Seth Rollins Details How He Got Injured At WWE Crown Jewel: Perth & Mindset After It

Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins is currently out of action due to an injury he suffered at Crown Jewel: Perth this past October. The Visionary was in the midst of his match against Cody Rhodes for the Men’s Crown Jewel Title when he performed a Coast-to-Coast headbutt and landed hard on his left elbow.

Despite the injury, Seth Rollins was able to finish the match as planned and claim an elusive victory over The American Nightmare. However, he was subsequently booted out of The Vision and forced to relinquish the World Heavyweight Title. During a conversation with Games With Names, Seth explained how the injury happened and the mental and physical toll that it took on him during the remainder of the match. The interview was recorded in late October.

He said:

“I did what we call a coast-to-coast headbutt. In the landing, I didn’t stick it. I did not stick the landing. I rotated a bit to my left, landing hard on my left elbow, and jolted it up into my shoulder. Felt it go right away. I was like, ‘Oh, we got a lot left to do in this match. How much can I do? Can I do it? Should I go in a different direction with the finish? What should we do?’ There was a lot going on in my head. Luckily, I didn’t have to pick him [Cody Rhodes] up for anything, and fortunately, I was able to get through everything. I took his finisher off the top rope, which was pretty scary at that point. I knew I was going to land partially on my shoulder, so I kept it tucked real tight. I don’t know that I did any more damage than the rotator. Two weeks out of surgery now; it’s about six-month recovery. We’ll see how it goes.”

Rollins also detailed his mid-match conversation with the referee after the injury.

“I landed, and I immediately felt it go. I pinned him, he kicks out, [and] I’m talking to the ref, ‘Oh, that wasn’t smart. That wasn’t good.’ ‘Are you hurt?’ ‘Yeah!’ ‘How bad?’ ‘I’m not sure.’ ‘Do you need to change something?’ ‘Let me think about it… Nah, we’re good!’ At that point, we were 20 minutes deep, so the adrenaline [is going], but I could feel it. It was hard for me to raise him. If you watch it back, [my arm] is dangling at my side. I can’t throw punches or forearms correctly. It was hard to do what I needed to get done. It was really tender, and it was starting to get worse as the match was going on. Is it stupidity or is it courageousness? I don’t know. Where is the line? My mindset is to finish.”

Check out the interview below:

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