Seth Rollins is scheduled to wrestle Kevin Owens this weekend at WrestleMania 36. Today, he released a statement about the unique nature of this year’s WrestleMania.

Rollins released his statement through his social media channels:

“Every year since I was a little boy I’ve woken up on the morning of WrestleMania feeling excited the day had finally arrived. WrestleMania was bigger than Christmas for me.

Since 2013 that excitement has been coupled with surreality as I’ve been so so so fortunate to have played a small role in the lore of the event; hopefully inspiring young children to follow their dreams the way my idols did for me, and giving anyone watching moments to look forward to… and memories to look back on.

Today is WrestleMania and that feels so strange to say. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic nothing feels normal. We’re all trying to figure out what’s happening, what’s right, what’s wrong, and where we go from here. My hope is that this year WrestleMania will not only provide us with all the moments and memories we’re used to, but maybe also some distraction and calmness, some normalcy, and some unity.

I still woke up excited. It still feels surreal. Maybe more than ever…today is Wrestlemania.”

Rollins at WrestleMania Statistics

Rollins is 6-1 at WrestleMania. He’s won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Universal Championship, and Intercontinental Championship previously at the event.

1. 2013: WrestleMania 29: The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated Randy Orton, Sheamus & The Big Show 
2. 2014: WrestleMania 30: The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated Kane & The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg)
3. 2015: WrestleMania 31:Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins
4. 2015: WrestleMania 31: WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar(c) and Roman Reigns
5. 2017: WrestleMania 33: Seth Rollins defeated Triple H
6. 2018: WrestleMania 34: Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins defeated Finn Balor and The Miz (c)
7. 2019: WrestleMania 35: Universal Championship: Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar (c)

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Seth Rollins has opened up about what it’s like to try and perform in front of zero fans. “The Monday Night Messiah” explained to Sports Illustrated how it is a “weird” experience for him. He noted how these empty arena shows reminded him of when he was first getting started in pro wrestling.

“It’s weird. It’s taking me back to my days wrestling in front of eight people. I’ve been there before,” Rollins confessed. “I’ve grown accustomed to Monday Night Raw, 10,000 people. It’s a whole different vibe.”

He continued, “Everything’s somber. We all want to get through this, but we’re all trying to figure this thing out together. When the whole thing started to develop here in the States, I purposely didn’t tweet or Instagram anything about wrestling because I didn’t feel right about it. Then I got out there and I cut this promo on Monday Night Raw and I got back and I had this sense of relief almost.”

Seth Rollins Misses The Crowd Connection

When it comes to cutting a promo, Seth Rollins no longer has an audience to feed off of. Acknowledging this, he stressed how with a crowd in attendance, it feels like you’re having a conversation—one they are a part of.

“If you don’t have that, there’s a lot of pressure. And also not having the ability to do multiple takes. Monday Night Raw is live, so that’s a one-take promo,” he said. “That’s a one-take monologue. I don’t get the opportunity to cut-and-paste that thing together. It’s not like a movie.”

“Wrestling, on the other hand, is fluid. It’s in the ring and it’s moving around. There’s a lot of you can do. There are a lot of changes you can make. A promo is nerve-wracking. You can hear everything. There’s no audience to drown anything out. You can hear cameramen shuffling. You hear everybody whispering in the back. It’s really eerie in a way.”

Heel Or Babyface

Having turned heel and adopted his new Messiah gimmick, Seth Rollins admitted that there’s something special about having the crowd’s support. He reflected on having the crowd cheer for him when he would win, calling it an “incredible thing.” Despite currently playing a heel, however, Rollins stressed how he’s good in both roles.

“There is something fun and easier about being a jerk. I think it’s easier in 2020 to be disliked for saying your piece than trying to be liked because somebody is always gonna complain about something.”

He continued, “I can’t think of an athlete, actor entertainer alive that is universally loved in this day and age. There is always someone trying to tear you down. If your job is to get torn down, then that makes life a lot easier for you. There are positive and negatives to both sides. It’s hard to pick one. Luckily for me, I’m good at both.”

Seth Rollins is set to clash with Kevin Owens this weekend at WrestleMania 36.

Seth Rollins spoke with Sports Illustrated to talk about a wide range of topics including WWE taping television from an empty Performance Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

There has been much of a debate over WWE holding WrestleMania 36 despite the problems around the world with the virus. The majority of fans think WWE made the wrong call regarding this event and believe the company should’ve postponed it. 

While Rollins isn’t sure as he’s not a medical expert, he is glad to give some entertainment for the fans. 

“Obviously the airports are still open. Should they close? I don’t know. I wish I had answers. I’m sure a lot of people do. Right now, I’m just trying to stay as hygienic as possible, keep my distance from as many people as I can.

As of now, I feel great. Knock on wood, I’ve been able to avoid this thing. I know a lot of families and people who have been affected by it. It’s extremely contagious and it’s very dangerous. I wish I had more answers. I wish I knew what was the right thing to do. After WrestleMania, we’re gonna recollect and see where we’re gonna go from here.”

Rollins continued by noting he’s very humble and grateful that he still has a job that still needs him. He understands that a lot of Americans are not in that boat and their futures are uncertain.

Thus, if providing them with some entertainment can help them out, then he feels like the company is being productive in doing something right.

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Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch have had a lot more time to spend together at home these days. The “Monday Night Messiah” recently spoke with Hollywood Life about their “super chill” lifestyle during the global pandemic.

“We’re taking advantage of the downtime and cook some dinners, watch movies, and hang out,” Rollins said.

“We don’t really get a lot of time to do that,” he continued. “So you know, we are going to get full nights of sleep. We are going to hang out with my animals. Just enjoy quality time as opposed to work time, which is where we spend most of our time doing. Luckily she is not one of those fussy types that need a whole lot to be entertained, so I am okay and I will be alright. I think she is down with drinking beers and hanging out.”

Both Rollins and Lynch have big matches coming up at WrestleMania 36, though they have already been filmed at the WWE Performance Center. Lynch will defend her RAW Women’s Championship against Shayna Baszler while Rollins will take on Kevin Owens in single’s competition. Lynch has a rare opportunity in the modern era to walk into a WrestleMania with a world title belt she won at the previous year’s WrestleMania. Walking out still the champion would be in even more rarified air.

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Seth Rollins On Being Grateful To Still Be Working

Rollins also spoke about being able to still perform during the pandemic.

“There is a lot of gratitude that goes into the last few weeks,” says Seth. “A lot of times our job runs us ragged, and we complain, as all of us do, about our workplaces. ‘[We] are frustrated or are overworked and underappreciated’ and stuff like that. I think with this situation, it certainly makes you take a look at the brighter side of things.”

Rollins continued to talk about how 3 million Americans filed for unemployment but he’s lucky enough to still be working at a job he loves.

“Not only that, but it’s a job that I love, and I still get to take part in that job during this time, even if it is in an abbreviated fashion. There is something very humbling and a lot of gratitude that goes along with all of that so, hopefully, when we come out of this crisis, it will be something we can take with us moving forward in our day-to-day lives.”

Rollins continued to talk about what he’s looking forward to doing most with his downtime. The full interview with Hollywood Life can be read here.

Seth Rollins returned to his roots and once again turned heel last year after losing the Universal Championship to Bray Wyatt during Hell In A Cell in October.

The former Champion recently appeared on Peter Rosenberg’s Cheap Heat podcast where he talked about the upcoming WrestleMania 36 and more.

Surprisingly during the interview, Rollins revealed that initially, he wasn’t very excited about his heel turn because he felt like he got the raw end of the deal:

“The short answer is no [excited about turning heel]. It wasn’t something that I was excited about out of the gate. I feel like I got a raw end of the deal, a raw shake, when it came to what I was doing at the time,

And the position I was put in with The Fiend character and the Hell in a Cell and the Super ShowDown [Crown Jewel] matches after I had just come off what I thought was an incredible match and long story with Brock Lesnar from SummerSlam.”

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Though Seth Rollins seems to have embraced his new role since then and he has gone on to form a faction with former NXT Tag Team Champions AOP and former Cruiserweight Champion Murphy.

The Architect is currently scheduled to face Kevin Owens in a one on one match at WrestleMania and it appears that he will have no one in his corner for this bout because Murphy has been pulled from the show as well.

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Seth Rollins has been part of groups like the Shield and The Authority during his WWE career and the former Champion has recently formed another faction with AOP and Murphy.

So far this group has not found its name but the former Universal Champion believes that they might get one after this year’s edition of WrestleMania.

Rollins talked about potential names for his group when he appeared on WWE’s The Bump. He revealed that he has some ideas and they might get a name after the Show Of Shows:

“Yeah, I have some ideas [on names]; I’ve had some cool names in the past, so we’ll see where it lands. Maybe, post-WrestleMania. But, I’ve got some things brewing.”

Seth Rollins also talked about his chemistry with the group saying that both AOP and Murphy are very talented but they had been sitting on the sidelines since coming to main roster and they were missing the right guidance.

Though while the Architect is planning the future of his group, latest reports suggest that we can see a major shakeup to his faction in the upcoming time due to Rezar’s injury.

According to the report, WWE does not want to use Akam without his partner and they have no plans for either of the team members to appear on TV in near future.

This will leave Rollins with only Murphy on his side and it would be interesting to see if the company adds more members to his group to continue this storyline.

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One half of the tag team AOP, Rezar suffered a biceps injury earlier this month and latest reports reveal the changes it has forced WWE to make to Seth Rollins’ stable.

According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the decision right now is not to use Akam without his partner and there are no plans for either of them to appear on WWE TV.

This means that the stable of Seth Rollins which consisted of the former NXT Tag Team Champions and Murphy has now been reduced to only the team of Murphy and Rollins.

Rezar suffered a torn biceps during the March 9th episode of Raw while competing in an 8 man tag team match with his partners against The Viking Raiders and The Street Profits.

The injury occurred when the former NXT star took a crossbody from Montez Ford. While Rezar managed to catch the crossbody, his biceps went out.

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He has undergone surgery to repair the torn biceps and the Raw star is expected to stay out of action for 7-8 months. This means that AOP could stay out until after SummerSlam.

Seth Rollins is currently scheduled to face Kevin Owens at WrestleMania in a one on one match and there are speculations of the company adding another team to his group but there is no confirmation for the same.

There are also rumors of Samoa Joe possibly getting involved in the storyline again after his suspension ended but we will have to wait and see if it turns out to be the case.

The ongoing feud between Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens will conclude in a match at WrestleMania 36, though it will be taking place at the Performance Center with no audience instead of a packed Raymond James Stadium.

However, The Architect is not upset that this bout will not be taking place in front of any fans and he instead believes that this change is the best thing that could have happened.

Rollins shared this belief when he recently appeared on WWE’s The Bump and the former World Champion explained that both of them have a lot of history in the building:

“The relocation from the Raymond James Stadium to the Performance Center is maybe the best thing that could have happened to this match between myself, and Kevin Owens, there’s so much history that Kevin and I both had in NXT and in this building.

I sort of detailed it a few nights ago on Raw. But, it really adds a different element to our match. Though we won’t have a live crowd there, we’ll have millions of people watching around the world, and that’s very exciting to know that we’re going to have this match here, where it all started.”

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Seth Rollins then recalled how he was in attendance when Owens had his tryout match at the PC and the former Universal Champion claimed that he allowed Kevin the opportunity because of the sacrifices he has made.

Later in the interview, the former Champion said that Owens has a love for the wrestling business but he is misguided and his judgment has been clouded in the past five years. You can check out the episode of the Bump featuring Rollins below:

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Seth Rollins made an appearance on WWE’s The Bump where he talked about a wide range of topics including his match at WrestleMania 36.

Rollins is slated to take on Kevin Owens in a singles match at this show. Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, WWE had to move the show from the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. 

This is where Rollins talked about how the relocation of venues “is maybe the best thing that could have happened to this match between myself, and Kevin Owens.”

Rollins continued by stating, “There’s so much history that Kevin and I both had in NXT and in this building. I sort of detailed it a few nights ago on Raw. But, it really adds a different element to our match. 

Though we won’t have a live crowd there, we’ll have millions of people watching around the world, and that’s very exciting to know that we’re going to have this match here, where it all started.”

Rollins stated that he was in attendance the first day that Owens had his tryout match and he watched Ownes earn his job after he allowed that opportunity because of the sacrifices he made. 

He added that to be able to put a nail on this thing with Owens where it all started is going to be a special thing for him.

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Seth Rollins should not be asked questions about WrestleMania – he made it very clear that he doesn’t know what the company is planning.

Rollins hosted a Q&A session on his Instagram Live on Saturday and when he was getting questions about WrestleMania’s status, he said that he has no idea if the show is going to take place or not.

“WrestleMania, I don’t know! Don’t ask me questions, I don’t know! I am not in charge of that. I go where they tell me. This Monday, I’ll be in Orlando at the PC doing Raw in front of nobody just like SmackDown was on Friday. Probably just how NXT will be on Wednesday. About WrestleMania. Nobody knows. It’s all up in the air,” said Seth Rollins.

The upcoming Raw episode is going to take place at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida in front of no audience just like this week’s SmackDown.

On March 13, WWE had released a statement saying that they had no plans to cancel WrestleMania. While the company seemed to be committed to moving ahead with the event as planned, they have confirmed that contingency plans are in place in case the local authorities in Tampa decide to cancel the show.

Hillsborough Commissioner Les Miller has said that Tampa officials will “probably have to pull the plug” on WrestleMania if WWE can’t come to a decision by themselves on canceling the event. “I’m hoping that Vince McMahon and WrestleMania and WWE make that call themselves. But a week from now, if they have not done that and we consider the situation we’re in, we will probably have to pull the plug on that,” Miller was noted as saying.

WWE talent are concerned over performing in front of the massive WrestleMania crowd – and most of them feel that the event will be canceled due to the worsening situations of the outbreak.

Seth Rollins is now referred to as “the Monday Night Messiah” on WWE RAW. He is also flanked by Akam and Rezar, the Authors of Pain, and Buddy Murphy. Rollins spoke to SI.com recently about his heel turn and newly formed alliances.

“The opportunity was presented to me to go in this direction, and the AOP are guys who I’ve watched from afar for a while down in NXT,” Rollins said about aligning with Akam and Rezar. “I was really impressed by some of the tag title matches they had down there, but they came up to Raw and were vastly underutilized right out of the gate and an injury to Rezar that took them out for a period of time.”

Rollins has also aligned with Buddy Murphy, who is now just known as Murphy. The two won the RAW tag team titles from the Viking Raiders recently on WWE RAW.

“Buddy is really self-explanatory. He called himself ‘The Best Kept Secret in WWE’ for a long time, and that’s fairly accurate,” Rollins said about his tag partner. “He’s a guy who was flying under the radar having really great matches on 205 and then on SmackDown, and he’s someone I always thought was very close to being one of the most well-rounded guys we have.”

Seth Rollins On His Recent Heel Turn

Rollins also spoke about his heel turn on RAW during an angle with Kevin Owens.

“I thought the buildup and the lead up to it made a lot of sense. Even though the person sitting in that van may have been kind of predictable, I still felt it was a shock for people to see me in that role again. Whether they were ready for it or not, it was still a jarring visual. I loved it, I thought it was very well executed, and set the ball in motion for what the future of WWE is going to look like, especially in 2020,” Rollins said about the turn.

The full interview with SI.com can be read here.

Buddy Murphy has confessed he believes that Roman Reigns is one of the best in the world. Speaking with talkSPORT, the RAW Team Team Champion opened up about his experiences wrestling the “Big Dog.”

“Yeah, it was awesome to be in that position,” Murphy said, reflecting on his 2019 SmackDown matches against Reigns and Daniel Bryan. “First of all, with the Roman match and being thrown into the mix with him – Roman was awesome to work with. He kind of let me put my own little spin on it.”

He continued, “It was more a Buddy Murphy match, so to speak. I know a lot of people in the internet wrestling community give Roman a lot of hate, ‘he can’t wrestle’ and whatever – Roman is one of the best wrestlers in the world and you can mark my word on that.

Buddy Murphy praised Reigns’ ability in the ring, commenting on the chemistry that had together. Murphy added how, if he could, he would wrestle him every day of the week. It’s a sentiment he also has for Daniel Bryan.

Buddy Murphy On Joining Seth Rollins

Having aligned with Seth Rollins, Murphy has since been a tear on RAW. When asked about who approached him to join the stable, Murphy revealed it was Rollins’ idea.

“Seth did approach me about it, yes. I was very excited to have a story to sink my teeth into because I know I can go out there and perform. I’ve proven that and I’ve stolen many, many shows I’ve been on, but the character aspect and connecting with fans is something you always want to work on. This is the perfect opportunity for that.”

Buddy Murphy noted how the stable reflects the real-life respect he carries for Rollins. He knows there is a lot he can learn from Rollins going forward and is excited by the dynamic between themselves and the Authors of Pain leading to bigger storylines in the future.

Seth Rollins recently spoke with The Houston Chronicle where he discussed a wide range of topics including a showdown with CM Punk. 

During the interview, the WWE RAW Tag Team Champion spoke about a possible match with the WWE Backstage analyst. He was also asked if the main event of WrestleMania is the only situation that would be big enough for the potential contest. 

Rollins doesn’t think it would have to be at WrestleMania but he would be interested in the match. He talked about whether Punk is going to get back into the ring and how it appears that Punk hasn’t been interested in a return. 

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Instead, Rollins thinks that Punk is comfortable sitting behind the desk and talking about wrestling.

“But if he wants to get back into the ring and show that he’s more than just a critic, and that he can actually back up what he is saying then I would love to be the guy to get in there and have the match and I think WrestleMania would be the proper stage for it, but I don’t think it has to happen at WrestleMania. 

I think that match is bigger than any one event and so if he were ever to come back, we could do it anytime, anyplace and it would sell out wherever.”

Rollins had called out Punk a few times on social media when news surfaced that Punk had joined the WWE Backstage show on FS1. Time will tell whether that match gets booked. 

Punk has talked about not being totally against the idea of wrestling again but not something that he’s interested in doing at this stage of his life. 

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WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins talked about his recent heel turn during an interview with expressnews.com. 

On the December 9th episode of Monday Night RAW, Rollins joined the Authors of Pain in attacking Kevin Owens, which marked him turning heel for the first time since 2016.

In this interview, he talked about how this heel turn is much different than his heel turn in 2014 when he turned his back on fellow Shield brothers – Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose – to join the Authority. 

“It is a different era than it was back in the day. Now, it’s easier to be an antagonist because … anybody who consumes entertainment has a voice to be heard,” he said. “They can get online and say whatever they want, and even if one or two people respond to it, that’s one or two people more than 20 years ago when they were just sitting in their living room talking crap to their friends. … Our audience looks for things to complain about, to dislike and to pick apart.

“It’s such a short, short lifespan. If you can maintain being in that hero role for a lengthy period of time, you are doing something incredible.”

Over the last few weeks, Rollins and AOP have been feuding with Owens, Samoa Joe, and Kane on television. 

Instead of booking a six-man tag team match at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event that goes down on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in Houston, Texas at the Minute Maid Park, WWE had different plans for most of these stars. 

For Rollins, he’ll be working the Men’s Royal Rumble Match against 29 other stars. 

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The Viking Raiders didn’t stay on top of the tag team division on WWE RAW for long as their reign as champions is over while it’s now the time for Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy. 

Rollins and Murphy beat Ivar and Erik to win the WWE RAW Tag Team Titles on Monday’s episode of RAW in Wichita, KS at the Intrust Bank Arena on the USA Network. This marks the first time that they have held the titles together. 

The Viking Raiders had won the RAW Tag Team Titles back on the October 14th episode of RAW when they beat Bobby Roode and Dolph Ziggler in Denver, Colorado at the Pepsi Center. 

Murphy’s alliance with Rollins started last week when Murphy helped AOP (Akam & Rezar) & Rollins defeat Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe & The Big Show in a fist fight that served as the headliners. 

WWE set up this championship match earlier in the night during the opening segment where the former champions aligned themselves with Joe and Owens while exchanging words with the heels to further their storyline. 

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What are your thoughts on Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy winning the WWE RAW Tag Team Titles? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.

As reported before, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch were guests at the Gorilla Position Live event in London, where they answered several fan questions.

A question was posed to Seth Rollins, regarding his future WWE Hall of Fame induction. Rollins was asked who he would like to get inducted by into the HOF. He thought for a few seconds and said “Maybe Triple H.”

Seth Rollins and Triple H has had quite a bit of history between them. Back in 2014, Rollins betrayed his brethren of the Shield and turned on Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose. He then joined Triple H and became the corporate star.

Rollins was on top of the company because of his alliance with Triple H, until Triple H turned on Rollins and helped Kevin Owens win the Universal Championship. Triple H labelled Rollins as an abject failure despite of all the chances he was given. This culminated into a match at WrestleMania 33, which Rollins won.

On Gorilla Position, the duo were asked many other questions. They were asked who their current crush was, to which Becky Lynch replied named Jeff Hardy. Host James Delow mocked Rollins by saying “Seth said Finn Balor”, and The Architect jokingly agreed to it. He also said that Jeff Hardy is his crush too.

Meanwhile Rollins was also asked who he thinks will induct Lynch into the Hall of Fame. Becky named Finn Balor, and Rollins replied to her answer in a jovial vein by replying that he thought it was Charlotte Flair who would induct her.

Former Universal Champion Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch appeared as guests on Gorilla Position Live in London. They both answered a bunch of questions from fans and Rollins shared an amusing interaction that he had with Vince McMahon regarding Becky Lynch, which almost led him to think that he might have to fight his boss.

Rollins revealed that McMahon was interested in knowing if his girlfriend Lynch had gotten a tan after vacationing in Hawaii together.

“So my story with Vince is a recent one, there are so many to pick from, but actually it involves her. So, we took like our first vacation ever. Actually it’s where I proposed to her. We spent two weeks in Hawaii, which, ah, amazing. We hadn’t taken a Monday off in, ever, right? So we took a Monday off for a vacation, and when we came back, I was sitting with Vince. We were talking about something and we were done, and I was about to leave, and he goes, ‘Can I ask you a personal question? Did Becky get a tan?’ I was like, ‘Yeah she’ll tell you, she identifies as a tan person now.’ She got a great tan in Hawaii, but yeah just the way he phrased it, I was like, ‘Oh no, how is this going to go. Am I gonna fight Vince McMahon right now?'”

While Rollins didn’t state what the boss’ intentions were behind the question, but the fact that no confrontation happened between the two suggests that McMahon didn’t mean any harm by the comment.

You can watch Seth tell the story in the video below:

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The relationship between the former Shield brothers Seth Rollins and Jon Moxley has been a bit tense since the former Dean Ambrose decided to leave WWE and pursue a career outside.

However, Rollins tried to squash the beef between him and the former WWE star when he recently took part in a Q&A session with Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.

The Architect was asked about his current relationship with the AEW star and replying to the question, Seth revealed that he texted him on his birthday last Saturday:

“I texted him on his birthday, which was a few days ago, and wished him well, I hope that he’s good, and he seems to be doing great at AEW and New Japan. I wish nothing but the best for him and his lovely wife, and their great dog.”

Seth Rollins later also revealed that he got a response from Mox as well and Jon texted him back saying ‘Thanks brother!’.

The Relationship Of Jon Moxley And Seth Rollins

The relationship between the two former stablemates seem to have taken a turn for the worse since Ambrose parted ways with WWE and comments from both the stars since then have reflected this tension.

Seth Rollins was asked about Mox during an interview back in June right after he left the company and he had claimed that Dean “took his ball and went home”.

Jon Moxley, on the other hand, has not addressed the former Universal Champion directly but when asked about staying in touch with his Shield Brothers recently, Mox revealed that he exchanges text with Roman Reigns but avoided saying anything about Rollins:

“You get in the bubble. You’re busy. I mean, not really. Not so much, a little bit. You know, text Roman a little bit here and there. But he’s super busy. I mean, they’re so busy in the bubble and stuff, you know, and I’m busy, too.”

Both Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are currently busy in prominent storylines in their own respective brands. Rollins completed his heel turn this week on Raw while Ambrose is busy building up his rivalry with Chris Jericho on Dynamite.

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Seth Rollins is dealing with a minor injury that caused some changes to be made to Monday’s episode of WWE RAW. 

Dave Meltzer noted on F4Wonline this afternoon that Rollins suffered a broken little finger while working a house show on Sunday night in Augusta, Georgia. It happened during a Street Fight with Erick Rowan. 

As a result, Rollins was pulled from wrestling on RAW, which would’ve seen him face Cedric Alexander in a singles match. This was supposed to further his heel turn. Instead, WWE went in a different direction as Rollins fully turned heel by aligning himself with the AOP (Authors of Pain) as they attacked Kevin Owens. 

According to the report, WWE officials say Rollins has been cleared to perform with the injury going forward.

In fact, Rollins made a small comment in his first promo on the show regarding the injury but it wasn’t a major point as the injury isn’t serious and it served no purpose in storyline. 

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There was speculation that WWE would announce Rollins vs. Owens for the TLC pay-per-view event this Sunday in Minneapolis. However, it doesn’t appear that the contest will take place at the show. 

Meltzer noted that the match was never finalized and as of this morning was not on updated listings for the card.

Former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins has addressed his infamous Hell in a Cell main event. Back in October, Rollins competed against “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in the cage. Their match was flooded in red lights throughout. Speaking on this past Tuesday’s episode of WWE Backstage, Rollins confessed that their clash was “a mess,” citing the lighting as a contributing factor. 

“So that was a mess for me,” Rollins stated. “Because first of all, you’re in this dark red. The cell is also red and so you’re trying to navigate around the edges of the cell and it’s very tight quarters to begin with. It was a mess. It was very difficult to deal with especially not knowing what was going to happen. I for one am not a fan [of the red light]. I think it affects my performance personally.”

Their match would end in a referee stoppage. This decision led to confusion and derision amongst the WWE Universe, given that the match was contested under Hell in a Cell rules. Rollins isn’t the only person within WWE who wasn’t happy with the red lights blanketing his match. After The Bell host, Corey Graves, also shared his dislike for the stylistic choice, stressing on a past episode of WWE’s official podcast that he doesn’t look forward to “any more of that damn red light during The Fiend matches.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription. 

Former Universal Champion Seth Rollins appeared on WWE Backstage as the special guest this week and it appears that the Architect’s appearance has helped the show in terms of viewership numbers.

This week’s episode of the new WWE series featuring Rollins’ interview about his negative fan reaction and the announcement of John Morrison’s signing with the company drew a total of 138,000 viewers.

This a 14% increase from last week’s episode of the show which featured the Game Triple H as the special guest and had drawn 121,000 viewers in total.

The episode on FS1 ranked at #103 on the Cable Top 150. It scored a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demographic which is up from last week’s #125 ranking and a 0.05 rating.

Though both these episodes still did lower numbers compared to the one featuring CM Punk’s first announced appearance on the show on November 19th.

The episode featuring Punk’s first advertised WWE appearance in 5 years had drawn 180,000 viewers and it was the highest viewership for the show since its official premiere on November 5.

The former WWE Champion has not appeared on WWE Backstage ever since the November 19th episode but he is expected to return to the show next week and we’ll have to see how his presence affects the viewership numbers of the series.

Former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins was a guest on last night’s episode of WWE Backstage. Despite having a recent war of words online with Backstage analyst CM Punk, Punk was not present for the show.

“I’m here, he’s not here. I’m not shocked about that,” Rollins said. “I think I’ve exhausted all of my energy on the subject. I just don’t think it’s going anywhere, I’m not shocked that he’s not here, so I think it’s time to maybe move on to something that matters. I wish he was here. I wish we could have a face-to-face, but it’s not in the cards.”

“I’m Going To Push Back”

During his time on the show, Rollins reflected on the reception he has been receiving recently from the WWE Universe, admitting that he is aware of the comments being made about him.

“You read the comments, you hear the small segment of the audience that boos me. Let’s be clear, this is not everywhere. I go to Little Rock, I go to Germany, I do live events all over the world and I’m not getting booed, alright? It’s not happening,” Rollins said.

He continued, “There’s a small contingent of our audience that’s very vocal on social media. But you see that, you hear that, you read that, that affects you—and I’m a passionate guy. I love this business. This is my life, so when you put so much into it, to feel like I get disrespected, I’m going to push back.”

Rollins noted how the “cool thing” right now is to hate on him as he is the “guy on top.” He compared himself to John Cena and Roman Reigns, contrasting his experiences with theirs back when they were WWE’s top Superstars.

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Former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins made an appearance on 103.5 KISS FM where he talked about a wide range of topics including who he would put on his Mt. Rushmore of Wrestling.

Just like with who is the GOAT (greatest of all-time) in wrestling, it’s an opinionated take as most people have a different list. 

Rollins named Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, The Rock, and Steve Austin in this interview. He did add two other names that he would consider on that list as well. 

“My Mt. Rushmore is probably Hogan, Rock, Flair and maybe Austin. Shawn Michaels is my favorite wrestler of all-time and I’d love to put him on that Mt. Rushmore.

Triple H has contributed so much to the longevity of the business. But from a money-drawing perspective, those are still my top four.”

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Michaels and Triple H have helped Rollins behind the scenes and WWE even had Rollins paired with Triple H on television a few years ago once Rollins split from The Shield when he turned on Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose.

Do you agree with Rollins’ list?

Another episode of RAW is upon WWE and their fans as we are now a week removed from the latest pay-per-view, Survivor Series. 

It’s time to look ahead starting with tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW that only has a segment and match booked, as of this writing. 

The segment will see former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins issued an apology to the RAW roster after insulting them in the opening segment on last week’s show. He’ll also likely continue his heel turn after the Authors of Pain attacked Kevin Owens in the headliner against Rollins last Monday night. 

WWE holds this show in Nashville, TN at the Bridgestone Arena. WWE is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:

• Charlotte Flair collides with The Kabuki Warriors in a 1-on-2 Handicap Match
• Seth Rollins to issue an apology on RAW
• More on the Kevin Owens – Seth Rollins feud

WWE will also be creating new programs and building on the hype for existing feuds that will take place heading into the TLC pay-per-view event. 

As usual, fans should expect more matches and segments to be revealed this afternoon for RAW. 

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Join us here later tonight for WWE RAW Live Results and our post-show RAW Takeaways feature.

Seth Rollins has decided that he will issue an apology to all the members of Team Raw and the WWE Universe on Monday’s WWE Raw.

Rollins lashed out at Team Raw members after the team’s poor performance at the Survivor Series show. The WWE Universe did not take kindly to Rollins’ attitude and The Architect even lashed out at them. After all of that happening Rollins has decided to issue an apology. He took to Twitter and wrote the following:

“After a long few days of soul searching, I’ve decided that this coming Monday on #RAW I would like to issue an apology to #TEAMRED and the @WWE Universe. I hope you’ll hear me out.”

After blaming every member of the roster for their unsatisfactory performance, Rollins found himself face to face with Kevin Owens in the ring as the rest of the locker room decided to walk out.

Owens used the Stunner on Rollins and both would face each other in a match in the main event. Rollins teased a heel turn when he stomped Owens after the Authors of Pain showed up to attack Kevin. It will be interesting to see if Rollins really is going to apologize on Raw.