10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (May 15)

How close did Tensai vs John Cena come to main eventing SummerSlam?

WWE's Payback Pay-Per-View will be the latest slice of supershow action from the juggernaut promotion, and a lot of talk amongst fans remains focused on the fact that all 3 members of The Shield will collide at the event. Joining Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose is Randy Orton, who will battle the trio in a Fatal-4-Way bout for the WWE World Heavyweight Title. Read any wrestling-related forum, and it becomes clear that many people feel now would be the ideal time to reunite The Shield. This kind of excitement level is perhaps understandable, and does show how popular the group was with fans, but it wouldn't really make much sense, logically speaking. All ex-members of the group are faring relatively well on their own, not least Rollins, who has been roundly-praised for his performances since bagging the main title at WrestleMania. This past week, it was Seth's former partner, Roman Reigns who grabbed some headlines, responding to CM Punk. In addition to that, this week's article includes an interesting story from one WWE Diva about her Hall Of Fame father, fresh news on an upcoming DVD release, and an intriguing anecdote from one former WWE writer about what was originally planned for Matt 'Albert/A-Train/Tensai' Bloom.
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