WWE The Shield's Final Chapter

The Shield's Final Chapter was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. A portion of the live event aired exclusively on the WWE Network as a one-hour special. It took place on April 21, 2019, at TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Illinois. This event marked the final match for The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins) as a group, as well as Ambrose's final match in WWE.

The Shield's Final Chapter
Promotional poster featuring The Shield (Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns)
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
205 Live
DateApril 21, 2019
CityMoline, Illinois
VenueTaxSlayer Center
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Seven matches were contested on the card, three of which were shown for the one-hour WWE Network special. In the main event, The Shield defeated Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre in a six-man tag team match.

Production

Background

In 2015, WWE began to expand its content on the WWE Network by presenting televised house shows. These one-hour WWE Network-exclusive specials did not show the entire card, but only a select few matches. The Shield's Final Chapter took place on April 21, 2019, at TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Illinois and featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands. The one-hour WWE Network special was livestreamed.[1][2]

Storylines

The card composed of seven matches, three of which were shown for the one-hour WWE Network special. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3][4] Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live, and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.[5]

On January 29, 2019, WWE confirmed that Dean Ambrose had decided to not renew his contract that was expiring in April.[6] The following month, Roman Reigns, who took time off in October 2018 due to leukemia, returned.[7] Ambrose, Reigns, and Seth Rollins then reunited The Shield for a match at Fastlane, where they defeated the team of Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre.[8] Although this had been promoted as The Shield's final match together, one further match was scheduled for a special event called The Shield's Final Chapter, featuring both The Shield as a group and Ambrose's last match in WWE.[1]

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Michael Cole
Corey Graves
Renee Young
Ring announcer Mike Rome
Referees Chad Patton
Rod Zapata

Results
No. Results Stipulations Times[9]
1D Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins (c) defeated The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) and Aleister Black and Ricochet Triple threat tag team match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship[10] -
2D Tony Nese (c) defeated Buddy Murphy Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[10] -
3D Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik, Kalisto, and Lince Dorado) fought Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers (Sunil Singh and Samir Singh) to a no contest Six-man tag team match[10] -
4D Alexa Bliss and Lacey Evans defeated Dana Brooke and Nikki Cross Tag team match[10] -
5 Finn Bálor (c) defeated Elias Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[1] 6:35
6 Bayley and Ember Moon defeated The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan) (with Liv Morgan) Tag team match[9] 7:15
7 The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) defeated Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre Six-man tag team match[1] 14:25
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

References
  1. "The Shield's Final Chapter - This Sunday on WWE Network". Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. Currier, Joseph (April 15, 2019). "The Shield's Final Chapter To Air Live On WWE Network". f4wonline. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  4. "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  5. Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  6. WWE.com Staff (January 29, 2019). "Dean Ambrose not renewing WWE contract when it expires in April". WWE.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  7. Powell, Jason (February 25, 2019). "2/25 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: Roman Reigns returns, Ric Flair's 70th birthday celebration". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  8. Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Fastlane 2019 live review: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair, Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens for the WWE Championship, The Shield vs. Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, and Baron Corbin, The Usos vs. Shane McMahon and The Miz for the Smackdown Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  9. Powell, Jason. "WWE "The Shield's Final Chapter" results: Powell's live review of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose vs. Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, and Baron Corbin, Finn Balor defends the Intercontinental Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  10. Billy Krotchsen (April 21, 2019). "BEFORE THE SHIELD'S LAST CHAPTER: COMPLETE WWE RAW IN MOLINE, IL RESULTS". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
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