Major Title Change On WWE Raw
Raw's season premiere includes title switch on the heels of a shock return.
Seth Rollins is your new WWE United States Champion, dethroning Bobby Lashley on Raw Monday night.
Rollins' win was not without controversy, as he goaded a seriously wounded Lashley into the match after the then-champ had been assaulted by a returning Brock Lesnar. Lashley was being escorted away from the ringside area by medical personnel when Seth grabbed the mic and started taunting him.
The Visionary hit on the right insult when he attacked Lashley's patriotism as a former soldier, which led the US champ to return to the ring and demand the scheduled match be started. Bobby survived a Pedigree and frog splash before landing a spear, but he soon fell to a couple of stomps, ending his three-month title reign.
How is @fightbobby staying in this match?!@WWERollins #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/cpHsqJG9la
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2022
For Rollins, this marks his first singles title in nearly three years, with his second Universal Championship reign ending at Crown Jewel 2019 to... Bray Wyatt. It's his first title of any kind since March 2020, when he and Murphy lost the Raw Tag Team Championship to the Street Profits.
Already, Rollins has a potential challenger lined up, with Mustafa Ali tweeting a photo from last week's Raw where Seth stomped him on the floor after attacking Lashley.