WWE.com Speculate on a 4th Shield member

Since stalking their way onto the scene, The Shield has fast become a force to be reckoned with in WWE. But is there actually a fourth Superstar working for their destructive cause?

It would certainly stand to reason. Historically, many successful factions — including D-Generation X, The nWo, The Corporation and more recently The Straight Edge Society — started with a core group of members before inevitably expanding outward. And if it’s true that addition will be the natural course of events, then anything is possible. Certainly, there are several candidates that fit such a profile

Paul Heyman, for one, definitely has a connection with Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns that makes both him and his Superstars suspect — particularly considering his “alleged” payment to the treacherous trio in exchange for their attacks on behalf of CM Punk. With that in mind, what if Punk’s recent exit from the ring without a word was nothing more than a trick to throw the WWE Universe off his scent and preface his dynamic public re-emergence into the destructive fold. After all, as individual as The Straight Edge Superstar might be, he is no stranger to working his agenda within a group setting.

Also on the Heyman front, remember that when 3MB called out The Shield on the April 15 edition of Raw, it was the crafty manager’s own Superstar, Brock Lesnar, who emerged to unleash chaos in their place. What if those actions weren’t as random as it seemed? Could The Anomaly have been answering the call of The Shield?

Outside of the Heyman contingent, of course, numerous other Superstars would fit right in with the philosophy of “The Hounds of Justice

Big Show, for one, has shown major dissatisfaction with how he has been treated in recent months — particularly by the likes of SmackDown General Manager Booker T. Without a doubt, he would fit in with the seekers of justice. And despite the fact that The World’s Largest Athlete’s recently teamed with Randy Orton and Sheamus at WrestleMania against the faction, he has spent all his time since The Show of Shows battling The Celtic Warrior and The Viper — two competitors that remain enemies of The Shield.

Could the No. 1 contender to the WWE Title, Ryback, actually be in cahoots with The Shield? While the “Human Wrecking Ball” has been the victim of their numerous attacks in the past, he also recently stood back as WWE Champion John Cena suffered the full effects of their wrath. Perhaps The Champ has even more to worry about at Extreme Rules than he knows.

What about Jack Swagger? With all the destruction the “Real American” and Zeb Colter have orchestrated in of their feverish pursuit of “Jack Swagger’s America,” maybe “We the People” is really working to stomp out their brand of “injustice for all” and it’s only a matter of time before it all comes to light.

One must never forget about The Hall of Pain. Always one of the most furious Superstars in the locker room, Mark Henry’s rage could easily be aligned with The Shield’s directive. And while leaping over the ringside barricade from the crowd seems unlikely, The World’s Strongest Man could just power through it.

What is unknown may soon become known and what is cloudy may in fact be clear. While there are various Superstars that would conceivably add to the mayhem of The Shield, the real danger of an existing fourth member is that it could make an uncontrollable unit virtually unstoppable.


Source:WWE.com


Do you think there is a 4th member of the Shield?
Do they need a 4th member?
If so who would you like it to be?

Personally I don't think they need a 4th member.

Unless it is someone from nxt then it's just gonna be someone from the roster who they can't think bold any direction for, which will end up killing the shield ala nwo!

The only person that would work is heyman who would work the sake way he does with punk, where he isn't just a mouthpiece but an extension of what they already are

If there is actually a 4th member then I hope it's Kassius Ohno, he has the look that could fit in to the team.

Personally though I'd like to keep them as a three piece because it makes them feel like a stronger team that they've taken out nearly all the biggest stars on the roster and on the last NXT Ambrose and Reigns took out 12 people on their own during the lumberjack match...it was pretty awesome.

If there is to be a fourth member it should be someone from NXT like Ohno.

The Shield are that well established now that they could be used to bring someone in and help establish them. They should not add anyone who is already on the roster as a means to give them airtime or a storyline.

That being said they don't really need a fourth member.

How about Faaaaannnnndddddaaaaaannnnnggggggooooooo?

Personally that could be a good addition to lose the gimmick

I dont think there is a 4th person to the shield
but could see WWE using Christian as the 4th memeber to bring him back into storylines

Faaaaandaaaaaangoooooo wrote:How about Faaaaannnnndddddaaaaaannnnnggggggooooooo?

Personally that could be a good addition to lose the gimmick

Don't quite understand this mate: you want fandango to lose the gimmick that has got him over to a certain degree? The same gimmick that made you change your username?

Or was this said tongue in cheek?

Just asking no hostility here!

It was tongue in cheek

The biggest mistake they could make is having the Shield turn out to be the puppet of some established roster member...They should only use the 4th spot (if there even is one) for an NXT member coming up and out of the rumoured call ups that will be happening soon Ohno is the only logical choice

I'm hoping though that Ohno is being called up to team with Cesaro.

What I thought may be a good idea is to bring forward three other guys from NXT as an Anti Shield faction, Neville, Generico (apologies the new name escapes me) and Ohno as a rival face faction and from that they could have individual rivalries.

Don't think adding a 4th member would be a great idea, that the ultimate team would just add another guy dosn't feel right.

Maybe if someone eventually beats them. The person that gets the pin, they could recruit them or something.
Having said that I am happy for them to remain as a 3.

According to dirt sheets, The Great Khali is going to be revealed as the leader at Summer Slam. This will lead to a heel turn from the Punjabi Playboy. Vince McMahon is hoping this will be bigger than the Hogan turn. It also goes some way to making up for the fact that Cena will never turn. I guess he figures that fans will settle for the 2nd biggest babyface in the WWE turning heel.

Source: my brothers girlfriends uncles half sisters friend is dating the step dad of one of the stage crews nephews.

MetalMotty wrote:I dont think there is a 4th person to the shield
but could see WWE using Christian as the 4th memeber to bring him back into storylines

Please god no

Ill rip up my Dean Ambrose fan club membership if that was to happen...and then quickly laminate it back together again.

Shot 21 LCFC wrote:According to dirt sheets, The Great Khali is going to be revealed as the leader at Summer Slam. This will lead to a heel turn from the Punjabi Playboy. Vince McMahon is hoping this will be bigger than the Hogan turn. It also goes some way to making up for the fact that Cena will never turn. I guess he figures that fans will settle for the 2nd biggest babyface in the WWE turning heel.

Source: my brothers girlfriends uncles half sisters friend is dating the step dad of one of the stage crews nephews.

Its going to be Kevin Nash of course!

Paige I reckon.

It won't be any of the people WWE proposes, because a) none of them actually makes sense and b) they are diverting attention away from who it could be

I think if there was going to be a 4th member the WWE wouldn't have posted this article.

A 4th member would ruin the dynamic I reckon.
Whether that be an established person, a rookie, or a diva. They've got a real tight unit feel about them that would be exposed if a new member was admitted.

It would be a terrible decision I agree! I just hope that the fact WWE have made reference to it, it means they have no plans to add a new member.