As seen below, Seth Rollins answered fan questions tonight on the Twitter page for “The Black and Brave Wrestling Academy” owned by he and Marek Brave.

https://twitter.com/msheathermagick/status/735967931075579905

Watching young men and women get a chance to live their dreams. https://t.co/wlznVMLTVC

— BLACK×BRAVE (@BlackandBrave) May 26, 2016

#AskBlackandBrave @BlackandBrave @WWERollins if given the chance, what woman superstar would you like to team up with in a match?

— r*v (@joysrkive) May 26, 2016

The boss. @SashaBanksWWE https://t.co/Xq7DIy9kYO

— BLACK×BRAVE (@BlackandBrave) May 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/Divaschampi0n/status/735975363818311680

I can't wait to see her come back stronger than ever. https://t.co/1uJrcL8UA7

— BLACK×BRAVE (@BlackandBrave) May 26, 2016

@BlackandBrave #AskBlackandBrave Favorite wrestler right now?

— guilherme (@jovemblink) May 26, 2016

.@WWECesaro ? https://t.co/YelUgR9NAX

— BLACK×BRAVE (@BlackandBrave) May 26, 2016

@BlackandBrave @WWERollins Who is your favorite WWE legend? #AskBlackandBrave

— ????Rasheed???? (@RDB_KING1) May 26, 2016

HBK @ShawnMichaels https://t.co/nA1mC53nt8

— BLACK×BRAVE (@BlackandBrave) May 26, 2016

@BlackandBrave #AskBlackandBrave How involved are you at your wrestling school with new students?

— Kristen Leigh (@KristenLeigh36) May 26, 2016

As involved as it gets. I'm here from start to finish. At the facility 90% of the time. https://t.co/iDNaa0QX2e

— BLACK×BRAVE (@BlackandBrave) May 26, 2016

When was the point in your career when you had the 1st thoughts of opening a wrestling school? #AskBlackAndBrave

— ???? Linda ??? (@_SkyHighRollins) May 26, 2016

Good question. Right after I got called up to the main roster, I texted @mbrave13 to see if he'd be interested. https://t.co/OHe7odqyGD

— BLACK×BRAVE (@BlackandBrave) May 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/colinscassady/status/735974663151587330

Love em #HowYouDoin https://t.co/pkKwHHVVsI

— BLACK×BRAVE (@BlackandBrave) May 26, 2016

@BlackandBrave if you can have a match in NXT, who would your opponent like to be? #AskBlackandBrave

— ? ??°. (@SansDimpless) May 26, 2016

Would have to be @ShinsukeN. https://t.co/XWLbmy9D5F

— BLACK×BRAVE (@BlackandBrave) May 26, 2016

– Summer Rae will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Friday’s Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies game at Wrigley Field.

– Tonight’s WWE Smackdown will feature:

• MITB Qualifier: Zack Ryder vs. Alberto Del Rio
• Kalisto vs. Rusev for the US Title
• Cesaro vs. The Miz for the IC Title
• Dana Brooke vs. Natalya
• Golden Truth vs. Fandango and Tyler Breeze
• Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, AJ Styles and more

– The former La Sombra will be debuting on NXT soon. WWE posted this promo for Andrade “Cien” Almas’ arrival:

– Noelle Foley has been training at the New York Wrestling Connection school in Deer Park, NY, near the Foley family home in Long Island. Footage of Noelle and Mick training at the school, which is owned by Mikey Whipwreck, will be shown on the “Holy Foley” WWE Network reality show this fall.

– Eden and Cody Rhodes have changed their Twitter handles now that their WWE releases have been granted. Eden updated fans with this tweet:

Hey guys our Twitter name changes have come through today! @TheBrandiRhodes and @CodyRhodes ???

— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) May 26, 2016

– Here’s a preview for the WWE 24 special on Seth Rollins’ rehab, which premieres on the WWE Network after Raw:

Don't miss "#WWE24: @WWERollins – Redesign. Rebuild. Reclaim" THIS MONDAY immediately following #RAW on @WWENetwork!https://t.co/vAtssWHsyj

— WWE (@WWE) May 25, 2016

– Seth Rollins has been added to tonight’s WWE Smackdown tapings in Norfolk, VA. A No DQ match with Roman Reigns and The Usos vs. AJ Styles and The Club is also advertised locally.

– No word yet on when the movie will be released but the poster for WWE Studios’ “Interrogation” has been released. The film stars Lana and Hall of Famer Edge:

https://twitter.com/reynoldsfilms/status/734812178927194112

– During Monday night’s “Tell All Podcast” on the WWE Network, Shane McMahon talked about how he and Vince McMahon shared an embrace and cried together after his HIAC match at Wrestlemania 32 this year. WWE tweeted this photo of Shane and Vince backstage sharing the moment:

After #HellInACell at @WrestleMania 32, @VinceMcMahon and @ShaneMcMahon embrace. #ShaneTellAll pic.twitter.com/fhaZgab6aO

— WWE (@WWE) May 24, 2016

– WWE Network will air a new “24” special on Seth Rollins next week after Raw goes off the air.

href=”https://twitter.com/WWE/status/734987426456821760

Following Monday’s RAW, here’s the updated card for this year’s WWE Money in the Bank PPV:

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins

MITB Ladder Match
Chris Jericho vs. Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens vs. 2 More Participants TBA

Money in the Bank takes place on Sunday, June 19th from the T-Mobile Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.

Seth Rollins will face Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the June 19 Money In the Bank PPV.

The match was made by Shane McMahon on Raw tonight.

We will have more MITB card updates later tonight.

– In Nielsen’s nightly Twitter TV ratings for series & specials, WWE Extreme Rules had 268,000 tweets with 50,000 unique authors. The show ranked #3 for the night, behind the Billboard Music Awards and Game of Thrones.

– We noted earlier that Charlotte and Seth Rollins made the Sports Illustrated “Fittest 50” list. Charlotte came in at #24 on the women’s list while Rollins came in at #24 on the men’s list. SI wrote these blurbs:

“Ashley Fliehr, aka Charlotte, has athletic abilities that extend well beyond WWE. She competed internationally in gymnastics for seven years; won three cheerleading national championships, played volleyball and basketball and did swimming, diving, ballet and track and field. Fliehr uses everything from kettlebells to pull-up bars and more to sculpt her physique.”

“Colby Lopez, better known by his ring name Seth Rollins, is one of WWE’s top stars and an all-around freak athlete. He suffered a knee injury in November but has been rehabbing for months to return, using tools such as the SkiErg (a machine that mimics Nordic skiing movements), the rowing machine and, of course, some heavy weights.”

– Mick Foley posted a meme on WWE couple Paige and Alberto Del Rio but says he asked them how they felt about it before posting. Below is the meme and what Foley said in the comments section:

“I actually asked both Paige and Alberto how they felt about it a few minutes before the post even went up – and they were both very good sports about it.”

– Seth Rollins will be Jonathan Coachman’s guest on ESPN SportsCenter on Tuesday night.

You speak-we listen. It is confirmed @WWERollins will join me on "off the top rope" Tuesday 9p @SportsCenter. Get the real comeback story

— The Coach (@Thecoachrules) May 23, 2016

– The NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins tweeted this video of WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels enjoying the action at Sunday  night’s game:

GOAL! HORNQVIST! The #Pens lead 2-0 with 18:30 left in the 2nd period. #PARTYHARD pic.twitter.com/1R7aHpDQMx

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 23, 2016

– Tyler Breeze tweeted these “vintage!” photos of Goldust and R-Truth:

Hope these two can get on the same page some day so we have some competition @WWEFandango @Goldust @RonKillings pic.twitter.com/61kzGC6qm8

— Breeze (@MmmGorgeous) May 23, 2016

The new t-shirt that Seth Rollins wore last night for his return at Extreme Rules is already on sale at WWEShop.com. According to fans in attendance at Extreme Rules, WWE had the shirt on sale immediately after the show was over, a pretty smooth merchandising tactic.

@WWERollins "Redesign, Rebuild, Reclaim" t-shirt & hoodie at #WWEShop!https://t.co/SfVrEwhXdO#WWE #WWEExtremeRules pic.twitter.com/9YKlWbKL7f

— WWEShop.com (@WWEShop) May 23, 2016

Here are some WWE reactions to Rollins returning:

I must say the fan girl inside me screamed when @WWERollins came out! But sshhhhh haha ? N #ExtremeRules #AwesomeEnding

— Nikki & Brie (@NikkiAndBrie) May 23, 2016

YES @WWERollins IS BACK!!!!!! #ExtremeRules

— MilenaRoucka (@LaRosaMendes) May 23, 2016

THE CAP'N!

— Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) May 23, 2016

THE CAPTAIN IS BACK! OOOOOOOOOOOOO

— Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) May 23, 2016

Seth Rollins made his return to WWE at Sunday night’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

Following Roman Reigns’ successful WWE World Heavyweight championship defense against AJ Style, Rollins hit the ring and laid out the champion with a pedigree. The Architect took possession of the title and held it high as he stood above the fallen champion.

Rollins has been out of action since undergoing major knee surgery in late 2015. He has been medically cleared to return to the ring and is scheduled to be at this week’s WWE RAW and SmackDown tapings.

• Check Out: Complete WWE Extreme Rules PPV Results

Seth Rollins was recently cleared to return to the ring after a visit at the WWE Performance Center and he is in New Jersey for tonight’s Extreme Rules PPV, according to a report at PWInsider.com.

The former WWE World Heavyweight champion is also scheduled to be at this week’s RAW and Smackdown shows.

Of course, this does not mean Rollins will be returning to television. However, The Architect being medically cleared and backstage at WWE shows are a sign his return is happening any week now. The word going around several weeks ago is that WWE was going to wait until John Cena’s return next week on RAW before bringing back the likes of Rollins & Randy Orton.

Check back later tonight for our live coverage of WWE Extreme Rules.

– John Cena has commented on the buzz that Seth Rollins will be returning to WWE television in the coming weeks. Cena, who has also been rehabbing a major injury and returns to RAW on May 30th, tweeted:

I have done my best to return to @WWE as fast as I can, but I hope people understand just how amazing @WWERollins recovery is #Respect #GG

— John Cena (@JohnCena) May 16, 2016

– The Bella Twins and John Cena will represent WWE at the NBC Upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Monday. The WWE performers will be alongside NBC Universal executives as they pitch their television portfolio to advertisers.

– NXT Newcomer Nikki Storm wrestled her first singles match for NXT at Saturday’s live event in Jacksonville, Florida. Competing under her real name, Nicola Glencross, she lost to Adrienne Reese (a/k/a Athena). Storm made her in-ring debut in late April at a live event, where she and Mandy Rose lost to Liv Morgan and Aliyah in a tag team match.

https://twitter.com/NikkiStorm1/status/731715875716354049

Sources within WWE indicate that Seth Rollins is scheduled to return to television the week of June 6. The news comes from a report at report at PWInsider.com.

The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion has been doing Cross Fit classes in recent weeks, an indication that his return was imminent. We can confirm Rollins was training at the WWE Performance Center last week.

Rollins has been out of action since November when he underwent reconstruction surgery on his knee.

In light of word getting out that Rollins will almost certainly be back on television within the next month, John Cena tweeted a supportive message on Monday morning:

I have done my best to return to @WWE as fast as I can, but I hope people understand just how amazing @WWERollins recovery is #Respect #GG

— John Cena (@JohnCena) May 16, 2016

• Backstage Tension Between Paige and Female WWE Star Over Alberto Del Rio

After arguably the worst string of injuries in WWE history, several of WWE’s top names are gearing up to get back in the during. During today’s WWE Q1 earnings conference call, Vince McMahon painted an optimistic outlook regarding the company’s future, in part due to the imminent returns of John Cena, Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton. A couple new details courtesy of PWInsider:

– It’s expected that the other returns will take place after John Cena’s big homecoming on the Memorial Day edition of RAW in less than two weeks.

– Bray Wyatt is still recovering from his right calf injury and likely won’t be wrestling for some time after he’s back on TV.

– Seth Rollins is scheduled to be back in early June after “Temple” finishes filming.

Vince McMahon noted that 13 wrestlers have recently been called up to the main roster and additional talent called up soon, so it will be interesting to see how this “new era” looks come June.

– Brute Strength Training posted this brief clip of Seth Rollins training for his WWE return from earlier today. Brute Strength is based out of Baton Rouge, LA and offers, “customized programming from elite coaches to reinvent the way your body moves, feels, and looks.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFHbDarRp6h/

– 2 Cold Scorpio calls Ric Flair a “punk bitch” and blames him for his WCW departure in this video:

– Shinsuke Nakamura’s new WWE t-shirt sold out immediately when released in Japan on May 2nd.

– For whatever reason, Adam Rose has deleted his tweets regarding his 60-day suspension from WWE, including his initial reaction to the Wellness policy violation as well as the doctor’s note he posted this week, which explained that he’s been legally prescribed Adderall to treat his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

– Seth Rollins is getting close to being medically cleared to return to WWE. The former WWE World Heavyweight champion underwent reconstructive surgery back in November to repair ACL, MCL, and medial meniscus tears in his right knee. The injury was sustained during a match against Kane at a WWE live event from in Dublin, Ireland. You can see footage of the incident here.

Randy Orton’s recovery from shoulder surgery, however, going slower than expected. He’s recovering and could be at the WWE Performance Center to train for a ring return as soon as mid-June.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– We have a correction to run. Finn Balor obviously did not make his main roster debut last night at Payback. SEScoops correspondent Jonathan Fisher received a tip that Balor would be appearing in Chicago and he was authorized to run the story. It was reported as a ‘rumor’ but it was reported nonetheless. We’ve received some flack on Twitter for simply “making shit up for clicks” which was not the case, but we apologize for the botch and will hold ourselves to a higher standard of verifying scoops moving forward.

– Seth Rollins was not backstage at Payback last night, despite a report last week from the “Wrestling News World.” Rollins has been in New Orleans over the past several weeks filming the WWE Studios film, Temple.

– WWE has published the following backstage interviews from Payback:

– This week’s post-WrestleMania 32 episode of SmackDown drew a 1.75 rating with 2.44 million viewers. This is up from the previous week’s show, which featured some matches and cut-ins from WrestleMania AXXESS.

– WWE.com is running a poll asking fans which former NXT Champion will have the most successful WWE career when all is said and done. Seth Rollins is way in the lead with 62% of the vote, followed by Sami Zayn (18%), Kevin Owens (15%) and Big E (5%).

– The latest “UpUpDownDown” show features Xavier Woods, AJ Styles and Tyler Breeze playing the UFC 2 video game on the big screen at AT&T Stadium during WrestleMania 32 Week:

Seth Rollins has officially joined the cast of TEMPLE, a thriller movie presented by Erebus Pictures, a partnership between WWE Studios and KISS co-founder Gene Simmons. Wesley Snipes and Anne Heche have been announced as the leads with John Stockwell directing. Principal production begins tomorrow in New Orleans.

TEMPLE follows a team of trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down—and then begin to experience strange and horrific phenomena. Rollins plays one of the operatives, along with Snipes, Heche and Dave Annable.

Here’s the official press release:

EREBUS PICTURES, WWE® STUDIOS AND THE GENE SIMMONS COMPANY ANNOUNCE WESLEY SNIPES, ANNE HECHE, DAVE ANNABLE AND WWE SUPERSTAR SETH ROLLINS® TO STAR IN JOHN STOCKWELL’S THRILLER “TEMPLE”

Principal Photography to start April 6th

Los Angeles, CA (April 5, 2016) – Erebus Pictures, the genre specialty label formed by Multi Media Magnate and KISS co-founder Gene Simmons and WWE Studios, announced today that Wesley Snipes (The Expendables 3), Anne Heche (Wild Card), Dave Annable (Brothers and Sisters) and WWE Superstar Seth Rollins are on board to star in the John Stockwell directed thriller TEMPLE. Filming will commence on Wednesday, April 6th. Snipes will also serve as a producer on TEMPLE along with Simmons and WWE Studios President Michael Luisi.

TEMPLE, written by Matt Savelloni (Exile to Babylon), and directed by John Stockwell (In The Blood), follows a team of trained operatives consisting of Snipes, Heche, Annable and Rollins, who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down—and then begin to experience strange and horrific phenomena.

“Gene and I are thrilled to have such a stellar cast on board for our first Erebus picture.” said Michael Luisi, President WWE Studios. “We also look forward to extending our relationship with John Stockwell.”

“I could not be more pleased that we are launching our first film for Erebus pictures and have John on board to direct.” said Gene Simmons. “I am really looking forward to working with this fantastic cast as well as Michael and the whole team at WWE.”

“It’s exciting to find myself in a genre I have always wanted to explore.” said Wesley Snipes “We are looking forward to a great brand collaboration with Erebus, WWE and Gene.”

As previously announced, Gene Simmons partnered with WWE Studios to launch Erebus Pictures to produce elevated genre films. Erebus Pictures plans to use WWE’s extensive platforms from weekly TV shows, including WWE’s flagship programs, Monday Night Raw® and SmackDown®, digital, social media and WWE Network, to market the film.

Bradley Buchanan handled negotiations on behalf of WWE Studios.

– Titus O’Neil’s WWE suspension for unprofessional conduct ends on April 10th, next Sunday, so he could be back on television by next week’s RAW from Los Angeles.

– Former WWE, WCW & ECW star Lance Storm raises an interesting point regarding the booking of Shane McMahon and The Authority at WrestleMania & RAW:

https://twitter.com/LanceStorm/status/717379589203308544?s=09

– Big E doesn’t sound pleased with the @WWEUniverse naming his moves:

It's not called that. There's zero ass to belly contact. Going to harass the hell out of whoever runs this account. https://t.co/vx2QgyG4K1

— Ettore “Big E” Ewen (@WWEBigE) April 5, 2016

– WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall gave this strong endorsement to Seth Rollins during WrestleMania weekend:

https://twitter.com/SCOTTHALLNWO/status/716984393315692544

– Damien Sandow is encouraging fans to use the hashtag #FreeSandow, presumably in response to WWE not using him much in recent months:

https://twitter.com/TheDamienSandow/status/717151066572201984

Yesterday, we reported on how Chris Smith at Forbes had put together a list of WWE’s highest paid wrestlers. While lists of this kind have gone around for years, they’re usually of some nebulous origin or an incredibly unreliable source like CelebrityNetWorth. This is different, however: Not only is it from Forbes, the magazine of record for finance, but it’s also an actual Forbes staff writer as opposed to their larger contributor network. Nothing against them, but they weren’t hired with the financial angle in mind. Since it’s a Forbes article from a Forbes staffer, the list is being taken a lot more seriously than these things usually are.

In his article, Smith claims that “Over the last year we’ve pored over court documents, SEC filings and WWE’s booking contracts and spent hours speaking with industry sources, allowing us to construct the first ever FORBES list of WWE’s Highest-Paid Wrestlers.” Let’s take a look at the list again:

1. John Cena: 9.5 million
2. Brock Lesnar: 6.0 million
3. Triple H: 2.8 million
4. Randy Orton: 2.7 million
5. Seth Rollins: 2.4 million
6. Roman Reigns: 2.1 million
7. Undertaker: 2.0 million
8. Big Show: 1.5 million
9. Kane: 1.3 million
10. Dean Ambrose: 1.1 million

So, what do we know about the numbers on Smith’s list for Forbes?

The only one whose pay would come up in SEC filing is Triple H, since he’s an executive officer of WWE under his real name of Paul Levesque. This does appear to be correct: If you don’t include stock awards, and Smith didn’t, he made $2,812,629 in 2015. That’s broken down as $573,269 in salary for his executive role, $526,000 in incentive plan compensation, and $1,713,360 for his pay as talent, $1 million of which is his contracted downside guarantee. There’s a note that “Mr. Levesque has out-earned this minimum guarantee in each of the past several years.”

Randy Orton and John Cena both had divorces, though only Orton’s finances went public as a result. TMZ reported that at the time of the July 2013 divorce, Orton was making $291,666 a month, or just $8 short of $3.5 million in a year. It’s not clear if that was his total 2012 pay or what, as the belief is that WWE’s downside guarantees never top $1 million. Cena did have his annual earnings pegged as about $10 million by Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer in January, while Meltzer has also reported Brock Lesnar’s pay in the past because he gets a flat fee per appearance. In the past, Meltzer has said something to the effect of how these days, it’s understood that The Undertaker’s $1 million guarantee is considered his WrestleMania payoff. With additional appearances headlining SummerSlam and Hell in a Cell last year, $2 million sounds reasonable.

It gets hazier after that as you move further down the line.

In a deposition that I cited in my January article for SBNation about Big Show’s flirtation with boxing, Big Show said that when he returned to WWE in 2008, he asked for $1.25 million and a $250,000 signing bonus…but that was eight years ago and it’s not clear in the public filings if he even got what he wanted. A deposition with his wife, who apparently handles their finances, had her testifying that she didn’t think he made any bonuses on top of his base salary. That would be unusual for a full time WWE performer, but it could also have to do with confusion over the nature of WWE contracts. WWE pay works two ways: You can just take your per-event pay and royalties as they come, or you can take your downside guarantee as a salary and get a balloon payment at the end of the year for what goes over the guarantee. Since he has little merchandise, $1.5 million doesn’t sound outrageously low, though.

Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Kane, and Dean Ambrose all have little to no information out there about their pay. Kane recently put his home up on the market and it was huge, sprawling property with a house customized to his specific needs as a very tall man, but because he’s based in Knoxville, Tennessee, the price was dramatically less than you’d think, coming in under $1 million.  The rest seem realistic enough.

What do you think of the list? Let us know in the comments.

A video was posted on Instagram over the weekend showing Rollins in the gym continuing to prepare for his return.

Last week we reported that Seth Rollins was back in the ring “multiple times a week” training. Rollins has been out of action since suffering a knee injury back in November which required complete reconstructive surgery. Post-surgery estimates initially had him missing 6-9 months of action, so he seems to be making good progress.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BC1TbbVn2GD/

• Video: Seth Rollins Suffers Bad Knee Injury In Match With Kane

Former WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins is already back in the ring multiple times per week, according to a report at Pro Wrestling Sheet.

Rollins went down with a knee injury back in November during a match against Kane in Dublin, Ireland. The Architect was forced to surrender his title after it became clear he’d need complete reconstructive surgery. Rollins has been wearing a brace while training at his Black and Brave Wrestling Academy in Moline, IL.

Initial estimates after surgery had him missing 6-9 months of action, so it’s encouraging that he’s already back in the ring. Last week, Rollins was seen at the WWE Performance Center along with John Cena, Cesaro and Dr. Jeff Dugas from the Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center.

– Seth Rollins and former NXT Diva Zara Schreiber are no longer dating, according to a report by Pro Wrestling Sheet. The two quietly split last month and Schreiber has been posting photos on Instagram of her new apartment.

Schreiber made headlines last fall when Nazi-themed photos from 2012 were uncovered on her Instagram account, which led to her eventual release from WWE. Schreiber continues to wrestle on the independent scene.

– Total Divas continues to decline in viewership, dropping for the 6th straight week. This week’s episode drew only 777,000 viewers, down a sharp 30% from the season premiere back on January 19th.

Season 4 averaged over 1 million viewers per episode while season five is averaging 882,000 viewers per episode.

• VIDEO: Shane McMahon Training For WrestleMania With Muay Thai Legend