If WWE Was Being Honest About Seth Rollins

His explosive performance level rebuilt and reclaimed in parallel with his renamed Blackout finish, Rollins was rewarded for his excellent work with an Intercontinental Title victory on the Grandest Stage. It felt as good for the WWE “Universe” as it must have done for the man himself. Finally, Rollins was back. An exceptional worker WWE actually believes in, Rollins, post-redemption, is the sole redeeming feature of a catastrophically awful Monday Night RAW brand.

It was at this year’s Backlash pay-per-view that the phoenix finally took flight, resuming his rightful place in WWE’s elusive stratosphere. His match with The Miz was excellent, the best WWE singles match of the year by far. Equipped with an in-built narrative sympathy akin to the weakened back of Shawn Michaels, Seth’s own achilles heel added crucial pathos to the lengthy finisher kick-out festival that has become the overarching WWE style in this Network Era. There was such verve, drama and emotion to the match that few could have followed it, even if WWE hadn’t contrived to promote its worst card in years in its immediate aftermath.

Rollins, three years removed from a storyline in which his credentials as The Man were questioned, became The Man on that night.

But is he?

Is Rollins, the former Intercontinental Champion, the workhorse synonymous with the white strap - or is he something more than that?

Is Seth Rollins, indisputably, The Man?

He has eclipsed AJ Styles as the best week-to-week worker in the company. His matches are engaging, electric affairs fans erupt for, forgetting in glorious unison the preceding Monday Night Dross. Atypically protected in the long-term by WWE, we can actually believe in him. Watching Rollins is as reassuring as it is rewarding.

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