10 WWE Wrestlers Who Get Way Too Much Criticism

Seth Rollins has been dragged through hot coals this year. This is hardly surprising: the Architect has, after all, dealt serious injury to three separate opponents in recent years, with Finn Bálor standing as the most recent example.

A botched Buckle Bomb ended Bálor's Universal Title reign after just one day, and Seth was shredded by the media. Bret Hart, who has criticised Rollins before, doubled down by saying that "if you're a professional wrestler and you keep hurting your opponents, clearly you're doing it wrong. I believe he'll improve and hopefully stop hurting the talent before someone gets killed."

Bálor's injury came from the same move that effectively ended Sting's career at Night of Champions 2015, and Rollins also broke John Cena's nose with an ill-timed high knee in 2014. Take these incidents in a bubble and you might conclude that Rollins is a reckless worker: there's some truth to that, but it's important to consider the wider context.

Rollins clearly needs to alter his style to prevent further incidents, and the Buckle Bomb should be banned outright, but he didn't set-out to deliberately injure his opponents. The guy's been a professional wrestler for 11 years, and has amassed an exciting arsenal of moves developed throughout his career. It's unfair to define him as an unsafe worker based on these injuries alone, particularly when Bálor himself has since absolved Rollins of any blame.

Wrestling is an inherently dangerous sport: accidents happen, and guys get injured. It's important to recognise Rollins' role in these three incidents, but it's wrong to let them define him. He'll learn from them, move on, and do everything in his power to ensure they never happen again.