:
Now according to CM Punk, the Shield was his idea and contrary to popular belief, was designed to be a four man swat team, not three.
The man who never got the shot he deserved, none other than Indy Darling and ROH legend Chris Hero.В Known to the WWE Universe as Kassias Ohno… Or KO. В Right Kevin Owens has a much better version of this clever abbreviation.В But never the less Chris Hero ia a guy we wanted to see succeed, nXt wanted him to succeed.В Sadly someone at WWE did not and he has once again been released by WWE.
Now we sit here and ponder, how much more effective would the Shield have been with one more man, a man who was innovative and exciting to watch.В A man with long hair in tactical gear that would cover up his less than WWE ideal body, his ONLY drawback would be covered like the rest of the Shield.
Not only would this have allowed Shield more gold or championships, but now the Broken Shield are all staged to become the next Austin (Ambrose), Rock (Reigns), and Triple H (Seth Rollins) of the wrestling world!В And already legendary matches take place, yet I challenge each and everyone of you to watch the Best of Chris Hero, or Top 20 Moves of Chris Hero and then tell me how much better this WWE Universe would be if a real wrestler like Hero would have been given a shot instead of a movie star wannabe like the frickin Miz.В Trust me the WWE would have been better and the Shield that much cooler if Hero was the fourth man. Alas on to the next question!
What if The Shield never imploded?:
OBVIOUSLY WWE management already have a different opinion than me.В Sorry guys but as much as I like WWE I am not at all convinced they make the best decisions all of the time.В Ending the Shield by their login may seem timely… But a year guys?В One year is all we get?В You make the coolest group in this modern era, a group that had me marking out like I did for the nWo over a decade ago.
Yes at 30 I got mark out level excited when the Shield music would play and some one like Vince or Undertaker stand alone in the ring.
Sadly Vince left the ring instead of absorbing a triple power bomb… But that is a “what if” all its own.В What I do know is they get bad ass face masks, new Shield hoodies, make a new sign of excellence, and then throw it all away.В No we couldn’t let the fued with the Wyatts expand, and we dare not make new groups to combat with, no we need them all to break up now.
Why did Dean and Reigns go their separate ways and not hold together as brothers?
I mean why must they all fly solo so quickly.В The Shield were a group, one guy leaves and that is it bands over?
Nay I say!В What if Ambrose and Reigns held it together, what if The Shield became the new horsemen and replaced a fallen member with a new one.
What if Rollins had been replaced with Adrian Neville the new High Flyer of the Shield.В Dominance would continue, new talent would get a great push, and a lineage born!
Then Unstable Ambrose snaps, Reigns goes out for hernia Surgery and Neville seems at a loss and out numbered by the Wyatt’s.
Then Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn make the save and an all new Shield run another year while all the guys you want solo have gone solo, yet the symbol of excellence goes on.
Sadly WWE mostly wastes the Shield and Wyatt feud, then bring Evolution back for two months and end the Shield cause they don’t know what to do?
Sad I know, on to the next and last scenario.
What if The Shield were Heyman Guys?:
Oh yea baby! They were introduced to save Punks ass!В The whole Brad Maddox has not been forgotten.В So at what point did the Shield stop working for Punk?В Sadly it never was addressed, so I will ask. What would WWE universe look like if CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, Curtis Axel, and the Shield were all part or Heyman’s Dangerous Alliance.
The idea is you don’t have to like each other or even work together ie Punk and Lesnar.В But at the end of the day if you are a Heyman Guy you work for and as the Dangerous Alliance when Heyman calls.
This would be a group that would be an equal to the Authority and would have made for a great story arc with endless possibilities.
Yet again a missed opportunity. So to close out I will ask, wouldn’t Heyman have given each or all of the Shield mates an incredible chapter to their future?В Reigns dominant in body with the strategy of the greatest wrestling manager behind him?
Or Ambrose the unstable finally focused like a laser with Heyman’s influence.
Or how much more hated would the most hated be if Rollins and J&J security were guided by the ego maniac that we all love to hate?
Heyman can better any career if he is allowed to do what he does best.
Unfortunately the Shield really never got the benefit of working with the greatest of all wrestling managers.
So there you have he what if scenarios for The Shield.В Now make this What If Universe yours and comment below on who you think would have made a great Shield man or woman?В What great tales could have been told if the Shield was unbreakable?В Let your voice be heard and as always, we hope you enjoyed!
