WWE News: Dean Ambrose To Join The Authority At WWE Payback?
Last night on RAW, Dean Ambrose was added to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at Payback after defeating Seth Rollins, making the title match a fatal-four-way between Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Randy Orton. Yes, all three former members of The Shield will be competing for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
On last night’s Wrestling Observer Radio, there was some speculation that either Roman Reigns or Dean Ambrose will turn heel, join The Authority, and assist Rollins in retaining the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Both Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez speculated that someone would be helping Rollins win the match because of the backstage segment between Kane and Rollins where Kane assured Rollins that he “had a plan” after Ambrose was added to the match. Meltzer is certain that WWE won’t be turning Reigns heel anytime soon, which leaves Ambrose as the one most likely to turn during the match.
Since The Shield’s demise, Dean Ambrose has been one of the most popular superstars on WWE’s roster, but he hasn’t reached the main-event level that both Rollins and Reigns have, and a heel turn at Payback might just do the trick. Furthermore, Ambrose has said in the past that he never envisioned himself as a babyface, and he strongly prefers being a heel. Furthermore, during Kane’s tirade several weeks ago on RAW, he claimed that The Authority made Seth Rollins the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and they could have done the same thing with Dean Ambrose if they wanted to. So, there was perhaps some foreshadowing there.
The idea of Ambrose joining The Authority could lead to Rollins being kicked out of the group in favor of Ambrose at some point in the distant future.
There is also some speculation that at some point during the fatal-four-way match at Payback, Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns will gang up on Orton in an effort to take him out of the match, leaving the three former Shield members to do battle.
The fatal-four-way match at Payback will be the first time that all three of the former members of The Shield will be competing against each other in the same match, which will be interesting to see. As of right now, Seth Rollins is the strong favorite to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the pay-per-view, and a Dean Ambrose heel turn could help him do just that.
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