WWE: Why Dean Ambrose Will Be The Shield's Breakout Star
Dean Ambrose is the type of wrestler that when he fights, he does whatever he can to hurt the other guy, including hurting himself. He doesn't move or act like anyone else on the roster. He's everything the WWE needs and possibly unlike any superstar they have had. Ambrose is a hardcore Indy legend waiting for his "Pipebomb" moment on the WWE. His association with The Shield has given him the chance to step up to the main roster and not get lost in the shuffle and as we saw this week on share the same ring with The Undertaker. Prior to joining WWE, Ambrose was wrestling as Jon Moxley. Between 2004 and 2011, he wrestled for many promotions including Insanity Pro Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, Combat Zone Wrestling and a few other promotions. In all these different independents, Ambrose left a trail of bodies in one violent match after another. Along the way, he racked up many titles. Among those were eight heavyweight championships and seven tag team titles. In 2009, Ambrose competed in CZWs Tournament of Death. This is an event in which a number of wrestlers compete in various deathmatches in (for the most part) a single-elimination tournament in a similar style to the King of the Ring tournament. This extremely violent tournament which includes weapons such as barbed wire, nails, thumbtacks, fire, and light tubes, etc. Are known for their large amount of blood loss. One of the things that made him stand out along the way was his style of wrestling. Watching Ambrose wrestle on the independent scene was like watching a controlled car wreck. It was chaotic the way he would hurl himself at his opponent, leveling blows that smacked off their bodies or whipped their heads from side to side. Much like Mick Foley, Ambrose has never been afraid to use his body as a weapon. He would absorb punishment to try to inflict an equal amount upon the guy standing across the ring from him. Ambrose has a look that makes him stand out and its not his head-to-toe black attire, he doesn't need a bright colored almost superhero-esqe attire t stand out. It's the crazed look in his eye when he's in the ring, the slight tilting of the head as if something isn't quite right upstairs. He paces in the ring, his hands twitch and his face twists in unflattering ways. He's not what a WWE Superstar typically looks and acts like. But that's what makes him great for the company, especially at this time. WWE has been in the midst of a long, slow transition, where big muscle men are no longer the norm. Guys like Daniel Bryan, CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler are all excelling and you just have to see the crowd reaction a superstar like Daniel Bryan can get from being as entertaining out of the ring as in it. You could say Ambrose fits in with the "regular" guys in this regard as he is equally engaging in entertaining fans with his antics and drawing them in with his willingness to brawl, But Ambrose also sets himself apart from the others with his mannerisms and the way he sacrifices his body. He's different. When he's in the ring, he gives off the impression that he's out of control. That is what keeps people talking long after the match is over and what will make Ambrose not just The Shields breakout star but also the next great WWE Superstar.