10 Live Observations From Attending WWE Raw Live In Manchester
8. The Insanely Negative Reaction To Rollins
It's no secret that it's been a tough few weeks and months for Seth Rollins. From one of the hottest babyfaces in WWE, to rejected by the same audience that once cheered him, The Architect has been struggling to build any genuine connection to the WWE Universe. And in Manchester, the reaction to Seth was not a kind one.
How it comes across on TV on Monday night remains to be seen, but the response to Rollins was far from a positive one, was far from a mixed bag, and was nothing but majorly negative. To give an indication of just how bad things have gotten for the former Universal Champion, it would be no exaggeration to say that 80% of those in attendance for Raw were booing Seth.
As ever, the whole "Burn It Down!" part of his entrance got a pop, but then those cheers quickly turned to boos - and this is coming from somebody who's a loud 'n' proud Seth Rollins fan.
To only make that reaction worse, Rollins talked about how he loves the crowd's energy and that he encourages them to continue. Which obviously led to even more intense boos. And for Seth, the crowd would go even further against him once WALTER emerged to answer Rollins' open challenge.
The only way to make sense of Seth Rollins right now is to presume that WWE is turning him heel sometime soon. If they aren't, and they genuinely feel that what he's doing is supposed to get him over as a babyface, serious questions need to be asked.