Former WWE Tag Team Champion Says He Was Supposed to Be an Original Member of The Shield

November 18, 2016

Former WWE Tag Team Champion Matt Anoa’i, formerly known in WWE as Rosey, recently spoke with Chris Featherstone on the Pancakes and Powerslams show.

During the interview, which you can check out in full at this link, Anoa’i made an interesting revelation about the original idea behind The Shield in WWE.

Regarding the idea of The Shield, Matt talked about how this has been in the works for years and how he was supposed to be an original member, and had the following to say (h/t to Inquisitr.com for the transcription):

“A lot of people don’t know this, but whenever me and my cousin, when Eddie [Fatu] came back, the original thought was, we were going to be The Shield. [Triple H] let us know, ‘Alright. Go out and buy you some black S.W.A.T Team stuff. And we did it. Either or, it didn’t work out. Obviously, Jamaal moved on to do the Umaga thing and I went on to do my thing.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.