10 Reasons Roman Reigns Should Lose WWE Title At Payback 2016

4. Could Lead To The Return Of The Shield

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If AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson do come together as a group, they'd need some competition. Roman Reigns could assess the situation, realising that he's seriously outnumbered.

There's a man who is just about ready to make his return, and the timing could be absolutely perfect.

Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose were simply dynamite as The Shield. One of the best stables to hit the scene in years, they were tremendous between 2012-2014. Once Rollins makes his comeback from injury, there's no reason why he couldn't be the backup that Reigns would require against his new enemies.

Ambrose isn't exactly doing too much himself, so he could easily slot back into his former guise. From there, WWE again have options to play around with. The Shield could be united, going after those who wronged Reigns.

Alternatively, they could once again splinter due to the WWE Title.

This puts importance on the belt itself, making it look like the most valuable reward for everyone concerned.

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