10 Fascinating Facts That WWE Fans Always Get Wrong
7. The Shield Didn’t Work for CM Punk
When The Shield burst onto the scene at Survivor Series 2012, attacking Ryback and helping CM Punk retain the WWE Championship, many fans assumed they were his personal hired guns. WWE even leaned into the idea for a while, with Punk smugly claiming credit for their actions. But here’s the truth: The Shield were never actually working for CM Punk.
In storyline terms, The Shield—Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose—were positioned as a group fighting against injustice in WWE. Their early attacks just happened to align with Punk’s interests, but they were never officially aligned with him. The idea that they were his enforcers was a red herring, used to build intrigue and keep fans guessing.
Behind the scenes, the trio was always intended to be their own entity, with a mission to disrupt the status quo. Punk was simply the first beneficiary of their chaos, not the mastermind behind it. So while the association made for compelling television, the notion that The Shield were Punk’s lackeys? That’s just another myth fans have bought into.