wrestling / TV Reports
411’s WWE Greatest Moments Report: Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Image Credit: WWE, Peacock
-Written: 8.10.26 and 8.12.26
-Source: A&E
-Run Time: 30 Minutes (w/ commercials)
-Number one here should be pretty easy to figure out.
-Plug: WrestleMania X Retro Review
-Michael Cole is our host!
10. THE NXT Era
-Aug. 29, 2012
-Trivia Time as Seth Rollins beats Jinder Mahal to become the first NXT Champion. Rollins says he had a huge chip on his shoulder and wanted to be the face of NXT. Big E calls him the best he ever saw in the ring. HHH and Dusty present him with the classic NXT Title.
9.The Shield Evolves
-Payback 2014
-Elimination Match between The Shield and Evolution. This was a great match as two factions just went to war. What made it great was Evolution won in a clean sweep and was the last ride for the initial Shield run as Rollins turned the next night.
8. All On The Line
-SummerSlam 2015
-Rollins vs. Cena in a Title vs. Title (WWE vs. US) Match. Wonderful match with a silly ending that involved John Stewart getting involved and hitting Cena with a chair. Rollins gets the match as he was being pushed like crazy that summer and fall. Unfortunately, we never got a proper ending to his run as he blew out his knee and had to surrender his WWE Title.
-Commercials!
7. Championship Glory
-Night of Champions 2023
-The World Title is brought back with a different design and new lineage because Roman had been such a dominant Champion. We have a Tournament to crown a new Champion and Rollins beats AJ Styles in the Finals in Saudi Arabia. Three years later, Roman Reigns now holds what was once called a participation trophy belt.
6. Serenading The Visionary
-Live Event: April 27, 2023
-Deep cut here as WWE was on tour in Europe and we get multiple fan footage of the crowd singing Rollins’ theme for 12 minutes. He says he stood there so long with his hands up that his shoulders were on fire. Yeah, that would suck.
-Commercials!
5. Revolutionary Rumble
-Royal Rumble 2019
-This Rumble was in Phoenix and WWE is heading back to Arizona for the upcoming Rumble. Rollins were a big time favorite going into the match, so him winning wasn’t a shock. They did everything to make it seem like he wasn’t winning as Lashley put him through a table and he had to eliminate Strowman in the end.
4.Conquering The Beast
-SummerSlam 2019
-Rollins beat Lesnar at Mania XXV, but Brock became Beast in the Bank and cashed in on Rollins. This is the rematch and it blew what they did at Mania out of the water. Great match as they had more time and the crowd got into it and popped when Seth got the win. An emotional Rollins after the match notes it was a special one for him.
3. The Heist of The Century
-WrestleMania 31
-Wait, what? This isn’t number one? Okay then. Rollins cashes in on Lesnar/Reigns at Mania 31 and gives that Mania the happy ending it needed even though he was a douchebag heel. This was a masterful booking decision as it got them out of the corner they painted themselves in and made Seth a Main Event star.
-Commercials!
-Hey, we are back as for whatever reason the original airing stopped at this point. I checked the replay in the Hulu archives today and we are good to go.
2. Breaking The Shield
-RAW: June 2, 2014
-Well, I had this one as the number one spot once The Heist of The Century was already revealed, but here we are. This chair shot is like WWE’s version of The Snap in Marvel as everything has to come back to it. Heyman calls it Seth’s Declaration of Independence. It was rather shocking as I always assumed Seth would end up being the stuck as the third member of The Shield. Not due to lack of talent, but I didn’t know if he would get a chance as much as Reigns would and Ambrose (due to his mic skills).
1. The Ruse of The Century
-SummerSlam 2025
-I still think the first cash in should have been above this one. Rollins fakes a knee injury and cashes in on CM Punk, who just beat GUNTHER for The World Title. Jade says she thought it was real and that everyone thought it was real. Nah, plenty of people kind of had a feeling. Fantastic moment though.
-I think they got the Top 3 in the wrong order, but that’s what happens with these lists at times. I am just happy I was able to get it finished. I believe this is the last episode for the season as it’s no longer listed on the WWE Block on A&E this Sunday. Thanks for reading!
