Triple H: Seth Rollins' Injury "Doesn't Look Good" (WWE News)

Not the news WWE - or anybody else - wanted to read...

by Michael Sidgwick
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At WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, the company's latest primetime offering for NBC, Seth Rollins was put on the injury list when he damaged his knee in a match against LA Knight. Attempting a springboard moonsault, Rollins was meant to land on both feet after anticipating Knight countering it.

Seth immediately clutched at his right knee, hurriedly did a clean job for Knight in an improvised finish, and was assisted out of the arena. This created something of a messy situation, in that WWE was left scrambling to fill the remainder of the time.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select was able to immediately report that the injury was not a work. Further details have now been revealed by WWE Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque.

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Speaking in the post-show press conference following the Evolution Premium Live Event, Levesque disclosed that while the severity of the injury is "inconclusive", "it doesn't look good". Levesque and WWE will only learn the extent of the damage, and the length of any absence, when Rollins undergoes an MRI in Birmingham, Alabama. This is set to take place today (Monday, July 14). Given that Seth is the top pushed heel on Monday Night Raw, the timing could barely be more disastrous, if indeed Rollins is facing a significant layoff. More worryingly still, this is not Seth's first issue with his knees.

Sean Ross Sapp was also able to confirm that Rollins was spotted backstage at Evolution. This was confirmed by Levesque, who said that Seth wasn't going to miss his wife Becky Lynch's big night.

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Everybody at WhatCulture Wrestling extends their best wishes to Seth Rollins in his recovery.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!