WWE superstar Seth Rollins finally confirmed the legitimacy of his knee injury.
WWE superstar Seth Rollins has confirmed the legitimacy of his knee injury.
At WWE Saturday Night's Main Event this past weekend, Rollins took on LA Knight in a match that seemingly ended prematurely around the 11-minute mark. Rollins appeared to suffer a real injury after one of his patented moonsault sequences went awry. Rollins' knee buckled when he landed on his feet, briefly halting the match before leading to an improvised finish that resulted in Knight's victory.
Rollins was the special guest host of Wednesday's edition of "The Rich Eisen Show," where he provided an update on his health.
"Underneath this monitor, I do have a leg brace on," Rollins said. "Over in the corner are my crutches. ... I hurt my knee. I was doing a move that I do all the time — it's a moonsault, a backflip. In this particular instance, I was landing not on my belly, but on my feet. When I landed, I felt my knee kind of pop and buckle. We got out of the match, and we moved forward.
"Monday, I was in Birmingham, Alabama, where our specialists are at. We tried to take a look at the knee. There was an imaging — it was a little too swollen, so we're going to take another look, hopefully in a week or two here in LA to try to get some sort of firm diagnosis, and we can go from there. I am not a doctor. I only know my body and what I feel. And what I feel is that this is going to be me out for an extended period of time."
On Monday's edition of "WWE Raw," there was no indication as to what exactly the company plans to do in the absence of Rollins. As the current holder of WWE's men's Money In the Bank briefcase, it was, however, mentioned that Rollins has within the calendar window to cash in his world title opportunity before the next Money In the Bank event in June.
The former multiple-time world champion has been the centerpiece of the company since he defeated CM Punk and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 41 in April. As fresh as that moment still feels, it's times like those that Rollins centers his goals around.
"It is a bummer, but look, it is what it is. Our business moves on," Rollins said. "This isn't the first time that I've been injured. It won't be the last time, and I've always just got WrestleMania in the back of my mind. Can I make it back for WrestleMania? For WrestleMania season, for the whole thing. My brain always goes there, and I feel good about that. But beyond like a firm timeline, I just won't know until we get a better answer on the MRI. That's where it's at."
Rollins, 39, isn't a stranger to knee injuries. He injured the same knee in 2015, and drew some parallels on Wednesday between the two situations. At the same time, he remains positive and is trying to seek out silver linings, such as being able to spend more time with his daughter.
"It feels a lot like 2015, in the sense that I was in-story on my way up to taking the top spot," he said. "Now, when I blew my knee out in 2015, I was actually the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. So that was a heartbreaker for me, and I had just sort of reached that mountaintop. We were on the way to WrestleMania, and I felt like I was in for a really big spot that year. This is sort of like that, but again, mentally I'm just in such a different place 10 years on. I'm more comfortable with it."
Category: General Sports
