Seth Rollins

Seth 'Freakin' Rollins is an American professional wrestler signed with WWE. His real name is Colby Lopez, and he is assigned to the Raw brand as of March 2025. Seth Rollins has won various accolades and championships over his tenure with the company: he is the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion and the inaugural NXT Champion in WWE. Further, the superstar is a former WWE Champion, Universal Champion, Royal Rumble winner, Money in the Bank winner, and a double Grand Slam champion.

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Early life

Colby Lopez, known by his ring name Seth Rollins, was born on May 28, 1986, in Davenport, Iowa. Growing up, he was a fan of professional wrestling and dreamed of becoming a wrestler himself one day. As a teenager, Rollins trained under Danny Daniels and competed on the independent wrestling circuit. He is of German, Armenian, and Irish descent. His surname, Lopez, comes from the surname of his Mexican-American stepfather, whom he considers his real father.

Professional Wrestling Career

Independent Circuits (2005-2007)

Rollins started his career in 2005 in his hometown in Iowa. He slowly climbed the ladder in his wrestling career by working for TNA, NWA, and PWG. After winning matches and championships, Seth made his way to ROH.

ROH (2007-2010)

Lopez went by the name Tyler Black during his time with the ROH. He made an impact at ROH when he debuted and formed a stable alongside Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher, The Age of The Fall. The stable battled with The Briscoe Brothers. They quickly conquered The Briscoe Brothers and won the ROH Tag Team Championships. After losing the tag titles, Black challenged Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship and lost.

Tyler faced Nigel McGuinness in a series of matches for the ROH World Championship. At Final Battle in December 2008, Black's teammates turned on him and aligned themselves with Austin Aries. Tyler faced his friend-turned-foe, Jimmy Jacobs, in a steel cage match to end their rivalry.

World Champion & departure (2009-2010)

After taking a hiatus for his neck injury, Tyler returned to ROH and won the Survival of the Fittest tournament to earn a world championship shot. At Final Battle 2009, Tyler faced Austin Aries to a 60-minute draw for the world championship. They booked a rematch between the two for the show's eighth anniversary, where Tyler successfully defeated Aries to become the new world champion.

Tyler turned heel after the news of his signing with the WWE was released. Tyler made a few title defenses before threatening the fans to take the championship with him. On September 11 at Glory By Honor IX, Black lost the ROH World Championship to Roderick Strong in a no-disqualification match, ending his reign at 210 days after seven successful title defenses. It was his last appearance before signing with WWE.

Developmental territory (2010-2012)

Lopez signed a developmental contract with the company, and they introduced him as Seth Rollins. Rollins faced various superstars, such as Damien Sandow, Titus O Neil, Big E, and Adam Rose. Rollins started a rivalry with Dean Ambrose. They faced each other in a series of IronMann matches, and Rollins was victorious. Rollins took part in the gold rush tournament, where he defeated Jinder Mahal in the finals and was crowned as the inaugural NXT Champion.

The Shield (2012-2014)

Seth Rollins made his debut at Survivor Series alongside Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose. The trio attacked John Cena and Ryback during their WWE Championship match. The trio declared themselves The Shield and started their rivalry with Team Hell No and Ryback. They faced Team Hell No and Ryback in a TLC match and won. The trio picked up monumental victories by defeating several superstars such as Daniel Bryan, Kane, Ryback, and John Cena in a six-man competition. They made their WrestleMania debut and defeated Sheamus, Randy Orton, and Big Show. At Extreme Rules 2013, the trio won the WWE Tag Team and the United States Championship. After a few successful matches, Rollins and Reigns faced the Rhodes Brothers, and they lost the titles to them on Raw. They took part in Survivor Series, where they won and began their feud with CM Punk.

They concluded it at TLC, where they lost to Punk in a 3-1 handicapped match. The Shield began their legendary rivalry with The Wyatt Family when they cost them an opportunity inside the Elimination Chamber. The trios faced each other at Elimination Chamber, which was won by the Wyatt Family. They next faced Evolution at Extreme Rules and Payback, and won. The Raw after Payback, Seth Rollins turned his back on his Shield brothers and aligned himself with the Triple H and Randy Orton.

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The Authority & WWE Championship (2014-2016)

After turning heel and joining the Authority, Seth Rollins entered the Money in the Bank ladder match, which he won. He spent the first few months fighting Dean Ambrose and emerged victorious. He started his rivalry with John Cena and faced Team Cena at Survivor Series. Team Authority was lost due to help from Sting. However, Rollins and Cena faced each other twice before facing Brock Lesnar in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble.

After the Royal Rumble, Rollins started his rivalry with Randy Orton. The two faced each other at WrestleMania 31, and Orton won. On the same night, Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and won the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar. Seth's reign lasted for 220 days before he relinquished his title due to his knee injury. During his reign, Seth defeated the likes of Kane, Randy Orton, Ryback, Dolph Ziggler, Neville, Sting, and John Cena.

Return & Shield reunion (2016-2018)

Rollins returned to Extreme Rules 2016 and attacked Roman Reigns. Rollins and Reigns faced each other at Money in the Bank 2016 for the WWE Championship, which Rollins won. He lost the title to Dean Ambrose during cash-in.

Rollins faced Finn Balor for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam, which he lost. He later feuded with Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho until the end of the year. Rollins invaded TakeOver San Antonio to call Triple H out for helping Kevin Owens in their Universal Championship match. He was attacked by Samoa Joe and was taken out for a few months. Later, Rollins faced Triple H in an unsanctioned match at WrestleMania 33, which he won.

Rollins began his rivalry with The Bar and teamed up with former Shield brother, Dean Ambrose. The duo defeated The Bar at SummerSlam 2017. The Shield reunited and faced The New Day at Survivor Series, where they emerged victorious. Rollins and Ambrose dropped the titles before the Survivor Series, and Dean got injured after TLC. Seth teamed up with Jason Jordan and won the tag titles. Rollins and Jordan dropped the titles to The Bar. He started his journey to becoming the Intercontinental Champion when he defeated the Miz and Finn Balor at WrestleMania 34.

Rivalry with Dean & Universal Championship (2018-2020)

After losing the title to Dolph Ziggler, Rollins and Ziggler faced each other in a series of matches for the title. It concluded at SummerSlam, where he beat Ziggler for the title and began his second reign. Ambrose and Rollins faced Dolph and McIntyre for the Tag Team Championships and won. However, Ambrose turned on Rollins, and their rivalry started. Rollins lost the tag title to AOP and lost the Intercontinental title to Ambrose at TLC 2018.

Rollins entered the Royal Rumble and won. He faced Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35, where he won the Universal Championship. He feuded with Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin for the title for a couple of months. Rollins lost the title to Brock after cashing in. Rollins reclaimed the title at SummerSlam. He faced the Fiend twice and lost the Universal Championship at Crown Jewel. He turned heel and aligned with the AOP to attack Kevin Owens.

The Messiah (2020-2023)

Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens faced each other at WrestleMania 36, where Kevin Owens won. He started his rivalry with Rey Mysterio, which went on for over six months. He faced Rey in an eye vs. eye match and Dominik in a street fight, which he won. Rollins was drafted to SmackDown, where he had a minor rivalry with Buddy Murphy. He took some time off and returned to the Royal Rumble and lost. Rollins attacked Cesaro after a promo, and it kicked off their rivalry. He faced Cesaro at WrestleMania 37 and lost. However, Rollins picked up two more victories over Cesaro after Mania. After a series of promos and interactions, Rollins and Edge faced each other at SummerSlam 2021, where he lost.

They concluded their rivalry at Crown Jewel, where he lost to Edge in a Hell in a Cell match. During the Draft, Rollins was drafted to RAW. In 2022, he spent the beginning of the year teaming up with Kevin Owens. At WrestleMania 38, Rollins lost to Cody Rhodes. He also challenged Cody Rhodes for WrestleMania Backlash and Hell In A Cell events but failed to secure victory both times. Rollins also participated in the 2022 Money In The Bank ladder match, where Austin Theory won the briefcase. The Architect was going to face Riddle at the 2022 SummerSlam event. But Seth's attack on Riddle before the event injured the original Bro, and therefore, the match was postponed.

The two would continue to brawl, first at SummerSlam, where Riddle made a surprising appearance, and then on an episode of RAW when Riddle made his return from injury. The two finally competed at Clash at the Castle in a hard-hitting contest that Rollins won. At Extreme Rules, Riddle and Rollins faced each other in a Fight Pit match with Special Guest Referee Daniel Cormier. The match was won by Riddle. On the 10th October 2022 edition of RAW, Rollins defeated Bobby Lashley to win the United States Championship.

On the 7th October edition of RAW, Seth issued an open challenge for the U.S. Championship. The challenge was accepted by Lashley, but he attacked Rollins before the match even started. Then, Austin came out to the ring with his briefcase and cashed in his Money In The Back Contract. Rollins was able to kick out Austin's various moves. Later in the match, Bobby Lashley attacked Theory. This helped Rollins retain his title. On the 14th November edition of RAW, Rollins defended the United States Championship against Finn Balor. After Rollins defeated Balor, Theory attacked Rollins multiple times. At Survivor Series: WarGames, Rollins faced Theory for the belt and lost it. He entered the Royal Rumble match at #15 and was eliminated by Logan Paul after the latter sneaked inside the ring after being supposedly out of the match.

He then entered the Elimination Chamber match for the United States Championship and reached the final two spots alongside the champion, Austin Theory. However, interference from Logan Paul cost him the match. He then went on to face Paul at WrestleMania Hollywood and emerged victorious. Thereafter, he was challenged by Omos for a match at WWE Backlash. At the event, it was The Visionary who stood tall after the battle. A few days earlier, Triple H had unveiled a new championship for RAW, the World Heavyweight Championship. Subsequently, Rollins was drafted to RAW and participated in the tournament for the title.

World Heavyweight Champion (2023-2024)

Rollins defeated Damian Priest and Shinsuke Nakamura in a triple-threat match on the May 8 episode of RAW to advance further in the World Heavyweight Championship tournament. Later that night, he defeated Finn Balor to qualify for the tournament final. At Night of Champions, Rollins faced SmackDown's tournament winner AJ Styles for the inaugural World Heavyweight Championship. At the event, Rollins emerged victorious in a hard-fought battle and was crowned the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion.

After the event, Rollins announced his intentions to work as a fighting champion and wanted to defend his title regularly. He defeated former NXT Champion Bron Breakker at NXT: Gold Rush to retain his title. At Money in the Bank, he defended his title against Finn Balor and managed to hold on to the belt. However, Balor continued his hunt for the gold and challenged Rollins again for the title, which Rollins retained once again at SummerSlam 2023. The Architect then began a feud against Shinsuke Nakamura, whom he defeated first at Payback and then at Fastlane in a Last Man Standing Match.

Following his feud with Nakamura, Rollins got face-to-face with Drew McIntyre. A match between the Two Beast Slayers was then scheduled for Crown Jewel 2023, where Rollins retained the title. At Survivor Series: WarGames, Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Jey Uso, and Randy Orton defeated The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, JD McDonagh, Dominik Mysterio, and Drew McIntyre) in a WarGames match. Seth 'Freakin' Rollins successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Drew McIntyre on Day 1, a special episode of Monday Night RAW.

A few days later, he defeated McIntyre's 3MB member Jinder Mahal to defend his World Heavyweight Championship. Amid a feud against CM Punk, Rollins suffered an injury and was speculated to vacate the title. However, Rollins defied all the odds and announced that he would take his title to WrestleMania. On the RAW after Royal Rumble, he called Roman Reigns a part-timer and asked Cody Rhodes to challenge Rollins instead at WrestleMania. At the WrestleMania kick-off press conference, Rhodes nonetheless chose Reigns and was attacked by The Rock. Rollins stood by Rhodes, igniting a tag team feud.

At Elimination Chamber, Drew McIntyre became the number one contender for Rollins' title, and a match between the two superstars was then made official for WrestleMania XL Night Two. A few weeks later, The Rock challenged Rhodes and Rollins to a tag team match, which Rollins accepted. Thus, the two teams will collide in the main event of WrestleMania XL Night One. This was the first time Rollins took part in an announced main event of WrestleMania. However, they were defeated at the hands of Rock and Roman. The next night, Seth Rollins lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Drew McIntyre, ending his 316-day reign. Later that evening, he appeared to assist Cody Rhodes in defeating Roman Reigns.

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Return from injury and Feud with CM Punk (2024 - Present)

Following WrestleMania, Rollins underwent surgery for a torn meniscus and was sidelined indefinitely. After a two-month hiatus, Rollins returned on the June 17 episode of Raw and accepted Damian Priest's challenge for a title match at Money in the Bank. The stipulation was that if Rollins lost, he could not challenge Priest again during his reign, but if Rollins won, Priest would have to leave The Judgment Day. At the July 6 event, the match became a triple threat after McIntyre cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Rollins failed to win, as Priest pinned McIntyre following interference from CM Punk.

At SummerSlam on August 3, Rollins served as the special referee for Punk's match against McIntyre, which McIntyre won. On the next episode of Raw, "Big" Bronson Reed attacked Rollins with six Tsunamis, writing him off TV to address lingering injuries. Rollins returned on the September 30 episode of Raw to help Braun Strowman defeat Reed in a Last Monster Standing match. At Crown Jewel on November 2, Rollins defeated Reed in a singles match. Thereafter, he had a feud with CM Punk, and the two superstars competed against each other on the RAW's debut episode on Netflix, where Rollins lost. Seth Rollins was ranked 25th at the 2025 Royal Rumble, but CM Punk defeated him while he was wrestling Roman Reigns, prompting an attack on both men after the match. On the February 17 episode of Raw, Rollins defeated Finn Bálor to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match.

Seth Rollins' championships and accomplishments

Seth Rollins' net worth

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Seth Rollins' wife

Rollins started dating Rebecca Quinn in January 2019. Fans know her better by her ring name, Becky Lynch. The same month, both superstars won their respective Royal Rumble matches and would go on to topple a former UFC Champion (Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey) at WrestleMania 34. The two made their relationship public in May of that year and competed in various mixed tag team matches following the announcement.

In 2019, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch announced their engagement, and in 2020, they revealed that they were expecting their first child. In December of that year, their daughter, Roux, was born. On June 29, 2021, Rollins and Lynch got married, which Rollins announced on his Instagram account.

Seth Rollins' family

Seth Rollins's mother is Holly Franklin. He reportedly took the name Lopez from his stepfather. His stepfather is of Mexican-American heritage.

Rollins also has two siblings. He found his original brother and sister via a DNA test in 2019. His younger brother's name is Brandon Lopez, and his younger sister's name is Diandra Demi Lopez. (via his Twitter/X account)

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Seth Rollins' physical attributes

Seth Rollins' age

Seth Rollins is 38 years old as of March 2025. He was born on May 28, 1986, in Davenport, Iowa, USA.

Seth Rollins' weight

Seth Rollins has a billed weight of 225 lb (102 kg) in WWE.

Seth Rollins' height

Seth Rollins is billed at a height of 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) in WWE.