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3. Seth Rollins Going Full-On Babyface?

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Seth is super-over with these WWE crowds, man.

Surely, someone is pitching he turn full-on babyface again and start the march towards another World Title push next year once Roman Reigns has finally been dethroned? Surely! It'll certainly be tough for the company to keep Rollins heel for long if these recent reactions continue.

The crucial thing in all of this is making sure not to change too much - fans dig what Seth is doing, so trying to turn him into some high-fiving, smiling babyface machine would be frankly stupid. Don't forget that WWE tried that with him in 2019 and it tanked spectacularly.

Dropping the US Title to Austin Theory should give Rollins the motivation to tweak some aspects of his in-ring game to become more sympathetic. He can work as a baby if WWE lets that organic connection with fans develop. The worst thing they could try is manufacturing those positive responses.

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