2019 was going great for Seth Rollins, he had won the Royal Rumble, defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania and SummerSlam, won a fifth Raw Tag Team Championship, and was even #1 in the PWI 500. He was at the pinnacle of the wrestling world by being the top babyface in the biggest company in the world. But, sadly for him, it would all go downhill when he started feuding with The Fiend.
WWE booked the then Universal Champion Rollins to be afraid of his unnatural opponent, and he’d sit in the corner through fear with his eyes closed when confronted. The pair would have a disastrous Hell In A Cell encounter that had one of the worst finishes ever, leaving fans on social media claiming they were done with the product. Now, Rollins has appeared as a guest on Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions and acknowledged how bad the creative was for the match. He also revealed he had to be restrained from physically attacking Vince McMahon once he came through the curtain. You watch him discuss this in the below clip.
Rollins would be forced to turn heel after losing the Universal Championship to The Fiend at Crown Jewel, becoming the Monday Night Messiah, and regaining his reputation with a match of the night contender at both WrestleMania 36 and then Money In The Bank. Over the almost two-year period since Hell In A Cell, his perception to fans has now fully been redeemed, and he is again seen as a top talent. Nevertheless, it’s doubtful his career will hit the heights of January 2019 through August 2019 again when he was WWE’s main star.
