Seth Rollins breaks character; lauds Hall of Famer amid WWE absence

Seth Rollins was one of the cornerstones of WWE programming this year and was consistently carrying storylines. However, he got injured at Crown Jewel in October during his match against Cody Rhodes and has been on an in-ring hiatus since. He recently talked about WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes in an interview and credited him for his in-ring name.

Before he joined WWE, Rollins was known as "Tyler Black" in the independent scene where he gained prominence. The Stamford-based company has a policy of trying to own the names of their performers and thus, the former World Heavyweight Champion was asked to pick a new in-ring name for himself.

While speaking to Jay Mohr on Mohr Stories podcast, Rollins revealed that WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes helped him come up with the name "Seth Rollins".

"When I got signed they were very much like 'Nope, you can not be Tyler Black. You cannot be anything to do with (that name), none of that, nada... We have to come up with a new name...I just had names on a list. Dusty Rhodes came up with it for me. 'I see it now, baby. I see it on the marquee. I see it at WrestleMania right now, it's Seth Rollins, that's it, it's done,'" He said. (49:35 onwards)

Fans loved to see Seth give Dusty the credit for his in-ring name even after so many years since his passing.

Seth Rollins recently revealed his status for WrestleMania 42

Rollins was the World Heavyweight Champion when he got injured and the Championship had to be stripped off of him. It all happened after the Vision turned on Rollins at the RAW after Crown Jewel. Many fans have been hoping that Rollins will come back from the injury in time to kickstart his face run against the Vision leading upto a match at WrestleMania.

However, Rollins recently shared an update regarding his Mania status on the same podcast. He revealed that he's trying his best to get healed before Mania but it's not in his hands.

"I will be working hard to try. I don't know the answer to that, it's really not up to me. They have to clear me,” he stated.

Fans are really hoping to see the Visionary back in a squared circle.

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Edited by Ishan Dubey