Seth Rollins’ workhorse reign as world heavyweight champion might need caught as much as him. Rollins is reportedly coping with a number of knee accidents heading into the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania season.
Rollins suffered a torn MCL and partially torn meniscus, in accordance to skilled wrestling journalist Sean Ross Sapp. The damage reportedly occurred throughout his world heavyweight title protection in opposition to Jinder Mahal on the Jan. 15 episode of WWE Uncooked. Expectations are that Rollins’ will handle his well being and standing on the subsequent episode of Monday Evening Uncooked. There isn’t any phrase on if Rollins will vacate the title or miss time main into the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania.
The reported damage comes at an unlucky time for Rollins. It’s cheap to suspect that Rollins would defend his world heavyweight title at WrestleMania XL on the weekend of April 6. Rollins is the inaugural and sole titleholder of the belt, profitable it in opposition to AJ Kinds in a event ultimate at Evening of Champions on Could 27. Rollins has repeatedly defended the title on pay-per-views and episodes of Uncooked whereas creating a slow-burn feud with CM Punk upon his return to the promotion in November.
The Royal Rumble is scheduled for Jan. 27 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The winner of the boys’s Royal Rumble match can problem for both the world heavyweight or undisputed WWE common championship at WrestleMania XL. Rollins is just not presently marketed for a match on the cardboard.