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#3 WWE will try to milk Shield nostalgia, but it won't work without Dean Ambrose

The two men had a brief throwback to the Shield days

It's been over half a year since Dean Ambrose left WWE and he's taken a new life as Jon Moxley, reaching a new level as a performer in AEW, perhaps the best he's ever been as a singles star in his career.

When Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns are involved in a match, whether it's together or against each other, WWE loves to have a little Shield throwback and it happened tonight as they briefly aligned, whether it was the 2-on-1 Shield-style beatdowns as well as the tease of the powerbomb on the table. Fortunately or unfortunately, they weren't able to do so, perhaps indicating that it's not complete without the third man.

While both men did fantastic in the match, it's clear that WWE will still try to milk Shield nostalgia, but the reality is that it isn't the same without Dean Ambrose. Hopefully, that's the story they tell instead if they ever cross paths again soon. However, that seems unlikely as they're on different brands. Triple H said that the brand split will be more "defined" after Survivor Series.