5 NXT debuts that rocked the WWE Universe

2. The Shield

November 19, 2012, was a landmark in the history of WWE. It saw the debut of a trio from NXT that dominated the WWE for over two years. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose made their presence felt as they destroyed their way into WWE.

CM Punk was in the midst of his year long WWE Championship reign. As the segment unfolded, CM Punk stood in Centre of the ring with his advocate Paul Heyman, gloating over his accomplishments. Out comes Ryback, the challenger to the title, in a mood to destroy CM Punk. Only, he never makes it to the ring.

The trio of Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns cut him off. They attack him out of nowhere as CM Punk looks on from the ring. Initially, Ryback looks like he would fight the trio off. But soon the numbers game turns in favor of the trio and they ground the powerhouse.

The trio then goes on to put Ryback through the announcers table, which would become their signature later, and poses in the ring non-chalantly as CM Punk gloats over a fallen Ryback. The trio dominated the WWE for a period of almost two years before Seth Rollins did his infamous betrayal of the shield.