The Misunderstood Genius Of WWE’s Seth Rollins

He immediately suited the spot.

Moving into 2021/22 and tweaking his gimmick to go so berserk that he dressed...like Seth Rollins now dresses, Rollins gave Cesaro the WrestleMania spotlight the 'Swiss Superman's fans had always craved for him, had a programme with Edge that peaked with 'The Rated-R Superstar's best singles match in years, was a joy to behold as part of a heel team with Kevin Owens, and was the perfect person to usher Cody Rhodes back into WWE. But more on that momentarily.

There are many wrestlers in WWE quite like Seth Rollins in terms of what they offer in matches, but few as durable. Making it to the very top takes oodles of talent, but timing, luck and fate play their parts and Rollins was forced to experience the best and worst of all of the above in a way that appears to have endeared him to fans willing WWE to be good more than it often was.

It's strange. The most satisfied WWE customers rarely flagged up the criminally rotten storylines (if you can even call half of them that) crafted by Vince McMahon between 2012-2022 (Rollins' tenure, but realistically McMahon's head properly went a good ten years before that), and in the same breath have acknowledged the shows have improved substantially since the Chairman resigned in disgrace. Triple H wasn't the best help getting his former protege over as a wrestler when they feuded, but as a booker, he's understood the value of 'The Visionary' as a versatile and valuable entity in multiple spots.

He did everything possible to elevate Riddle in a choice 2022 series, was then selected to steward the United States Championship, and was logically chosen as the wrestler's wrestler up against Logan Paul. The babyface turn was the best kind too - organic and begged for before it was delivered. There are fewer spots in the company as enviable as Rollins' right now, and fewer people who deserve it more.

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