10 Things WWE Regrets About Extreme Rules
1. Not Running With Rollins
Oh, what could have been.
Depending on how you look at it, you could quite realistically argue that WWE could’ve saved themselves three years of uphill battles if they’d have just listened to the crowd response to Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules 2016.
If you remember, the main event of that show saw Roman Reigns successfully retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against AJ Styles. But it was the post-match shenanigans of that main event which had people talking.
After six months out injured due to knee surgery, Rollins returned to lay out his former Shield buddy – and the crowd went absolutely nuts! When Seth went out injured, he was the biggest heel in the company, but the reaction at Extreme Rules from New Jersey’s Prudential Center instantly positioned Rollins as the biggest babyface that WWE had seen in years. Seriously, the noise that night was veering on Austin level excitement.
So, what did WWE do with this white-hot babyface act? Why, they quickly eradicated the magic of Extreme Rules by having Rollins cut a heel promo the very next night. And now here we are, in 2019, with WWE finally realising that Seth Rollins deserves to be given the ball to run with.