Rhodes Brothers vs Usos vs SHIELD – Tag Team Titles
The Rhodes brothers retain the WWE World Tag Team Championships in triple threat tag team action against The Uso Brothers and The SHIELD. Cody picks up the pinfall victory on Rollins at fourteen minutes and forty seconds.
SHIELD vs Prime Time Players – Tag Team titles
The SHIELD retain the WWE World Tag Team Championships by defeating the Prime Time Players at Night of Champions. Rollins picks up the pinfall victory on O’Neil at seven minutes and thirty seconds.
Ambrose vs Van Dam – U.S. Title
Van Dam defeats Ambrose via disqualification at Summerslam after interference from Reigns at thirteen minutes and forty-five seconds. Due to the terms of the loss, Ambrose retains the United States Championship.
Usos vs SHIELD – Tag Team Titles
The SHIELD retain the WWE World Tag Team Championships by defeating the Uso Brothers at Money in the Bank. Reigns picks up the pinfall victory on Jey at fourteen minutes and forty-seven seconds.
Orton & Bryan vs SHIELD – Tag Team Titles
The SHIELD retain their WWE Tag Team Championships by defeating Bryan and Orton at Payback. Rollins picks up the pinfall victory over Bryan at twelve minutes and fourteen seconds.
Hell No vs SHIELD – Tag Team Titles
The SHIELD obtain the WWE World Tag Team Championships by defeating Team Hell No in tornado tag team action at Extreme Rules. Reigns picks up the pinfall victory over Bryan to claim the titles.
First WWE title victory
Reigns wins WWE tag team titles alongside Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules pay-per-view. The pair defeats Team Hell No to obtain the championships.
You know, we have the Usos, we have the Prime Time Players, 3MB, you know … Tons of Funk, The Real Americans and it’s starting to go on and on. The Wyatts, for that fact. So I mean the teams are building up, but they’re all going to have to step their game up. I mean we’re sitting on this mountain, we have the high ground, if you’re going to come at us, you’re going to have to bring the big guns.
The Shield debuts in WWE
Rollins, Reigns and Ambrose make their first appearance as The Shield at WWE Survivor Series by running in through the crowd to attack Ryback during the evening’s WWE Championship triple threat match. The trio put Ryback trough the announcer’s table with a set up powerbomb.
WWE debut
Reigns makes his WWE debut alongside Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. The trio attacks Ryback during main event match-up. The trio names themselves “The Shield” and vows to rally against “injustice”.
Signs with WWE
Reigns signs with WWE after failing to launch a successful football career.
When I was a kid, that’s all we ever talked about, that’s all everyone around me did, Once things slowed down with football and I finished up in Canada, I figured out that the passion to wrestle and be a WWE superstar was still there, so it kind of summed things up for me, really focused me on getting into the business and learning how to wrestle.
Roman Reigns born in Pensacola, Fl.
Reigns is born in Pensacola, Florida. He is the son of Sika Anoa’i of WWE fame. Reigns would grow up with a natural interest in professional wrestling due to his family’s heavy involvement in the sport.
It’s a responsibility (wrestling); I’m from such a prestigious lineage. Multiple WWE Hall of Famers are in my bloodline. It’s one thing to reach par, but I’m trying to hit hole-in-ones every single night.