4 reasons behind Seth Rollins’ recent chair attacks

Over the last few weeks, the WWE Universe has witnessed a completely different avatar of Seth Rollins. The cool and calm persona of the “Architect” has been replaced by one who doesn’t blink his eye before swinging a steel chair at the back of his opponents.

The announcers at the ringside have suggested that the sole reason behind Seth’s recent actions is the beating he received at the hands of Brock Lesnar on the Raw before WWE Super Showdown. However, this reason could be just one of many reasons.

Here are the other reasons which could be behind this change in Seth Rollins’ character.

#4 Taking “Burn It Down” to the next level

Rollins seems determined to build it back from the ashes.

Seth Rollins is popularly associated with the phrase “Burn it Down”, which also happens to be his entrance theme music. People in the audience vociferously chant these words not only when he makes his way to the ring, but also during his promos.

With the evolution of his character, Seth Rollins has become a Superstar who thrashes every single person who even considers allying with his opponents. The list of his victims has been growing with the names like Elias, EC3, Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas, and his friend at one time, Eric Young. His character has become more violent, vicious, and delivers a beating to make a statement.

These actions have provided more depth to his character. He is now taking matters into his own hands and wants to completely “Burn It Down”. It will be interesting to see how his character evolves further.

#3 Makes Brock Lesnar look stronger

Those hands hit harder than hammers.

This might come as a surprise to many, but this storyline is also solidifying the status of Brock Lesnar. Although the former Universal Champion has used the steel chair on multiple occasions in the past to destroy his opponents, he didn’t have to rely on the chair to do that. His bare hands had always been more than enough for his opponents.

On the other hand, Seth Rollins has consistently used either low-blows or has taken the help of a steel chair to get the better of Brock Lesnar. Although this makes Seth Rollins appear more dangerous than before, it brings gravitas to the fact that he can’t match the amount of pain and punishment as the “Beast Incarnate” would unleash on his opponents in a fair fight.

Hence, in a rather ironic way, this storyline cements the fact that Brock Lesnar is one of the top Heels in WWE today.

#2 Opening interesting storylines for the future

What if this match happens for the championship?

Over the last couple of weeks, Seth Rollins has feuded with almost every major heel on both the shows. Apart from the Superstars who took the beating from his steel chair, there are Superstars like Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn who withdrew their candidature of being the guest referee in the WWE Universal Championship match due to Seth’s action. Not to mention, Rollins also faced Daniel Bryan last week on Raw in a classic match.

This chaos has opened up a lot of interesting possibilities for the current Universal Champion to face any of the heels from both the shows. With the wild card rule in place, the combinations of the possible matches are endless.

The current storyline is quite intense for the “Architect”. He now has a solid reason to work with any major heel on WWE, even if he loses the Universal Championship in the near future.

#1 Setting up a Chairs match at Extreme Rules

This will be a match you won't want to miss.

The next PPV for WWE after Stomping Grounds is Extreme Rules. It is the one night of the year when all matches on the show go extreme.

There is no prize for guessing what kind of match Seth Rollins is going to have this year. It is almost certain that he will be booked in a Chairs match for the next PPV in July at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Also, there is no doubt that that match is going to take a huge amount of physical toll on Seth Rollins as well as on his opponent.

Till then, we have Stomping Grounds right around the corner. The match card for this PPV looks impressive, and it is certainly going to be a treat to the wrestling fans around the planet. It will be interesting to see how the Universal Championship picture shapes up after this Sunday.