12 Ups And 15 Downs For WWE In 2016

9. Shield Triumvirate

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When the Shield was humming along back in 2013-14, it was acceptable to believe that all three of the members were future world champions.

However, no one could have predicted that all three would hold the same world title on the same night. But that’s exactly what happened at Money in the Bank. Roman Reigns battled a returning Seth Rollins, defending his WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Rollins managed to win back the title he never lost, only for Dean Ambrose to walk out with the MITB briefcase he had won earlier in the night to win the title from Rollins in a matter of seconds.

Just like that, all three former Shield members held the same title within five minutes of each other. It ultimately didn’t mean anything long-term – Ambrose got drafted to SmackDown and Rollins turned face and now is partnering with Reigns again – but it was a pretty cool moment.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.