8 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 14)

2. The Shield Shines

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Give Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose credit: They teamed together for nearly two years before descending into utter chaos. They ran roughshod over the roster and dominated nearly every match they were in.

When Rollins talked about all the great times he remembered with Ambrose and Reigns, that likely was the truth right up until talked about breaking up the Shield, literally. Roman, to his credit, weathered the boos and delivered a nice, short promos about how he was going to humble Rollins. And even Ambrose got in on the action by reminding everyone that the Money in the Bank briefcase was hanging above the ring, that he could win it and cash in the same night.

That Ambrose Asylum segment worked because of Rollins work keeping things on track and not droning on for 10 minutes. Seeing those three, youre reminded that theyre part of the future of WWE, and suddenly it doesnt feel quite as bad.

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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.