10 New Directions For WWE After Payback 2023
2. Seth Rollins’ Back Costing Him
The clock is ticking.
Seth Rollins was a fine choice as first World Heavyweight Champion when WWE introduced the Raw-exclusive title back in April. He'd go on to win the thing at Night Of Champions in May, and has been roundly considered a workhorse champ ever since.
Change is afoot though. The build towards Seth's latest title defence vs. Shinsuke Nakamura was littered with references to the champion's injured back, and both Michael Cole and Corey Graves chatted a lot about that during Payback. No prizes for guessing where this is going!
It's only a matter of time before the injury catches up to Seth and costs him that belt. Then, he can begin a redemption story arc that sees him grit his teeth and fight through the pain despite Becky Lynch and others encouraging him to rest up.
Time to make Mr. Rollins look like the most determined hard nut going. That'd give him a tougher edge.