The wrestling faction known as The Shield disbanded in the year 2014. In a recent discussion, Seth Rollins expressed his views on how the breakup factored into the individual advancement of each member.
The separation transpired when Rollins went against the group during an episode of RAW, which took place on June 2nd, 2014. Subsequent to that, each member has forged their own independent careers.
Presently, Rollins has earned his spot as a leading performer on RAW. Concurrently, Moxley has claimed the AEW World Championship, while Reigns has emerged as a main player on SmackDown.
During a recent guest appearance on the “Pivot Podcast”, Rollins delved into the impact The Shield has left on the wrestling domain. He stated, “To me, that was an extremely important moment in our industry. We did that in 2014. In 2014, business was not great. We were not doing great. Television ratings were [going down] as television was going to streaming. Live events not doing good. Talent roster is not doing great. We come in 2012 and want to make a huge impact. We do great as The Shield.”
Rollins further elaborated saying, “It’s three guys in one act. You got to have three acts. We break The Shield up. That’s a huge moment. That moment took all three of us in separate trajectories that have now…the butterfly effect of that moment has changed and catapulted the business ten years later to a place, financially, it’s as big as it’s ever been. We’re doing things in our industry that, I don’t think, if we take that moment away and keep The Shield together longer or doing something differently and we don’t have that moment, the butterfly effect isn’t the same and I don’t know that the business, where it’s at with myself, Roman, Jon, and the business as a whole is where it is today without that moment.”
Please refer to the video link below to listen to the interview with Seth Rollins in full.