Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins
Rollins in April 2015
Birth name	Colby Lopez
Born	(1986-05-28) May 28, 1986 Buffalo, Iowa, United States
Residence	Davenport, Iowa, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Gixx Seth Rollins Taj the Destroyer Tyler Black
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight	217 lb (98 kg)
Billed from	Davenport, Iowa
Trained by	Danny Daniels
Debut	2005

Colby Lopez (born May 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Seth Rollins.

Rollins is a one-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time United States Champion (the only wrestler to have held both titles concurrently), a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Roman Reigns), and was the 2014 Money in the Bank winner, as well as the 2015 Superstar of the Year.

After signing with WWE in 2010, he was sent to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) where he was the first FCW Grand Slam Champion. After WWE rebranded FCW into NXT, he became the inaugural NXT Champion. Rollins debuted on WWE's main roster in 2012 alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield.

Prior to signing with WWE, Lopez wrestled as Tyler Black for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he held the ROH World Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice (with Jimmy Jacobs), and was the winner of the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament. He also wrestled for various independent promotions including Full Impact Pro (FIP), where he was a one-time FIP World Heavyweight Champion, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he was a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion (also with Jacobs). Along with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, Rollins is one of three men to have been world champion in WWE and ROH.

Industry veteran Sting, who wrestled his final match against Rollins, described him as the most talented wrestler he has ever seen or worked with.

Early life

Lopez was born in Buffalo, Iowa. He is of Armenian, German, and Irish descent. His surname, Lopez, comes from his Mexican-American stepfather.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2005–2009)

Lopez debuted in 2005 for Scott County Wrestling (SCW). He also worked for Ian Rotten's Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA) and entered the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament, defeating Sal Thomaselli before being eliminated by Matt Sydal in the quarterfinals in Hammond, Indiana, on September 23, 2005. He later won the SCW Heavyweight Championship, and spray-painted the championship belt black to mark "The Black Era" in SCW.

He soon joined NWA Midwest and won the promotion's tag team championship with Marek Brave. The two successfully defended the NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship against Ryan Boz and Danny Daniels, Brett Wayne and Hype Gotti, and Jayson Reign and Marco Cordova several times in early 2006. He also faced Eric Priest and A.J. Styles in singles matches.

Tyler Black in 2008

He briefly appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and teamed with Jeff Luxon in a loss to The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) on Impact in October 2006.

On May 25, 2007, while in a match with then Full Impact Pro (FIP) Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers in Melbourne, Florida, Black's tag team partner Marek Brave suffered a legitimate back injury that sidelined him for several weeks before ultimately causing him to retire (Brave eventually returned to competition in 2012). During this time, Black pursued a singles career by competing in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he defeated Joey Ryan on June 10 and former mentor Danny Daniels at the supercard Point of No Return '07 on June 16.

At PWG's Life During Wartime on July 6, 2008, Black teamed with Jimmy Jacobs to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship by defeating Roderick Strong and El Generico, who was a replacement for Jack Evans. At FIP's event on December 20, 2008, Black defeated Go Shiozaki to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship. At FIP's event on May 2, 2009, Davey Richards was awarded the FIP World Heavyweight Championship by forfeit when Black was unable to compete.

Ring of Honor

The Age of the Fall (2007–2009)

Main article: The Age of the Fall

Lopez as Black (left), in the ring along Age of The Fall leader Jimmy Jacobs at a Pro Wrestling Guerrilla event

At the Ring of Honor (ROH) pay-per-view taping of Man Up in September 2007, Black made his debut, alongside Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher, with the three attacking The Briscoe Brothers, hanging Jay Briscoe from the rigging that had been used during the ladder match earlier that night. Jacobs announced that the three had formed a stable called The Age of the Fall. The angle was so controversial that ROH decided to remove the footage from the pay-per-view that was being taped at the event.

However, the footage was heavily requested by ROH fans, so it was shown on the ROH Videowire for the week of September 15. Later on in the event, Black faced Jack Evans in a dark match, which ended when Jacobs and Necro Butcher interfered leading The Irish Airborne to help Evans. A six-man tag team match between The Age of the Fall and Jack Evans and The Irish Airborne ended in a no contest when Necro Butcher attacked the referee.

Along with Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher, Black wrestled against The Vulture Squad (Jack Evans and Ruckus) in several handicap matches during early October, Black then teamed with The Age of the Fall against Jack Evans, Ruckus and Jigsaw in a six-man tag team match the following month at Glory by Honor VI Night 1 on November 1. The following night, Black defeated Alex "Sugarfoot" Payne, but was attacked by The Briscoe Brothers following the match. He appeared with The Age of the Fall in their match against The Briscoe Brothers during the main event. At Final Battle 2007, Black and Jacobs defeated The Briscoe Brothers to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.

They lost the championship one month later on January 26 to the No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero) when competing in an Ultimate Endurance match also involving The Hangmen 3 (Brent Albright and BJ Whitmer), and the team of Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson.

At Take No Prisoners, ROH's sixth pay-per-view, Black challenged Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship in a losing effort. At Up For Grabs, Black and Jacobs won an eight-team tournament to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for a second time. The two lost the championship at Driven to the team of Kevin Steen and El Generico. Black had a second chance at the ROH World Championship at Death Before Dishonor VI in New York City, when he faced McGuinness, Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli in a three-way match, but McGuinness retained the title.

At Final Battle 2008, after Black lost a number one contender match to Austin Aries, Jacobs turned on him, and Black was then attacked by Aries. At Full Circle, Black was given a non-title match against then ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness on January 16, and defeated McGuinness. The following night, number one contender Aries refused to face McGuinness, so Black faced McGuinness instead, but was unsuccessful as the match ended in a time limit draw. On June 26 at Violent Tendencies, Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs in a steel cage match to end their feud.

ROH World Champion (2009–2010)

Black wearing the ROH World Championship before his defense at Glory By Honor IX in September 2010

In September 2009, Black had surgery on a bulging disc in his neck. On October 10, Black defeated Kenny King in a first round match and then Claudio Castagnoli, Colt Cabana, Delirious, Chris Hero and Roderick Strong in the finals to win the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament, which earned him a match for the ROH World Championship. On December 19 at Final Battle 2009, ROH's first live pay-per-view, Black wrestled then ROH World Champion Austin Aries to a 60-minute time limit draw. Because of this draw, then ROH commissioner Jim Cornette booked the two in a rematch between February 13, 2010 for the company's Eighth Anniversary Show. The booking saw Cornette set up a judging panel with himself on and one person picked by each competitor, in order for there to be a decisive winner in case of another draw. Aries picked Kenny King while Black picked Roderick Strong, whom he guaranteed a ROH World Championship title shot should he win. At the event, Black pinned Aries to win the ROH World Championship.

On April 3, Black retained the title in a three-way elimination match against Austin Aries and Roderick Strong at The Big Bang! pay-per-view, thereby depriving Strong of his championship chance in a singles match. He also retained the title on June 19 at the following pay-per-view, Death Before Dishonor VIII, in a match against Davey Richards. Black turned heel at the August 20 tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling, after news broke that he had signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). His new heel character involved him criticizing the fans who were labeling him a sell-out for signing with WWE, a feeling Lopez states was based on true feelings. He also threatened to take the ROH World Championship with him to WWE, and refused to put the championship at stake in a match with Davey Richards on August 28 which he then lost by submission. On September 11 at Glory By Honor IX, in what would have been his final ROH appearance, Black lost the ROH World Championship to Roderick Strong in a no disqualification match with Terry Funk as a guest enforcer, ending his reign at 210 days after seven successful title defenses.

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE

Developmental territories (2010–2013)

On August 8, 2010, Lopez had signed a developmental contract with WWE, and was assigned to their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in September. Lopez was offered contracts from TNA and ROH, but Evan Bourne convinced him to join WWE. On September 14, 2010, Lopez (as Tyler Black) made his WWE debut in a dark match prior to the SmackDown taping, defeating Trent Barreta.

Lopez debuted for FCW on September 30, as Seth Rollins (a name he states is an ode to Henry Rollins), in a loss to Michael McGillicutty. Rollins then faced Hunico on November 4 in the first ever FCW 15 match under 15-minute Iron Man rules where they fought to a 1-1 draw. Following this, Rollins, along with Hunico, Richie Steamboat and Jinder Mahal, participated in the FCW 15 Jack Brisco Classic tournament. On January 13, 2011, Rollins defeated Hunico in the finals to win the tournament and became the inaugural FCW 15 Champion.

On March 25 at a live event, Rollins and Richie Steamboat defeated Damien Sandow and Titus O'Neill to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. Rollins and Steamboat eventually lost the championship to Big E Langston and Calvin Raines.

In July 2011, Rollins began a feud with Dean Ambrose. Ambrose and Rollins had their first match for the FCW 15 Championship in a 15-minute Iron Man match on the August 14 episode of FCW, which ended in a draw with neither men scoring a fall and, as a result, Rollins retained his title. A subsequent 20-minute rematch for the title two weeks later resulted in a similar 0-0 draw. A second 30-minute rematch for the title on the September 18 episode of FCW went to a time limit 2-2 draw and the match was sent into sudden death rules, where Rollins scored a pinfall to win the match 3-2. On September 22, Rollins lost the FCW 15 Championship to Damien Sandow by disqualification after Ambrose attacked Sandow late in the match.

Rollins made a cameo in a video package that aired during the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in February 2012, where he was shown working out with John Cena in Cena's gym; Rollins was also featured in a speaking role. On February 23, 2012, he defeated Leo Kruger to become the new FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion.

When WWE rebranded FCW into NXT, Rollins' NXT television debut took place on the second episode of the rebooted NXT taped at Full Sail University, where he defeated Jiro. Rollins entered the Gold Rush Tournament to crown the inaugural NXT Champion where he defeated Jinder Mahal in the tournament finals on the August 29 NXT (taped on July 26). Rollins earlier defeated Drew McIntyre in the quarter-finals and Michael McGillicutty in the semi-finals. On the October 10 NXT, Rollins had his first successful defense of his title after he beat McGillicutty. During the November 15 tapings of NXT, Rollins pinned Mahal again in his second successful title defense; the episode of the match aired on December 12 due to tape delay.

On the January 2, 2013 episode of NXT, which was taped on December 6, 2012, Rollins successfully defended the NXT Championship against Corey Graves, before losing it on the January 9 episode of NXT taped on the same date to Langston in a no disqualification match. After losing the title, Rollins kept his feud with Graves going and attacked him during his number one contender's match for the NXT Championship with Conor O'Brian. Rollins then accepted Graves' challenge and defeated him in a lumberjack match to end the feud.

The Shield (2012–2014)

Main article: The Shield

The Shield made their entrance by the arena steps

Rollins made his main roster debut on November 18, 2012, at the Survivor Series pay-per-view alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, when they assaulted Ryback during the triple threat main event for the WWE Championship, allowing CM Punk to pin John Cena and retain his title. The trio declared themselves "The Shield", vowed to rally against "injustice", and would deny to work for Punk, but they routinely emerged from the crowd to attack Punk's adversaries. This led to a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match being set up for the TLC pay-per-view, where Ambrose, Rollins, and Reigns defeated Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) and Ryback in their debut match. The Shield continued to aid Punk after TLC, attacking both Ryback and The Rock in January 2013. On Raw on January 28, it was revealed that Punk and his manager Paul Heyman had been paying The Shield and Brad Maddox to work for them all along.

The Shield then quietly ended their association with Punk while beginning a feud with John Cena, Ryback, and Sheamus that led to a six-man tag match on February 17 at Elimination Chamber, which The Shield won. The Shield had their first Raw match the following night, where they defeated Ryback, Sheamus, and Chris Jericho. Sheamus then formed an alliance with Randy Orton and Big Show to face The Shield at WrestleMania 29, where The Shield emerged victorious in their first WrestleMania match. The following night on Raw, The Shield attempted to attack The Undertaker, but were stopped by Team Hell No. This set up a six-man tag team match on the April 22 episode of Raw, which The Shield won. On the May 13 episode of Raw, The Shield's undefeated streak in televised six-man tag team matches ended in a disqualification loss in a six-man elimination tag team match against John Cena, Kane, and Daniel Bryan.

On May 19 at Extreme Rules, Rollins and Reigns defeated Team Hell No in a tornado tag team match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. Rollins and Reigns made their first televised title defense on the May 27 episode of Raw, defeating Team Hell No in a rematch. On the June 14 episode of SmackDown, The Shield's unpinned/unsubmitted streak in televised six-man tag team matches ended at the hands of Team Hell No and Randy Orton when Bryan submitted Rollins. Bryan and Orton then faced Rollins and Reigns at Payback for the WWE Tag Team Championship, but Rollins and Reigns successfully retained the titles. Further successful title defenses followed against The Usos on July 14 during the Money in the Bank pre-show and The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) at Night of Champions.

Rollins at a WWE house show in November 2013

In August, The Shield began working for chief operating officer (COO) Triple H and The Authority. At Battleground, a kayfabe fired Cody Rhodes and Goldust earned their jobs back by beating Rollins and Reigns in a non-title match. On the October 14 episode of Raw, Rollins and Reigns lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to Cody Rhodes and Goldust in a no disqualification match, following interference from Big Show. At Hell in a Cell, Rollins and Reigns failed to regain the tag team title in a triple threat match. Tension was then sown in The Shield while their recent lack of success continued with a loss to CM Punk in a 3-on-1 handicap match at the TLC pay-per-view. At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Rollins entered the Rumble match at number 2; he had three eliminations and spent the second longest time in the match at 48 minutes before being eliminated by teammate Reigns. The next night on Raw, The Shield competed in a six-man tag team match against Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, and John Cena with all three members of the winning team qualifying to enter in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but The Shield lost the match via disqualification after The Wyatt Family interfered and attacked Cena, Bryan, and Sheamus. The Shield wanted revenge and a six-man tag for The Shield against The Wyatt Family at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view was arranged, in which The Shield was defeated. On the March 3 episode of Raw, The Shield lost a rematch against The Wyatt Family when The Shield's poor teamwork led to Rollins walking out during the match, with Rollins claiming that he had enough of being the glue holding the group together. On the March 7 episode of SmackDown, Rollins stated The Shield reconciled despite their long-running tension after venting their frustrations on each other.

Later in March, The Shield began a feud with Kane turning all of the members of The Shield into fan favorites in the process. At WrestleMania XXX, The Shield defeated Kane and The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn), thus winning their second WrestleMania match as a group. The Shield then feuded with Triple H, the COO of WWE and leader of The Authority, who then reformed Evolution with Batista and Randy Orton to take on The Shield. The Shield defeated Evolution at the next two pay-per-views, Extreme Rules and Payback, in what turned out to be their last matches as factions for both Evolution and The Shield.

The Authority (2014–2015)

Main article: The Authority

Rollins (as the Money in the Bank holder) along Stephanie McMahon and Triple H after being attacked by Dean Ambrose at Night of Champions

On the June 2 episode of Raw, after Batista left Evolution and WWE, Triple H revealed his "plan B", which turned out to be Rollins attacking Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns and rejoining The Authority, turning heel once again. Rollins later explained his actions by stating that The Shield would not be a success without him and Ambrose and Reigns were not his brothers, like they claimed, but business partners to help him move up in WWE. On the June 17 episode of Main Event, Rollins, acting on behalf of The Authority, entered himself into the traditional Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship contract at Money in the Bank, which he won after Kane knocked out Ambrose and held the ladder in place for Rollins to climb. Rollins defeated Ambrose twince, at Battleground, in July, via forfeit, after their match was called off by Triple H since Ambrose attacked Rollins backstage, and in August, at SummerSlam, in a lumberjack match. On the August 24 episode of Raw, Rollins defeated Ambrose in a Falls Count Anywhere match and injured him (in the storyline) after executing a Curb Stomp through cinder blocks. In September, a match between Rollins and Roman Reigns was set up for Night of Champions, but six days before the pay-per-view, Reigns cleanly defeated Rollins in a singles match on Raw. However, Reigns developed a legitimate incarcerated hernia which required surgery a day or two prior to Night of Champions and, as a result, Rollins was declared the winner via forfeit, but he was then attacked by a returning Ambrose. On the September 29, episode of Raw, Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury aligned themselves with The Authority and statred acting as bodyguards to Rollins. At Hell in a Cell, Rollins defeated Ambrose in a Hell in a Cell match after Bray Wyatt interfered and attacked Ambrose. At Survivor Series, Rollins captained Team Authority in a five-on-five elimination tag team match against Team Cena, in which Rollins was the sole survivor and was eliminated by Dolph Ziggler. Rollins continued his feud with Cena in December at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, which led to a tables match, which Cena won. On January 25, 2015, at Royal Rumble, Rollins competed for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match against Cena and Brock Lesnar, which Lesnar won. In February, Rollins started a war-of-words feud with The Daily Show host, Jon Stewart, claiming that he could host the show better than Stewart.

Rollins just after winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31

Randy Orton returned from an absence and attacked Rollins following his match at Fastlane, which led to a match at WrestleMania 31, where Orton defeated Rollins. Later that night, Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract during Lesnar and Reigns' fifteen minutes match, making it into a triple threat match, which Rollins won by pinning Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career. Rollins continued his feud with Orton after WrestleMania 31, which led to a steel cage match, with Orton's RKO banned and Kane as the gatekeeper, at Extreme Rules, where Rollins retained his championship. In May, tension rose between Rollins and Kane, after the latter announced Rollins' title defence against Orton and Reigns at Payback, and after Dean Ambrose defeated Rollins on an episode of Raw, he was added to the match. At the event, Rollins retained his championship, after performing a Pedigree (Triple H's finishing move). Rollins retained the championship against Ambrose, on May 31, at Elimination Chamber, after he got himself disqualified for shoving the referee, and, on June 14, at Money in the Bank in a ladder match. At Battleground, Rollins retained his championship by disqualification against Lesnar, after The Undertaker attacked Lesnar. Rollins then re-ignited his feud with John Cena, and defeated him in a Winner Takes All match at SummerSlam, on August 23, for both the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and the United States Championship, after Jon Stewart attacked Cena. With the win, Rollins became the first and only wrestler to hold both championships simultaneously, until he went on to lose the United States Championship back to Cena at Night of Champions on September 20, but was able to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a clean finish against Sting. On October 25, at Hell in a Cell, Rollins successfully defended the championship against "Demon" Kane, and as a pre-match stipulation, "Corporate" Kane was fired as Director of Operations.

On November 4, during a match against Kane at a WWE live event in Dublin, Ireland, Rollins tore the ACL, MCL, and medial meniscus in his knee while attempting to execute a sunset flip powerbomb. The injury required surgery and it was estimated it would take Rollins out of action for approximately six to nine months. As a result, Rollins was forced to vacate the WWE World Heavyweight Championship the next day, ending his reign at 220 days. On the December 21 episode of Raw, Rollins (on crutches) made a special appearance to accept his Slammy Award for 2015 Superstar of the Year. During his acceptance speech, Rollins claimed he would redesign and rebuild himself, and also reclaim the WWE World Heavyweight Championship which he never lost.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship pursuit (2016–present)

At Extreme Rules, Rollins returned from injury by attacking Roman Reigns after his WWE World Heavyweight Championship defense against AJ Styles. The following night on Raw, after telling the fans he doesn't need them to win back the title, remaining heel in the process, Rollins would confront Reigns, with Shane McMahon announcing a match between the two for the title at Money in the Bank.

Personal life

Lopez is of Armenian, German and Irish descent. His real-life surname, Lopez, comes from his Mexican-American stepfather. Lopez resides in Davenport, Iowa.

In 2014, Lopez and his former tag team partner Marek Brave started The Black & The Brave Wrestling Academy, a professional wrestling school located in Moline, Illinois.

On February 9, 2015, a nude photo of former NXT wrestler Zahra Schreiber, reportedly Lopez's girlfriend, was posted to his social media accounts, the contents of which are automatically republished by WWE.com. Soon after, nude photos of Lopez were posted on the Twitter page of his then-fiancée, Leighla Schultz. In response, Lopez apologized for "private photographs that were distributed without [his] consent".

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Temple

In wrestling

Rollins executing the Curb Stomp on Big E

Rollins hitting Kane with a diving high knee at WrestleMania XXX

Rollins executing the Avada Kedavra on Randy Orton

Rollins (left) being accompanied by J&J Security (Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury) in December 2014

• Finishing moves
  • As Seth Rollins
    • Avada Kedavra (FCW) (Superkick to a kneeling or seated opponent) – 2010–2011; used mostly as a signature move thereafter
    • Blackout (NXT) Curb Stomp (WWE) Peace of Mind (WWE) – 2012–2015
    • Diving high knee, sometimes while springboarding – 2012–2014; used as a signature move thereafter
    • Pedigree (Double underhook facebuster) – 2015–present; adopted from Triple H
    • Skywalker (Standing shiranui) (NXT) – 2012–2013; used as a signature move thereafter
    • Snap single underhook front facelock drop – early 2015
  • As Tyler Black
    • God's Last Gift/Small Package Driver (Fisherman buster floated over into a small package, sometimes from the top rope or while applying a wrist-clutch)
    • Paroxysm (Swinging lifting inverted DDT); used as a signature move in WWE
    • Phoenix splash
    • Turnbuckle powerbomb followed by a superkick
• Signature moves
  • As Seth Rollins
    • Corner forearm smash
    • Diving double foot stomp to an opponent held in the tree of woe position
    • Diving somersault neckbreaker
    • Frog splash
    • Multiple kick variations
      • Back
      • Enzuigiri
      • Legsweep
      • Running single leg drop
    • Phoenix splash
    • Reverse STO into the turnbuckle
    • Sling Blade
    • Suicide dive
    • Suicide somersault senton
    • Superplex followed by a sitout suplex slam
    • Turnbuckle powerbomb
  • As Tyler Black
    • Belly-to-back suplex spun out into a reverse STO
    • Big boot
    • Diving splash
    • Fireman's carry facebuster
    • Inverted frankensteiner
    • Jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick
    • Running shooting star press
    • Springboard clothesline
    • Standing moonsault
• Managers
  • Allison Wonderland
  • J&J Security (Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury)
  • Lacey
  • Mr. Milo Beasley
  • Rain
  • The Authority (Stephanie McMahon and Triple H)
• Nicknames
  • "The Aerialist"
  • "The Architect"
  • "The Future of WWE"
  • "Mr. Money in the Bank"
  • "The Man"
• Entrance themes
  • "American Love" by Haste The Day (IWA Mid-South)
  • "Battle On" by War of Ages
  • "The Haunted" by Walls of Jericho
  • "Flesh It Out" by Blues Saraceno (NXT)
  • "Special Op" by Jim Johnston (WWE; December 16, 2012 – June 2, 2014; used while a part of The Shield)
  • "The Second Coming" by CFO$ (WWE; June 9, 2014–present)
  • "King of Kings" by Motörhead (WWE; June 2, 2014 – November 5, 2015; used while part of The Authority)

Championships and accomplishments

A knee injury brought an abrupt end to Rollins' WWE World Heavyweight Championship reign.

Rollins used the 2014 Money in the Bank briefcase to win the world title at WrestleMania 31.

As Tyler Black he became a two-time ROH World Tag Team Champion.

• Absolute Intense Wrestling
  • AIW Intense Division Championship (1 time)
• All American Wrestling
  • AAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • AAW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marek Brave (1) and Jimmy Jacobs (1)
• Florida Championship Wrestling
  • FCW 15 Championship (1 time)
  • FCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Richie Steamboat
  • Jack Brisco Classic (2011)
  • First FCW Grand Slam Champion
• Full Impact Pro
  • FIP World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling
  • MCPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Midwest
  • NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marek Brave
• Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
  • PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Jacobs
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Feud of the Year (2014) vs. Dean Ambrose
  • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2015)
  • Tag Team of the Year (2013) with Roman Reigns
  • Wrestler of the Year (2015)
  • Ranked #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015
• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Championship (1 time)
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jimmy Jacobs
  • ROH World Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2008)
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2008) – with Jimmy Jacobs
  • Survival of the Fittest (2009)
• Rolling Stone
  • Best Briefly Resuscitated Storyline (2015) vs. Dean Ambrose
  • Most Painful Injury of the Year (2015) Shared with Cesaro and Daniel Bryan
  • Most Puzzling New Finisher (2015) Pedigree
  • Most Smothered In-Ring Potential (2014)
  • Runner-Up Wrestler of the Year (2015)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Tag Team of the Year (2013) with Roman Reigns
• WWE
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Roman Reigns
  • WWE United States Championship (1 time)
  • WWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Money in the Bank (2014)
  • Slammy Awards (10 times)
    • Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year (2014) Diving off the balcony at Payback
    • Breakout Star of the Year (2013) with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield
    • Double-Cross of the Year (2014) Betraying The Shield and joining The Authority
    • Faction of the Year (2013, 2014) with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield
    • Fan Participation (2014) "You Sold Out"
    • Match of the Year (2014) Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series
    • Superstar of the Year (2015)
    • Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) – #BelieveInTheShield with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield
• WWE NXT
  • NXT Championship (1 time)
  • NXT Gold Rush Tournament (2012)

External links

• Seth Rollins's profile on WWE.com
• Seth Rollins on Facebook
• Seth Rollins on Twitter
• Colby Lopez at the Internet Movie Database
• The Black and Brave Wrestling Academy