Why The Shield wasn't as dominant as the WWE claims

NWO

The NWO drove a huge boom period for the WCW as a company.

The New World Order’s peak period didn’t happen in the WWE, but the group did make an appearance there. And since the WWE has absorbed WCW’s history, it’s probably fair to compare The Shield’s dominance to the NWO, and the comparison isn’t close.

Much like DX, counting the NWO’s titles can be difficult because so many men floated in and out of the group’s various forms and stables. But even if you just look at the “black and white” version of the NWO during its original run, you find multiple World Heavyweight Championships for “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan and various mid-card title runs for other members like Curt Hennig and Konnan. On top of that Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were a dominant tag team force and won individual gold as “The Outsiders.”

The NWO had the numbers advantage, but they also completely took over the storyline of a company and bled over into WWE action once WCW went away.