4 WWE Superstars who Dean Ambrose never defeated

News emerged in January 2019 that Dean Ambrose will leave WWE when his contract expires after WrestleMania 35.

One night after the event, WWE wrote the Shield member out of storylines when he was sent crashing through the announce desk on Monday Night Raw – right in front of his wife, Renee Young – by Bobby Lashley.

Following the show, Ambrose made one final appearance alongside Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins as he recalled some memories from his career and bid farewell to the crowd in Brooklyn, New York.

Despite the fact that the former WWE champion has lost several matches in recent months and he was not even involved at WrestleMania 35, there are still plenty of theories out there that he may have re-signed with the company and that he could return after a short break.

Equally, there have also been several reports which insist that Ambrose is done with WWE, and recent storytelling certainly seems to suggest that that is indeed the case.

Given the numerous reports about his contract status, now feels like the right time to run through some of the highs and lows of Ambrose’s WWE career, so let’s take a look at four of the most notable Superstars who he never defeated in a televised match.

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#4 Brock Lesnar

On-screen, the early 2016 feud between Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose was relatively underwhelming. Off-screen, certain comments from Ambrose have made the forgettable rivalry a lot more interesting in hindsight.

The two men met in two regular matches in 2016, with the first encounter coming in a Triple Threat match with Roman Reigns at Fastlane. Reigns won the match, setting up a WWE Championship encounter against Triple H, while the story between Lesnar and Ambrose culminated one month later at WrestleMania 32.

As Ambrose famously recalled on The Stone Cold Podcast, he had lots of ideas for his ‘Mania defeat to Lesnar but he felt that he was “met with laziness” from his opponent when he attempted to plan the match with him backstage.

As well as their Fastlane 2016 and WrestleMania 32 encounters, Lesnar and Ambrose were also involved in the same match in the Royal Rumble in 2016 and 2017. However, neither man went on to win.

#3 Elias

Elias has established himself as one of the most prominent Superstars on Monday Night Raw since debuting with the brand after WrestleMania 33.

Shortly before Dean Ambrose reunited with Seth Rollins ahead of their Raw Tag Team Championship rivalry with The Bar in 2017, “The Lunatic Fringe” went one-on-one with WWE’s resident guitarist on two occasions on Raw in May and June, with Elias surprisingly winning both times.

Their third and final one-on-one meeting came in March 2019. At the time, Ambrose was in the middle of a run of losses against Superstars including EC3 and Drew McIntyre, so it was much less of a surprise when he was defeated by Elias in eight minutes.

The 2019 Royal Rumble was the only other time that the two Superstars appeared in the same match. Neither man was able to win, with Elias lasting 15 minutes after entering at #1 and Ambrose lasting 12 minutes after entering at #14.

#2 Finn Balor

Finn Balor and Dean Ambrose have been part of the same Monday Night Raw roster since Ambrose was traded to the brand in April 2017 as part of the Superstar Shake-Up.

Granted, the Shield member spent eight months out of action from December 2017 to August 2018 due to injury, but it is still surprising that WWE never booked him in a one-on-one match against the Irishman over the last two years.

Their only televised meeting came in January 2019 when Balor joined forces with Seth Rollins and John Cena to defeat Ambrose, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley in a 21-minute match on Raw.

It looked as though WWE could be planning a Balor vs. Ambrose feud over the Intercontinental Championship in early 2019, possibly leading up to WrestleMania 35. However, Ambrose began to play a lesser role on television after it was confirmed that he would leave WWE, while Balor ended up continuing his rivalry with Bobby Lashley.

#1 William Regal

Before Dean Ambrose became a Shield member and William Regal was given the role of NXT General Manager, the two men were involved in two matches on FCW television in 2011 and 2012.

Regal was victorious in the first meeting – a 15-minute match in October 2011 – and it turned out to be the penultimate win of his WWE career, with his final televised victory coming against Kassius Ohno on NXT in March 2013. The second encounter with Ambrose, in June 2012, also lasted 15 minutes before it ended in a no contest.

Around the time of the second match, there was plenty of buzz around Ambrose after he confronted Mick Foley while he was signing autographs during the week of WrestleMania XXVIII. However, Foley was unable to get medical clearance to face the relatively unknown Ambrose, so the incident did not result in a match.

A few months later, and without having any experience on NXT television, Ambrose joined forces with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in November 2012 to form The Shield.