5 Factions you didn't know were created by WWE Superstars

The New World Order was one of the greatest factions to have been created in the business — *The New World Order was one of the greatest factions to have been created in the history of the business*

#3 The Shield

*CM Punk accused WWE of stealing his idea for The Shield faction*

The Shield has been one of the most dominant stables in recent memory. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns together built an empire, and the ‘hounds of justice’ carried out their own version of restitution. The Shield took out some of the biggest names, including the likes of John Cena and The Undertaker, almost at will.

All three men have won world titles in the company after the faction was dissolved. While many believed that the idea for creating such a faction could only be the brainchild of Vince McMahon, one particular Superstar has since taken credit for coming up with the idea himself.

During the long, revealing edition of the ‘Art of Wrestling’ podcast with Colt Cabana and CM Punk, Punk claimed that he was the one that came up with the idea for Shield. Punk said that he wanted to be the centre piece, and have Dean Ambrose and Kassius Ohno with him in the stable.

However, Punk said WWE quickly shot down the idea, as they weren’t high on Ohno, who was subsequently released from the promotion. WWE then put Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns together to form the stable.