Major WWE Face Turn Imminent?

This dark match tease points towards a big-time WWE face turn soon...

by Andy H Murray
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Is Seth Rollins on the verge of turning babyface? A video clip uploaded following last week's episode of WWE SmackDown suggests so.

Though very much still in his current 'Drip God' persona, Rollins was playing to the crowd before getting jumped by The Usos. When he fought back, knocking Jimmy and Jey down, he got all the way into working the crowd, nailing one stomp before hitting the corner and going full Shawn Michaels, working the audience up by stomping the mat.

After his version of 'Tuning up the Band', Rollins landed another stomp, then celebrated.

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While dark angles like this aren't always canon, a turn might make sense for Rollins at the moment. He was unveiled as Roman Reigns' next Universal Championship contender on SmackDown itself. Reigns isn't likely to turn face himself anytime soon and without a change, the Royal Rumble match (and its build) would play out with wonky alignments.

Going face might not be natural for Rollins' deluded, megalomaniacal character at the moment, though he was clearly leaning into it for the above confrontation with The Usos. Whether or not this makes it to television remains to be seen.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.