The Shield def. Kane & The New Age Outlaws

NEW ORLEANS — Everybody needs a hero. And sometimes those heroes come from the unlikeliest

of places. For the last year and a half, the entire

WWE roster has incurred the wrath of Dean

Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns. But a lot

can change from one Show of Shows to the next,

and inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday night, these Hounds of Justice stood

victorious as lauded heroes for this post-Attitude

Era. For some, it feels like just yesterday that The New

Age Outlaws and Kane — along with X-Pac —

represented a cadre of beloved competitors. During

the late 1990s, few grapplers were as popular as

Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and The Big Red Monster.

But with their true degenerative and rebellious spirits long gone, it was The Shield that took to

Spearing these three veterans out of their suits and

as far from the boardroom as possible.

The Shield wasted no time, interrupting the D-O-

Double-G’s familiar spiel and descending from

amongst the capacity crowd. Once the bell rang, it

was all about the men in black. Kane did his best to

unload on his opponents with furious punches, but

the bout quickly evolved into a chaotic brawl. Few could envy the referee assigned to officiating the

contest. Reigns sprang from the floor to nail a dropkick to

both Outlaws at the same time as they were draped

over the ring apron. Moments later, the powerhouse

of The Shield landed a Superman Punch, which

Rollins followed by coming off the turnbuckle onto

Kane with a spectacular diving somersault over the top rope to the ringside floor. With momentum decidedly against them, the

corporate posse attempted to retreat to the locker

room area. But before Kane and his partners could

make their way up the ramp, Ambrose and Rollins

sailed through the ropes and onto their rivals

outside. From there, it was Reigns’ time to shine, not an uncommon sight over the past few months.

The Shield’s enforcer unleashed massive

simultaneous Spears onto Dogg and Gunn before

turning his attention to Corporate Kane, sending the

Director of Operations soaring out of his slacks.

From there, a pinfall was all but inevitable. Rollins

and Ambrose hoisted an Outlaw each to Reigns’ arms, and the trio executed what can only be

referred to as a “double-Triple Powerbomb.” It was

Rollins who scored the one-two-three, but this was

a win felt by all in attendance. Blink and you missed it, but this was as impressive

and decisive a victory as ever by The Shield. And

on The Grandest Stage of Them All, to boot. On

this night in New Orleans, Rollins, Ambrose &

Reigns proved to be more than just Hounds.

They’re bona fide heroes. And you can believe that.