On June 2, 2014, approximately 11 p.m. ET, the WWE Universe collectively turned into Jim Ross.
As Seth Rollins swung a chair into Roman Reigns’ torn-up back like Bambino at the plate and stomped Dean Ambrose’s mug into the steel like a bully on the playground, a nation of WWE fans channeled the WWE Hall of Famer for a collective howl of agony that reverberated across the nations. If the Universe hadn’t done it for him, one could practically imagine Good Ol’ J.R. calling the shocker himself: "GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY!!! GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY!! ROLLINS!! ROLLINS, WITH THE CHAIR!! WHY?!?! FOR GOD’S SAKES, WHY?!?! STOP THIS!!!"Even after The Architect threw his best-laid plans to the wind and took up arms alongside the very corporate king who had once used him as a pawn, it didn’t seem real that The Shield would shatter in such a way. But that’s where we are, and all that’s left is to come to terms with it. WWE.com has been raging with debate ever since the chair swing heard 'round the world, so two of our editors went head to head over The Aerialist’s dramatic change in trajectory.
Of course Seth Rollins made the best decision of his career by turning on The Shield and joining The Authority.
The only place for a wrestler to make life-changing money is here in the publicly traded, globally televised sports-entertainment juggernaut that is WWE. If you are lucky enough to have made it to the major league and want to make the most money possible, you do what WWE brass tells you to. When an executive officer like Triple H is benevolent enough to ask rather than tell you to do something, you say yes, period. This is show business, not show friends. If you want to make friends, you can rescue dogs and cats from animal shelters and eventually eat what they eat because it will be all that you can afford.
Did Shawn Michaels make the best decision of his career when he turned on Marty Jannetty by throwing him and that tired Rockers gimmick through The Barber Shop’s plate-glass window? Yes.
Did Andre the Giant make the best decision of his career and finally main event WrestleMania in front of more than 93,000 fans by turning on Hulk Hogan on Piper’s Pit and challenging him for the WWE Championship? Yes.
Did Hulk Hogan extend his career another decade by ditching the red and yellow of Hulkamania and its clichéd demandments and donning the black and white of The New World Order? Yes.Did Seth Rollins make the best decision of his career by turning on The Shield, no longer having to split main event paychecks three ways with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns? Yes.
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| Point/counterpoint: Was Seth Rollins' betrayal of The Shield the best or worst decision of his career? |
Of course Seth Rollins made the best decision of his career by turning on The Shield and joining The Authority.
The only place for a wrestler to make life-changing money is here in the publicly traded, globally televised sports-entertainment juggernaut that is WWE. If you are lucky enough to have made it to the major league and want to make the most money possible, you do what WWE brass tells you to. When an executive officer like Triple H is benevolent enough to ask rather than tell you to do something, you say yes, period. This is show business, not show friends. If you want to make friends, you can rescue dogs and cats from animal shelters and eventually eat what they eat because it will be all that you can afford.
Did Shawn Michaels make the best decision of his career when he turned on Marty Jannetty by throwing him and that tired Rockers gimmick through The Barber Shop’s plate-glass window? Yes.
Did Andre the Giant make the best decision of his career and finally main event WrestleMania in front of more than 93,000 fans by turning on Hulk Hogan on Piper’s Pit and challenging him for the WWE Championship? Yes.
Did Hulk Hogan extend his career another decade by ditching the red and yellow of Hulkamania and its clichéd demandments and donning the black and white of The New World Order? Yes.Did Seth Rollins make the best decision of his career by turning on The Shield, no longer having to split main event paychecks three ways with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns? Yes.
