Dean Ambrose's Top 10 WWE Moments
10. The Shield Vs. Team Hell No & Ryback (Tables, Ladders And Chairs 2012)
The Shield’s run as WWE’s ruthless alpha stable produced an extraordinary number of quality six-man tag matches, owing not just to the group’s incredible chemistry, but their contrasting strengths inside the ring. Roman Reigns was the dominant powerhouse, Seth Rollins was the dynamic uber-athlete who everyone assumed would be the group’s big breakout babyface, while Ambrose took control with controlled bursts of violence.
Everyone has a different favourite six-man Shield match, but this contest can lay claim to being one of the greatest TLC matches of all time. The story was simple: Kane, Daniel Bryan, and Ryback were dead-set on revenge for the constant beatdowns that The Shield had subjected them to over the previous weeks, and really, that’s all you need.
It’s a wildly entertaining match, featuring a strong start from the babyface group (particularly Ryback, who put-in the performance of a lifetime) before The Shield’s greater cohesion finally took over. From there, The Hounds of Justice worked to isolate their opponents one-by-one before racing to a thrilling conclusion.