Shield Series Episode 1 – Pilot (2014)

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Starring Dean Ambrose – several shots of Dean backstage, in the ring and outside the ring play. Seth Rollins – Tweets, pictures, video clips of Seth appear on the screen. And Roman Reigns several images and clips of Roman appear on the screen. SHIELD SERIES appears on the screen along with a picture of all three members of the Shield, as well as clips of them as a group.

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"Can you guys believe it? WWE actually gave us our own show" expressed Dean randomly walking down one of the many halls of an arena that they were preforming at that night. "They are even really brave and think its going to pay off well, or they are more insane that Paige and AJ put together" added Dean, not having a living clue that there was a camera filming his every word let alone movement, if he knew he probably wouldn't have said that. Second thought Dean Ambrose, yes he would have said that.

"Does it matter what they think, come on we get our own show, to wind up other co-workers, swerve people, and just generally be ourselves, even if we aren't so different from what we are like in the ring" added Seth, he was unsure how to take the opportunity at first, but with some convincing of Dean and being given free reign to do whatever they wanted on the show within reason, he had accepted, mainly thanks to Dean describing the endless possibilities that awaited them.

"Maybe this will be the step that Dean needs to get on social media, instead of having a twitter account with one tweet" continued Roman, smiling rather innocently when he saw the deadly daggers that Dean was sending his way. Seth looked between them before bursting into the laughter, he knew the odds of Dean going on social media more often was likely to never happen. Mainly because the man didn't get on with technology that much and he just generally didn't like social media, he preferred to keep his personal life out of the view of the public. It wasn't long before the trio finally noticed the camera pointing at them. Realising they had been filmed with their small conversation, they looked at each other and shrugged before carrying on with their warm ups and getting ready for their matches. "Or maybe Seth there will finally gain the guts to actually ask the resident unorthodox Anti-Diva out on a date instead of trying to convince himself that she isn't interested" added Roman, almost laughing when he seen Seth lose his balance and end up on the floor looking up at him in a similar fashion to how Dean minutes prior. Dean was the one to be laughing this time.

"Or maybe this will be just the thing you need to stop fathering us and be the brother in arms that we were told you would be" replied Dean, smiling at Seth, who had a mischievous grin of his own placed firmly on his lips, he knew that Dean was going to have fun with this, especially when he they got some of the others on the show. He could just imagine Cesaro on the show acting like he was the WWE's version of James Bound or Paige just wrecking havoc like she does on Total Diva's and WWE in general. Hell he could even imagine someone as girly as Summer being on the show, just to show that she wasn't afraid to join the big boys when it come to having fun. It was then that the trio noticed Paige randomly skipping down the hall, they had become accustom to seeing her skipping around to the point it had become a normal part of their routine.

"Hi Paige, hows your second language studies going?" asked Seth, he had found it odd when she said she was learning a second language a couple of weeks ago, but when he asked her what language she was learning he almost doubled over laughing, especially when she told him exactly which language she was studying.

"It's going great, I'm pretty much fluent in it now" replied Paige finally reaching them. Seth and Dean were good friends with Paige to the point they often asked for her help when it come to swerving others they worked with, or just to hang out. She was one of the only girls they worked with that wasn't afraid to show her real self, hence why they got on with her so well. Plus the fact she was more mischievous that the pair of them all together and had caught Roman with some of her pranks, especially the ones where she sends him somewhere that doesn't exist in the arena.

"Err, which language are you learning as your second language?" asked Roman, having a feeling that he had fallen for another one of her pranks as soon as he asked, Dean looked at Seth as he hadn't heard Paige was learning a new language until now either, he had to admit it was intriguing. Especially since Seth was the only one of the three of them that knew she was learning a new language to begin with. He knew it was either a joke or that there was a catch behind learning this new language.

"Sarcasm" quickly responded Paige before smiling and skipping off to her locker room just down the hall, Seth and Dean once again looked at each other before chuckling at her response, where as Roman looked completely bewildered by her response. He knew he shouldn't have asked, especially since he knew he would have gotten an odd answer as he had gotten. It wasn't long before Roman shook his head and went back to the stretches and warm ups that the trio had been doing before Paige skipped down the hall. He would have asked how someone could learn sarcasm but thought better of it when he knew he would be letting himself in for some incredibly sarcastic answers from his brothers in arms.

Later on in the night, the camera was once again back on them but this time Stephanie had given them the instruction to go to the camera one by one, and introduce themselves for those who had no idea who they were but had turned it to the show. She had also gotten Paige to do it as well since she had a feeling the young English native superstar was going to be a regular on the show. Dean went first mainly because he didn't want to do it, but he knew he had to for those who had no clue they were professional wrestlers.

"Hey, I'm Dean Ambrose, I'm 29 years old and I've been wrestling since 2004. I started out as Jon Moxley and have wrestled in some of the most brutal matches. As part of the Shield, I've had a lot of TV time since appearing at Survivor Series, some of these guys are legends and have been working hard to get where they are today. So here I am Dean Ambrose one of the three main cast of Shield Series, see yah" said Dean introducing himself and saying a little bit about wrestling before getting up from where he was sat and walking off with a slight smile on his features. He knew he had probably confused the camera men and the audience when they finally watch the show. Seth was the next one to introduce himself to the watchers.

"Hi, I'm Seth Rollins, I'm 28 and I'm from Davenport, Iowa. I began my wrestling career as Tyler Black first coming into the public eye 2007, when I debuted in Ring of Honour as part of Age of the Fall. I came to WWE in 2010 where I wrestled in FCW later NXT, I was the first NXT champion. Then on November 18 2012 I came up to the main roster with Dean and Roman as part of the Shield attacking Ryback and John Cena during the main event of Survivor Series, so Believe in the Shield" spoke Seth before getting up and walk off wondering what Roman was going to say and Paige since Dean informed him before he said his bit that Paige was also doing one. He had to admit he couldn't wait to see how they turn the footage the camera men got into something resembling an pilot episode, he hoped that it would amuse those who watch the show.

"Hey there, I'm Roman reigns, I'm 30 years old from Pensacola Florida. I've been wrestling since 2010 and I'm from the well know wrestling family Anoa'i. I am related to The Rock, Rikishi, Jimmy and Jay Uso, Tamina and Nia Jax. As well as the late Umaga and Yokozuna. Not forgetting the great Wild Samoans tag team. I came here to make a statement and be the best, and that's what I am going to do. Believe that" said Roman, giving a little information on himself and his family background. Before getting up and walking out of the room, coming face to face with Paige who had an innocent smile placed firmly on her lips, which only made him wonder what she was up, it didn't help her eyes were sparkling with mischief. She walked into the room when she was called to go in.

"Hi, I'm Paige, I'm 21 and I'm from Norwich. I have been wrestling for 9 years. Suck it" said Paige smiling at the camera and trying not to laugh "I first coming into the wrestling fans as Britini Knight. I was NXT's first Women's champion. I've had a lot of TV time since coming up from NXT, all the girls here have been working their butts off for years and I come in and win the Diva's Championship on my first … day. Most of the girls backstage were like Who the hell is this rookie" added Paige smiling at the memory of how the other girls backstage reacted to her winning the championship on her first day on the main roster and becoming the youngest champion in history. She left the room after that, trying to work out how she ended up doing that when the show was called Shield Series. She was beginning to wonder if one of the boys had asked for her to be on the show with them or if her earlier appearance made her the prefect person to join the cast to Stephanie or whomever was producing the show.

"I wonder who else besides Paige, will be on the show with us?" suddenly said Roman, not realising that Paige had exited the room and was now standing behind him. He had wondered how she had managed to end up on the show with them as he was expecting to be one of the other male superstars to be the first one to join them. "And I was expecting someone like Randy to be the first to join us" added Roman ignoring the way that Seth and Dean looked at each other and tried to hold back their chuckle that was trying to escape from them. Especially since they had seen Paige stood behind the older man, listening to what he was saying. If he only turned around he would see what the pair were trying not to chuckle at. He soon found out, when Paige jumped up and attempted to put him in a head lock. He was taken by surprise by the fact that she was there and by her strength, she was stronger that he originally thought.

"Quick Paige, get the back of his knees" said Dean encouraging Paige to wrestle Roman down to the ground while Seth was leaning against a wall trying to get his amusement under control once again, he could understand why Stephanie had green lighted Dean's request for Paige to be on their show, she was unpredictable, amusing and funny all at the same time, just what they needed to encourage them to come out of their shells and show their true colours. "Tickle the back of his legs, it will distract him and get him down quicker" added Dean, seeing the horror appear in Roman's eyes, and the smile on Paige's. Roman gave him the I hate you look, while trying to work out a way to get Paige off him without hurting her.

"Seth, help me please. Since Dean is content on encouraging Paige to get me on the floor" commented Roman in response, only hearing the chuckles coming from Seth in reply, when he looked up at the younger man he seen him smiling like an idiot at the scene before him, and he seen Punk standing just behind his stable mates, an amused smile appearing on his lips, it was clearly the last thing he was expecting to see when he walked down the hall. After all it wasn't very often you see a big guy like Roman, be put in a headlock by one of the girls who was determined to wrestle you to the floor. Although he had no idea why she was targeting him for. It was then it hit him, Dean and Seth were smiling at something, had they seen Paige behind him and not said anything or did she just appear out of nowhere and decide now was the perfect time to have little fun and test her strength and his will to escape.

"Well that's just satisfied by urge to see or do something unusual. Thanks Paige" said Punk making himself known to the others there. It was at that point Roman carefully placed his arms around Paige's midsection hoping that his he used a wrestling move his father Spika taught him he would be able to get out of the headlock she was determined he wasn't getting out unless she let him go. Paige smiled at Punk, before looking down at where Roman's arms were now, she was curious what he was doing but also determined not to let the big guy loose without a small backstage fun fight. It was then that something popped in to Paige's mind, she smiled to herself.

"Anyone got a phone Roman here could borrow?" asked Paige, smiling down at Roman who tried to look up at her confused. Seth and Dean looked at her wondering what she had in mind this time. Punk got out his phone, showing it to Paige. She smiled at him but it soon turned mischievous, making him wonder what she was going to ask. "Right the number to call 1-800 22552" added Paige, smiling Punk smiled when he realised what number it was she was asking him to call. Where as all three members of the Shield looked totally confused about who's number she was asking to call, all Roman wished that it belonged to someone who could help out of his current predicament. "1-800 Fella, see if Sheamus can help you out Roman. You know providing he doesn't brogue kick you instead of me" continued Paige, smiling innocently, especially how the three boys looked at her and how Punk smiled trying to hold back his laughter.

To be continued ….

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Gives a list of starring cast, director, producer, executive producers, editors, and camera men.

WWE. Then. Now. Forever

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