10 Shocking (But Believable) Theories About WWE In 2016

6. Seth Rollins Will Return As A Babyface And Immediately Reclaim WWE WHC

The Theory: That Seth Rollins will return from a lengthy injury layoff in mid-2016, as a babyface, and reclaim the WWE Title that he never lost. The Evidence: As far as Rollins coming back as a babyface, look no further than the reception he received when he accepted his Superstar of the Year Slammy Award on the December 21st Raw. The live crowd positively erupted for The Architect, who was the deserving winner of said award. It's been a topsy-turvy year for Rollins. He was one of WWE's MVPs in the ring and entered many superlative performances agaisnt the likes of John Cena, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose on PPV, yet his personal life took a serious hit when explicit pictures were leaked by his scorned fiance. Then one of those shown in the explicit pics, Rollins' new girlfriend and then-NXT trainee Zahra Schreiber, was released when fans unearthed some unsavoury comments in her social media archives. For some, it's hard not to sympathise with the talented Rollins, especially after his WWE Title run was cut short by a freak landing on a WWE live event in November. All of this, in theory, sets up Rollins to return as a good guy and at least pursue the title that he will claim is rightfully his. Will It Happen: It really depends on who the champion is at that time. If it's Roman Reigns, it makes complete sense, since that was the match WWE were building towards at Survivor Series, before Rollins suffered his PCL/ACL tear. Because Rollins isn't expected back for another 5-9 months, it's very difficult to predict what might happen in the meantime. But WWE certainly have the option to make him the champ once again during his first night back. It would be shocking, but not totally unbelievable.