Being the workhorse that he’s been since debuting on the main roster, Seth Rollins has been carrying the load for the WWE for over a decade. Since he’s still young at heart, he won’t be having any problems going in for in-ring actions for as long as he can but in the end, he’s still a human being and those injury scars might force him to give up. That’s the case for the top WWE Superstar for the time being.
In the main event of WWE Fastlane 2023, the reigning World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a Last Man Standing Match to retain his title. With the two participants unleashed in a No-DQ environment, the match expectedly featured kendo sticks, chairs, ladders, tables, garbage cans, and even nunchucks to present with the brutality, itself.
Just what it looked like, Seth Rollins is still reeling with the wounds from that unforgiving matchup which might have worsened the condition of his lower back which has been well-documented in recent times. Hours after WWE Fastlane 2023, the world champion took to Twitter to share a video of himself celebrating his victory with the fans after the match while also providing an update about his wound with the following caption,
“My heart keeps saying ‘Stay young’. My lower back seems to disagree.”
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My heart keeps saying “Stay young.” My lower back seems to disagree. #WWEFastlane pic.twitter.com/vBVfgMV3BT
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) October 8, 2023
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Seth Rollins’ back issues have been publicly addressed on Raw
During his ongoing feud with Shinsuke Nakamura, WWE put a focus on Seth Rollins’ bruised back on TV. The challenger targeted those back issues during this program to put focus on how much it drains out of a WWE Superstar to regularly feature in action. Nakamura wanted to capitalize on those issues to become the world heavyweight champion for the first time in his career but he failed on two separate occasions.
In a recent backstage interview on Raw during his feud with Nakamura, Seth Rollins also stated the following about his back issues,
“I do have 2 fractures in my lumbar spine. I have been living with that injury for over 4 years and it does not get better by itself. As a matter of fact, it gets worse. The truth is I don’t know what the endgame is, I don’t know how much longer I am going to be able to do this at the level I’m currently running at.”
