Seth Rollins will grace the cover of the upcoming WWE 2K18 video game. WWE 2K18 will be released on October 18th for Playstation 4 and Xbox One. You can check out the first trailer for the game below:
Rollins appeared on ESPN SportsCenter on Monday morning to make the big announcement.
Rollins told ESPN, “It was an honor for me. You look at some of the previous names who have graced the cover of WWE video games over the years and to be amongst those is truly an honor and I’m humbled by it.”
He continued, “I’m also just excited for our generation of guys, the new generation of up-and-coming guys, to be the first of us to be on the cover. It’s cool and not just exciting for me but our entire locker room.”
Rollins is in good company. Since the first WWE 2K game back in 2014, WWE has featured just one Superstar on the box cover. In 2014 it was The Rock, followed by John Cena, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Brock Lesnar last year.
It should also be interesting to see who the special downloadable character will be this year. In recent years, we’ve seen Ultimate Warrior, Sting and Goldberg featured as pre-order bonus characters. Each of them went on to make WWE television appearances following the video game cameos, with Sting and Goldberg actually getting in the ring and wrestling for WWE years after most people thought they’d ever see that occur. With a certain Olympic Gold Medalist back in the fold and hinting at lacing up the boots once again, Kurt Angle seems like a natural fit for this year’s installment.
Seth Rollins will make announcement Monday on SportsCenter
WWE announced on Twitter that Seth Rollins will be making a big announcement on Monday morning. Rollins will join SportsCenter at 10:30am EST on Monday morning. Speculation is that Rollins will announce that he is on the cover of the WWE 2k18 video game.
SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan took to Twitter to announce that he will be returning to WWE SmackDown this Tuesday. Daniel Bryan has not appeared on the show since April 11th. Bryan took paternity leave as his wife Brie Bella was expecting a baby. Daniel Bryan posted the following on Twitter:
WWE has since released an official statement on Daniel Bryan’s return:
Daniel Bryan returns to SmackDown LIVE this Tuesday
The Beard is coming back!
SmackDown LIVE General Manager Daniel Bryan revealed on Twitter that he will return to Team Blue this Tuesday night.
Bryan has not been seen on SmackDown LIVE since the completion of the Superstar Shake-up on April 11, as he joined his wife, Brie Bella, to welcome daughter Birdie Joe into the world. The couple’s first child arrived on May 9, and now, Bryan is ready to get back to business.
The General Manager will rejoin SmackDown LIVE at a critical juncture, just two days after WWE Money in the Bank, where not only will Team Blue’s men compete for a guaranteed WWE Championship opportunity, but the women will also battle in a Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a guaranteed SmackDown Women’s Title Match for the first time ever. Having won the Money in the Bank Ladder Match in 2011 and cashed in successfully to become World Heavyweight Champion, Bryan knows just unpredictable things can become once the Money in the Bank briefcase comes into play.
Will Daniel Bryan’s return to SmackDown LIVE go smoothly, or will he come back to a Team Blue that’s more chaotic than ever? Find out on SmackDown LIVE, this Tuesday at 8/7 C on USA Network!
WWE Monday Night RAW Superstar Seth Rollins recently did an interview with Bandwagon.asia to promote the WWE’s upcoming shows in Singapore. Rollins discussed his WWE career, including his days with The Shield, sharing the ring with The Undertaker, and the evolution of his entrance music.
You can check out some highlights from the interview here below:
What was the experience like being in the ring with The Undertaker?
“Yeah, I got into step into the ring with the Undertaker one time before he retired – it was a six-man tag match on Monday Night RAW in London. It was one of those nights I didn’t really get to fully grasp what we were doing. We had a show earlier in the day in Cardiff, Wales – and we took a helicopter to London! I had to basically get right into the ring and have a second match within a few hours.
“It was against Undertaker, Daniel Bryan and Kane though – so it was a tremendous experience. I remember looking across the ring at one point, locking eyes with a dead man – someone who’s an absolute legend, first ballot Hall-Of-Famer, one of the most incredible performers in the history of our industry. To share a ring with him is very surreal, especially considering our age difference.
“At some point, you’d consider that he’d be retired before you’d get the chance to be in the ring with him, but that’s just a testament to how he took care of himself and how physically forward-thinking he was in keeping himself healthy that late in his career.”
I think that brings me to your current song, which is called ‘The Second Coming’. You’ve been using it for about two to three years now. How is it fitting with you?
“Yeah I love it. It’s one of those where soon as the riff kicks in, everyone knows who’s coming through the curtains. That’s all that really matters when you’re picking an entrance theme. It fits my character. Though it was really weird adjusting to it at first because the pace of it is different from The Shield music, so y’know, trying to get the timing down on the entrance and making it feel like my own song took a little while.
“But now I’ve had so many moments with that music playing behind me or in front me – it’s become mine. People ask me “oh you’re gonna change your song, you’re gonna do this, you’re gonna do that” – I think that one’s sticking for a long time. I like guys who had the same entrance theme forever and ever – like Stone Cold, Chris Jericho, the Big Show – I think that’s always a really cool thing when guys have the same song for a really long time.”
You can read Rollins’ full interview with Bandwagon.asia at this link.
There will be a Fatal 5-Way match this Sunday at Extreme Rules to determine the #1 contender for Brock Lesnar’s Universal Championship. This match was made after Braun Strowman suffered an elbow injury that required surgery. Strowman was most likely going to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at Great Balls of Fire. Thus, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns will compete this Sunday to determine the Superstar that is next in line for a shot at Brock Lesnar.
Here is the list of the potential opponents for Brock Lesnar that are the most intriguing:
5. Bray Wyatt
If this was a month ago, Bray Wyatt may be at the top of this list. Wyatt won the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber and was on top of the world. For a brief period of time, Wyatt actually did have the whole world in his hands. His promos actually carried weight because he was winning matches and held the most important title in WWE. Wyatt then went on to have two terrible matches with Randy Orton. He lost the WWE Championship to Orton at Wrestlemania 33, in a match where bugs were projected onto the ring. All of this was done to make Wyatt seem scary and present him as a monster. The problem with that is that Wyatt still lost via an RKO, even though he apparently possesses powers that can turn off lights in the arena and project scary images onto the ring.
Wyatt and Orton followed up their disastrous Wrestlemania match with a “House of Horrors” match at WWE Payback. This was originally supposed to be Wyatt’s rematch for the WWE Championship, but instead turned into a non-title match. Wyatt defeated Orton in a train-wreck of a match, but won with the assistance of Jinder Mahal and the Singh Brothers. Wyatt then switched from SmackDown to RAW and is still cutting promos as if he is some monster who should be feared. His character is a model of inconsistency. How can anyone view Bray Wyatt as a monster when all of his theatrics usually result in him losing a match? It is already highly unlikely that Brock Lesnar will lose his first Universal Championship defense. If Wyatt wins at Extreme Rules, it becomes impossible to convince yourself that Lesnar may drop the title. It is also difficult to believe that WWE would place the Universal Championship on Bray Wyatt after his underwhelming run with the WWE Championship.
4. Seth Rollins
Rollins picked up a huge victory over Triple H at Wrestlemania 33. After that, he has been battling Samoa Joe for weeks on RAW and had a match against him at Payback. Samoa Joe dominated most of the match, but Rollins was able to counter the Coquina Clutch into a pin and defeated Joe. Rollins and Lesnar could certainly put on a great match, we have seen it before. Rollins defended his WWE Championship against Brock Lesnar at Battleground 2015. Lesnar essentially had the match won, but was attacked by The Undertaker and Rollins was subsequently disqualified. Rollins lost the match but kept his WWE Championship at the time.
Rollins is one of the most popular Superstars in WWE right now. It wouldn’t be a negative if Rolling emerged victorious at Extreme Rules. Lesnar and Rollins have a history, as Rollins cashed in his MITB briefcase during the Lesnar and Reigns match at Wrestlemania 31. It would be entertaining to revisit that feud now simply because Rollins is no longer aligned with The Authority. If Stephanie McMahon and Triple H return to RAW, the possibility of Lesnar aligning with them would be intriguing. It would cast Rollins as the major underdog and the WWE Universe would certainly get behind him heading into his Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar.
3. Samoa Joe
The idea of a match between Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar is exciting enough without a storyline in place. Samoa Joe is a freak athlete for a man of his size and can put on one hell of show with Lesnar in the ring. It would be an extremely physical match and would be a bout most wrestling fans would want to see. Samoa Joe was an excellent heel in NXT and arrived to the main roster as Triple H’s assassin. Joe targeted Seth Rollins and seemed primed to become the biggest badass in WWE. However, Rollins sustained an injury during Joe’s attack and Samoa Joe hasn’t become that monster everyone thought he would be when he arrived on the main roster.
If Samoa Joe wins at Extreme Rules, it would set up an awesome match with Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire. If The Authority returns and has Joe’s back, Brock Lesnar would then be in the unique position of having to overcome the odds. Timing is everything and it simply doesn’t seem like now is the time to have a feud between Lesnar and Samoa Joe. Unfortunately, Joe hasn’t been built up as an unstoppable force on the main roster. All of that could be changed if he wins at Extreme Rules and The Authority returns to RAW. I don’t think that it will happen, but if it does I certainly won’t be complaining.
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2. Finn Balor
All signs are pointing towards Finn Balor winning the Fatal 5-Way at Extreme Rules. Paul Heyman made a random appearance on RAW a couple of weeks back and interrupted Finn Balor’s promo. Heyman praised Balor and even said that his client Brock Lesnar wanted to wish Balor good luck heading into Extreme Rules. Balor told Heyman to inform Lesnar that he will win at Extreme Rules and will then reclaim the Univeral Championship that he never lost. Balor became the first-ever Universal Champion by defeating Seth Rollins at SummerSlam 2016. Unfortunately for Balor, he had to relinquish the title the following night on RAW due to an injury he sustained after being Powerbombed by Rollins into the barricade outside the ring.
Some argue that a match between Lesnar and Balor is ridiculous, simply because Balor is much smaller than Lesnar. I beg to differ, as WWE has already shown that they believe in Balor in the past. Balor defeated Roman Reigns in his main roster debut to earn a shot at the Universal Championship. Balor and Reigns put on a great match and I don’t see why a match against Lesnar would be any different. The days of Superstars being required to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian are gone. Lesnar and Finn Balor can put on an interesting match and it seems like WWE is heading in that direction.
1. Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar is the match that would attract the most viewers, which is why it probably will not happen at Great Balls of Fire. It has been rumored that WWE has already made the decision that Lesnar and Reigns will main-event Wrestlemania 34. However, plans may have changed after Braun Strowman went down with an injury. The ratings for RAW have dipped and WWE could decide to bump that match up to Great Balls of Fire on July 9th.
Reigns and Lesnar would be the most intriguing match for several reasons. Many WWE fans still cannot stand Roman Reigns and Reigns retiring The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 33 didn’t help that at all. There are also a lot of people that dislike Brock Lesnar as Universal Champion because he doesn’t appear on WWE television every week. Whenever this match does take place, the energy in the arena will be amazing. There will be hatred for both Superstars and their fans will be battling to drown out those chants. Wrestlemania seems like the perfect place to have this match and it wouldn’t feel as special if it were to take place this July. Having said that, it is still the most intriguing out of them all and will be awesome to watch whenever it goes down.
Discussion: Which potential feud for Brock Lesnar intrigues you the most? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Kane was Edge and Christian’s latest guest on the E&C Pod of Awesomeness. The WWE Superstar turned politician spoke about a variety of WWE-related topics and his campaign to become the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee in 2018.
One of the highlights of the interview was Kane’s praise for Seth Rollins. As you’ll recall, both Rollins and Kane were aligned with The Authority. They have also wrestled each other on numerous occasions. Kane says Rollins is one of the best performers he’s ever been in the ring with. “I am a huge Seth Rollins fan,” Kane said. “Anyone that has ever been in the ring with Seth, he really is the second-coming of Shawn Michaels… He is that good.”
Kane also had very positive things to say about Cesaro and his ability to work with anybody on any given night. “He can go out one night and have a match with me and then go out the next night and have a match with Jericho. Two completely different styles and still have the best match of the night because he is that good.”
Seth Rollins recently debuted a new finishing/signature manoeuvre that bears a striking resemblance to Kenny Omega’s High Knee. He used it last night on RAW, as seen here:
Omega posted some tongue in cheek comments on Twitter today commenting on the ‘blatant thievery’ that he believes is rampant in Pro Wrestling currently.
The irony of Kenny Omega complaining about thievery whilst being a member of Bullet Club is not lost on this writer….
– WWE’s negotiations to purchase ring of honor are effectively dead, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. There are still ongoing talks for WWE to license content from ROH’s video library, but WWE will not be outright buying the promotion. During a recent interview with the Baltimore Sun, Sinclair Broadcast Group / Ring of Honor COO Joe Koff addressed the rumors of WWE looking to buy ROH.
“It was not a story. It was not a story when it came out. I think people want to make a story out of nothing.”
– Seth Rolins posted this heartfelt message and photo on Instagram welcoming Kurt Angle back to WWE. Angle now serves as the General Manager of Monday Night RAW.
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– Braun Strowman has responded to an online petition that sought to get him fired from WWE for the way he brutalized Roman Reigns on Monday’s RAW.
Seth Rollins defeated Triple H in a non-sanctioned match last night at Wrestlemania 33. The match was very physical and was one of the better matches on the show. Even if Rollins isn’t completely healthy, he proved just how good he is. Rollins defeated Triple H by hitting a Pedigree. Triple H was distracted because Stephanie McMahon had just fallen through a table and Rollins took advantage of it. We will see if The Authority versus Seth Rollins storyline continues tonight on Monday Night Raw.
WWE has uploaded a video of Rollins being interviewed backstage after the match. Rollins stated that there was a point that he thought he was never going to be able to wrestle again or get back to the level he was at before the injury. Rollins became emotional while discussing what Wrestlemania 33 meant to him. Rollins referred to Triple H as his mentor and gave him a lot of respect.
Styles and Shane McMahon kicked off Wrestlemania 33 and put on a very entertaining match. Shane McMahon wound up being his own worst enemy as he missed a Shooting Star Press and fell hard to the mat. Styles then hit the Phenomenal Forearm for the victory. After the match, AJ Styles said Shane McMahon gave him an unbelievable match. AJ then stated that he wants his WWE Championship back. Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to capture the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 33. It looks like Styles will be coming after Orton on Smackdown this Tuesday night.
Seth Rollins was a part of Wrestlemania Axxess this week and signed some autographs for WWE fans. Rollins stated that he enjoys spending time with fans, even if it is only for a few seconds. Rollins also met Bayley’s biggest fan, Izzy at Axxess and you can check that out by clicking here.
NXT TakeOver: Orlando airs tonight on the WWE Network. Below are the matches currently listed on the card.
Aleister Black vs Andrade “Cien” Almas
Tye Dillinger, No Way Jose, Roderick Strong & Ruby Riot vs SAnItY
NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Authors of Pain (c) vs The Revival vs DIY
NXT Women’s Championship Match: Asuka (c) vs Ember Moon
NXT Championship Match: Bobby Roode (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura
The WWE uploaded a video preview for tonight’s NXT TakeOver.
On Friday night 45-year old Christopher Daniels won the ROH world championship for the first time. It is the first world championship of a major promotion he has won.
Seth Rollins offered his congrats to Daniels:
Major congrats to @facdaniels on winning the @ringofhonor title. One of the best dudes I've had the pleasure of knowing. Long overdue!
Seth Rollins and Christopher Daniels ROH Experience
Rollins and Daniels were both in ROH together in 2010, when Rollins was the ROH world champion. He defeated Austin Aries for the title in February of 2010, and would drop it that September to Roderick Strong.
At the time Daniels was returning from TNA Wrestling, where he had been since 2002.
This Friday night at ROH’s 15th Anniversary show, Daniels defeated Adam Cole in the main event for the ROH world championship. Daniels’ longtime tag team partner Kazarian, had joined Cole’s Bullet Club earlier in the month on ROH television, but at the PPV showed it was all a double-cross. Kazarian turned on Adam Cole and helped Daniels gain the advantage and win the championship.
Earlier in the night Jay Lethal defeated Bobby Fish in a match that commentary indicated would have world title implications. Most likely Daniels’ first title defence, if not a rematch with Cole, will be against Jay Lethal.
On Sunday night WWE claimed that Seth Rollins likely wouldn’t be able to compete at WrestleMania in April due to a knee injury, but one industry insider says that’s not the case. Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that Rollins is going to be cleared to wrestle in time for WrestleMania, and says WWE’s claim was just a storyline element. Rollins is recovering from a torn MCL, which WWE is attributing to Samoa Joe’s attack on him earlier this month.
The most-likely WrestleMania opponent for Rollins is currently Triple H. Triple H is advertised to compete in a six-man tag match at the March 11 house show in Toronto, which could be a sign that he’ll be warming up for the April 2nd pay-per-view.
SEScoops.com is your WrestleMania 33 central, with live results and chat on the night of the 2nd, and all of the latest backstage news leading up to the event!
Former WWE Champion Seth Rollins is scheduled for Monday’s edition of RAW to address his injured knee. WWE claims Rollins sustained the injury when Samoa Joe beat him down on RAW a few weeks back, and in their preview for Monday’s show they say it’s “unlikely” he’ll compete at WrestleMania. Earlier this month it was confirme that Rollins suffered a torn MCL in his right knee.
If Rollins does miss WrestleMania in April, it would be his second year in a row absent from WWE’s biggest event. Here’s what WWE.com wrote about Rollins in their preview for Monday’s RAW:
Save for posting a series of “Fight Club” quotes on Instagram for the past few Monday nights, Seth Rollins has been relatively quiet concerning his condition following Samoa Joe’s ambush that tore The Architect’s right MCL.
At this point, it seems unlikely that Rollins will be able to compete at this year’s WrestleMania. That would mean that the former WWE Champion will miss his second consecutive Show of Shows, this time thanks to Triple H’s “Destroyer.” Will Rollins confirm this unfortunate news, or will he have another message entirely for The Cerebral Assassin and The Samoan Submission Specialist?
Rollins’ originally planned match against Samoa Joe at next Sunday’s Fastlane pay-per-view has been called off.
– John Cena hosts this year’s Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards, which take place on Saturday, March 11th. Cena is featured in this promo video rapping a “remix” of his entrance theme to promote the event.
– A sitdown interview with Seth Rollins has been announced for next week’s RAW from Green Bay, the final show before Fastlane on 3/5. Rollins will discuss his injury, Samoa Joe, Triple H and more. Rollins was not backstage this week as he was in Alabama where he continues rehabbing the knee injury. Goldberg has also been announced for next week’s RAW.
– WWE confirmed on last night’s RAW that Seth Rollins suffered a torn MCL on last week’s show in the fight with Samoa Joe. WWE has not announced whether or not Rollins needs surgery but it was confirmed that his WrestleMania status is up in the air. Rollins was back in Alabama to see doctors over the past few days, which is not considered to be a good sign.
– Canadian Indie star Michael R. Blais, who trained under Tyson Kidd, was one of the quartet defeated by Braun Strowman in Monday night RAW’s 4-on-1 handicap match.
– Below is footage of former NFL player Isaiah Stanback at the recent WWE Performance Center tryouts:
– WWE announced on Tuesday that Shinsuke Nakamura will not require knee surgery after a recent injury scare. The former NXT Champion did not appear at the most recent NXT television tapings and he hasn’t wrestled since dropping the NXT title to Bobby Roode at Takeover: San Antonio. The next round of NXT tapings take place on 2/22 from the University of Central Florida. These are the last tapings before TakeOver in Orlando.
BREAKING: @WWEPerformCtr staff have evaluated @ShinsukeN and have found no tear in his knee; will not require surgery. pic.twitter.com/DoAGWSYNVO
– The “Seth Rollins: Building the Architect” DVD from WWE is scheduled to be released in May. There will be no Blu-ray version of this release, as the company is cutting back on Blu-ray versions in the UK and North America.
– We’ve reported how new WWE recruits Dori Prange (Heidi Lovelace), Kimberly Frankele (Kimber Lee) and Mary Kate Duignan Glidewell (Andrea) recently reported to the WWE Performance Center. Below is footage of the ladies discussing what it means to finally make to the biggest pro wrestling promotion in the world:
WWE announced on Friday that Seth Rollins is not medically cleared to wrestle at this weekend’s live events due to the knee injury he sustained earlier this week. Rollins underwent a medical evaluation in Birmingham, Alabama and WWE will provide an update on his condition this coming Monday on RAW.
At this time, there is said to be ‘guarded optimism’ regarding Rollins’ status for WrestleMania 33. In light of Rollins’ injury, the WrestleMania card is once again in question. Rollins had been scheduled to face Triple H at the show, but now Shane McMahon is being considered as the backup option for Triple H in the event Rollins isn’t medically cleared in time. The SmackDown commissioner was going to face AJ at WrestleMania.
The latest on Seth Rollins’ knee injury is that it could be a torn MCL, which would keep him out of action for about 8 weeks. Rollins’ scheduled match against Samoa Joe at Fastlane on 3/5 is obviously off and it it remains to be seen if he’ll be able to work WrestleMania on 4/2.
WWE held a creative meeting on Wednesday afternoon to discuss alternate WrestleMania plans. Triple H has been training to compete at WrestleMania and he could face Shane MCMahon or even Samoa Joe if Rollins isn’t cleared in time.
Finn Balor, who is recovering from a shoulder injury suffered at the hands of Seth Rollins at SummerSlam, sent Rollins a get well soon card:
Seth Rollins took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon and issued a statement on his knee injury, also mentioning how he still must get revenge on Triple H.
Rollins’ right knee was re-injured during the RAW segment with Samoa Joe on Monday. WWE has not announced an official update on Rollins’ status as he was just getting examined in Birmingham, AL.
Rollins wrote the following on his Twitter today:
Wanted to take a second to thank everyone who has reached out to me over the last two days. Life doesn't always go your way, but that ….
Seth Rollins has given his first public comments since the news broke that he suffered a knee injury on Monday’s RAW. As noted earlier, Rollins is currently in Birmingham, Alabama getting examined to determine the extent of his injury.
Below is a clip of Samoa Joe attacking Rollins on RAW. At the 3:20 mark, Rollins appears to fall awkwardly when being taken down. It seems this is where the injury may have taken place. We’ll provide additional updates when more information becomes available.
WWE announced today that Samoa Joe re-injured Seth Rollins’ right knee during their brawl on Monday’s post-Royal Rumble RAW. Video has been released of Rollins leaving RAW on crutches.
Rollins missed last year’s WrestleMania after blowing out his knee at an overseas live event back in the fall of 2015. Rollins is poised to feud with Samoa Joe before moving on to a WrestleMania program with Triple H, so the stakes are very high for everyone involved.
SEScoops has confirmed the injury is legitimate and Rollins is currently in Birmingham, Alabama to get examined and determined how serious the injury is.
Samoa Joe wasted no time addressing Rollins’ injury. Joe, who made a surprise debut on RAW and beat the life out of Rollins at the behest of Triple H, commented:
RAW Superstar Seth Rollins crashed Saturday night’s NXT TakeOver: San Antonio event and called out Triple H once again.
The Game did appear, but there was no face-to-face confrontation. Triple H sent security to the ring to get Rollins under control so the show could continue.
Rollins and Triple H are expected to face off at WrestleMania 33 in singles action. Expect to see more of Seth Rollins attempting to confront his former ally.
WWE cameras caught up with Triple H after NXT Takeover to get his thoughts on Seth Rollins’ surprise appearance.
Seth Rollins spoke to Sky Sports this week to promote Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view and said he’s still planning to get revenge on Triple H for costing him the RAW Universal Championship.
“I’ve been trying to find [Triple H] for two or three months now and if he shows up it will give me the opportunity to put my foot in his mouth! I have been calling him out on television and social media and can’t seem to get anything from him, so maybe he is comfortable in his suit and sitting in his penthouse. Maybe The Game, The Cerebral Assassin, the guy that wielded the sledgehammer is done and gone – we’ll see if he is the man and if he has the cojones to answer me and protect his legacy.”
Triple H betrayed his former golden boy the week after SummerSlam when a Fatal 4 Way match was held to determine the winner of Finn Balor’s vacated championship. Rollins will get his hands on Triple H sooner or later, with a lot of fans thinking it will happen at WrestleMania 33.
“One way or another I am going to get my hands on him – whether it’s in the ring, backstage or at WWE headquarters. I am going to find a way to make him pay for what he did to me. He deserves everything that comes to him and more and I would like a no disqualification match because I don’t want anyone telling me what I can and can’t do when it comes to getting revenge. There is some unfinished business and sooner or later we are going to get around to it – whether it’s at WrestleMania, before or after.”
Head over to Sky Sports to check out the full interview.
Seth Rollins is no longer in the WWE Royal Rumble Match after losing his spot to Sami Zayn on tonight’s RAW in Cleveland.
The finish saw Rollins get rolled up after Triple H’s music distracted him. It’s believed that Rollins vs. Triple H will take place at Wrestlemania 33.
Here’s the updated list of Royal Rumble participants:
* Sami Zayn
* Big Show
* Brock Lesnar
* The Undertaker
* Bill Goldberg
* Chris Jericho
* Braun Strowman
* Xavier Woods
* Big E
* Kofi Kingston
* Dolph Ziggler
* The Miz
* Baron Corbin
* Dean Ambrose
* Bray Wyatt
* Randy Orton
* Luke Harper
* Cesaro
* Sheamus
– WWE is reportedly working on a DVD set about Seth Rollins titled Building The Architect. The set would feature both a documentary and some of his matches. Below is the synopsis for the DVD, courtesy of Wrestling DVD Network:
The Architect” has created the perfect blueprint for success in WWE with multiple championships, a massive fan base, and a plethora of incredible matches under his belt. Now for the first time ever, hear from Seth Rollins himself as he tells his story of how he became a sports-entertainment megastar.
– In a recent video on her YouTube page, WWE star Nikki Bella answered some questions from fans. During the Q&A, Nikki was asked about her relationship with John Cena, and what her answer would be in Cena were to propose to her. Bella answered that she would say yes to marrying Cena in a heartbeat. You can watch it below:
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– In Cathy Kelley’s latest video on the WWE YouTube channel, she runs down some of the top reactions from WWE stars to the announcement of Kurt Angle’s Hall of Fame induction. Kelley shows Lana Rusev asking Rusev to “crush” Angle, and some classic footage from the Olympic gold medalist’s career.
– Batista recently took to Twitter to respond to a fan who said his 2014 run with WWE was a “complete waste.” Batista previously voiced his displeasure with how WWE handled his 2014 comeback, but he stops short of calling it a “waste.” The former WWE Champion pointed out to the fan that he helped put over Daniel Bryan and The Shield before he left again. Here’s what he had to say:
– Triple H continued his in-character war of words with Seth Rollins on the most recent edition of FOX Sports’ Wrestling Compadres podcast. When asked about Rollins calling him out, he joked that Rollins must not know where WWE headquarters is located.
“Look, sometimes you just go to the obvious places, and you go out in front of the camera and you try to call a guy out and appeal to his manhood that he will come out and fight you like a man. None of that stuff bothers me,” Triple H said. “I’m okay with not getting my suit dirty and just sitting in the back a little bit. But at some point in time, be careful what you wish for.”
You can listen to the full interview with Triple H at podbay.fm.