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Seth Rollins: 9 Ways How He Meteorically Rose to Become the Face of WWE

By Michael Whitlow

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Punk helps plant the seeds for The Shield’s demise

Towards the end of 2013 and into 2014 — CM Punk’s final days with WWE — was also the beginning of The Shield’s disbandment. Punk would try to taunt and capitalize on mistakes made by The Shield from week-to-week. In singles matches against Punk, the trio was 1-2. (I bet you guessed Roman Reigns was the one that won too, right?)

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    • The group lost at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs in December of 2013; another mark that includes a Punk podcast story.

    Reigns was starting to receive that emerging push from the group, breaking Kane’s Royal Rumble elimination record for a single Royal Rumble Match with 12 eliminations. Ambrose would hold on to the U.S. title for a *WWE-record 351 days, but would drop the title in May during a 20-man battle royal for the gold (more on this in a bit).

    (*Ambrose’s 351-day reign is the longest reign since the title was revived in 2003 under the WWE brand.)

    And then, there was Seth Rollins. During the time where it appeared that things were collapsing for The Shield, Rollins appeared to be the “glue guy”. The group would bounce back and win again at WrestleMania XXX (after their debut win at WM 29) in a six-man tag team match, and it felt like the group was losing steam. The vibe that the group had after their face turn just wasn’t the same as the previous year-plus dominance.

    But, when tension would build between Ambrose and Reigns each week, Rollins would be the calming presence (if you will) of the trio. Ambrose may have been the most vocal of the group during the run, but the “architect” was Seth Rollins.

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