7 Ups And Downs From WWE Royal Rumble 2015

By Scott Carlson /

2. Rollins Can Hang

The WWE World Heavyweight Championship match was the sole saving grace of the Royal Rumble PPV. Granted, it wasn€™t enough to save it, but it was good enough to track down and watch. The match also marked an important step in the development of Seth Rollins as a main-event player. Sure, Rollins has main-evented Raw several times and also has been in the last match of Hell in a Cell and Survivor Series, but this was the first time Rollins really was put out there like this in a spotlight match on his own. J&J Security got involved a little, but for the most part, Rollins had to hang in there with a dominant Brock Lesnar and a resilient John Cena. Rollins looked like he fit in nicely with Cena and Lesnar, which is exactly what WWE needs from its next generation of stars. Lesnar is on a really short timeline with WWE, and Cena is approaching 40. New main-eventers are needed, and Rollins certainly looked comfortable in that role Sunday night. The ability to hit a flying elbow through the Spanish announce table and a corkscrew moonsault definitely didn€™t hurt either.