New Stipulation Added To Seth Rollins Vs The Fiend At WWE Crown Jewel 2019

Universal Title match WILL have a winner this time...

by Michael Hamflett
Seth Rollins Bray Wyatt
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WWE have announced that the Universal Championship Falls Count Anywhere match between Seth Rollins and The Fiend Bray Wyatt at October 31st's Crown Jewel event "can't be stopped for any reason". They've even included it on the graphic.

The news broke during Michael Cole and Corey Graves' rundown of the Saudi Arabia card during last night's edition of SmackDown on Fox. Confirming again that Rollins had been removed from Team Hogan, the pair also noted the add-on to the battle for the belt.

Almost definitely a response to the desperately disappointing conclusion to their Hell In A Cell clash last month, WWE have again steered into the kayfabe reasoning of the referee's stoppage being what ruined the match. As they probably should - "we won't be cowards with the booking this time" probably wouldn't do much for the sagging credibility of Champion, Challenger and company.

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The stakes remain high for both men in what should be a final battle between the two, if only because of the future of the red strap currently slung over Seth's shoulder. A loss here would see the Universal Championship migrate to SmackDown with Bray Wyatt and Raw without a Championship. Defeat for the challenger would mark his televised record at a decidedly un-Fiendish 1-1-1.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett