The breakup of The Shield consisting of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley) was a big deal.
In fact, it was such a problem that if it hadn’t happened, WWE might not be where it is today.
That’s the opinion of WWE’s “The Visionary” and “The Revolutionary,” as Seth “Freakin'” Rollins shared the sentiment during a recent appearance on the popular podcast, The Pivot.
“For me, it was an extremely important moment in our industry.”
“That’s what we did in 2014. In 2014, business was not good. We weren’t doing very well. TV ratings [baissaient] while the television was streaming. Live events don’t work well. The talent roster is not doing very well. We’re coming into 2012 and we want to make a huge impact. We are doing very well as The Shield. It’s three guys in one act. You must have three acts. We break The Shield. It’s a huge moment. This moment took all three of us on distinct trajectories that have now…
The butterfly effect of that moment changed and catapulted the company ten years later to a point, financially, as big as it has ever been.
“We do things in our industry that, I don’t think, if we take away that moment and keep The Shield together longer or if we do something different and we don’t have that moment, the butterfly effect n It’s not the same and I don’t know if the company, where it is with myself, Roman, Jon and the company as a whole is where it is today without this moment. »
