5 new factions which can replace The Shield in WWE

Modified Apr 30, 2019 01:49 GMT

There will never be another Shield, but there will be another dominating faction

#4 The Trio of Destruction

The Authors of Pain might finally have the impact on RAW they've been working for

Another duo who have been away from the ring for a while now, are the Authors of Pain. The two giant tag team Superstars carved a place for themselves on NXT, but failed to make a similar impact on the main roster. Now sidelined with injuries, when they finally make their return to the ring, they could do so on SmackDown Live.

Given that the Superstar ShakeUp seems extended this time, with the Superstars' first appearance after the ShakeUp determining their brand, this could easily happen.

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The Authors of Pain could team up with newly free Superstar, Killian Dain. The trio could form a dominating faction and destroy anyone who gets in their way.

#3 The Authority

For once, the McMahon family member who is currently a heel is Shane McMahon. Shane is clearly not done torturing The Miz, and he has time-and-again used the help of various Superstars to do his dirty work.

Bobby Lashley has already helped McMahon one week, and this might be the beginning of a new Authority faction under Shane McMahon.

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Anirban Banerjee is a journalist from Kolkata, India and has been a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section over the past 8 years. He's been an Assistant Content Manager for the team during the past 3 years as well. Banerjee has interviewed Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Jorge Masvidal, Mandy Rose, Joe Hendry, Darren Till, and many others.

Anirban has worked in the field of wrestling and mixed martial arts journalism for several years. In addition to his work on Sportskeeda, Anirban is a fiction writer and has co-written over 20 biographies. He was also a columnist for 90 Minutes.

In his free time, Anirban is an avid reader and spends hours lost in books.

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