Top 5 Triple Threat Matches Involving Members of The Shield

Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns made their main roster debut together as a group, which they called “The Shield”. The Shield dominated almost every top superstar and team during its 19-month reign of terror. The list of superstars who fell prey to The Shield is quite long but the list includes big names like The Undertaker, John Cena, The Rock etc.

The Shield split in 2014 after Seth Rollins turned on Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose to join "The Authority". Ever since The Shield disbanded, all 3 members of The Shield have had impressive careers as solo competitors, although their paths often used to cross. All 3 members also became Grand Slam Champions by Wrestlemania 34.

Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose have been a part of some intense feuds and amazing matches, both single and multi-man matches since the group ended. However, the triple threat matches that involve any, any two or all members of The Shield always take the cake.

Here, we will rank the 5 best triple threat matches which involved a member or members of The Shield.

#5 Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 31:

A singles match that went on to become a triple threat, with Rollins cashing in his MITB Contract.

Now, this wasn’t a typical triple threat match. It started out as a singles match between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar. The match was quite predictable in the sense that Brock Lesnar dominated the majority of the match and Reigns fought back near the end of the match. Reigns’ offense towards the end of the match was quite enjoyable. The match gave a big fight feel. It wasn’t a typical wrestling match, it was an all-out brawl.

However, as enjoyable the fight was getting and as soon as it looked like Reigns would eventually win the big one, Seth Rollins came out to the ring to cash-in his Money in the Bank contract in the middle of the match, turning the match into a triple threat match. Lesnar tried to counter Rollins’ offense but got speared by Reigns leading Rollins to hit Reigns with the Curb Stomp to become the first member of The Shield to win the World Title. Wrestlemania 31 ended with Rollins celebrating with the WWE title.

#4 Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns at Fastlane 2016:

This triple threat match kicked-off the Ambrose/Lesnar feud.

This triple threat was for an opportunity to face the WWE Champion Triple H at Wrestlemania 32. The result of the match was quite predictable but nevertheless, it turned out to be an entertaining match. The match featured Lesnar dominating the early part of the match which led Reigns and Ambrose to team up and take down Lesnar. After double-power bombing Lesnar through the announce table, putting him out of action for some time, Ambrose and Reigns took the battle to the ring and fought each other.

Lesnar eventually returned to the ring to take down both Ambrose and Reigns. The finish saw Ambrose attacking Lesnar with multiple chair shots leading to Lesnar exiting the ring to catch his breath. Ambrose then turned around to a spear from Roman Reigns. Reigns then went on to main-event Wrestlemania against Triple H while Lesnar began a feud with Ambrose for costing him a shot at the WWE title.

#3 Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles vs. John Cena at No Mercy 2016:

AJ Styles' first pay per view title

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This match took place at No Mercy, a pay per view exclusive to Smackdown Live. This event also featured the main-event as an opener. This match was highly appreciated by many. Although all 3 men put on amazing performances, AJ Styles’ performance in this match was the show-stealer. The match featured amazing spots, and served as a brilliant opener, hyping up the crowd for the rest of the night. No other match on the card topped this match though.

Although this match was filled with some awesome spots, the ending was a little disappointing. The ending saw AJ Styles hitting John Cena with a few chair shots and pinning him. It would have been great if the match had ended with Styles hitting Cena with his finisher, or even with an alternate finisher which the fans had never seen before but nonetheless, the match was good and all 3 superstars got their time to shine.

#2 Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns at Battleground 2016:

This match had "Dream Match" written all over it.

Did you ever expect the epic match between the three members of The Shield to take place on any pay per view other than Wrestlemania? Well no, but that isn’t a bad thing. Every pay per view needs to have amazing matches in order for it to sell out and all 3 members were at the top of their respective games then. The match was supposed to be for the WWE Championship. There were 5 weeks left for build-up so everything seemed right. Moreover, the extra stake, which was that the winner would bring the Championship to his Brand, made the match mean even more than it was already supposed to. However, before the match was even announced, Roman Reigns got suspended for 30 days for violating WWE’s wellness policy.

This didn’t jeopardize the match, however, as the match was supposed to take place 34 days after Reign’s suspension. Reigns’ suspension left him completely out of the build-up and Ambrose and Rollins carried the feud for 4 weeks. The match turned out to be amazing as it was supposed to with all 3 members beating the hell out of each other with Ambrose winning the match in the end by pinning Roman Reigns, resulting in the WWE title becoming a part of Smackdown Live. The match was filled with tension among the Shield brothers and jaw-dropping moves from all 3 competitors but the match would have meant much more, had Reigns been promoting it too with Rollins and Ambrose.

#1 John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins at Royal Rumble 2015:

Seth Rollins challenged for the WWE title while holding the Money in the Bank contract.

Topping this list is one of the best triple threat matches in the modern era of Professional Wrestling. Brock Lesnar defended the WWE title against John Cena and Seth Rollins. The match started with Lesnar fighting Cena with Rollins watching from outside. Seth started to make his presence felt slow. He played possum for a little while. However, it was only a matter of time before The Architect made the match special. Seth Rollins, went from being a coward waiting outside the ring for a perfect opportunity, to eventually stealing the match.

Although Rollins’ entire performance was praiseworthy, his 2 huge spots took the cake. One, when he hit a flying elbow drop on Brock Lesnar through the announce table and Two, when he hit John Cena with a jaw-dropping phoenix splash. John Cena and Brock Lesnar gave amazing performances too but maybe, it was just Rollins' night to steal the show. Lesnar eventually ended up retaining the title after he hit Rollins with an F5. The outcome of the match was predictable heading into the match but still, it stands out as one of the best triple threat matches in a while.