FINALLY, the Shield has infiltrated the top five on the Power Rankings!
If you didn’t read that in your best Rocky voice imaginable, color me disappointed. Of course, the trio moving up three spaces from their previous ranking at #8 doesn’t come at a surprise. With the United States Championship and the Tag Titles wrapped around the trios respective waists, the Shield has done nothing but confirm their dominance once more.
We waited for months, and they finally did it. This calls for a celebration. Tootsie Rolls and beer, anyone?
It was an historic week for the rogue three-man faction, as Dean Ambrose defeated Kofi Kingston to claim the United States Championship and Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns dropped Team Hell No to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions.
Everybody deserves a re-match I suppose. A second shot at complete humiliation. Well Kofi tonight is your night! Headed in to Smackdown Dean has his first title defense against the man he took the United States Championship from at Extreme Rules. Once again he leaves his Shield brothers at the top of the stairs and faces the match solo (one in the eye for the naysayers!). With ‘Ambrose’ chants breaking out around him the match gets off to a fast paced start with Dean out thinking Kofi once again and avoiding the high flyers offense to take control of the pace. He scores a pinfall attempt and runs rings around Kofi until Kofi takes to the turnbuckles and hits Dean with a hard strike from the top. Dean kicks out of a pin attempt but Kofi takes the advantage. However as Kofi goes to the top again, Seth Rollins appears on the outside and tries to shove Kofi from the top. Kofi kicks him in the face then hits Roman Reigns with a crossbody on the outside!
The Shield swarm Kofi in the ring and all hell breaks lose, the match called off as Randy Orton and Sheamus bolt down to the ring to Kofi’s aid, an all out brawl commencing until the General Manager Teddy Long makes his presence felt and declares a six man tag match.
Coming back from a break and straight in to the action we find The Shield being controlled by their opponents, Randy especially vicious with Rollins and seemingly not in the mood for The Shields antics tonight. Boo hoo, like they care. Cry us a river Randy! Orton, Sheamus and Kofi take a leaf out of The Shields book and focus on isolating each member but as always The Shield have each others backs, as Sheamus goes to pound Rollins’ chest over the ropes, Ambrose and Reigns leap to his rescue and tug him from Sheamus’ grasp. The Shield take a moment to regroup on the outside. Giving their opponents a chance to think they’re in control and get cocky.. always a mistake when dealing with rabid dogs.
What’s a title defense after you cleanly sweept the former champion at the most extreme PPV the WWE has to offer? Now laced with gold and bronze, the Shield stormed into Smackdown to prepare for the first title defense where Kofi Kingston would be invoking his rematch clause on this week’s Friday night edition. Was Dean successful? Click the read more to be spoiled!
* Kofi Kingston vs. Dean Ambrose for the United States Title is up next. The match ends when Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns interfere. Randy Orton and Sheamus make the save. Teddy Long makes a six-man match.
* The Shield controlled most of the match but the faces turned it around. Orton hits a RKO on Reigns, Rollins takes a Brogue Kick but Ambrose hits his finisher on Kofi for the win. After the match, Team Hell No come out and throw Ambrose and Rollins back in the ring. Orton hits a RKO on Rollins and Ambrose takes a Brogue kick to end it.
After their stunning victories last night, covering themselves in Gold, theres a lot of bitter faces in the backstage area tonight on RAW. Daniel Bryan and Kane trying to come to terms with their painful loss, boo hoo hoo boys. The match is made for later on in the night, The Shield will face Team Hell No and Kofi Kingston in a 6 man tag.
The Shield come down to the ring in a different formation than usual, Roman and Seth down one side, Ambrose going it alone down the other. But it is lovely to hear them introduced as Champions! They take to the mics and Ambrose declares that all the woes of the WWE Superstars these days are their doing and theirs alone. They drove Ryback so far down he snapped and went after John Cena, therefor it’s The Shields fault Cena didn’t walk out of his match. They sent The Undertaker to the grave for good, they put The Rock in hospital. The Shield have changed the landscape of the WWE and the scary part is this is just the beginning. What else do the men in black have in store for us?
With their opponents in the ring the match gets underway with Ambrose starting things out against Kofi, taking control right off the bat the match becomes one of the more frantic of the Shields careers so far, with their opponents bitter and twisted off of their losses, as the match went on it seemed as though The Shield might be in more trouble than they bargained for as Bryan, Kingston and Kane all but dominated them. However back off of a commercial break the tables had turned and Daniel Bryan was isolated in The Shields corner, where they plagued him with torments of being the ‘weak link’ of the team. Beating him down and keeping him where he is, Ambrose eventually mocks him while he’s on his knees, slapping him in the face repeatedly until Daniel finally snaps and headbutts his way out of it. Leaping for Kane to tag in, Ambrose tags in Reigns and the two big men go at it. Kane getting the advantage over Roman, Ambrose makes the save for a pin and is attacked by Kofi. Kofi and Daniel then suicide dive Ambrose and Rollins on the outside. But it’s their undoing. As Ambrose as Rollins take out Daniel and Kofi outside the ring, Reigns battles Kane inside. With Kane’s partners gone, Ambrose distracts the referee and Rollins takes to the air, hitting Kane with his flying knee and rolling out of the ring, leaving Reigns to spear Kane out of his boots and pick up the three count.
The Shield win again, holding their belts over the fallen bodies of their opponents. Scary, innit. Haha.
Notable Ring Names: Dean Ambrose, Jon Moxley From: Cincinnati, Ohio Date of Birth: December 7, 1985 Working For: World Wrestling Entertainment WWE Debut: Survivor Series November 18th, 2012 Mini Biography: Dean Ambrose started his career back in 2004 under the name of Jon Moxley. Earning high praise from independent companies around the world, he became a household name for the hardcore, holding championship gold in companies such as Combat Zone Wrestling. With his name capturing the attention of wrestling fans across the globe, Jon soon earned a developmental contract with the WWE. He then took on the name of Dean Ambrose and began the process of cementing his name in stone. Feuding with William Regal and Seth Rollins most notably on NXT, Ambrose went on to make his much anticipated main roster debut at Survivor Series 2012, coming in alongside Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to make a massive impact in the main event, aiding CM Punk in retaining his WWE Championship and taking out the monster Ryback. Described by WWE as "Fearless, wild and always unpredictable" as well as a "world class competitor and infamous troublemaker" - Dean Ambrose is the rising star to watch! Full Biography:Click Here! Full Statistics:Click Here!
Televised Assault
Show: RAW May 20th, 2013 Match: The Shield Vs Team Hell no & Kofi Kingston Match Result: The Shield (Reigns pins Kane) Summary: The Shield take to the mics and Ambrose declares that all the woes of the WWE Superstars these days are their doing and theirs alone. They drove Ryback so far down he snapped and went after John Cena, therefor it's The Shields fault Cena didn't walk out of his match. They sent The Undertaker to the grave for good, they put The Rock in hospital. The Shield have changed the landscape of the WWE and the scary part is this is just the beginning. With their opponents in the ring the match gets underway with Ambrose starting things out against Kofi, taking control right off the bat the match becomes one of the more frantic of the Shields careers so far, with their opponents bitter and twisted off of their losses, as the match went on it seemed as though The Shield might be in more trouble than they bargained for as Bryan, Kingston and Kane all but dominated them. However back off of a commercial break the tables had turned and Daniel Bryan was isolated in The Shields corner, where they plagued him with torments of being the 'weak link' of the team. Beating him down and keeping him where he is, Ambrose eventually mocks him while he's on his knees, slapping him in the face repeatedly until Daniel finally snaps and headbutts his way out of it. Leaping for Kane to tag in, Ambrose tags in Reigns and the two big men go at it. Kane getting the advantage over Roman, Ambrose makes the save for a pin and is attacked by Kofi. Kofi and Daniel then suicide dive Ambrose and Rollins on the outside. As Ambrose as Rollins take out Daniel and Kofi outside the ring, Reigns battles Kane inside. Ambrose distracts the referee and Rollins takes to the air, hitting Kane with his flying knee and rolling out of the ring, leaving Reigns to spear Kane out of his boots and pick up the three count Full Review: Click Here! Digitals:Click Here! Screencaptures:Click Here!
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Notable Ring Names: Dean Ambrose, Jon Moxley
