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[Paul Heyman] Ladies and gentlemen,

Seth "Freakin" Rollins.

[crowd yells "'Freakin' Rollins"]

[Michael Cole] He is a visionary.

He is a revolutionary.

He is Seth "Freakin" Rollins.

[Seth Rollins] The future of this industry runs

through Seth "Freakin" Rollins.

[Michael Cole] The Architect of WWE has been

burning it down for over a decade.

His career highlights are amongst the greatest

in Sports Entertainment history.

From glorious championship victories-

Seth Rollins is the Universal Champion.

to jaw-dropping betrayals.

An alliance we never thought we'd see.

Let's take a look back at the very best of Seth Rollins.

[Seth Rollins] Welcome to Monday Night Rollins.

[Michael Cole] This is WWE's Greatest Moments.

[WWE's Greatest Moments' music]

[The Rock] If you smell-

[Michael Cole] Oh, my God.

What the hell are you doing?

[Jim Ross] Absolutely unbelievable.

[Gorilla Monsoon] Hulkamania is here.

[Michael Cole] Hello, everyone,

and welcome to WWE's Greatest Moments.

I'm Michael Cole.

And on this edition, we're looking back at the already

legendary career of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.

[Seth Rollins] There can be only one, and it's got to be me.

[Michael Cole] His brash and outlandish style mixed

with incredible in-ring athleticism

has made Seth Rollins must-see TV.

[Seth Rollins] I am a visionary.

I am a revolutionary.

I am Seth-

[crowd yells "Freakin' Rollins"]

[Michael Cole] In 2012, NXT underwent a transformation

to emerge as WWE's third brand, alongside Raw and SmackDown.

[Seth Rollins] My goal here is to change the culture

from a grassroots level into a global phenomenon.

[Michael Cole] And a Gold Rush tournament was announced

to crown the inaugural NXT Champion.

A young Seth Rollins entered the tournament with high hopes.

After defeating superstars Drew McIntyre and Curtis Axel

in the first two rounds, Rollins' hard work earned him

a spot in the tournament finals,

just one match away from championship glory.

[Seth Rollins] There is no way I am leaving Full Sail University

without becoming the first-ever NXT Champion.

[Jim Ross] We will crown the first-ever NXT Champion.

[Xavier Woods] It was a huge moment for Seth Rollins.

It was a huge moment for all of us to have him as-

as the leader of NXT.

[Byron Saxton] Oh.

[Jim Ross] Oh, right there.

[Seth Rollins] There was a chip on my shoulder.

I mean, that's how I operate at my best.

[Jim Ross] Rollins is going to take a chance.

[Seth Rollins] I didn't feel like anybody could hang with me,

and I wanted to be the face of NXT.

[Jim Ross] Rollins with the crossbody.

[Big E] One of the best in the ring that I've ever seen in NXT.

So much fun to watch.

Innovative.

Different.

Unique.

[Jim Ross] Rollins has built momentum.

[Byron Saxton] Blackout.

Blackout.

He hit it.

Rollins hit it.

[Jim Ross] Rollins with the Blackout.

Rollins with the cover.

[bell rings]

[Jim Ross] Rollins has become the first NXT Champion.

[Seth Rollins] To be there and to be the guy for the first time

was really, really awesome for me.

I was really proud of that moment.

[Byron Saxton] What a moment for a man who dared to have a dream

and can now call himself champion.

[Michael Cole] Rollins' introduction onto the main

roster all started with a group known as The Shield.

[Seth Rollins] Believe that and believe in The Shield.

[Michael Cole] I had a first-hand look at Seth Rollins,

Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose as they tore through WWE.

Yet their greatest challenge came at the hands of one,

Evolution.

The rise of Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista.

[Michael Cole] We welcome you to Payback.

[JBL] Everyone wants to know

who is the greatest faction of all time.

Tonight, we may decide that.

[Corey Graves] You've got three studs, the caliber of Reigns,

Rollins, and Ambrose.

They're going to collide with the old guard,

the establishment, so to speak.

And that's what you had in Triple H,

Randy Orton, and Batista.

[bell rings]

[Jerry Lawler] This is gonna be everywhere.

We're gonna see some action.

[Seth Rollins] Evolution versus The Shield, it was a huge test.

To be matched up with them, it was like,

"Can you rise to the star power?"

[Michael Cole] Triple H has put a lot of pressure on himself

and his team to beat The Shield tonight.

[Paul Levesque] Seth was so confident in his abilities.

I don't think there was ever a doubt

that he put everything he had into it.

[JBL] Hey, what the hell?

[Michael Cole] Hey, look, look.

Oh, my God.

[Jerry Lawler] What?

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins.

[Big E] One of those moments I'll always remember.

You wanna see young guys come up and blow the doors off the

place, and they did that.

[Michael Cole] Sledgehammer in hand.

[Jerry Lawler] Oh.

[Michael Cole] Oh.

Rollins-

[Jerry Lawler] Oh.

[Michael Cole] -Spear by Reigns.

[Jerry Lawler] He dropped the hammer.

[Michael Cole] It's over.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Shield has defeated Evolution.

[Big E] I love those passing of the torch moments.

It felt like a blessing that you guys are the next great,

iconic trio.

[Seth Rollins] If you look at those matches with Evolution,

I would say they stand the test of time.

[Michael Cole] What a performance.

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins' breakout year as a singles star

in 2015 was certainly one for the record books.

[Seth Rollins] The future doesn't exist

without Seth Rollins.

[Michael Cole] However, Rollins wasn't exactly what you'd

describe as a fighting champion, but when then United States

Champion, John Cena, called his bluff in the summer of 2015-

[John Cena] You're a joke.

You tuck tail and ran like a yellow-bellied coward.

[Michael Cole] -The Architect had no choice

but to challenge the GOAT.

[Seth Rollins] John Cena versus Seth Rollins, title for title.

Winner take all at SummerSlam.

[Jillian Garcia] Your host for SummerSlam, Jon Stewart.

[Jon Stewart] Welcome to SummerSlam, Brooklyn.

[bell rings]

[laughing]

[Jerry Lawler] Guys, it doesn't get any bigger than this.

[JBL] Champion versus champion.

Title versus title.

[Seth Rollins] SummerSlam, my match with John Cena-

[Jerry Lawler] Whoa.

[Seth Rollins] -was really special.

[John Cena] Seth Rollins, he is very gifted.

He is very skilled, and he brought

the best out of me for sure.

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins takes Cena out.

Oh, my God.

Jon Stewart?

[JBL] What the hell is Jon Stewart doing?

[Jerry Lawler] No way.

[Michael Cole] What the hell did he do that for?

[Jon Stewart] I couldn't let it go down that way.

You know, it had to be done.

[Michael Cole] Oh, no, a Pedigree on the chair.

[Jerry Lawler] Jon Stewart, what have you done?

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Rollins has made history

thanks to Jon Stewart.

[Austin Theory] Seth Rollins taking advantage of any moment

that he could, and, uh, it didn't matter

if it was clean or dirty.

[JBL] What the hell did we just see?

[Seth Rollins] You just never know how things are going

to shake out.

It went really well for me.

[Michael Cole] It doesn't matter why.

We have one man who just made history.

[Michael Cole] By 2023, Seth Rollins was firmly known

as a true main event superstar,

but with Roman Reigns in the midst of his tyrannical reign

as WWE Universal Champion, a new top prize was created.

[Paul Levesque] We will crown a new World Heavyweight Champion.

[crowd cheers]

[Michael Cole] And at the Night of Champions 2023,

a tournament to crown an inaugural champ culminated

with only two men remaining.

Seth Rollins and "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles.

[Seth Rollins] This is an opportunity for us to push

the industry forward.

[AJ Styles] Now, I want it more than the air that I breathe.

[Michael Cole] The new World Heavyweight Champion

will be crowned.

Seth Rollins, AJ Styles look to make history in Saudi Arabia.

[Seth Rollins] Our roster was so strong that it necessitated

another championship.

To be the guy that ushers in that change,

it's pretty special.

[Michael Cole] Both of these men leaving everything on the table

in this championship match

[Mark Henry] AJ Styles wanted it,

I feel like, just as much as Seth Rollins did,

and they put on a hell of a show for it.

[Michael Cole] Phenomenal Forearm.

Oh, superkick by Rollins.

[AJ Styles] There's a passion that we have

that we can't explain that wants us to be the best.

We strive together to have the perfect match.

[Michael Cole] Rollins in the corner.

Stomp.

Hooks the leg, wraps the arm.

Rollins does it.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins is your new

World Heavyweight Champion.

[Seth Rollins] We needed change,

and I was the agent of that change.

[Corey Graves] Change it is a coming, and Rollins be thy name.

[Michael Cole] As Seth Rollins fully embodied The Revolutionary

persona we have all come to know over the past few years,

his entrance is something to behold.

[Corey Graves] The entire WWE Universe is singing

the battle hymn for Seth "Freakin" Rollins.

[Michael Cole] This sentiment proved to be true during an

untelevised live event in Europe in 2023, where the overseas

crowd serenaded Seth Rollins with his very own entrance

theme, in a moment that epitomizes true superstardom.

[crowd sings]

[Seth Rollins' music]

[Seth Rollins] I think I've been having so much fun

in the character, that over the course of time,

the WWE Universe just decided

they wanted to have fun with me.

[Tommaso Ciampa] This isn't televised, it's a live event.

Luckily, it happens in the day and the age

that we have social media.

And someone's filming it on their phone,

and another person's filming it on their phone,

and you get different angles of it.

[Kofi Kingston] Seth Rollins in Europe, the crowd starts singing

his music, and they don't let up for 12 minutes.

[crowd sings]

[Seth Rollins] I was thinking,

"When are they going to shut up so I can put my arms down?"

Because my shoulders were on fire.

And then I was trying to just soak in that experience,

and that I can't even put into words.

[Tommaso Ciampa] His confidence at that point

has got to just be at a peak.

Incredible.

The Visionary.

[crowd cheers]

[buzzer]

[Michael Cole] The Royal Rumble has remained

a staple of WWE for almost four decades.

The winner of the grueling 30-superstar match earning

a championship opportunity at the Showcase of the Immortals,

WrestleMania.

Take it from me, it gets pretty intense out there.

[Jerry Lawler] Look at Cole.

Oh, yes.

[laughing]

[Michael Cole] And in 2019, the field of competitors

in the Rumble match was simply stacked.

Former World Champions to future Hall of Famers,

including Seth Rollins.

[crowd counts down]

[buzzer]

[Seth Rollins' music]

[Michael Cole] All right, the king slayer, Seth Rollins.

[Kofi Kingston] To win a Royal Rumble from any position

is incredibly difficult.

[Tom Phillips] Remember, you have to go over the top rope,

both feet touching the floor to be eliminated.

[Seth Rollins] The Rumble match itself is chaotic and crazy,

and anything can happen.

[Jerry Lawler] Oh.

[Michael Cole] And Rollins eliminates Elias.

[Seth Rollins] It's more so just about going in there

and doing your job and hoping they like it.

[Xavier Woods] Bobby Lashley yanks him out of the ring

underneath the rope so he's still legally in the match.

[Michael Cole] Bobby Lashley slamming Rollins

through our table.

[Kofi Kingston] It's incredible to think about how hard

you have to fight underneath being put through

a table to come back and fight Braun Strowman.

A lot of people are not built for that.

Seth is.

[Michael Cole] Rollins.

[JBL] Oh, God.

[bell rings]

[Seth Rollins' music]

[Michael Cole] Rollins is going to WrestleMania.

[Seth Rollins] God, you know, I always dreamed of winning

the Royal Rumble.

It's a cool, cool moment.

It's special.

[JBL] For Seth Rollins, on the road to WrestleMania.

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins' Rumble victory led him

to the Showcase of the Immortals,

where he would challenge

Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins is the Universal Champion.

But karma would come back to bite Rollins.

Lesnar's the champion.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] With his title reign coming

to a premature end-

[Seth Rollins] Brock Lesnar is a man, and any man can lose.

[Corey Graves] Brock Lesnar is laying waste to Seth Rollins.

Rollins' ribs have got to be busted.

We saw blood coming from the mouth.

[Michael Cole] -Seth Rollins looked to recapture

the Universal Championship,

as he would take on Lesnar once again at SummerSlam 2019.

[Michael Cole] There's no way he can be 100%.

How in the world can Seth Rollins guarantee a victory?

[Paul Heyman] You have to understand, in 2019,

the Beast was not meant to be toppled.

[bell rings]

[Seth Rollins] He's super talented

when it comes to beating people up.

[Michael Cole] Rollins goes right after Brock,

who kicks him right in the ribs.

Lesnar picks up Rollins.

F5.

[Seth Rollins] He's just a freak athlete.

He's a special individual.

[Michael Cole] He has defeated Brock Lesnar in the past.

He did it at WrestleMania.

Can he do it again?

[Corey Graves] Unbelievable.

[Paul Heyman] Big moment for Seth Rollins.

Huge.

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins going for everything

he's got with a splash.

Through Brock, through the table.

[Seth Rollins] It was brutal again from start to finish.

[Michael Cole] Rollins caught by Lesnar with an F-

Oh, went for the F5.

[Renee Paquette] Oh.

[Michael Cole] Rollins, kick to the face.

[Seth Rollins] I really just gave it everything I had.

I emptied the tank.

[Michael Cole] Seth looking to rally.

Stomp to Lesnar.

Cover.

Rollins has slayed the Beast.

[Paul Heyman] Kudos to him, because beating Brock Lesnar

is never an easy task.

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins has shocked the world.

[Seth Rollins] You live for moments like that,

so that was a special one for me.

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins' moniker of The Visionary

refers to his ability to always remain one step ahead

of his competition.

But his status as a main event superstar fully emerged

in Money in the Bank 2014, where Rollins envisioned his future

as champion by capturing the coveted briefcase.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank.

The power Rollins wielded made him an instant threat

to whomever held the WWE Championship,

including the current champ, Brock Lesnar.

And on the grandest stage of them all, at WrestleMania 31,

Rollins kept a keen eye on Lesnar's championship bout

with Roman Reigns and waited for the perfect time to strike.

[Michael Cole] What a world championship match.

[Jerry Lawler] Oh.

[Michael Cole] A vicious F5.

[Seth Rollins] As I was watching through the curtain,

I remember thinking to myself, this is the time.

[Seth Rollins' music]

[Michael Cole] What on earth?

[JBL] This is brilliant.

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins, Mr. Money in the Bank.

[Jerry Lawler] How can he do this?

[Michael Cole] I have no idea.

[Seth Rollins] One of if not the greatest cash in of all time.

Probably can't ever be topped, so yay for me.

[Michael Cole] Curb stomp to Lesnar.

Curb stomp to Reigns.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins is the WWE

World Heavyweight Champion.

[Seth Rollins] It's a moment that will go down in history

as one of the greatest of all time.

[Michael Cole] Seth Rollins wins the title.

[clapping]

[Paul Heyman] Well done, Mr. Rollins.

Well done indeed.

[Michael Cole] Rollins with the heist of a century.

[Michael Cole] The Shield's dominance

throughout WWE was legendary,

crushing their opponents with conviction and confidence.

But cracks began to form in the strong-willed

exterior of the group.

Seth Rollins found himself at the center of the drama.

[Seth Rollins] I can't be the glue that keeps us together.

[Michael Cole] Yet no one expected how Rollins

would solve this problem.

In a moment we will never forget.

[Roman Reigns] The men standing in this ring

are brothers.

[Johnny Gargano] The Shield was such a dominant faction.

But I think we all knew

that the individual parts could be so much more.

[Michael Cole] Oh, my God.

[Zelina Vega] Seth Rollins taking that chair

was just heartbreaking.

No one expected it.

Everybody was watching at the edge of your seat

because you can't believe what you're seeing.

[Michael Cole] Are you kidding me?

Rollins now, he's assaulting Ambrose.

Rollins assaulting Ambrose after he took out Reigns.

[Seth Rollins] You know, when you do something like I did

and you break up a unit that is so beloved as The Shield was,

it puts a lot of pressure on you.

Because that's me saying,

"Okay, this is my time. I'm the man."

[Michael Cole] Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

No.

The Curb Stomp on to the chair.

[Paul Heyman] That was Seth Rollins' declaration

of independence.

It was a matter of time before someone wanted

to be recognized as the breakout star of The Shield.

[Seth Rollins] My ultimate goal was to be the very best,

not one of the very best.

It just wasn't going to happen sharing the spotlight

with two other guys.

And I wanted to make sure that I left an imprint moving forward.

[crowd chants "You sold out"]

[Michael Cole] We've now reached our number one moment.

2025, Seth Rollins became just the second man in WWE history

to win two Money in the Bank ladder matches.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank.

And with it came a championship opportunity whenever he pleased.

However, a sudden injury derailed Rollins'

championship aspirations.

This could be a serious situation here.

[Wade Barrett] It is a dangerous world inside those ropes.

Seth, we are hoping for the best for you.

[Michael Cole] But when it comes to Seth Rollins,

we should all know to expect the unexpected.

[Michael Cole] Gunther, CM Punk, for the world title.

Punk now with Gunther up on his shoulders.

Punk with the GTS.

[Wade Barrett] Bullseye.

[Michael Cole] Punk into the cover.

CM Punk is the world champion.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Following disappointment

after disappointment, Punk has finally silenced his critics.

[Seth Rollins' music]

[crowd cheers]

[Kofi Kingston] I was like, "Well, what is this music for?"

Well, maybe he just wants to let him know that he should keep

an eye on his rear view because Seth is coming.

[Michael Cole] What?

[Paul Heyman] The manner in which Seth Rollins revealed

that ruse was a masterclass.

[Jade Cargill] I thought it was real.

Everyone thought it was real.

[Michael Cole] You gotta be kidding me.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Punk is defenseless.

[CM Punk] Okay.

This is it.

It's all downhill from here.

[Alicia Taylor] Seth Rollins is cashing in his

Money in the Bank briefcase.

[Michael Cole] A Stomp to Punk.

[bell rings]

[Michael Cole] Oh, my God, Rollins is the champion.

[Seth Rollins] That was one of the most surreal moments

I've ever had in my entire life.

[Michael Cole] The ruse of the century.

[Michael Cole] Once again, Seth Rollins outsmarted

his competition and emerged victorious, adding another

accolade to his already iconic tenure here in WWE.

That'll do it for this edition of WWE's Greatest Moments.

We hope you've enjoyed this journey through the illustrious

career of The Visionary, The Revolutionary,

Seth "Freakin" Rollins.

[crowd sings]

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