Seth Rollins: Whoever Comes Out Of WWE WrestleMania 42 As World Heavyweight Champion, I Want Next
Seth Rollins will target the World Heavyweight Championship when he returns to WWE.
At Crown Jewel in Australia, then World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins unfortunately suffered a shoulder injury during his match with Cody Rhodes, forcing Monday Night RAW’s top title to be vacated. With the gold now around the waist of CM Punk, the ‘Second City Saint’ is looking to get past Finn Bálor at tonight’s Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event, with the winner going on to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42. However, ‘The Visionary’ has now made it clear that he’ll be going after the title he never lost when he returns.
Appearing on ESPN’s First Take, Rollins underlined his intention to go after the World Heavyweight Championship after WrestleMania.
“There’s a ton of guys that I’d like to get in the ring with, but the bottom line is whoever is holding on to my World Heavyweight Championship, because what you got to understand is I never lost that title. I was forced to give that title up due to injuries. So I want my title back. Right now, CM Punk is holding on to that title, but he’s going into WrestleMania here very shortly. Actually, Elimination Chamber, since we’re talking about it, he’s got to get past Finn Balor. Finn Balor, a former Universal Champion. So Finn Balor could be taking that into WrestleMania. Either way, somebody’s defending that title against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, and whoever comes out of that, I want next, boys. That title’s mine. I never lost it.”
-Seth Rollins
The World Heavyweight Championship has been important to the career of Seth Rollins since its introduction in 2023. ‘The Visionary’ became the first man in around a decade to call himself World Heavyweight Champion when he defeated AJ Styles to win the gold at Night Of Champions, going on to hold the title for 316 days before losing it at WrestleMania 40.
As mentioned, his second reign with the championship was cut short through injury, although Rollins recently revealed he’s close to a return. You can read more about that here.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Seth Rollins’ injury status as soon as we hear more.
