WWE: 4 Reasons Turning The Shield Face Works (And 4 Ways WWE Can Screw It Up)

2. Face-Friendly Offense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6IBhI7wat0 One of those tweaks we've already seen is how the Shield approaches their matches. The biggest example is Seth Rollins. Fans have seen flashes of his aerial assault in the past, but lately he's gone all-out with the maneuvers. Last week on Raw, he took out both Real Americans with a suicide dive-somersault dive combo that sent the crowd into a frenzy and had JBL yelling, "He stays on his feet!" incredulously. In that same match, Ambrose sprung off the ropes and leveled Cesaro. (Actually, that whole tag match showed the character tweaks, with the Shield playing a little to the crowd after a big move, Rollins stomping around the apron waiting for a tag, etc.) Another couple moves worth noting belong to Roman Reigns. Just the simple cocking of his fist before hitting the Superman punch, the floor-to-apron dropkick or the primal yell before a triple powerbomb adds something to them and brings the crowd into it. (Think Shawn Michaels tuning up the band before Sweet Chin Music.)