
When The Shield exploded into WWE in late 2012, they made an impact not seen for years. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns made up the three hungry rookies from NXT who proceeded to run roughshod over the entire locker room, from John Cena and Ryback all the way to The Rock and The Undertaker. Fast forward to 2014, and the powers that be seem firmly committed to the push of Roman Reigns. Despite being the most inexperienced of the three, in the last four months he has tied the all time record for Survivor Series eliminations and broken the record for Royal Rumble eliminations set by Kane in 2001. He's also the member most over with the crowd by miles, and his split from the group is expected either in time for Wrestlemania 30 or very shortly after. You'd be forgiven for thinking this would set him up nicely for an initial feud with Ambrose and Rollins. However, wrestling insider Brian Alvarez recently stated that WWE management are looking to replace Roman to keep the stable as a three man group. Whether or not this comes to pass or if its a wise idea remains to be seen, for now we look at the likely (and not so likely) candidates. Some criteria: Reigns' move away from the group would indicate a face turn, so potential members must either become a heel or already be one. Also, Reigns is the "Power" third of this metaphorical triforce, so his replacement would most likely (but not necessarily) be a powerhouse. Aside from that, all bets are off. Now lets SPECULATE!!