Oh, Seth, Seth, Seth. It’s been so long since Seth Rollins has given us a reason to gripe. He’s done a magnificent job as the Monday Night Messiah and top Raw heel. It’s a character that’s natural for him to play, especially when he can play off of his real emotions. Using reality has long been the best way to connect with fans, but some are never happy. Let it be said, Seth Rollins complaining has set a new bar.
It’s understandable
Rollins’ frustration at having his face push end with fans booing him religiously is understandable. The man sold his tail off to do what was asked of him by WWE creative (ie Vince McMahon) but the fans weren’t buying it.
Instead of accepting it wasn’t a role that worked, he’s since spoken out a few times about the fans never being happy and constantly complaining.
His latest one comes via heel_vs_face and Cagesideseats.com:
“It is a different era than it was back in the day. Now, it’s easier to be an antagonist because… anybody who consumes entertainment has a voice to e heard.
“They can get online and say whatever they want. And even if one or two people respond to it, that’s one or two people more than 20 years ago when they were just sitting in their living room talking crap to their friends… Our audience looks for things to complain about, to dislike and to pick apart. It’s such a short, short lifespan. If you can maintain being in that hero role for a lengty period of time, you are doing something incredible.”
Um… okay
Okay, the different era thing isn’t knew, in fact every member of every generation everywhere has used it as an excuse at some point, so not going to work.
Why? Simple. We may not have had Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, but we had chat rooms 20 years ago. Yep, an online chat room where we chatted, talked trash, and complained about something we didn’t like.
It was standard every night, especially after or during WCW’s Nitro, Thunder or WWE’s Raw or Smackdown. Sure, we didn’t have direct contact with the wrestlers, but they also weren’t in the chat rooms wanting to compare bank accounts with other wrestlers.
There have also always been people that complain about everything, like someone that complains about others complaining.
The thing is, Seth Rollins publicly has a very high opinion of himself and doesn’t understand why the fans turned on him. To answer that, it’s because his character lost his edge. Instead of a anti-hero type, he became a goofy type once the WWE added his and Becky Lynch’s relationship to the storyline. That may be who he really is, and it was sweet and cute, but that’s not what we’d grown accustomed to seeing or wanted to see out of Seth Rollins. We didn’t want the Man’s man.
We wanted the edgy, do whatever it takes Seth Rollins. Then when his and the Fiend’s storylines met, it went to the far extreme opposite of his face self.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbeIG03Dt5c
Now as the Monday Night Messiah, he’s found his true character again, or a version thereof.
We connect with him now. We accept him now. And we’re even rooting for him every now and then.
To be honest, it sounds more like he wants to be everyone’s hero, everyone’s Hulk Hogan. Not everyone can fit into the mold we want, but into what we’re capable of. What’s worse about this is it’s hard to tell if Seth Rollins complaining again is a work or if this is the real him. Sadly, it seems it’s the latter going by how he’s reacted in the past.
A fun fact about a heel, they always piss the crowd off and get booed when they complain about not getting what they feel they deserve. His whine isn’t as pleasant as a little bit of the bubbly.
