Roman Reigns Discusses His Real-Life Family, Royal Rumble, The Shield & More - Audio Inside Here

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In an interview with 105.3 THE FAN in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Roman Reigns spoke about the upcoming Royal Rumble and more.

– He said he didn’t like being out with an injury but was happy to spend the time off with family. He got to afford a wedding and go on vacation. However, he added he couldn’t move very much in the first few weeks.

– He said he is motivated “more than ever” to win the Royal Rumble after he came so close last year. He has another year of experience and “that spells disaster” for everyone else.

– All three former members of The Shield are “prospering” and fans have nothing to complain about with their direction. He said that will keep succeeding and change the face of WWE.

Two Video Previews For The Upcoming Shield DVD + Latest Edition Of "30 Second Fury" - Videos

-- Here is today’s episode of WWE Fury, looking at thirty-seven superkicks:

-- Below are two clips from the upcoming Destruction of The Shield home video set hitting on February 17th:

First Look: "Destruction of The Shield" [WrestlingDVDNews.com]

The Complete Content Listing For WWE's Upcoming DVD On The Shield Revealed - Details Inside

WrestlingDVDNews.com has revealed the full content listing for the Destruction of The Shield DVD and Blu-ray set. The home video release hits on February 17th, 2015. Check out the full listing below:

 DISC 1:

 Documentary

 * Who is the Shield?  * Game Changer  * Seth Rollins’ Journey Begins  * Dean Ambrose’s Journey Begins  * Roman Reigns’ Journey Begins  * Brothers in Arms  * The Ambrose-Rollins FCW Rivalry  * The Face of NXT  * Clashing Egos  * The Quick Study  * Failure to Launch  * Assembling the Shield  * Immediate Impact  * Bringing the Sword  * The First WrestleMania  * Extreme Success  * Lone Survivor  * Royal Record  * State of Evolution  * Shield Disassembled  * Buying In  * Lunatic Fringe Unleashed  * One Versus All  * Rollins Training for Summerslam  * Ambrose Training for Summerslam  * Good Friends, Better Enemies  * Reigns Training for Summerslam  * A Most Intriguing Matchup  * Arrival in Los Angeles  * Summerslam  * The Future is Now

 Matches

 Dean Ambrose on Seth Rollins FCW Rivalry

 15-Minute Time Limit for the FCW 15 Championship  Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins  FCW • August 14, 2011

 Seth Rollins on Dean Ambrose FCW Rivalry

 30-Minute Time Limit for the FCW 15 Championship  Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins  FCW • September 18, 2011

 Roman Reigns on FCW Triple Threat Match

 Triple Threat Match  Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Leakee  FCW • February 5, 2012

 DISC 2:

 Dean Ambrose on William Regal FCW Rivalry

 Dean Ambrose vs. William Regal  FCW • July 1, 2012

 Seth Rollins on NXT Championship

 Gold Rush Tournament Finals for the NXT Championship  Seth Rollins vs. Jinder Mahal  NXT • August 29, 2012

 Roman Reigns on NXT Debut

 Roman Reigns vs. CJ Parker  NXT • October 31, 2012

 Seth Rollins on Shield In-Ring Debut

 6-Man Tag Team TLC Match  The Shield vs. Ryback & Team Hell No  TLC • December 16, 2012

 Dean Ambrose on United States Championship

 United States Championship Match  Dean Ambrose vs. Kofi Kingston  Extreme Rules • May 19, 2013

 Roman Reigns on WWE Tag Team Championship

 Tornado Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship  Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins vs. Team Hell No  Extreme Rules • May 19, 2013

 Roman Reigns on Facing the Usos

 WWE Tag Team Championship Match  Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns vs. The Usos  Money In the Bank • July 14, 2013

 Roman Reigns on Survivor Series 2013

 Classic Survivor Series Elimination Match  The Shield & The Real Americans vs. The Usos, Rhodes Brothers & Rey Mysterio  Survivor Series • November 24, 2013

 DISC 3:

 Dean Ambrose on Wyatt Family Rivalry

 6-Man Tag Team Match  The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) vs. The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)  Elimination Chamber • February 23, 2014

 Seth Rollins on Evolution Rivalry

 No Holds Barred 6-Man Elimination Tag Team Match  The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) vs. Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton & Batista)  Payback • June 1, 2014

 Seth Rollins on Money in the Bank 2014

 Money in the Bank Ladder Match  Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Jack Swagger  Money in the Bank • June 29, 2014

 Dean Ambrose on SummerSlam

 Lumberjack Match  Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins  SummerSlam • August 17, 2014

 Roman Reigns on SummerSlam

 Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton  SummerSlam • August 17, 2014

 Seth Rollins on Falls Count Anywhere Match with Dean Ambrose

 Falls Count Anywhere Match  Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins  RAW • August 18, 2014

 Roman Reigns on Seth Rollins Rivalry

 Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins  RAW • September 15, 2014

 Deleted Scenes

 * The Dean Ambrose – William Regal Rivalry  * Leakee

WWE Doesn't Adapt, So The Shield Is Forced To Perish

On June 2, 2014, I woke up in my Watervliet, New York apartment after having done WWE Payback pay-per-view play-by-play the previous night. I anxiously awaited the evening's RAW broadcast to begin to see where story lines were headed following the Payback show. In particular, I was interested -- especially with Daniel Bryan on the shelf -- to see where things were headed now that The Shield had just gone 2-0 against Evolution. Basically, it was the top program with Bryan and the title on ice, and I was curious with Evolution now in The Shield's rear-view mirror, what direction would WWE take their hottest faction?

After RAW concluded that night, I had my answer. At first, I loved the answer and the many possible scenarios that could play out as a result of it.

It wasn't seven days later that I realized, I had gotten my hopes up for nothing.

On June 9, 2014, another edition of WWE RAW is on the horizon. The previous week's show saw Seth Rollins shockingly turn on his "brothers," Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose, and aligning himself -- seemingly -- with Evolution, a faction that had just saw Batista walk away and begin his hiatus from professional wrestling.

Surely The Shield vs. Evolution program is going to continue, with Rollins filling Batista's spot in Evolution and someone who we anxiously await to find out fills Rollins spot in The Shield.

No dice.

Can you imagine Arn Anderson -- by many considered to be the backbone of the infamous Four Horsemen faction -- turning on Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard and Ole Anderson and a week later going off into a separate story line altogether, with the Four Horsemen faction being what basically amounts to an after-thought?

No? Me either.

Why would WWE do this? To me, the answer is simple: they absolutely suck these days at long-term booking.

At the WWE Payback pay-per-view, it was either Bryan defending against Kane in a "Buried Alive" match, or there was no title match. When forced to scramble at the last second -- due to their own booking mistakes -- WWE decided to put the title on the line in an angle instead of a match.

That bought them about a month, because Money In The Bank is right around the corner!

Now, we find ourselves in the same situation. They depend on Bryan coming back and if he can't, they don't really have a strong "Plan B" in place. There is no "just in case" backup plan. As a result, the title is on the line in a ladder match, and because we need guys to fill up two ladder matches instead of one, we need to break up The Shield.

You know what? I'll do you one better. Let's just say, for argument's sake, that two Money In The Bank ladder matches -- one for the title and one for the briefcase -- was the plan all along. At what point did the "creative team" decide that The Shield should be split up and have a heavy roll in the ladder matches. Due to timing issues, that leaves the company -- creatively speaking -- unable to focus on the fact that the most dominant, over-faction in the company in the past several years is breaking up, and there is no real follow-up angle.

Sure, it looks like Rollins and Ambrose will be feuding -- but as part of a match that contains five other Superstars -- with the focus not being revenge for Ambrose, or justification for Rollins, but instead a shot at the title.

What about Roman Reigns?

He spent one week trying to get his hands on "that dastardly Seth Rollins" for turning his back on his brothers. One week later, "ahhh who cares? Vickie [Guerrero], get me a title shot!"

To borrow a line from The Miz -- seriously?

Seriously?

After so much time together, when the eventual "turn" happens, the other guys aren't out for blood? One guy is, but the other guy has bigger and more important issues on his mind, like sneaking his way into the title picture? Great, he wants to be champion. That's awesome. He should aspire to be exactly that.

But the timing is all wrong. Under normal circumstances, if Daniel Bryan was perfectly healthy for example, do you think this same story line would be playing out right now?

Of course not.

No, if Bryan were healthy, he would be defending his title in what would likely be the second straight "gimmick match" against Kane. Meanwhile, The Shield thing would have happened, Reigns and Ambrose would be out for blood, and Rollins would be on the other side of the fence.

Case-in-point? If WWE would spend a bit more effort on long-term booking, and having backup plans, none of this stuff would be an issue. Bryan could suffer a broken neck, or chickenpox, or get pneumonia, and...

WWE Magazine Spoils Storyline Plans For The Shield?

The upcoming WWE Magazine has a fan Q&A that includes a question for Dean Ambrose. One of the questions asks if there was a superstar that could make him laugh. His response was, "My former partners, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. I was probably the class clown of the group, so I'd usually start the joking and ribbing. But those two are hilarious. Daniel Bryan is funny too, but more because he's funny looking."

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The Q&A only features a photo of Rollins and Reigns without Ambrose. Keep in mind that The Shield was already supposed to be broken up and those plans were put on hold because they were getting over as a babyface team so it could just be that the magazine went to press before they were told about the change in creative plans for them.

Author link: PHOTO: WWE Magazine SPOILS plans for The Shield?

Are The Shield & Evolution Drawing Ratings For RAW?

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The overrun segments for RAW in the last two weeks have featured The Shield and they've been the highest-rated quarter-hour segments of both weeks. Both segments have also featured Evolution.

Also read: ?Could Ric Flair Be Returning To WWE Full-Time?

When it comes to TV ratings, the Shield/Evolution feud seems to be what's best for business.

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