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

Ministry of Darkness

Perhaps no group has been as terrifying as the Undertaker’s “Ministry of Darkness.”

The “Ministry of Darkness” isn’t commonly regarded among the WWE’s most dominant or historic groups, but they were perhaps the most terrifying. Led by The Undertaker, the group included Viscera, Mideon, the Acolytes, Gangrel, Christian and Edge at various times.

Despite only being in existence for about six or seven months, the Ministry had a world champion in Undertaker, a mid-card champion in Mideon and two tag-team championship runs by the Acolytes. On top of that, Undertaker was a clear main-event superstar, and the group managed to feud with the top stars and groups in the company at that time. So the Ministry was able to match or exceed everything the Shield did in a much shorter time frame.

But what does all this mean for The Shield?