I could have just as easily been wrong about it. I've just been on The Shield bandwagon from day one and didn't think WWE would give this kind of initial push to a couple of smallish guys (Rollins and Ambrose) with quality mic skills if they couldn't deliver in-ring.

Reigns is pure muscle so IMO him+Ryback+Kane in a TLC by themselves would've made for an awesome Hossfight, so adding that dynamic to Ambrose/Rollins working with Bryan, who is basically Kurt Angle 2.0 and turns everything into amazing just screamed greatness IMO.

Plus Kane/Bryan are incredibly over, as is Ryback, so I assumed the crowd would be hot as hell (no pun intended) and that always helps.