Seth Rollins is currently holding the World Heavyweight Championship and he is one of the prime faces of WWE right now. He is indeed one of the biggest main event attractions of the promotion for nearly a decade. Being a five times World Champion, he is currently leading Monday Night RAW as the ultimate champion of the brand.
There are a lot of names responsible behind this huge success of The Visionary. But there is one name that Rollins himself wants to mention behind his ultimate success is the WWE Hall of Famer The Heart Break Kid Shawn Michaels. Recently he spoke to Out of Character where the World Heavyweight Champion said;
Seth Rollins’ Profound Gratitude: The Wrestling Legend Who Paved His Way to Greatness
“He’s really the reason I felt I could do what I’m doing,” Rollins began. “I was never going to be Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, or André the Giant, the people I grew up watching were all giants. Shawn and Bret were the first two people that I was like, ‘Oh, I think I can do that. Maybe if I’m lucky enough to get to 6 feet tall, I might be able to do that.'”
“I don’t have to be a 300-pound, 6 feet 7 giant or whatever. To be able to share that experience with Shawn, and to be able to get any amount of respect out of him — for what I’m able to do, as a character and a performer — means the world to me. I am really at a loss of words to describe what that [embrace with Shawn] meant to me. It was very special, I was extremely humbled that I had any amount of respect from The Heartbreak Kid.”
Seth Rollins Thanks Shawn Michaels For His Success
“I feel like I’ve got so far to go in my journey, in the industry, that it’s easy for me to lose track of what I’ve done, I suppose. To kinda reflect on that, and realize that I affect people in any way, like Shawn affected me, is pretty surreal. I have a hard time being that person. I’m still the kid from the small town who loves pro wrestling.”
“I don’t think Shawn realizes the impact he’s had on everybody,” Rollins stressed. “There are a whole generation of people, of my age, who aren’t doing this if not for him. All [of] us pattern our style on Shawn, Bret [Hart], and Eddie [Guerrero]. I don’t really think he fully grasps that, either, and how influential he was on this generation.”
Seth Rollins is currently involved in a mega feud with Finn Balor and there are big rumours that this legendary duo would face each other at Summerslam which is scheduled for August 5th. This feud is pretty entertaining is so far and we expect to get more fun in the future. Hopefully, they would deliver a five star match at Summerslam.
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