Seth Rollins addresses his WWE future.
A former multi-time champion, Seth Rollins is now arguably one of the most popular faces on the roster. Scheduled for an Elimination Chamber qualifying match on the 17th February episode of Raw against Finn Balor, Rollins is now targeting another WrestleMania championship match.
At 38 years old, The Visionary has now opened up on his long-term future. With over 12 years as an in-ring performer, Rollins has now teased a backstage role after his wrestling career. Addressing his plans after wrestling with Bloomberg, he said,
“I mean, it’s still a ways off obviously. I mean, I’m closer to the end of my career than beginning but, the end ain’t here yet so I’m kind of in my prime right now. I’m 38 years old. My mental and my physical are kind of locked in right now where my physical hasn’t declined too much and my mental side is really on the rise as I’m starting to see the industry from a different angle so, that part I’m really focused on.
I think we’re in the early stages of conversations about what it might look like for me in the future in an executive or in a creative role or whatever that may be. But, again, that’s in its infancy. That’s like a, ‘Hey, maybe what would you think down the road?’ So, right now, I’m focused on what I’m doing in the ring and helping out there as best I can.”
He further said,
“I think my long-term future is probably still in the industry, in WWE, in some capacity backstage. I think someone’s gonna have to run that place eventually, you know, after the current regime has decided that they’re done with it so, I like to fancy myself as someone who might be interested in that and so, I wanna learn kind of that side of things and that’s my first love.
But, I do have an interest in dabbling. I’ve done some acting, some little bit roles. That’s not the most fun thing for me, but, we are here, Super Bowl weekend, talking about football and that is what I love to do.
I would love to be able to somehow parlay my love for professional football into a gig. My ultimate goal is to be in the broadcast booth and call Chicago Bears games on Sundays. That would be a fantastic thing for me so, we’ll keep pushing for that and maybe sports media is in the future, but I do think long-term, we’re probably looking at Seth Rollins in WWE for a long time.”
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The Architect is also highly rumored for a rivalry against CM Punk and Roman Reigns at the upcoming WrestleMania 41 PLE.
Seth Rollins Takes A Brutal Shot At AEW
Soon after the NBA trade between Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis, Seth Rollins commented on a similar fantasy situation between WWE and AEW. Speaking with Sirius XM Sports,
“You’ll make some headlines with this one. I don’t think there is anybody in AEW that’s on that level. You’re probably looking at it, if you’re looking at a LeBron, that’s like a John Cena level guy. I’d be looking at John Cena for an MJF, maybe. That’d be the deal. Luka would be MJF. That’s the level. That’s how crazy that is.”
In other news: Mickie James has commented on her WWE return.
In a further update, a former WWE star has now surpassed Seth Rollins in setting a record.