OK, let’s say you’re me. A week ago you are hit with a
vision, an epiphany of how to rescue Wrestlemania from potential disappointment
and audience uproar, or worse yet mediocrity. It occurs to you how to take the
unknown variables, namely Lesnar’s future with the WWE, and nullify them and
still have an exciting future ahead. The angles and segments just unspool on
and on in your mind. What do you do, bearing in mind that you are less than
nobody in the wrestling world.
One thought is to hit up one of a few figures in the
wrestling world who have connections to people in the WWE past and present,
whose voices you know from podcasts and twitter, and who seem…approachable
enough. And then it occurs to you, they would listen to you or click on the
link you send them because…?
Another thought is to throw the idea out there. If people
look at it, great, if people don’t, whatever. But then you start wondering,
what if it is a great idea, and what if having it out there disqualifies it
from coming to fruition when just maybe WWE had similar plans in mind, or
would’ve listened if you’d somehow gotten the idea to them on the sly…?
So the most logical thought ends up being suppress it, cast
it aside, just enjoy the show, after all, they’re the professionals over at WWE
headquarters in Stamford, who are you anyway? Except…you have a big ego…and you
just know the idea makes sense…
So, with just a little time on the clock before we are live
at Wrestlemania, here’s an idea. Make of it what you will. What I find
incredible is, as each week goes by, including right now, minutes before the
‘go home show’ RAW, it is entirely possible to do without changing anything, at
least anything that’s happened in public.
So without further ado…
This is where the idea occurred: Watching Ring of Honor tv,
seeing a Bullet Club angle and noticing damn, in Japan and here, people love
this. If only WWE had a thing going like this. Then realizing, hey they just
did. It was called The Shield. Guys dressed in all black, with an edge,
dominant. I do not think it’s too much of a stretch to suggest The Shield has
led to some of the Bullet Club popularity. Nor do I think it much of a gamble
that the buzz around the Bullet Club would make The Shield an entertaining and
profitable presence in WWE’s current state.
But darnit, The Shield imploded! Went in different
directions, made threats, had heated feuds. There’s no turning back now. We all
know in wrestling, enemies don’t become friends, groups torn apart don’t reform
right? NO!! Wrestling is legendary for reversals of just this sort. Why not do
it now?
But doing things just for the sake of doing them? That
doesn’t make sense. Except, here are a few situations that a return of The
Shield standing triumphant at the end of Wrestlemania that stand to gain a lot:
Whether Lesnar resigns with the WWE or not, it would be
possible to write him out of the picture for a little while, or a long while if
contract agreements could not be reached, and work around an entirely new
focus.
It would make it possible for Roman Reigns to maintain
babyface status and a victory with more credibility, since a lot of WWE fans
are vocal about not accepting him as the winner on his own. It would make sense
if Reigns were able to get by with a little help from his friends, or business
associates as it were. And even if fans didn’t want to cheer Reigns, they would
more than likely be excited about the untarnished Shield brand. Then again, if
fans were pissed off, you have the reformation of a once and potentially future
heel faction at the top of the card.
Reigns isn't the only member of The Shield to not be in the
midst of a stellar take off. Dean Ambrose is also hurting for direction. He was
made to look strong, then something of an oaf who defeats himself with a flat
screen television, then a bully who gives into macho male bullshit stereotypes
and taunts a psychiatrist by accusing him of ‘peeing sitting down,’ gets
disqualified in the middle of an intercontinental title match and then just
steals the belt. And the latest is these antics have put him squarely in the
middle of the shuffle of guys involved in this SEVEN man intercontinental title
match, with Daniel Bryan and Dolph Zigglers way ahead of him in perceived importance
among the match’s entrants.
So, here we go. Let’s get The Shield standing together at
the climax of Wrestlemania. At least, in my mind…
Stay tuned for Part 2, THE PLAN.
Twitter: @MondoCurryMARK
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