10 Greatest Ever Formations Of Wrestling Factions

10. The Shield

Some factions have a slow build to their formation. Others see individuals come together as part of a babyface or (usually) heel turn. Then there's those groups that just come out of nowhere, tear sh*t up and make an instant statement that immediately positions them as a big deal.

When it comes to factions who took the latter approach, the Shield's arrival in WWE was a brilliant example of how to bring in a group and instantly make them a massive threat.

In hindsight, it's easy to look back and think that three true main event, multiple-time World Champions were always going to make an instant impact. Of course, the debut of the Shield took place before any of this trio were main eventers, were World Champions, and were even on the WWE main roster.

To WWE's credit, they took 'developmental talents' and made them into stars in one night.

That one night was the 2012 Survivor Series, where Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns came from the crowd to help CM Punk retain his WWE Championship against John Cena and Ryback. It wasn't just that they helped Punk keep his prize, though - it was how they did it that made the Shield truly stand out.

In one night, with just a few minutes of screen time, Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns made themselves the talk of the wrestling business.