10 Times WWE Screwed Up With Seth Rollins
8. The Shield Breakup That Wasn't
After The Shield's first loss, their record got a bit spottier. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns lost the WWE Tag Team Titles to Cody Rhodes and Goldust and couldn't reclaim the belts in subsequent rematches. Even worse, the entire Shield lost to CM Punk in a three-on-one handicap match where Punk was allegedly told by the office to make Reigns look strong.
Miscommunications between the members of The Shield started to rise just as the group was targeted by the new trio in town, The Wyatt Family. The two units clashed in a great match at Elimination Chamber 2014, but when The Wyatts won, it sen tThe Shield into further disarray. During a rematch, Rollins actually walked out on his partners, leading to another win for Wyatt and company.
It wasn't a terrible break-up story, but sending the group out with a whimper rather than a bang would have been a mistake. The Shield reconciled leading to a face turn and Rollins's eventual heartbreaking betrayal, but the teased breakup months earlier may have robbed the real split of some impact.