7 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 23)

2. Rollins’ Obsession Costs Him

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Normally, a wrestler getting distracted by entrance music and turning his back on his opponent would be a huge negative, complete with a comment about how stupid he was.

But Seth Rollins has been obsessed with getting back at Triple H since the summer and has ramped up his call-outs of The Game in recent weeks. So when Hunter’s music hit, Rollins freaked and stared up the ramp, losing sight of his match with Sami Zayn with his Royal Rumble spot on the line.

And then, Zayn grabbed a rollup, winning Rollins’ spot in the Rumble and leaving Seth to seethe. All of that worked really well, as it set Rollins up to continue his crusade for Triple H, and leaves you to wonder what depths he’ll go to to get a match with him.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.