A Shield Against Injustice

This looks like it might end up being very stupid. The Shield seems like a cross between Right To Censor and Nexus. At least, based on their promo on Raw and their actions since their debut, that's how I see it. They have demolished a few guys, mostly Ryback. They say that their motive is to be these moral warriors against injustice. Of course, people aren't supposed to be buying it. It is just them stretching for reasons to justify their attacks.

Are they trying to hide the fact that they are working for CM Punk? I like how they are teasing him as the leader. Playing with who was the mastermind was a very possible way to make this angle a little different from the Nexus angle. If it is not Punk, is it Brad Maddox? Paul Heyman? Will Dean Ambrose end up looking like the leader? Seth Rollins? Roman Reigns? I don't think it should be one of the three. Of course, if the WWE really wants to sell the idea that CM Punk is not the leader, they may have Punk be a victim of the group. Could still be a swerve, but might be something you could be seeing.

Why did I say that this might end up being very stupid? If it ends up that this group is really about the farfetched reason these guys gave, it would be a tough pill to swallow. They could legitimately come up with a reason to get involved in almost every match, destroying everyone involved, including the referees. They would have reason to attack the commentators. Have the fans ever shown any kind of disrespect or unfair treatment towards a wrestler. The Shield would have a reason to attack the fans. And yet, all that is not going to happen. It is just not a premise that you can really buy into. It would be very stupid for this to be it. That being said, even if the WWE does go the likely route of soon revealing their true motives and alliances, they cannot keep this farfetched premise going for too long. It can get annoying. You just get this obvious feeling that these guys are up to something more than they are saying, but the WWE still drags it on. And that can make this whole thing seem very stupid, as well. And after the reveal, how will the WWE follow through? I don't have a lot of faith in this one. First thing, they have to develop it to that next step and reveal what these guys are really about as soon as creatively possible.