This is another rivalry that wasn't really worth the WrestleMania billing. On a random episode of SmackDown, The Shield, pretty much out of the blue, challenged Randy Orton and Sheamus to a six-man tag team match at WrestleMania 29. Orton and Sheamus, being the brawlers that they are, obviously accepted then recruited Ryback as their third man. Later that same night, The Shield interfered in Ryback's match with Mark Henry and delivered a triple powerbomb to the Big Guy, before he was given three subsequent World's Strongest Slams by Henry. The following Monday on Raw, Vickie Guerrero pulled Ryback from the Mania six-man tag team match and put him in a singles match with Henry so he could get some sort of revenge. The following week on Raw, and after winning a match, Sheamus and Orton were about to be assaulted by The Shield, but Big Show (who had also been assaulted by The Shield in the past) stepped into the ring, causing The Shield to retreat. Sheamus, Orton and Show were successfully teamed together in a six-man tag match against 3MB on the next episode of SmackDown. Following the match, The Shield came to the ring to confront the victors before retreating once again. During the Mania match, Big Show became frustrated after Orton tagged himself in. Later on, Roman Reigns delivered the Spear that won the match. The giant would deliver a knock out punch to both his teammates.
