Seth Rollins calls himself the Visionary and his entrances generally get one of the loudest, if not the loudest pop from the fans, yet he continues to be mired in the mid card ranks.
His job for a couple of years now seems to be to put over other talent instead of getting the brass ring himself, and that’s a mistake on the WWE’s part, in my opinion.
Does the WWE Take Seth Rollins for Granted?
I was one of his loudest critics when he was a face because Vince McMahon tried to make him too nice and took the edge off. He put the effort in but fans simply weren’t buying. Rollins is a natural heel and he’s done some of his best work the last few years since his title reign.
But he also has another problem and it’s the WWE’s unwavering love for Roman Reigns.
The next in line
Reigns is a great heel himself and he finally found his groove as the Tribal Chief, though it’s run stagnant the last year as it’s always the same.
But they’re intent on making him one of the greatest ever just like Vince tried all those years with Reigns as a face when he shoved him down our throats.
In that way, it feels a lot like Hulk Hogan’s run in the 80s where he beat everyone and only lost legit against the Ultimate Warrior I 91 toward the end of his run.
He was surrounded by huge stars that all got a shot and some time in the main event, with few more memorable than Randy Savage.
In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Rollins talked about having “never been the guy” and his role as Randy Savage.
Special thanks to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for the following transcript.
“I don’t know, man. I wonder if because I live in the Roman era, that’s just never going to happen, you know? The only time I was ever considered, I think, for the main event of WrestleMania is when Roman got leukemia and he was out from August to February see, and I was kind of second behind him in the babyface column there, so I got slotted in.
“So I feel like it’s going to be one of those things that the best I can hope for is to be the Edge to his John Cena or the Savage to his Hogan. Sometimes I just feel like that’s the way the cookie crumbles. Doesn’t mean that I don’t think that I’m better than he is or that I can perform or that I can draw at that level, I certainly think all of those things but it’s not my sandbox. I don’t make those decisions.”
Rollins sounds partly like he’s unhappy with the decisions being made, but also like he accepted his role.
While there’s no shame in being the second best, we think he could carry the Raw brand as champion as well or better than just about anyone else.
What do you think? Does the WWE take Rollins for granted? Let us know in the comments below.
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