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==History==
==History==
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===Debut and undefeated streak (2012–2013)===
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===Mercenaries for CM Punk (2012–2013)===
The group debuted on November 18, 2012 at the [[Survivor Series 2011|Survivor Series]] [[pay-per-view]], when the debuting Ambrose, Reigns, and Rollins interfered in the main event, a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]] between [[CM Punk]], [[John Cena]], and [[Ryback]] for the [[WWE Championship]]. They [[powerbomb]]ed Ryback through the announcers' table, allowing Punk to pin Cena to win the match and retain his title.
The group debuted on November 18, 2012 at the [[Survivor Series 2011|Survivor Series]] [[pay-per-view]], when the debuting Ambrose, Reigns, and Rollins interfered in the main event, a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]] between [[CM Punk]], [[John Cena]], and [[Ryback]] for the [[WWE Championship]]. They [[powerbomb]]ed Ryback through the announcers' table, allowing Punk to pin Cena to win the match and retain his title.
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On the January 7 episode of ''Raw'', the Shield once again aided CM Punk by attacking Ryback during their Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE Championship, which resulted in Punk retaining his title. On the January 21, during the last episode of ''Raw'' before the [[Royal Rumble 2013|2013 Royal Rumble]], the Shield triple-powerbombed [[The Rock]], Punk's WWE Championship contender at the event, resulting in [[Vince McMahon]] declaring that their interference in the title match would result in Punk being stripped of the title. Four days later on ''SmackDown'', Punk denied an alliance with the Shield before calling them out and informing them that he did not want them to interfere in his upcoming title match. However, during Punk's title match at the Royal Rumble, a blackout occurred and The Rock was attacked by the Shield in the darkness, leading to Punk pinning The Rock and retaining his title. The match was later restarted by McMahon with The Rock winning the WWE Championship.
On the January 7 episode of ''Raw'', the Shield once again aided CM Punk by attacking Ryback during their Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE Championship, which resulted in Punk retaining his title. On the January 21, during the last episode of ''Raw'' before the [[Royal Rumble 2013|2013 Royal Rumble]], the Shield triple-powerbombed [[The Rock]], Punk's WWE Championship contender at the event, resulting in [[Vince McMahon]] declaring that their interference in the title match would result in Punk being stripped of the title. Four days later on ''SmackDown'', Punk denied an alliance with the Shield before calling them out and informing them that he did not want them to interfere in his upcoming title match. However, during Punk's title match at the Royal Rumble, a blackout occurred and The Rock was attacked by the Shield in the darkness, leading to Punk pinning The Rock and retaining his title. The match was later restarted by McMahon with The Rock winning the WWE Championship.
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The following night on ''Raw'', the Shield attacked John Cena; Sheamus and Ryback suffered the same fate when they attempted to save Cena. Later in the show, it was revealed through footage played by Vince McMahon that Punk's manager [[Paul Heyman]] had been paying the Shield and Brad Maddox to work for him all along. The next week on ''Raw'', while calling out the Shield, Maddox revealed that he was the one who gave McMahon the footage. The Shield then attacked Maddox, but were forced to battle due to an attack by Cena, Ryback, and Sheamus. The Shield justified their feud with the trio due to a "decade of injustice" caused by Cena creating an environment where any wrestler would not face consequences for his actions, and whose mentality they felt had spread to other wrestlers like Ryback and Sheamus. This set up a six-man tag team match on February 17 at [[Elimination Chamber 2013|Elimination Chamber]], which the Shield won. The Shield had their first ''Raw'' match the following night, where they defeated Ryback, Sheamus, and [[Chris Jericho]].
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The following night on ''Raw'', the Shield attacked John Cena; Sheamus and Ryback suffered the same fate when they attempted to save Cena. Later in the show, it was revealed through footage played by Vince McMahon that Punk's manager [[Paul Heyman]] had been paying the Shield and Brad Maddox to work for him all along.
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===Undefeated Streak (2013)===
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The next week on ''Raw'', while calling out the Shield, Maddox revealed that he was the one who gave McMahon the footage. The Shield then attacked Maddox, but were forced to battle due to an attack by Cena, Ryback, and Sheamus. The Shield justified their feud with the trio due to a "decade of injustice" caused by Cena creating an environment where any wrestler would not face consequences for his actions, and whose mentality they felt had spread to other wrestlers like Ryback and Sheamus. This set up a six-man tag team match on February 17 at [[Elimination Chamber 2013|Elimination Chamber]], which the Shield won. The Shield had their first ''Raw'' match the following night, where they defeated Ryback, Sheamus, and [[Chris Jericho]].
Sheamus then formed an alliance with Randy Orton to feud with the Shield. On the March 1 episode of ''SmackDown'', while attacking Orton during his match with Big Show, the Shield inadvertently provoked Show into attacking them; the Shield thus started a feud with Show as well. On the March 11 episode of ''Raw'', the Shield's first singles match occurred when Rollins faced Show; Show won via disqualification as the Shield interfered and beat him down. Despite twice helping Orton and Sheamus to fend off the Shield, Show would turn on the duo immediately after. The Shield then challenged Orton and Sheamus to find a partner and have a match with them at [[WrestleMania 29]]. Show volunteered, but Orton and Sheamus chose Ryback as their partner. Meanwhile, [[Mark Henry]]'s distraction of Ryback resulted in the Shield conducting a successful assault on Ryback, resulting in Ryback being inserted into a WrestleMania match against Henry. Without a partner, Orton and Sheamus eventually accepted Show's offer to take on a common enemy despite their mistrust of him. On April 7 at WrestleMania 29, the Shield took advantage of their opponents' inability to work together to win in their WrestleMania debut.
Sheamus then formed an alliance with Randy Orton to feud with the Shield. On the March 1 episode of ''SmackDown'', while attacking Orton during his match with Big Show, the Shield inadvertently provoked Show into attacking them; the Shield thus started a feud with Show as well. On the March 11 episode of ''Raw'', the Shield's first singles match occurred when Rollins faced Show; Show won via disqualification as the Shield interfered and beat him down. Despite twice helping Orton and Sheamus to fend off the Shield, Show would turn on the duo immediately after. The Shield then challenged Orton and Sheamus to find a partner and have a match with them at [[WrestleMania 29]]. Show volunteered, but Orton and Sheamus chose Ryback as their partner. Meanwhile, [[Mark Henry]]'s distraction of Ryback resulted in the Shield conducting a successful assault on Ryback, resulting in Ryback being inserted into a WrestleMania match against Henry. Without a partner, Orton and Sheamus eventually accepted Show's offer to take on a common enemy despite their mistrust of him. On April 7 at WrestleMania 29, the Shield took advantage of their opponents' inability to work together to win in their WrestleMania debut.
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===Championship reigns (2013–present)===
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===Championship reigns, Triple H's enforcers (2013)===
The following night on ''Raw'', the group attempted to attack [[The Undertaker]], but were ultimately forced to retreat by Team Hell No. On the April 22 episode of ''Raw'', the Shield faced and defeated the combination of [[The Brothers of Destruction]] and Team Hell No (Undertaker, Kane and Bryan). Four days later on ''SmackDown'', Ambrose made his singles debut against Undertaker but lost via submission, after which the Shield attacked Undertaker and triple-powerbombed him through the announcer's table. Three days later on ''Raw'', they defeated Team Hell No and WWE Champion John Cena in a six-man tag team match with Reigns pinning Cena for the win. Ambrose then started a feud with [[WWE United States Championship|WWE United States Champion]] [[Kofi Kingston]] after pinning him in a six-man tag team match also involving [[The Usos]].
The following night on ''Raw'', the group attempted to attack [[The Undertaker]], but were ultimately forced to retreat by Team Hell No. On the April 22 episode of ''Raw'', the Shield faced and defeated the combination of [[The Brothers of Destruction]] and Team Hell No (Undertaker, Kane and Bryan). Four days later on ''SmackDown'', Ambrose made his singles debut against Undertaker but lost via submission, after which the Shield attacked Undertaker and triple-powerbombed him through the announcer's table. Three days later on ''Raw'', they defeated Team Hell No and WWE Champion John Cena in a six-man tag team match with Reigns pinning Cena for the win. Ambrose then started a feud with [[WWE United States Championship|WWE United States Champion]] [[Kofi Kingston]] after pinning him in a six-man tag team match also involving [[The Usos]].
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The following night on ''Raw'', the Shield began working for chief operating officer [[Triple H]]. They would aid WWE Champion and "the face of the WWE" Randy Orton against his number one contender, Daniel Bryan, while also attacking wrestlers like Big Show and [[Dolph Ziggler]] for speaking out against Triple H's regime. At [[Night of Champions 2013|Night of Champions]], the Shield enjoyed successful title defenses when Ambrose defeated Ziggler while Reigns and Rollins defeated the [[Prime Time Players]]. At [[Battleground 2013|Battleground]], a fired [[Cody Rhodes]] and [[Goldust]] earned their jobs back by beating Rollins and Reigns in a non-title match. On the 14 October ''Raw'', Rollins and Reigns faced the Rhodes brothers again with the tag titles on the line in a no disqualification match; the Shield lost the tag titles after an attack by Big Show. Two days later on ''Main Event'', Ambrose successfully retained his title against Ziggler.
The following night on ''Raw'', the Shield began working for chief operating officer [[Triple H]]. They would aid WWE Champion and "the face of the WWE" Randy Orton against his number one contender, Daniel Bryan, while also attacking wrestlers like Big Show and [[Dolph Ziggler]] for speaking out against Triple H's regime. At [[Night of Champions 2013|Night of Champions]], the Shield enjoyed successful title defenses when Ambrose defeated Ziggler while Reigns and Rollins defeated the [[Prime Time Players]]. At [[Battleground 2013|Battleground]], a fired [[Cody Rhodes]] and [[Goldust]] earned their jobs back by beating Rollins and Reigns in a non-title match. On the 14 October ''Raw'', Rollins and Reigns faced the Rhodes brothers again with the tag titles on the line in a no disqualification match; the Shield lost the tag titles after an attack by Big Show. Two days later on ''Main Event'', Ambrose successfully retained his title against Ziggler.
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===Cracks in the Shield (2013-Present)===
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===Cracks in the Shield (2013-2014)===
The first seeds of dissension were sown in the Shield with Ambrose's boasting of being the only member left with a championship, but from then on Ambrose was frequently pinned during the Shield's matches. At [[Survivor Series 2013|Survivor Series]], the Shield teamed with the Real Americans ([[Jack Swagger]] and [[Antonio Cesaro]]) to beat the team of [[Rey Mysterio]], the Rhodes brothers and the Usos; Ambrose was the first man eliminated, Rollins (with one elimination) was the fourth man eliminated for his team and Reigns was the Sole Survivor after eliminating four opponents. Next, [[CM Punk]]'s criticism of Triple H earned him an attack by the Shield, but Punk tasted revenge at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] when he overcame the Shield in a handicap match after Ambrose received a Reigns spear aimed for Punk. Punk's taunts increased tension between the Shield members, and Reigns emerged as the only Shield member to defeat Punk in a singles match, albeit with Ambrose's interference on the 6 January 2014 edition of Old School ''Raw''. All three members of the Shield competed in the [[Royal Rumble 2014|2014 Royal Rumble match]]. Late in the match, Ambrose tried to eliminate Reigns, who retaliated by eliminating both Ambrose and Rollins. Reigns eventually finished as runner-up in the match while setting a new record for most eliminations in a single Rumble with 12; Ambrose and Rollins scored three eliminations each, and Rollins spent the second longest amount of time in the match.
The first seeds of dissension were sown in the Shield with Ambrose's boasting of being the only member left with a championship, but from then on Ambrose was frequently pinned during the Shield's matches. At [[Survivor Series 2013|Survivor Series]], the Shield teamed with the Real Americans ([[Jack Swagger]] and [[Antonio Cesaro]]) to beat the team of [[Rey Mysterio]], the Rhodes brothers and the Usos; Ambrose was the first man eliminated, Rollins (with one elimination) was the fourth man eliminated for his team and Reigns was the Sole Survivor after eliminating four opponents. Next, [[CM Punk]]'s criticism of Triple H earned him an attack by the Shield, but Punk tasted revenge at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] when he overcame the Shield in a handicap match after Ambrose received a Reigns spear aimed for Punk. Punk's taunts increased tension between the Shield members, and Reigns emerged as the only Shield member to defeat Punk in a singles match, albeit with Ambrose's interference on the 6 January 2014 edition of Old School ''Raw''. All three members of the Shield competed in the [[Royal Rumble 2014|2014 Royal Rumble match]]. Late in the match, Ambrose tried to eliminate Reigns, who retaliated by eliminating both Ambrose and Rollins. Reigns eventually finished as runner-up in the match while setting a new record for most eliminations in a single Rumble with 12; Ambrose and Rollins scored three eliminations each, and Rollins spent the second longest amount of time in the match.
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On the next ''Raw'' on 27 January 2014, the Shield faced Daniel Bryan, Sheamus and John Cena for the chance to enter the [[Elimination Chamber|Elimination Chamber match]] for the [[WWE World Heavyweight Championship]], and were denied that opportunity when [[the Wyatt Family]] attacked their opponents, causing the Shield to lose via disqualification. The Shield vowed revenge, so a match was set up between them and the Wyatt Family at the [[Elimination Chamber 2014|Elimination Chamber]] pay-per-view. On the 10 February episode of ''Raw'', Ambrose's open challenge for his title was answered by [[Mark Henry]], in which Ambrose only retained his title upon disqualification due to the Shield's interference; Reigns continued his tension with Ambrose by defeating Henry without interference on the next ''Raw''. At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, the Shield lost to the Wyatt Family; during the match, Ambrose and [[Bray Wyatt]] brawled into the crowd, but Wyatt returned to the ring with no sign of Ambrose, which caused Rollins and Reigns to be outnumbered and overwhelmed. On the March 3 ''Raw'', the Shield lost a rematch with the Wyatt Family when the Shield's poor teamwork led to Rollins walking out during the match; Rollins claimed that he had enough of being the glue holding the group together. However, The Shield quickly got back on the same page and began a feud with [[Kane]].
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On the next ''Raw'' on 27 January 2014, the Shield faced Daniel Bryan, Sheamus and John Cena for the chance to enter the [[Elimination Chamber|Elimination Chamber match]] for the [[WWE World Heavyweight Championship]], and were denied that opportunity when [[the Wyatt Family]] attacked their opponents, causing the Shield to lose via disqualification. The Shield vowed revenge, so a match was set up between them and the Wyatt Family at the [[Elimination Chamber 2014|Elimination Chamber]] pay-per-view. On the 10 February episode of ''Raw'', Ambrose's open challenge for his title was answered by [[Mark Henry]], in which Ambrose only retained his title upon disqualification due to the Shield's interference; Reigns continued his tension with Ambrose by defeating Henry without interference on the next ''Raw''. At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, the Shield lost to the Wyatt Family; during the match, Ambrose and [[Bray Wyatt]] brawled into the crowd, but Wyatt returned to the ring with no sign of Ambrose, which caused Rollins and Reigns to be outnumbered and overwhelmed. On the March 3 ''Raw'', the Shield lost a rematch with the Wyatt Family when the Shield's poor teamwork led to Rollins walking out during the match; Rollins claimed that he had enough of being the glue holding the group together.
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===Rebellion against the Authority (2014-Present)===
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On the March 7 ''SmackDown'', the members of the Shield met in the ring to clear the air on their disharmony. Rollins said that his actions achieved his purpose of getting Ambrose and Reigns to finally see eye-to-eye. After Ambrose and Rollins hit each other, the trio reconciled.
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The Shield's next feud was against Kane, who was now acting as 'Director of Operations' for [[the Authority]]. Kane had ordered the Shield to attack commentator [[Jerry Lawler]] on the March 17 episode of ''Raw'', however the Shield attacked Kane instead, thus turning [[face]] and assuming heroic characters for the first time. In retaliation, Kane and [[the New Age Outlaws]] attacked the Shield on the March 21 episode of ''SmackDown'' while the group was already being double-teamed by [[RybAxel]] ([[Ryback]] and [[Curtis Axel]]) and the [[Real Americans]] after an inconclusive fatal-four-way match meant to determine the contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship. This set up a match pitting the Shield against Kane and the Outlaws at [[WrestleMania XXX]], which the Shield won quickly and decisively.
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On the post-WrestleMania ''Raw'', Kane inadvertently revealed that [[Triple H]] masterminded the attack on the Shield on the previous month's ''SmackDown''. As a result, when Triple H faced [[WWE World Heavyweight Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Daniel Bryan]] in a title match after Bryan was attacked by Kane, [[Randy Orton]] and [[Batista]], the Shield interrupted the match to turn on Triple H, chasing the other wrestlers away to protect Bryan.
==In wrestling==
==In wrestling==