The Shield | |
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Stable | |
Members |
Dean Ambrose Roman Reigns Seth Rollins |
Name(s) | The Shield |
Combined weight |
707 lb (321 kg) |
Debut | November 18, 2012 |
Disbanded | June 2, 2014 June 16, 2014 (as a tag team) |
Years active | 2012–2014 |
Promotions |
NXT WWE |
The Shield was a professional wrestling stable in WWE from 2012 to 2014, which consisted of Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins.
The group debuted on November 18, 2012, at the Survivor Series pay-per-view. The Shield was a dominant force in six-man tag team matches with an undefeated streak lasting from December 2012 to May 2013, during which they scored a victory at WrestleMania 29 and defeated teams containing the likes of Big Show, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, John Cena, CM Punk, Kane, Randy Orton, Ryback, Mark Henry, Sheamus, The Wyatt Family and The Undertaker.
In May 2013, all three members of The Shield won a professional wrestling championship at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, with Ambrose winning the United States Championship while Rollins and Reigns captured the WWE Tag Team Championship. Rollins and Reigns were WWE Tag Team Champions until October 2013 and Ambrose was United States Champion until May 2014, which was a record reign for the WWE version of the championship. As a Shield member, Reigns gained prominence by setting and equaling elimination records at the 2013 Survivor Series and the 2014 Royal Rumble events.