Seth Rollins’ world title reign is kicking off with another surprise, so we’ll see
what’s going on there.
We’ll also check out what’s the latest with Drew McIntyre, Bray Wyatt, and much more
Let’s start things off with Seth Rollins and his world heavyweight title reign because
Seth’s first few weeks as champion has definitely been busy and hectic
Seth’s title reign began of course on May 27th with the big win over AJ Styles
So talk about a great, explosive start to a world title reign…
it doesn’t get much bigger than battling it out with one of the all time greats, AJ
Styles
So Seth Rollins first captured the title by beating a highly respectable opponent, which
added some weight and depth to the title’s importance right away
Some fans were complaining about how the world heavyweight title match should’ve closed
out Night Of Champions to further prove and establish it’s position in WWE
But obviously WWE couldn’t give that main event spot to Seth and AJ Styles because that
main event spot had to go towards the big moment of The Usos leaving Roman Reigns’
side, that was a moment that’s been nearly three years in the making, so it’s understandable
why that moment got the main event spot over AJ and Seth, so everyone basically understands
that situation
But Seth Rollins didn’t wasn’t any time at all, he’s been defending the world heavyweight
title at nearly every single WWE live event that has taken place over the last few weeks
Truly sticking to his word that he’ll be the work-horse champion that’ll be at every
show, ready to defend his world heavyweight title at any time
Seth Rollins even recently had his first ever televised title defense during a recent edition
on Raw against Damian Priest
It’s been a really long time since Raw has featured a world title match or even had a
world champion at all, so it was something that fans were really happy to see again
So Seth Rollins successfully defended his world heavyweight title against Damian Priest,
and like we talked about earlier in the week, they didn’t waste any time at all teasing
Seth’s next opponent
Seth Rollins came face-to-face with his old rival Finn Balor to close out that edition
of Raw
Lots of world title history between Seth Rollins and Finn Balor, they already made lots of
callbacks to their 2016 feud, and it would appear that Seth and Finn could be going at
it again soon with the world title being on the line
But here’s where the twist comes into play, it looks like Finn Balor isn’t Seth’s
only challenger at the moment
During a recent edition of NXT, Bron Breakker noted that he’s coming for everyone in the
WWE, from the top to the bottom
He then proceeded to directly call out Seth Rollins
Bron Breakker challenged Seth Rollins to return to NXT, his old stomping grounds, and defend
his world heavyweight title against him on the show
Bron pointed out how Seth Rollins was the first ever NXT world champion and how he really
wants this match in order to dethrone Seth Rollins
And according to reports, Bron Breakker didn’t just make this challenge for the fun of it,
it looks like this challenge will be paid off and we will see this match legitimately
take place in the near future
Reports claim that the plan is for Seth Rollins to return to NXT to defend his title against
Bron Breakker
It’s also being reported that the idea for Seth Rollins to appear on NXT to defend the
title is coming from WWE C.E.O.
Nick Khan
It’s all allegedly Nick’s idea to bring Seth Rollins back to NXT just to boost the
NXT brand and appearance
Seth Rollins isn’t the only one making a little return to NXT
Obviously, Baron Corbin and Ali have also been making some appearances on NXT as well
over the last few weeks
Baron Corbin and Ali are appearing on NXT due to their “Free Agent” status
They weren’t drafted during the 2023 WWE draft and reports claim that they weren’t
drafted on purpose because they wanted to bring Corbin and Ali over to NXT
Although, being a free agent after going undrafted is usually frowned upon and looked at in a
negative light, it’s actually a pretty decent advantage because until they’re signed to
a brand, free agents can pop up on all three brands whenever they want and whenever WWE
pleases
So that’s what’s going on there with NXT and how Seth Rollins is getting included into
the entire situation
NXT just lost a lot of its top few stars due to them getting called up during the WWE draft,
so having Seth Rollins return to NXT to put the new world title on the line against one
of NXT’s biggest stars, Bron Breakker… that should definitely help to bring more
eyes and attention back to NXT
Seth Rollins also recently appeared on “My Love Letter to Wrestling” and had this to
say about who he would like to defend against, quote:
“There’s so many people.
The Raw roster’s so stacked right now.
We’ve got guys like Cody.
You’ve got Kevin (Owens), you’ve got Sami (Zayn).
We’ve got Drew McIntyre on the injured list at the moment right now.
You’ve got Bronson Reed, Shinsuke Nakamura, the entire Judgment Day.
All four of them (Judgment Day members) that are just rocking right now.”
End quote
So Seth Rollins’ title reign may only be a few weeks long at this current moment of
time, but if he gets to work with everyone he wants to work with then it does have the
potential to be one great title reign, so we’ll have to see how things continue to
go with Seth Rollins and the world heavyweight championship
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Speaking of Drew McIntyre, let’s dive back into the latest updates for some of WWE’s
biggest missing superstars
Starting off with Drew McIntyre
Drew still hasn’t been seen on WWE television since Wrestlemania, which took place over
two months ago
There were a lot of initial reports that Drew was allegedly frustrated with WWE creative
and his current position, and how he would wait out his contract’s expiration and wouldn’t
sign a new deal
But then it was reported that he can’t really do that because his contract would just be
frozen if he decides to sit out
So then the narrative switched to Drew McIntyre’s hiatus being strictly just creative related
and how he was waiting to be written back into the show
And he’s still listed on WWE’s active roster, he was drafted to Raw, WWE’s official
social media platforms still feature Drew McIntyre in several posts, so there doesn’t
seem to be any issues there, it’s just a waiting game for him to be written back into
the show
Like we just spoke about, Seth Rollins even said that he wants to work with him, but Seth
said that Drew was on the “injured list”
There’s been no reports of Drew McIntyre dealing with any injuries so Seth’s remarks
were a bit confusing there unless he was referring to Drew being on the “inactive list”
Seth Rollins versus Drew McIntyre is a dream feud that fans have been discussing long before
Seth even won the world title
Fans really just wanna see a heel version of Drew McIntyre come gunning for Seth Rollins
and the world title, so hopefully we do get to see that program
So there’s absolutely no major new updates to Drew McIntyre’s status, the only thing
that appears to be set in stone is that he will make his return to Raw, whenever that
may be
As for the other missing name of Bray Wyatt, not much is really new there either
Reports still seem to be conflicted with some saying that bray is nearing a return, while
others say it’s still a waiting game
Reports claim that Summerslam is the ideal spot that’s still being looked at as the
goal for Bray Wyatt’s first match back
It’s not confirmed that he will be competing at Summerslam, but that’s allegedly what
everyone is hoping and aiming for
There’s also a rumor going around that if Bobby Lashley isn’t up to anything major
around that time frame, that Bray Wyatt may make his return by immediately picking up
from where he last left off at with Bobby Lashley
And how they can have their match at Summerslam
So lots of uncertainties and rumors there that we’ll have to keep an eye on
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