10 Backstage Stories About Seth Rollins You Should Know

After leaving WWE in 2016 due to creative differences over the Stardust character, Cody Rhodes reinvented himself on the independent circuit and became one of the most influential stars in the pro wrestling industry by ostensibly co-founding All Elite Wrestling. However, he couldn't stay away for long as he returned to WWE in 2022 with the sole intention of finishing his story, and the first opponent he defeated to move one step closer to his dream was Seth Rollins.

Following the match at WrestleMania 38, WWE wasted no time before establishing Rhodes as the new face, which ruffled some feathers backstage, including Seth Rollins. Rollins believed since he put in the work and was the company's workhorse throughout the time Rhodes was out doing his own thing, he should've been the one to receive that opportunity.

This kind of competition has been persistent in a pro wrestling locker room for ages, and it was the same for Rollins and Rhodes. But Rhodes revealed that the competition created legitimate animosity between the two stars at the time, and they came close to having a physical altercation backstage.

However, like professionals, they sorted things out and managed to work together in one of the most colossal tag team matches in history against Roman Reigns and The Rock at WrestleMania 38, and Rollins played a vital role in Rhodes dethroning Reigns as the Undisputed WWE Champion.