When The Shield reunited last year, fans couldn't have been any more excited (even Roman Reigns was being cheered). However, The Big Dog being taken down with a nasty case of the mumps put a swift end to that and when Dean Ambrose was put on the shelf with an injury, it quickly became clear that this reunion was over and that we could forget about seeing The Shield in action again.
Now, Seth Rollins has weighed in on all the hype surrounding The Shield's comeback - which never really came to pass - and why he still managed to have fun with it despite those problems.
"Getting back with Dean and Roman was incredible in itself. We had the band back together and we were ready for a few months run, and then things happen. That’s just the nature of the business and life, really. You can’t plan for those things. We had that six-man tag match against The New Day at Survivor Series, which was a lot of fun. I think all three of us would like to have another opportunity to have that classic six-man, but at the end of the day it afforded us some crazy opportunities. We teamed with Kurt Angle in that wild TLC match, and then teaming with Triple H on the European tour. Who would have thought you’d see those guys in SHIELD gear? It’s a super interesting situation that didn’t start the way we wanted, but it ended up pretty cool and had some cool moments."
The Shield's reunion may not have come to pass but on the plus side, Rollins has been able to bring back The Curb Stomp, a move Vince McMahon chose to ban after growing concerned that children would imitate the dangerous manoeuvre. Surprisingly, he wasn't able to say an awful lot about that!
"You know, I can’t divulge the entire story. Maybe some other time. It’ll be good for a DVD or a Network special or something like that. I will say that I was very happy to see it come back. It wasn’t a long-term plan, I knew way in advance, but I was happy to get it back. That is another thing this year that really put me on a very good trajectory. It felt good, man. The surprise in the audience and the reaction I got online was really cool, too. I’m glad to take it around the world now, it’s been a good experience."
The important thing for wrestling fans is that Rollins can use this move again as his Pedigree and knee strike weren't anywhere near as good. Here's hoping the true story emerges pretty soon.