Seth Rollins Talks About WWE Fans Stalking Him, His Ethnicity

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins recently spoke with the Chicago Tribune to promote tonight’s RAW from the Allstate Arena. Among the topics discussed are overzealous WWE fans who will do whatever it takes to meet him, including stalking him at 4am while he’s traveling. Rollins said,

“I’m not mean to fans because I’m a bad guy. I’m mean to them because they’re rude. If they stalk me at the airport at 4 in the morning, don’t expect to get a picture. That’s not OK. They can’t hang outside my hotel or come to the gym and stare at me for a half hour and expect me to be like “Cool. Awesome.”

My favorite thing is to just run into fans coincidentally. Today the National Car Rental guy recognized me and got so excited and wanted to take a picture. Awesome. It was a fan that happened to run into me. To me, there’s a distinct difference. Don’t get me wrong — our fanbase is super passionate and I love them, but there’s a difference between stalking me at the airport and just happening to see me.”

He also revealed that he is not Hispanic, despite the fact that his last name is Lopez. Rollins is actually half Armenian and half German/Irish and the Lopez name comes from his mother’s first husband, who is Mexican.