5 backstage stories about Seth Rollins you need to know 

Seth Rollins has been one of the most successful WWE Superstars in recent memory. The former Shield member has spent over a decade at the company, becoming a headline act and winning multiple championships.

Rollins started in FCW before moving to NXT and becoming the yellow brand's inaugural champion. He quickly earned his place on the main roster and has had considerable momentum ever since.

Rollins' time at the company hasn't been without issues and he has even almost been fired. Seth even decided to walk away from WWE at one point, but changed his mind.

We explore all that and more as we uncover some juicy backstage stories related to Seth Rollins:

#5 - WrestleMania 31 cash-in was Seth Rollins' idea

Seth Rollins cashed in his Money In The Bank contract to win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 31. This was one of the best moments of not only the superstar's career but in the history of the company.

Reports suggested that Vince McMahon made the late decision to finish the pay-per-view with the cash-in, and informed Rollins just before the final match. However, the former WWE champion claims the idea was originally his own.

Speaking to WWE India in 2020, Rollins revealed the idea came to him after Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble.

"The idea came to me probably a few months before WrestleMania, at the Royal Rumble. Because once you win the Money In The Bank briefcase, you start to look at the landscape and when the possibility of cashing-in may occur. I remember that Brock lesnar was the champion at the time and cashing-in on Brock Lesnar when he was healthy and well and standing on his two feet was not a good idea. The thought came into my head when I watched Roman Reigns win the Royal Rumble and I planted the seeds and they were watered and sown and the rest is history. That was one of my better ideas."

Seth Rollins lost to Randy Orton at WrestleMania 31 but ended the show with one of the best moments of the pay-per-view.

#4 - Seth Rollins almost quit WWE

Vince McMahon can be a very difficult person to deal with when things aren't done his way. Seth Rollins disagreed with McMahon when it was decided that he would squash Kofi Kingston. The former Shield member thought this would be disrespectful to the New Day star.

Vince made his feelings clear but Rollins was not happy. He revealed on the E&C Podcast:

"I remember the feeling when they told me that I was so angry and embarrassed I was ready to walk out and not do it. I was like, 'Never in my life — never. This should never happen to me'."

The decision not to quit WWE has proven to be fruitful as Rollins is one of the top guys in the company. He has gone on to win several titles and headlined WrestleMania.

#3 - No white gear for Seth Rollins

The white gear Seth Rollins wore at SummerSlam 2015 some of the best he has ever used. The WWE Universe loved it and so did the Superstar, but Vince McMahon was not interested in seeing it again.

Vince has stuck to his word and not allowed Rollins to wear this white gear again. Speaking to a fan, Rollins revealed the reason for him not using the white gear:

"No, Vince won't let me wear it, because he's a weird old man who doesn't understand that people think it's the coolest gear they've ever seen," Rollins said. "Yeah. He doesn't get it. I get that question more than anything else. What does that mean? It's just huge, man. People loved it I think it's in the archive. I gave it to our archivist guy.''

Seth Rollins is on a 'drip' run and is now wearing interesting suits every week.

#2 - Seth Rollins almost got fired

Seth Rollins almost got fired from WWE even before he made his name in NXT. After butting heads with Terry Taylor he needed a warning from Triple H to cool things down.

Rollins revealed the incident on Stone Cold Steve Austin's podcast Broken Skull Sessions and said:

"Terry is very old school in the sense that he thinks a certain way works. Part of that ideology is shunning what is up and coming instead of embracing it. I was always like, 'You have to understand, the business is changing. You have to go with it. If you go against it, it's not going to help.' I would challenge him in little ways every day to the point where I was insubordinate."

It ended up being a good decision from Rollins to cool himself. He has built an incredible career since having to be cooled by The Game.

#1 - Seth Rollins debut was pushed back

The Shield made an incredible impact when they debuted, but Seth Rollins revealed that it was meant to happen earlier. They were meant to help CM Punk at Hell In A Cell, but WWE decided to go with Brad Maddox instead.

The trio eventually debuted at Survivor Series and went on to become one of the best factions in the company's history. Recalling wait backstage at Hell In A Cell, Rollins said on the E&C's Pod of Awesomeness:

"We were supposed to debut at the Hell in a Cell, like a month before Survivor Series. We were all at the PPV excited, didn't really know what was going on, nobody was really talking to us and we were there, and we were ready to do something but we didn't know what was gonna happen or anything like that." [H/T eWrestling]

The Shield had a really good run before Seth Rollins turned on his brothers. The trio had small reunions between 2017 and 2019 before Dean Ambrose left the company.