I've said it before and I still maintain that it's true - WWE's next babyface superstar has been under the company's collective nose the entire time they've been searching, and his name is Seth Rollins. Rollins has proven his talent and won the admiration of the WWE Universe over the past year, and a properly executed turn would have made him WWE's most popular star. Unfortunately, Rollins won't be in the ring with Reigns at Survivor Series - if the match were to go down as initially scheduled, the company could have pulled off a double turn with Reigns joining The Authority and HHH screwing Rollins out of the title. That would also have set up an HHH-Rollins match for WrestleMania. Still, this situation has its benefits. Rollins is scheduled to come back in six to nine months - any time from next May to August. Fans may have forgotten about his antics, but they won't have forgotten his skill. Just imagine Roman Reigns, having triumphed over Dean Ambrose, Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and others, crowing about it on Raw the night after SummerSlam, only to be interrupted and run off by a returning Rollins. For the past two years, injuries have prevented fans from seeing a major Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins match. The third time could be the charm, and WWE's top young stars could finally find their niches.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013
