{"id":7490,"date":"2016-01-05T22:52:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T04:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7490"},"modified":"2016-01-05T22:52:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T04:52:23","slug":"15-wwe-on-espnews-sportscenter-ambrose-interview-on-shield-break-up-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/05\/15-wwe-on-espnews-sportscenter-ambrose-interview-on-shield-break-up-more\/","title":{"rendered":"1\/5 WWE on ESPNews SportsCenter &#8211; Ambrose interview on Shield break-up, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3808098181\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The first 2016 edition of WWE&#8217;s Tuesday night segment on SportsCenter featured Intercontinental champion Dean Ambrose discussing WWE topics with The Coach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE on ESPNews SportsCenter<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>January 5, 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Guest: Dean Ambrose<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Host: Jonathan Coachman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The interview mainly focused on Ambrose&#8217;s rise from his &#8220;big push&#8221; as part of The Shield to being IC champion.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Ambrose said he was ready to move on from The Shield, as he wanted have individual success after playing a &#8220;goon&#8221; doing all the dirty work as part of the three-man unit.<\/p>\n<p>Ambrose talked up the unit&#8217;s individual success, noting that Roman Reigns is the current WWE World champion, he is the current IC champion, and Seth Rollins was the WWE Champ before he got injured.<\/p>\n<p>Coach brought up Ambrose drawing comparisons to Roddy Piper and Steve Austin. 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