Seth Rollins’ right knee was re-injured during Samoa Joe’s ambush at the conclusion of this Monday’s Raw, WWE.com can now confirm. The attack occurred as Rollins was heading to the ring to finally confront Triple H, who cost The Architect a WWE Universal Championship opportunity back in August.
WWE.com cameras captured footage of Rollins leaving the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas, Monday night, but no specific details on the former WWE Champion’s condition have been revealed. Rollins is set to be evaluated later this week.
Rollins was getting an evaluation on the knee on 2/1 in Birmingham and the early word was that he’d be out about eight weeks, meaning that Mania was possible but not definite. Obviously he’ll want to do it under any circumstances when it’s that close of a call but WWE these days, for legal reasons, is far more cautious about throwing talent back into the ring before they are ready than has been the case historically.
Source: Wrestling Observer Radio
WWE didn't really give fans any new details on Rollins' injury, and did note that his participation at WrestleMania was "in serious doubt". Dave Meltzer is reporting on the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE officials are going to go ahead and proceed with the idea that Rollins will be able to make the show and face Triple H, as originally planned out.
"Seth is considered good for WrestleMania," Meltzer said. "So Triple H vs. Seth is on, and that's what they're working towards."
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Apparently WWE had a backstage meeting about the WM plans. At this point they need to start talking to Angle and Rock. Both guys could easily be put into this storyline with HHH/Joe. Angle, because he has TNA history with Joe and WM is in Orlando. With Rock they would play up the Samoan heritage. I wonder if Triple H would do what's best for business and put Joe in the marquee match while he stayed out of it. Of course there's always a way to get a HHH/Shane feud going as well. Right now the following guys don't have anything set in stone for WM:
• John Cena
• Triple H
• Samoa Joe
• AJ Styles
• Shane McMahon
• Nakamura
• Dean Ambrose
• The Miz
• Finn Balor
• Sami Zayn
WWE needs to properly utilize all of them for WM, especially after this Rollins injury.
Apparently WWE had a backstage meeting about the WM plans. At this point they need to start talking to Angle and Rock. Both guys could easily be put into this storyline with HHH/Joe. Angle, because he has TNA history with Joe and WM is in Orlando. With Rock they would play up the Samoan heritage. I wonder if Triple H would do what's best for business and put Joe in the marquee match while he stayed out of it. Of course there's always a way to get a HHH/Shane feud going as well. Right now the following guys don't have anything set in stone for WM:
• John Cena
• Triple H
• Samoa Joe
• AJ Styles
• Shane McMahon
• Nakamura
• Dean Ambrose
• The Miz
• Finn Balor
• Sami Zayn
WWE needs to properly utilize all of them for WM, especially after this Rollins injury.
I must ask: Why not Roman? Yes, I know there's a plan for him vs Undertaker, but sometimes plans fall apart and, honestly, this is actually a really good way to help see Roman actually act like a babyface. Samoa Joe has just injured his friend/brother, have Roman set aside whatever grievances he has with Taker or Braun and go after Joe to avenge his comrade. I'd be down for it. Or at least have him give Joe a staredown so it seems like he cares.
If you can't do that, then I'd say go with Sami. Something like, on the next Raw have Roman lose because of a distraction from Joe, like he sees Joe and goes to attack him and in the brawl gets DQ'd. Show that what happened to Seth has gotten him riled and he wants to get at Joe, but then Sami steps in saying that he'll take on Joe for Roman and that his fight with Braun is just as important (you can also have Sami say that while he'd rather trade places, he knows that Roman has a better chance of beating Braun than Sami).
As for Finn...question for any NJPW fans in here: Did Finn ever deal with double-crosses in the Bullet Club? And if so, what's his stance on them?
I dont think anyone knows at this point how serious it is, including Rollins himself. But whenever they find out its gonna leak to Meltzer soon enough.
re: Rollins Injured His Knee Again: May Be Out 8 Weeks. Mania Is Not Certain
I cannot believe this....
Welp, I'm done with wwe for the next year if this is serious. He was literally the last thing I had left to watch, and this feud was the only draw for Mania to me. On the bright side, it'll save me 9.99 and a whole lot of hours out of my week. So there's that, I guess.
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If it's anything like Punk's knee injury from Dec 2012, then there might be hope he makes it to WM. Punk had a torn meniscus and was on crutches for a couple weeks after surgery and was able to wrestle against Rock by Royal Rumble.
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Well they can't go back on Taker and Reigns after what they did at the Rumble, they have to go through with that now as long as Taker can go physically.
I think the match turns into a Raw vs SD showcase with Joe vs Ambrose with HHH and Shane in their guys corner. I don't think they'll do another HHH singles match unless maybe he faces Shane which would actually be great cause then I think AJ gets added back into the SD title match.
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What if AJ Styles confronted Samoa Joe? The fans want to cheer AJ. There's no sense in letting him continue as a heel. WWE could play up the history between Styles and Joe. The question is why would Styles care to confront Joe?
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Joe marks will get on my back here (I've always liked Joe btw) but it was mostly his fault, dropped all his weight on Rollins knee joint when he tried to drop down to the mat however Rollins did turn slightly at the same time which didnt help.
It could all be a master work its not like its never happened before, Meltzer has fell for WWEs works before too
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Wade Keller, a reliable source and the guy who does podcasts with Stone Cold, says that early fears from among WWE sources is that its a 4 to 6 month injury.
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Yeah, Seth probably needs a new wrestling style once he comes back. He might be one or two injuries away from having his career cut short... Less high flying and more brawling and psychology, IMO it would make him a better wrestler.
I agree, regarding his last injury he said it wasn't that one move, it was from accumulated wear and tear. Yeah, this happened in a brawl and looks like a random, freak accident; like last time, he just took a step wrong, but he has a compromised knee, he needs to consider that when he's jumping off so many things and trying to do so much 'flippy shit.'
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this is such a bummer honestly. I don't even know what to think. Rollins missing another Mania is seriously bullshit.
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