Seth Rollins sustains injury on WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
This story has been updated.
Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins sustained a serious leg injury during his match with LA Knight on WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event.
As seen below, Rollins went for a second rope springboard moonsault on Knight who rolled out of the way. As Rollins landed, he immediately favored his right knee and had difficulty standing on it. He went to the corner and talked to both Paul Heyman and the referee. Nearly immediately afterward, Knight won the match after hitting the BFT.
The camera focused on Knight and on commentary, Michael Cole and Wade Barrett showed the footage again and wished Rollins the best. As seen on X, Rollins was helped out of the arena by several officials which wasn’t shown on camera.
Our Bryan Alvarez is reporting that changes had to be made as a result.
“The last 40 minutes of the show was changed on the fly, and there was something that was supposed to happen later that didn’t as a result of the injury,” he said. “In storyline, Seth has until next June to cash in, so conceivably even with surgery and a long-term recovery, he could return before then.”
The cash-in is a reference to his Money in the Bank anywhere, anytime World title shot. There was an initial thought that the injury might be a swerve for the Gunther/Goldberg main event.
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