Seth Rollins: When I come back, the WWE World Heavyweight title is mine
On Thursday morning, Seth Rollins stopped by ESPN’s Get Up as the promotional push for WWE Royal Rumble 2026 continued.
Rollins will not be able to compete in the Rumble due to a shoulder injury. He still has his sights on championship gold, though, with Rollins saying he’ll be coming after the World Heavyweight title once he’s back in action. Rollins named current champ CM Punk as the person in WWE that he hates most.
“The current World Heavyweight Champion of WWE, the guy who’s holding onto my title, keep it warm, Punk,” Rollins said. “Because when I come back, it’s mine.”
Rollins was the World Heavyweight Champion prior to his injury but had to vacate the belt when he was forced out of action. He’s hoping that he’ll be cleared in time for WrestleMania 42 this April. Rollins will also likely have issues to settle with Bron Breakker and The Vision once he returns, with Rollins having been kicked out of the faction in an angle that WWE ran after his injury.
While hyping Saturday’s PLE, Rollins noted that he’s excited to see which young wrestlers elevate themselves through their Rumble performances.
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“The Rumble’s exciting, dude. You got 30 guys, 30 girls, one winner, 29 people getting thrown over the top rope,” he said. “You punch your ticket to WrestleMania. This is it, this is make or break. It’s our time. This is like going to the Super Bowl for us. So anytime you get an opportunity to go in there and punch your ticket to the biggest stage. There’s surprises, there’s returns, there’s face-offs. It’s one of the best events in WWE, my favorite as a kid growing up. So I’m just excited to see which of these young guns, on the women’s side, on the men’s side, steps up, elevates their game, and maybe punches their ticket to the main event of WrestleMania.”
Saturday’s event is taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and has a start time of 2 p.m. Eastern, airing live on the ESPN app in the United States and Netflix elsewhere.
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