Colby Daniel Lopez aka Seth Rollins is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Seth Rollins. He is known by the nicknames “The Architect” and “The Kingslayer”. Before signing with WWE, Lopez wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Tyler Black and was part of the Age of the Fall stable with Jimmy Jacobs. During his time at ROH, he held the ROH World Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice with Jacobs and won the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament.
He also wrestled for various independent promotions, including Full Impact Pro, where he was a one-time FIP World Heavyweight Champion, as well as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he was a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion with Jacobs. Lopez signed with WWE in 2010 and was sent to its development zone Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he was renamed Seth Rollins and became the inaugural FCW Grand Slam Champion.
After WWE rebranded FCW to NXT, he became the inaugural NXT Champion. Lopez debuted on the WWE main roster at the 2012 Survivor Series as part of The Shield’s faction alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. He won his first Main Roster Championship, the WWE Tag Team Championship, with Roman Reigns. Rollins then went on to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the WWE Universal Championship, the WWE Intercontinental Championship, and the WWE United States Championship.
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He also won the 2014 Money in the Bank ladder match, the 2015 Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year, and the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble. Rollins is a Triple Crown Champion, a Grand Slam Champion, holds the record for most titles won with the Raw Tag Team Championship (with six) and is the only wrestler to have won all three current WWE World Titles (WWE, Universal). , and the NXT Championship). He has made headlines for WWE at several major pay-per-view events including WrestleMania 31.
Industry veteran Sting, who fought his last WWE match against Rollins, described him as the most talented professional wrestler he has ever seen or worked with. He was the cover athlete for the video game WWE 2K18. 1 wrestler in the world by Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s PWI 500 list in both 2015 and 2019, becoming one of only five people to have held the number one spot more than once (Bret Hart, Steve Austin, After Triple H, and John Cena.
Characterized for his ability to re-invent himself, Rollins is considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of the 2010s, winning multiple championships and multiple pay-per-views. Has gained prominence in the event. Rollins holds several records over his time in WWE, most notably beating Roman Reigns and John Cena in a one-hour and five-minute gauntlet match performance. He is also the first and only wrestler to redeem his WWE Money in the Bank contract at WrestleMania. Rollins is also one of only two men to pin Brock Lesnar twice (along with Goldberg) and has taken him to the World Championships three times, becoming the only wrestler to achieve this.
Seth Rollins Social Media
Seth Rollins is very active on social media and always shares his handsome, gymming, family, life events, travel images, and videos on his Instagram account. He has 4.4m followers and 3.9 million followers on Twitter.
Early Life
Colby Daniel Lopez aka Seth Rollins was born and raised in Buffalo, Iowa, United States. Lopez is of Armenian, German, and Irish descent. Seth’s surname, Lopez, comes from his elder brother Brandon’s Mexican-American father, whom Rollins considers his father, as seen in WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) 24. Seth graduated from Davenport West High School in the year 2004. As a teenager, Seth was an introvert and a big fan of rock and heavy metal music who lived a straight edge lifestyle. The wrestler trained at a wrestling school owned by Danny Daniels on the border of Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois United States (U.S). In the year 2014, Lopez and his former tag team partner Marek Brave started The Black and the Brave Wrestling Academy, a professional wrestling school in Moline. In February 2019, Lopez opened a coffee shop called 329 Sport in her hometown of Davenport, Iowa.
Seth Rollins Age, Biography & Wiki
| Age, Biography & Wiki |
| Real Name | Colby Daniel Lopez |
| Nickname | Lopez, Seth, The Architect, The Kingslayer |
| Ring Name | Seth Rollins |
| Profession | Wrestler, Actor |
| Debut | WWE-18th December 2012 (WWE RAW Television Debut as a member of ‘Shield’) |
| Language Known | English |
| Hobbies | Playing Football & Video games, Traveling, Listening to Music. |
| Date Of Birth | 28th May 1986 (Wednesday) |
| Age (as of 2021) | 35 Years |
| Birthplace | Buffalo, Iowa, United States |
| Hometown | Buffalo, Iowa, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Star Sign/ Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Seth Rollins Height, Weight & Physical Overview |
| Billed Height in Centimeters | 185 cm |
| Billed in Meters | 1.85 m |
| Billed Height in Feet & Inches | 6′ 1″ |
| Real Height in Centimeters | 183 cm |
| Real Height in Meters | 1.83 m |
| in Feet & Inches | 6′ 0″ |
| Weight in Kilograms | 98 kg |
| Weight in Pounds | 216 lbs |
| Body Measurement (approx.) | Chest-45
Waist-35 Biceps-19 |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black & Blonde (Dyed) |
| Seth Rollins Family & Relatives |
| Father | Not Known |
| Mother | Not Known |
| Sister | Not Known |
| Brother | Not Known |
| Seth Rollins Wife, Children, Daughter, Girlfriends, Affairs, and Marital Status |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Former Fiancee Leighla Schultz (2013-2014), Zahra Schreiber, Rebecca Quin aka Becky Lynch (Wrestler) |
| Wife | Rebecca Quin aka Becky Lynch (Wrestler)
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| Engagement Date | 22nd August 2019 (Thursday) |
| Marriage Date | 29th June 2021 (Tuesday) |
| Children | Daughter-Roux (Born on 4th December 2020, Friday) |
| Seth Rollins Education Qualification, School and College |
| School | Davenport West High School |
| College/University | Not Known |
| Educational Qualification | Not Known |
| Favorite Things and Like & Dislike |
| Wrestler | Shawn Michaels |
| Musician | Henry Rollins (Black Flag) |
| Food | Not Known |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Movie | Fight Club |
| Color | Black, White, Blue |
| Sport | Football |
| Car Collection | Chevrolet Impala, Crysler 300C, Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster, Ford Kuga, Chevrolet Suburban, Jeep Wrangler |
| Holiday Destination | London, Europe, Australia |
| Salary (approx.) | $3 Million |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $10 Million |
Physical Attributes
Seth Rollins has a healthy physique and he is 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) tall. Describing more about body fitness his weight is around 98 Kg (216 lbs). Seth Rollins always keeps himself fit and he is very healthy Conscious. His chest measurement is 45 Inches, Waist is approx. 35 Inches & biceps measurement is 19 Inches. He has a nice hairstyle and got Black & Blonde (Dyed) hair and Dark Brown Eyes.
Family Background and Relationship
Colby Daniel Lopez aka Seth Rollins was born on 28th May 1986 (Wednesday) in Buffalo, Iowa, United States. Seth’s hometown is Buffalo, Iowa, United States. As of 2021, Seth is 35 years old, and his zodiac sign is Gemini. Rollins is an American by nationality and Seth follows Christianity religion. Rollins resides in Moline, Illinois, United States (U.S). Seth is an atheist and a fan of the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Cardinals. On 10th September 2019, Rollins found out that Seth had a brother and a sister after taking a DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) test. There is not much information available about Seth’s family.
Talking about Seth’s love life, on February 9, 2015, a nude photo of former NXT wrestler Zahra Schreiber, reportedly Lopez’s girlfriend, was posted to his social media account, the content of which is automatically republished by WWE.com. . Soon after, nude photos of Lopez were posted to the Twitter page of her then-fiancé, Leighla Schultz. In response, Lopez apologized for “private photos that were distributed without consent.” On 25 February 2016, Lopez revealed that she had broken up with Schreiber, but did not specify what caused the split.
Lopez started dating fellow professional wrestler Rebecca Quin, better known as her ring name Becky Lynch, in January 2019. Their relationship was made public in May, after months of speculation. The couple announced their engagement on 22nd August 2019. On 11th May 2020, Rebecca announced during an episode of Raw that Rebecca and Lopez were expecting their first child. Their daughter, Roux, was born on 4th December 2020 (Friday). Seth and Becky got married on 29th June 2021 (Tuesday). The wrestler announced their marriage on his Instagram Stories, writing “seems like a fine day to (finally) get married”.
Independent Circuit (2005–2009)
Lopez made his debut in the year 2005, wrestling in the Iowa independent scene under the ring name Gixx. He then joined Ian Rotten’s Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA) under the name Tyler Black. On September 23, 2005, in Hammond, Indiana. He defeated Sal Thomasley before being eliminated by Matt Siddle in the quarterfinals of Ted Entered the Petty Invitational Tournament.
He soon joined the NWA Midwest and won the promotion’s Tag Team Championship with Marek Brave. The duo successfully defended the NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship several times in early 2006 against Ryan Boz and Danny Daniels, Brett Wayne, and Hype Gotti. And Jason Reigns and Marco Cordova. He briefly appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and teamed up with Jeff Luxon in Damage to the Latin American Exchange (Homicide and Hernandez) on Impact! in October 2006.
On May 25, 2007. In a match with then-Full Impact Pro (FIP) tag team champions The Brisco Brothers (Jay and Mark Brisco) in Melbourne, Florida, Black’s tag team partner Marek Brave suffered a legitimate back injury. Had to do it, which hurt Black. Pursue a solo career by competing in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he defeated Joey Ryan in his debut on June 10.
On July 6, 2008. At War of the Life of PWG, Black teamed up with Jimmy Jacobs to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship by defeating Roderick Strong and El Generico, who replaced Jack Evans. On December 20, Black defeated Go Shiozaki at the FIP World Heavyweight Championship at the FIP event. At the FIP event on May 2, 2009, Davey Richards has forfeited the FIP World Heavyweight Championship when Black was unable to compete.
The Age of the Fall (2007–2009)
At the Ring of Honor (ROH) pay-per-view taping of Man Up in September 2007, Black made his debut alongside Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher, in which the trio attacked the Briscoe Brothers. And Jay Briscoe was hanged by light rigging. Gave. a trap. The trio built a stable called The Age of the Fall.
The angle was so controversial that ROH decided to remove the footage from the pay-per-view that was being taped at the event. Black made his ROH in-ring debut later that night in a dark match, wrestling Jack Evans without a contest. In November at Glory by Honor VI, Black defeated Alex “Sugarfoot” Payne but was attacked by the Brisco Brothers after the match. During the main event. He appeared with The Age of the Fall in a match against the Brisco Brothers. In the final battle in December, Black and Jacobs defeated The Brisco Brothers to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
They lost the championship to No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero) a month later on January 26, 2008. When the Hangmen 3 (Brent Albright and BJ Whitmer) and Austin teams competed in an Ultimate Endurance Match. Aries and Brian Danielson.
At Take No Prisoners, ROH’s sixth pay-per-view, Black challenged Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship in a losing effort. In Up for Grabs. Black and Jacobs won the eight-team tournament to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the second time. Both lost the championship in Driven to the team of Kevin Steen and El Generico.
Black Had A Second Chance & More
Black had a second chance at the ROH World Championship in Death Before Dishonored VI in New York City when he faced McGuinness, Danielson, and Claudio Castagnoli in a four-way elimination match, but McGuinness retained the title.
At Final Battle in December 2008, when Black lost the number one contender match to Austin Aries, Jacobs turned him on, and Black was attacked by Aries. Black was given a non-title match at Full Circle against then ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness on January 16, 2009, where Black won. The next night, Black-faced McGuinness in a title match that ended in a time limit draw. In Violent Tendency on June 26, Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs in a steel cage match to end their feud.
ROH World Champion and Departure (2009–2010)
In September 2009, Black took a hiatus after having surgery on his neck. On October 10, Black defeated Kenny King in a first-round match and then won the 2009 Survival of the Fittest Tournament by defeating Claudio Castagnoli, Colt Cabana, Delicious, Chris Hero, and Roderick Strong in the final, which earned him a match for did. ROH World Championship. On December 19 at Final Battle 2009, ROH’s first live pay-per-view, Black wrestled ROH World Champion Austin Aries in a 60-minute time limit draw.
Because of this draw, then-ROH commissioner Jim Cornett booked the two in a rematch between February 13, 2010, for the company’s eighth anniversary show. The booking saw Cornet set up a judging panel with himself and one person chosen by each contestant, to be the deciding winner in case of another draw. Aries picked Kenny King while Black picked Roderick Strong. Who was guaranteed an ROH World Championship title shot if he should win? In the event, Black pinned Aries to win the ROH World Championship.
On April 3 & More
On April 3, Black retained the title in a three-way elimination match against Austin Aries and Roderick Strong at The Big Bang! Pay per view. He retained the title in the following pay-per-view. Death Before Dishonor VIII, on 19 June in a match against Davy Richards. Black became the villain at the Ring of Honor Wrestling taping on August 20, when news broke that he had signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
He threatened to take the ROH World Championship with him to WWE and on August 28 refused to stake the championship in a match with Davy Richards. Which he submitted and lost. At Glory by Honor IX on September 11. In his final ROH appearance. Black lost the ROH World Championship to Roderick Strong in a no disqualification match with Terry Funk as a guest promoter. After seven successful titles defenses in 210 days. ended his rule.
Developmental Territories (2010–2012)
On August 8, 2010, Lopez signed a developmental contract with WWE and in September her developmental territory was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). On September 14, Black made his WWE debut in a dark match defeating Trent Barretta before the SmackDown taping.
Lopez debuted for FCW as Seth Rollins on September 30, losing to Michael McGillicutty. Rollins then faced Hunico for the first time on 4 November in an FCW 15 match under 15-minute Iron Man rules, where they fought to a 1–1 draw. Subsequently, Rollins participated in the FCW 15 Jack Briscoe Classic tournament along with Hunico, Richie Steamboat, and Jinder Mahal. On January 13, 2011. Rollins defeated Hunico in the final to win the tournament and became the inaugural FCW Jack Brisco 15 Champion.
At a house show on March 25, Rollins and Richie Steamboat defeated Damien Sandow and Titus O’Neill won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. Rollins and Steamboat eventually lost the championship to Big E Langston and Calvin Raines.
In July 2011, Rollins began a feud with Dean Ambrose. Ambrose and Rollins had their first match for the FCW 15 Championship in a 15-minute Iron Man match on the August 14 episode of FCW, which ended in a draw and neither man declined and as a result. Rollins retained his title. Two weeks later a rematch after 20 minutes for the title resulted in an identical 0–0 draw. On the September 18 episode of FCW, a 30-minute second rematch for the title went to the time limit of a 2–2 draw. And the match was sent into sudden-death overtime, where Rollins won the match 3–2. Pinfall made. Rollins lost the FCW 15 Championship to Damien Sandow by disqualification when Ambrose attacked Sandow late in the match, on September 22.
On February 23, 2012, Rollins defeated Leo Kruger & More
On February 23, 2012, Rollins defeated Leo Kruger to become the new FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion. Rollins lost the championship to Rick Victor at a house show on May 31.
When WWE rebranded FCW to NXT in August 2012. Rollins made his NXT TV debut on the second episode of the rebooted NXT at Full Sail University on June 27. When he defeated Zero. Rollins entered the Gold Rush tournament to be crowned the inaugural NXT Champion. Where he defeated Jinder Mahal in the final of the tournament on the August 29 episode of NXT. On the October 10 episode of NXT. Rollins made his first successful title defense since defeating Michael McGillicutty.
The Sheild (Main Article)
On November 18, 2012, at the Survivor Series pay-per-view event, Rollins made his main roster debut as a heel alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, attacking Ryback during the Triple Threat main event for the WWE Championship, causing CM Punk to pin John Cena and retain the title. The trio proclaimed themselves The Shield, vowed to rally against “injustice” and refused to work for Punk, but they regularly emerged from the crowd to attack Punk’s opponents.
This led to the establishment of a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view event, where Ambrose, Rollins, and Reigns defeated Team Hal Number (Daniel Bryan and Kane) and Ryback. His WWE debut match. While in The Shield, Rollins continued to appear on NXT and defend the NXT Championship until he eventually lost the championship to Big E Langston on the January 9, 2013 episode of NXT.
The Shield continued to assist Punk after TLC, attacking both Ryback and The Rock in January 2013. On the January 28 episode of Raw, it was revealed that Punk and his manager Paul Heyman were paying The Shield and Brad Maddox to work with them.
The Shield Quietly Ended & More
Starting a feud with John Cena, Ryback, and Sheamus, leading to a six-man tag match at Elimination Chamber on February 17, The Shield quietly ended their association with Punk. Which The Shield won. The Shield faced Sheamus, Big Show, and Randy Orton at WrestleMania 29, where The Shield won their first WrestleMania match. The next night on Raw, The Shield attempted to attack The Undertaker but was stopped by Team Hell No.
This set up a six-man tag team match on the April 22 episode of Raw, which The Shield won. On the May 13 episode of Raw. The Shield’s undefeated streak of televised six-man tag team matches ended with a disqualification loss against John Cena, Kane, and Daniel Bryan in a six-man elimination tag team match.
The Sheild at Extreme Rules & More
On May 19 at Extreme Rules, Rollins and Reigns defeated Team Hell No in a Tornado Tag Team Match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. On the June 14 episode of SmackDown. The Shield suffered their first decisive defeat against Team Hal Number and Randy Orton in televised six-man tag team matches when Bryan submitted Rollins. Rollins and Reigns successfully retained the WWE Tag Team Championship against Bryan and Orton at Payback on June 13.
In August. The Shield began working for Chief Operating Officer Triple H and The Authority. Rollins and Reigns successfully defended their titles during the Money in the Bank pre-show against The Usos and prime-time players (Darren Young and Titus O’Neill) at Night of Champions.
At Battlegrounds in October, Recent (Kefabe) fired Cody Rhodes and Goldust regained his job after defeating Rollins and Reigns in a non-title match. On the October 14 episode of Raw, Rollins and Reigns lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to Cody Rhodes and Goldust in a no disqualification match after Big Show intervened.
At Hell in a Cell & More
At Hell in a Cell on October 27. Rollins and Reigns failed to win the title in a Triple Threat match, which also involved The Usos. The following month at Survivor Series, The Shield teamed up with Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger to take on Rey Mysterio, The Usos, Cody Rhodes, and Goldust in a traditional Survivor Series match.
Although Rollins was eliminated by Mysterio. Reigns would later win the match for the team. At TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs on December 15. The Shield lost to CM Punk in a 3-on-1 handicap match after Reigns accidentally hit Ambrose. At the Royal Rumble on January 26, 2014, Rollins entered his first Royal Rumble match at number 2, earning three eliminations before teammate Reigns eliminated himself.
The next night on Raw. The Shield competed against Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, and John Cena in a six-man tag team qualifying match to enter an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. But The Wyatt Family has disqualified after Lost the match. Bray Wyatt, Eric Rowan, and Luke Harper) intervened and attacked Cena, Bryan, and Sheamus. The Shield wanted revenge and held a six-man tag team match against The Wyatt Family at Elimination Chamber on February 23, in which The Shield lost.
The Shield Began Feuding with Kane & More
Later in March, The Shield began feuding with Kane, changing face in the process. At WrestleMania XXX on April 6. The Shield defeated Kane and The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Rod Dogg). Thus winning their second WrestleMania match as a group. The Shield then feuded with Triple H. WWE’s COO and leader of The Authority, who then reformed Evolution with Batista and Randy Orton to take on The Shield. Shields defeated Evolution at Extreme Rules and again at Payback in a No Holds Bard Elimination match, in which none of the Shield members were eliminated.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion (2014–2015)
On the June 2 episode of Raw, Rollins turned on Ambrose and healed Reigns, once again, to rejoin The Authority. He then entered a Money in the Bank ladder match at the Titanic event, which he won after Kane’s intervention. Rollins beat Ambrose twice, first via forfeiture at Battleground in July after his match was canceled by Triple H following a pre-match attack by Ambrose on Rollins backstage, and the second in a lumberjack match at SummerSlam in August. After hitting up with him in the Money in the Bank briefcase following intervention from Kane.
The next night on Raw, Rollins once again defeated Ambrose by referee stoppage in a Falls Count Anywhere match, when Kane again intervened and helped Rollins execute a curb stomp on Ambrose via cinder blocks. Causing Him to be badly hurt. In September, Rollins began feuding with Roman Reigns and a match was set for Night of Champions, but Reigns developed a legitimate incarcerated hernia, which required surgery before the incident. As a result, Rollins was declared the winner via forfeiture before the attack.
A Return by Ambrose & More
A Return by Ambrose. Shortly after, Rollins adopted Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury as bodyguards. Later renamed “J&J Security”. The feud between Rollins and Ambrose ended at Hell in a Cell where Rollins defeated Ambrose in a Hell in a Cell match after Bray Wyatt interfered and attacked Ambrose. After Hell in a Cell. Tensions between Rollins and Randy Orton escalated due to Rollins’ preferential treatment of authority. Leading to a singles match between the two on the November 3 episode of Raw, which Rollins won.
After the match, Orton attacked The Authority. But he prevailed, resulting in Rollins performing a curb stomp on Orton on the steel ring steps, injuring Cafe. At Survivor Series on November 23, Rollins captained Team Authority in a five-on-five elimination tag team match against Team Cena. In which Rollins was the only survivor for his team and the last man eliminated by Dolph Ziggler. Whose, As a result, the authority was created. Ejected from the control of WWE. Rollins continued his feud with Cena in a table match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in December, which Cena won.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion (2014-2015)
On the January 5, 2015 episode of Raw, The Authority regained control of WWE. Rollins took part in a triple-threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Cena and champion Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble later that month. Which Lesnar won after pinning Rollins. At Fastlane, Rollins, Big Show, and Kane defeated the team of Dolph Ziggler, Eric Rowan, and Ryback; However, after the match, Randy Orton returned and attacked Noble, Mercury and Kane while Rollins fled the field.
After teasing a reunion with The Authority, Orton eventually attacked Rollins, leading to a match between the two at WrestleMania 31 on March 29, which Rollins lost. Later that night. Rollins redeemed his Money in the Bank contract during Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns‘ WWE World Heavyweight Championship match. Turning it into a triple threat match and pinning Reigns to win the title for the first time in his career. This made Rollins the first person to cash in a Money in the Bank contract at WrestleMania and during a title match.
Rollins continued his feud with Orton after WrestleMania. Which led to a steel cage match for the championship in which Kane was staying as the special guest “gatekeeper” at Extreme Rules on April 26. Where Rollins intervened after the latter. retained them. In May, tensions escalated between Rollins and Kane when the latter’s title defense was set for Payback against Orton and Reigns.
When Ambrose defeated Rollins in a non-title match on the May 4 episode of Raw. He was added to the match, making it a fatal four-way match, which Rollins won after pinning Orton. Rollins retained the championship against Ambrose at Elimination Chamber on May 31 after disqualifying himself. In a ladder match, Rollins recaptured Ambrose at Money in the Bank.
On July 19 at Battlegrounds & More
On July 19 at Battlegrounds, Rollins retained the championship by disqualification against Brock Lesnar when The Undertaker intervened and attacked Lesnar. In August, Rollins continued his fight with United States Champion John Cena. He defeated Cena in a Winner Takes All match at SummerSlam on August 23 for both the WWE World Heavyweight and the United States Championships following Jon Stewart’s intervention.
With the win, Rollins became the first and only wrestler to hold both championships at once. Until he lost the United States Championship back to Cena at Night of Champions on September 20. But later went on to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Sting. were able to retain the championship. that night. At Hell in a Cell on October 25. Rollins successfully defended the championship against Kane, and according to the terms of the match. Kane was fired as Director of Operations.
During a match against Kane at a WWE live event in Dublin. Ireland on November 4. Rollins tore the ACL, MCL, and medial meniscus in his knee while attempting to execute the Sunset Flip Powerbomb. The injury required surgery and it was speculated that it would put Rollins out of action for about six to nine months. So he was forced to vacate the WWE World Heavyweight Championship the next day. Thereby ruling him out. Expired in 220 days. On the December 21 episode of Raw, Rollins made a special appearance to accept his Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year 2015.
Feud With Triple H (2016-2017)
On May 22, 2016, after his WWE World Heavyweight Championship defense against AJ Styles at Extreme Rules, Rollins returned from injury to attack Roman Reigns with a pedigree. The next night on Raw. Shane McMahon scheduled a match between Reigns and Rollins for the title at Money in the Bank. Meanwhile. Many wrestling critics and analysts wondered whether WWE was “leaving money on the table” by not keeping Rollins as a fan favorite and negatively received Reigns as a villain.
On June 19 at Money in the Bank. Rollins defeated Reigns to win his second WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Thus becoming the first wrestler on the main roster to legally defeat Reigns in a singles event. Only championship minutes after Dean Ambrose. who redeemed the Money in the Bank contract he had won earlier that night. In July, Rollins failed to win the WWE Championship. Replacing Ambrose several times on both Raw and SmackDown.
On July 19 in the 2016 WWE Draft. Rollins was drafted to Raw as the brand’s first draft pick. On July 24 at Battlegrounds. Rollins unsuccessfully competed for the renamed WWE World Championship against Ambrose and Reigns in a triple threat match that became exclusive to the SmackDown brand. Because of this, the WWE Universal Championship was presented the following night on Raw. Rollins took part in the inaugural title match against Finn Balor at SummerSlam on August 21, in which he was defeated by Balor.
After Balor Relinquished The TItle & More
After Balor relinquished the title on Raw the following night due to a legitimate shoulder injury at SummerSlam, Rollins faced Big Cass, Kevin Owens, and Roman Reigns for the title in a four-way elimination match. But Triple H interfered and Rollins attacked. Allowing Owens to win the championship. On the September 5 episode of Raw, Rollins attacked Owens during his celebration. Changing face for the first time since 2014.
Due to multiple interferences from Chris Jericho, Rollins failed to win titles from Owens at Clash of Champions and Hell in a Cell. . At Survivor Series in November, Rollins made it to Team Raw along with Owens, Jericho, Braun Strowman, and Roman Reigns to lose to Team SmackDown. The following month in Roadblock: End of the Line, Rollins defeated Jericho.
In January 2017, Rollins began a feud with Triple H at WrestleMania. On January 28. Rollins appeared at NXT Takeover: San Antonio. Interrupting the show and demanding to confront Triple H. Who came out only to order security to remove Rollins from the ring. On the January 30 episode of Raw, Rollins confronted Stephanie McMahon and once again called Triple H, seeking answers for his betrayal. Later that night, Rollins was ambushed from behind by debutant Samoa Joe, who choked him out in a coquina clutch.
Rollins later signed a contract to compete against Triple H in a non-sanctioned match at WrestleMania 33. Rollins emerged victorious in this event. Following WrestleMania. Rollins defeated Samoa Joe at Payback on April 30 to give Joe his first singles defeat on the main roster. At Extreme Rules on June 4. Rollins competed in a deadly five-way Extreme Rules match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Universal Championship, which also featured Balor, Joe, Reigns, and Wyatt, which Joe won.
The Sheild Reunion (2017-2018)
On the July 10 episode of Raw. Rollins saved former stablemate and longtime rival Dean Ambrose from attack by The Miz and The Miztorez (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas). After failing to gain Ambrose’s trust for several weeks, the two argued in the ring on the August 14 episode of Raw and feuded with each other before eventually fighting Cesaro and Sheamus. Rebuilding the team in the process merged with. At SummerSlam on August 20, Ambrose and Rollins defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the Raw Tag Team Championship.
Rollins and Ambrose successfully defended the title against Cesaro and Sheamus at No Mercy in September. On October 9th of Raw. The entire Shield officially reunited to fight The Miz and The Miztorez, Cesaro and Sheamus, and Braun Strowman, the common enemies among all the members. The Shield got their first match as a unit since June 2014. Scheduled to compete on October 22 against the team of Strowman, Cesaro, Kane, The Miz, and Sheamus at TLC in 5-on-3 Handicap Tables, Ladders, and it was done.
The chairs matched, but health issues kept Reigns out of action. Kurt Angle took his place. Ambrose, Rollins, and Angle won the match. Ambrose and Rollins were scheduled to face the SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos in a non-title match at Survivor Series. But they were eliminated on the November 6 episode of Raw due to SmackDown’s The New Day distracting the Champions.
I lost the title to Cesaro and Sheamus. To end his rule in 78 days. This led to a match between The Shield and The New Day at Survivor Series on November 19, which The Shield won. In December, Ambrose suffered a torn biceps, which sidelined him for nearly nine months, putting The Shield on hiatus.
On the December 25 episode of Raw & More
On the December 25 episode of Raw. Rollins teamed up with Jason Jordan to defeat Cesaro and Sheamus to become the new Raw Tag Team Champions. At the Royal Rumble on January 28. Rollins entered the Royal Rumble match at number 18 but was knocked out by Reigns. Just after the Royal Rumble match. Rollins and Jordan lost the tag team titles to Cesaro and Sheamus. Ending their reign in 34 days. The tag team of Rollins and Jordan disbanded on February 6 following Jordan’s neck surgery.
Championship Reigns (2018–2019)
Subsequently, Rollins was named as a contestant in an Elimination Chamber match to determine the number one contender for the Universal Championship, which would take place at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. On the February 19 episode of Raw, Rollins competed in a seven-man gauntlet match to decide who would enter the Elimination Chamber match, where he defeated Roman Reigns and then John Cena in the second fall by Elias.
Eliminated before. Rollins wrestled for an hour and five minutes, the longest in a match by any wrestler in the show’s history. Six days later, at Elimination Chamber, Rollins was the fifth man eliminated by Braun Strowman in the match.
At WrestleMania 34 on April 8, Rollins defeated Finn Balor and The Miz in a triple threat match to win the Intercontinental Championship for the first time in his career. With his victory, Rollins became the twenty-ninth Triple Crown Champion and eighteenth Grand Slam Champion, respectively, in WWE history. After defeating The Miz in a rematch at Backlash on May 6, Rollins defended the title on several occasions, including several open challenges.
In late May, Rollins began a feud with Elias, who attacked him with his guitar after Rollins interrupted his performance. The two eventually met for the Intercontinental Championship at Money in the Bank on June 17, where Rollins won. The next night on Raw, Rollins left the championship to Dolph Ziggler after being distracted by Ziggler’s colleague Drew McIntyre, ending his reign in 71 days.
Ziggler Retained & More
Ziggler retained against Rollins on several occasions, including a 30-minute Iron Man match at Extreme Rules after McIntyre’s interference, but at SummerSlam, Ziggler retained the championship after Rollins enlisted the help of the returning Dean Ambrose. defeated to achieve. Next on Raw, Rollins reformed The Shield with Ambrose and Roman Reigns, preventing Braun Strowman from redeeming his Money in the Bank contract for the Universal Championship against Reigns.
At Hell in a Cell in September, Rollins and Ambrose failed to win the Raw Tag Team Championship from McIntyre and Ziggler. At Super Show-Down on October 6, The Shield defeated McIntyre, Ziggler, and Strowman in a six-man tag team match. However, two nights later on Raw, The Shield was defeated by the same trio in a rematch, with Ambrose walking away from his teammates after their defeat.
On the October 22 episode of Raw, Reigns took a hiatus due to his returning leukemia. Later that night, Rollins and Ambrose defeated Ziggler and McIntyre to win the Raw Tag Team Championship (making Rollins the double champion), only for Ambrose to turn on Rollins when he attacked him. A clash between the two. ignited the feud and disbanded The Shield once again. Rollins and Ambrose’s reign as Raw Tag Team Champions ended on the November 5 episode of Raw, when Rollins lost a handicap match to AOP (Akam and Razor).
Two Week Later & More
Two weeks later, on November 18, at Survivor Series. Rollins defeated United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in an Interbrand champion versus champion match. By the end of the year. Rollins continued to feud with Ambrose, which led to a title match at TLC pay-per-view on December 16. Where Ambrose defeated Rollins and ended his reign in 119 days. Going into 2019. Rollins failed to take the championship from Ambrose on several occasions. Including in a Falls Count Anywhere match when Bobby Lashley interfered. And in a triple threat match in which Lashley won the championship after pinning Ambrose.
At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 27, Rollins won his first Royal Rumble match by eliminating Braun Strowman last. The next night on Raw, Rollins challenged Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35. Soon after, Rollins teamed up with Ambrose and recently returned Reigns to reform The Shield for the third time. At Fastlane, the trio defeated the team of Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, and Baron Corbin. At WrestleMania 35 in April, Rollins defeated Lesnar to win the Universal Championship for the first time.
Rollins Entered & More
Seth entered into a feud with AJ Styles in May in a match for the Universal Championship at Money in the Bank, which Rollins retained. The wrestler successfully defended the title against Corbin at Super ShowDown and Stomping Grounds in June; The subsequent title defense featured Lacey Evans as a special guest referee.
She won with the help of her real-life wife and Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch to overcome Evans’ biased referee. Rollins teamed up with Lynch in a mixed tag team match at Extreme Rules to defeat Corbin and Evans in a winner Tex All Extreme Rules. Later, Rollins lost the title to Lesnar, who redeemed his Money in the Bank contract, ending his reign in 98 days.
The next night on Raw. Rollins won a ten-man battle royal for the right to face Lesnar for the championship at SummerSlam. Eliminating Randy Orton for the last time. At the event, Rollins defeated Lesnar to regain the championship. Making him the second wrestler to hold the Universal Championship more than once. He also became the only superstar to defeat Lesnar at both WrestleMania and SummerSlam.
On the August 19 episode of Raw. Rollins won his record-tying fifth Raw Tag Team Championship with Braun Strowman when he defeated Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. In Clash of Champions. Rollins and Strowman lost the title to the team of Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. Later that night. Rollins successfully defended the Universal Championship against Strowman in the main event but was attacked by “The Find” Bray Wyatt after the match.
On The August 19 episode of Raw
On the August 19 episode of Raw. Rollins won his record-tying fifth Raw Tag Team Championship with Braun Strowman when he defeated Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. In Clash of Champions, Rollins and Strowman lost the title to the team of Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. Later that night. Rollins successfully defended the Universal Championship against Strowman in the main event but was attacked by “The Find” Bray Wyatt after the match.
However, he was dropped when he was scheduled in a rematch for the Universal Championship against Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match. At the event, Rollins lost the title to The Find, ending his second reign in 80 days.
The Messiah (2019–2021)
In November, Rollins was selected as the captain for Team Raw at Survivor Series against Team SmackDown and Team NXT. In the event, the team emerged victorious in the SmackDown Main Event match. The next night on Raw, Rollins reprimanded the entire Raw roster for “dropping the ball” and failing to win the pay-per-view. These comments later caught the attention of Kevin Owens, who attacked Rollins and challenged him to a match, which ended in disqualification after AOP (Akam and Razor) attacked Owens. On the December 9 episode of Raw, Rollins joined Owens in attacking him, despite previously refusing to ally with AOP, becoming a heel for the first time since 2016.
Subsequently, Rollins began dubbing himself as the “Monday Night Messiah”, while stating that he was “sacrificing” his opponents for the “greater good”. He would form a faction with AOP and Buddy Murphy, and the group would attack and brutalize the likes of Rey Mysterio, Kevin Owens, and Samoa Joe over the following weeks. Rollins won the Raw Tag Team Championship with Murphy after defeating The Viking Raiders (Eric and Ivar) to become champions a record six times on the January 20, 2020 episode of Raw.
Seth competed in the 2020 Royal Rumble match as the final entrant but was eliminated by eventual winner Drew McIntyre. Seth and Murphy successfully defended the tag team championship against The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) at Super ShowDown on February 27 but lost the title to them on the March 2 episode of Raw. Rollins and Murphy failed to reclaim the championship from Street Profits at Elimination Chamber six days later. At WrestleMania 36 on April 4, Rollins faced Kevin Owens in a no disqualification match, which Rollins lost.
Rollins began a rivalry with Drew McIntyre & More
Subsequently, Rollins began a rivalry with Drew McIntyre over the WWE Championship, leading to a match between the two at Money in the Bank in May, which Rollins lost. The next night on Raw, Rollins attacked Rey Mysterio and injured his eye with steel ring steps. On the May 18 episode of Raw. Rollins recruited The Austin Theory as a new member of his faction. Mysterio eventually returned and challenged Rollins to an eye for an eye match, where the only way to win was to remove the opponent’s eyeball.
The match took place on July 19 at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. Where Rollins emerged victorious using ring steps to remove Mysterio’s eye. In the coming weeks. Rey Mysterio’s son will speak to Dominik Rollins about the attacks on both him and his father. At SummerSlam. Rollins defeated Dominik in a street fight. The next night on Raw. A tag team match between Rollins and Murphy was set up against Rey and Dominik Mysterio at Payback. In Payback. Rollins and Murphy were defeated by Ray and Dominik.
On the October 5 episode of Raw. Murphy attacked Rollins after he refused to apologize to him thus ending their alliance. As part of the 2020 WWE draft in October. Rollins was drafted to the SmackDown brand. On the November 20 episode of SmackDown. Rollins was defeated by Murphy to end the feud. At Survivor Series. Rollins competed in the Survivor Series match as part of Team SmackDown. But he was the first person eliminated by Sheamus after “sacrificing” himself. His team would also go on to lose the match. Following this. Rollins would go on paternity leave for the birth of his first child.
Embrace the Vision (2021–Present)
After a two-month hiatus, Rollins returned to the Royal Rumble, entering 29th, where he remained through to the last three and was eliminated from the eventual winner Edge. Rollins made his return to SmackDown on the February 12 episode, cutting a promo about how he is the leader SmackDown needs and the SmackDown roster needs to “embrace the vision”, which prompted the locker room to walk in on him inspired. Rollins then attacked Cesaro, who was the only one left behind, starting a feud with him.
On March 21, Rollins defeated Cesaro’s former tag team partner Shinsuke Nakamura at Fastlane. Rollins would then challenge Cesaro to a match at WrestleMania 37 on the March 26 episode, which Cesaro accepted. Rollins will have to defeat Cesaro in the event.
On the April 23 episode of SmackDown, Rollins teamed up with Jay Uso to face Cesaro and Daniel Bryan. In the end, Rollins walked out of the ring, giving Cesaro and Bryan the victory. On the May 7 episode of SmackDown, Rollins and Cesaro faced off again in a WrestleMania rematch in which Rollins again lost to Cesaro. At WrestleMania Backlash, Rollins made an appearance and attacked Cesaro with a steel chair. Then another match was made for Rollins and Cesaro at Hell in a Cell. Rollins defeated Cesaro in this event.
Rollins Defeated Cesaro & More
On the following SmackDown, Rollins defeated Cesaro, this time in a mixed tag team match involving Bayley and Bianca Belair. The following week, Rollins defeated Cesaro once again to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at the Titanic event, ending their feud in the process. At Money in the Bank, Rollins failed to win the contract, as the match was won by Big E.
That same night, Rollins would intervene in the main event where Roman Reigns was defending the Universal Championship against Edge. Rollins diverted the referee’s attention and caused Edge the loss of the match. Over the next few weeks, Rollins and Edge continued to face and attack each other until the August 6 episode of SmackDown, where Edge would challenge Rollins to a match at SummerSlam, which Rollins accepted.
Other Media
Seth Rollins is regularly highlighted on Xavier Woods’ YouTube channel UpUpDownDown (2.26M subscribers). Where Seth goes by the nickname ‘The Champ’. In August 2019. Lopez won a #1 contender’s tournament to challenge Samoa Joe for the UpUpDownDown Championship. Seth defeated Joe in a game of Track & Field II to win the championship. In October, in his 1st and only defense. Seth lost the championship to Becky Lynch.
Professional Wrestling Style, Persona, and Reception
Part of his WWE ring name is a tribute to former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins. During his time in FCW, Rollins used a superkick as a finisher to a kneeling opponent named Avada Kedavra. Rollins is known for using his current and most notable finisher, the Curb Stomp (often simply called Stomp), for most of his career. However, in March 2015, shortly after his WWE World Heavyweight Championship victory at WrestleMania 31, Rollins was banned from using the curb stomp, as WWE President Vince McMahon thought it was a “brutal” blow to his top champion. was the step. However, Rollins resumed using the move in January 2018. During the interim, he adopted Triple H’s pedigree as his final maneuver to replace Curb Stomp. In April 2017, he introduced a new finishing move, a jumping knee strike called the ripcord knee.
Throughout his time as a member of The Shield, his character was an “out-spoken hot-head who would do crazy things” to help The Shield, before the team initially disbanded. After becoming a villain in late 2019 and aligning himself with AOP, Rollins began calling himself the “Monday Night Messiah” and introducing a new entry theme to go with the new character, introducing himself as Jesus. indicated for. He also began recruiting new “disciples” into his groups, such as Murphy and Austin Theory, who were proclaiming themselves their leader and savior.
In mid-2019, Rollins gained attention for his social media activities and public comments. In June, Rollins received criticism on Twitter for interacting with fellow wrestler Will Osprey, whom Rollins referred to as a “little guy” and urged to “compare bank accounts” with him; Seth apologized in early July, calling the tweet “garbage” and “not in line with my values.
He later publicly called wrestler Jon Moxley & More
“He later publicly called wrestler Jon Moxley (who had performed in WWE as Dean Ambrose) “arrogant” for criticizing WWE following his departure from the company, as well as the professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (where Moxley went on to compete after he departed from WWE) as a “minor league”. In November, Rollins publicly denied a story published by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON), which claimed he spoke during a backstage meeting before an episode of Raw. The publication later issued a retraction and apology to Rollins.
Rollins’ Character Drew Criticism From Audiences and Critics
That same year. Rollins’ character drew criticism from audiences and critics in particular. Most notably for retaining the Universal Championship on “The Find” Bray Wyatt via referee stoppage at the Hell in a Cell event in October of that year. The latter. Which was received negatively.
Live by the crowd and also by the critics. Sports journalist Dave Meltzer, who is known for giving star ratings to wrestling matches. Downgraded the match to 2 out of 5 stars. Giving him the lowest-rated match review. Meltzer described it as “perhaps the worst main event in pro wrestling history where the fault is not in any of the contestants”.
Bleacher Report later stated that the negative reaction was “a backlash against a character who has become too bland. One-dimensional and unfit for fans to continue to support.” Following Rollins’ change in villainous character shortly after the feud with Wyatt. The New York Post hypothesized that “WWE had no choice but to heal Seth Rollins”, even though it “needed to switch to WWE”. does not absolve him of blame”.
Rollins’ match against Wyatt in Hell in a Cell was later recognized by readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter as the worst match of the year. With their feud being named Worst Feud of the Year. The Hell in a Cell match was also awarded the Gooker Award by satirical wrestling website WrestleCrap. An annual booby award dedicated to the worst wrestling moment of the year.
Contact and Social Media Information
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Some Unknown Facts About Seth Rollins
- Does Seth Rollins smoke: No
- Does Seth Rollins drink alcohol: Yes
- Seth Rollins started learning wrestling moves at the age of 14. He started getting involved in backyard wrestling with some of his friends mainly using a trampoline. It was during these years that Rollins decided to pursue a career in professional wrestling.
- 3 years later at the age of 17, Rollins wrestled his first match for Scott County Wrestling (SCW) in 2003 under the ring name Gixx.
- Rollins wrestled for TNA in 2006. After a brief stay in TNA, Rollins signed a deal with WWE Developmental, Florida Championship Wrestling (now NXT).
- Seth Rollins is half Armenian and half German and Irish.
- Seth Rollins is grateful to former WWE star Evan Bourne. As Bourne was the person who helped Rollins choose the right platform, at a time when Rollins also had offers from other companies such as TNA and ROH.
- Rollins claims that he got his name from Henry Rollins, the leader of his favorite band, Black Flag. Seth decided to use the name as a tribute to the musician.
- In 2015, Rollins became the first wrestler to hold the US and WWE Championships simultaneously.
- At WrestleMania 31, Rollins redeemed his Money in the Bank contract. And becoming champion was not something that had been decided days or months before; What usually happens is, in fact. 90 minutes before the main event match, he was told that he was going to be the champion.
- In 2013, Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI), a respected wrestling magazine. Named Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns as Tag Team of the Year. In 2014, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose were awarded Feud of the Year; Proving that Seth Rollins and his former partners have unmatched chemistry in WWE today.
