Seth Rollins risked it all to fight The Bloodline.
He lost the World Title to Drew McIntyre.
He took a chairshot from Roman Reigns.
He sacrificed himself for the greater good.
The MVP of WrestleMania XL.
How do you make steel and leather become a most sought after possession? How do you get men to give their blood, sweat and tears to attain it? How do you make it mean the absolute most? Seth “Freakin” Rollins.
The ending to Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns started in January 2022 at the Royal Rumble.
Seth Rollins won via DQ when Reigns showed his true achilles heel: He wasn't over Seth's betrayal of The Shield. Rollins entered to Shield music, through the crowd to remind him of what he did. Roman grew more and more frustrated throughout the match and ended up brutalising him with the same weapon Rollins used on that day in 2014, a chair.
Fast forward to the Main Event of WrestleMania 40, Rollins interfered as Cody Rhodes's "Shield". Which in itself was a shot at Roman's weakness. But the Shield Music, Entrance, lack of offence and the chair... it was a set up.
He wasn't supposed to attack anyone. He brought the chair with him knowing that if Roman saw the opportunity, if he showed his back to him, Reigns would get distracted from Cody and finally get revenge for what Seth did. Ultimately, it was Seth Rollins's sacrifice that opened the door for Cody to win.
In that defining moment Cody defeated Reigns physically, but Rollins defeated him mentally. Just like in 2014, with a single chair to the back, Seth Rollins took everything from Roman Reigns. 🔥
'I understand why Cody made the decision, and it is what it is, and that’s his prerogative as the winner of the Royal Rumble. I don’t know why those idiots thought that was their decision to make.'
Seth Rollins x #Wrestlemania press conference on Fox Digital #SethRollins
Cody Rhodes challenging for the WWE title at WrestleMania is the right move.
He bet on himself & became the guy. He's the face of WWE. He has earned all of this.
It's time for him to go from undesirable to undeniable to undisputed.