5 Best Seth Rollins moments on WWE RAW

Seth Rollins has been the backbone of RAW for the past few years
Seth Rollins has been the backbone of RAW for the past few years

WWE Draft 2020 was off to a flying start on Friday Night SmackDown. The most notable brand switch of the night was Seth Rollins getting drafted to the blue brand as a first-round draft pick.

Seth Rollins holds the distinction of being a first-round pick of every single draft since 2016. He was the first overall pick in the 2016 Brand Extension Draft and the first pick on Night 2 of the 2019 Draft.

Since the 2016 Brand Extension Draft, Seth Rollins has appeared on the Blue brand thrice. Seth Rollins has been the backbone of RAW for the past few years. From leading the brand to becoming its workhorse as the Intercontinental Champion, Seth Rollins has been one of the MVPs of the Red brand.

As the man who has been synonymous with Monday Nights bids adieu to the Red brand, here are Seth Rollins' top five moments on RAW:

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#5 Seth Rollins takes RAW locker room to task

Seth Rollins surrounded by the RAW locker room
Seth Rollins surrounded by the RAW locker room

2019 was a very tough year for Seth Rollins. Rollins was in the eye of the storm following his defense of WWE and its creative. His comments against Will Ospreay and his former Shield brethren, Dean Ambrose, also didn't do him any favors. Fans were slowly beginning to turn on Seth Rollins. It also didn't help that he was feuding against Baron Corbin.

The negativity surrounding Seth Rollins reached its crescendo during his feud against 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt. The duo's match at Hell In A Cell 2019 earned the distinction of being one of the worst main-event in recent memory. As Seth Rollins has himself said in numerous interviews, he was dead in the water following his encounter with The Fiend.

After dropping the Universal Championship to The Fiend at Crown Jewel, Seth Rollins took on the mantle of leading Team RAW in the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination match. Rollins was the last member of the Red brand to be eliminated in the match.

Following RAW's abysmal performance at Survivor Series, Rollins would host a Townhall Meeting with the RAW locker room.

What was to be a pep talk by Seth Rollins to his RAW colleagues slowly turned into a roasting session. Rollins went on a verbal tirade, blaming all the members of the RAW roster for a poor showing at Survivor Series.

Rollins would then turn his attention to Superstars like Randy Orton, Charlotte Flair, and Rey Mysterio, blaming them for RAW's abysmal performance at the event. The segment ended with Rollins receiving a Stunner from Kevin Owens. This segment was the beginning of Seth Rollins' heel turn, which would see him morph himself into The Monday Night Messiah.

#4 The reunion of Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose

Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins

Following his win over Triple H at WrestleMania 33, Seth Rollins had a hard time finding his footing as a babyface on the red brand. After briefly feuding with Samoa Joe and Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins found himself in the crosshairs of his former Shield brethren, Dean Ambrose.

It all began on the July 10, 2017, episode of Raw, where Seth Rollins would come to the aid of Dean Ambrose as the latter was under attack by The Miztourage ( The Miz, Bo Dallas, and Curtis Axel).

Following this, Rollins would tease a potential reunion between the two, but Ambrose would decline the offer citing that he had trust issues from Rollins' betrayal three years ago. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose came to blows on the August 14, 2017 episode of RAW. Sensing an opportunity, The Bar, who had been feuding with the duo, came out to attack Ambrose and Rollins.

After weeks and weeks of subtle teases, Ambrose and Rollins would finally join forces to fend off The Bar's attack. After a few minutes of intense drama, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose would bump their fists, indicating that they were back together as a team.

The Ambrose-Rollins reunion was the best thing on RAW during that time. The storyline culminated with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose defeating The Bar to capture the RAW Tag Team Championship at SummerSlam 2017.

#3 Seth Rollins runs the Gauntlet

Seth Rollins and John Cena
Seth Rollins and John Cena

Following Dean Ambrose's injury in late 2017, Seth Rollins was paired up in a tag team alongside Jason Jordan. The duo would even hold the RAW Tag Team Titles for a brief period.

But, as luck would have it, Rollins tag-team partner, Jason Jordan, would suffer a career-threatening neck injury leading to the duo going their separate ways. Jason Jordan's injury led to Rollins returning to singles competition, and even earning a spot in the men's Elimination Chamber Match.

On the February 19, 2018 edition of tRAW, Seth Rollins competed in a seven-man Gauntlet match. The first match of the night saw Seth Rollins locking horns with his Shield Brethern, Roman Reigns. Like all of their previous encounters, this was a PPV caliber match with lots of counters and false finishes. The finish of the bout saw Rollins roll up Reigns for a three-count.

The match between Reigns and Rollins was just a prelude to what was come next, a solid 30-minute match between Seth Rollins and John Cena. Much like the Reigns match, this too was filled with counters, false finishes, and rope breaks. After failing to put down Rollins after two AA's, Cena would fall prey to Rollins' Curb Stomp.

Fans in the crowd were in awe of what they were witnessing with chants of 'Let's Go Rollins' and 'This is Awesome' reverberating throughout the arena. Seth Rollins was finally eliminated by Elias.

Seth Rollins' marathon performance was the longest time spent in a match by any Superstar in the history of RAW. Rollins' performance in the Gauntlet match was a big turning point during his run as a babyface.

#2 Seth Rollins - Architect no more

Triple H shocked the WWE Universe by turning on his protege, Seth Rollins
Triple H shocked the WWE Universe by turning on his protege, Seth Rollins

At SummerSlam 2016, Finn Balor defeated Seth Rollins to become the inaugural Universal Champion. However, Finn Balor injured his shoulder during his match against Seth Rollins. The injury forced Balor to relinquish the title a day later on RAW, paving the way for the crowning of a new champion.

The main event of the August 29, 2016 episode of RAW saw a Fatal-4 Way Elimination Match between Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens, and Big Cass to crown a new champion.

The final few minutes of the saw Triple H come out to run interference. The Game appeared out of nowhere to hit a pedigree on Roman Reigns. Seth Rollins took advantage of the situation, pinning The Big Dog and eliminating him from the match. It seemed like Rollins had the bout won with Triple H going for a Pedigree on Kevin Owens. But, in a shocking turn of events, The Game would turn on Rollins, hitting him with a Pedigree. The finish of the match saw a stunned Owens pinning Rollins to win the Universal Championship.

Triple H's turn on Rollins would become the genesis of Seth Rollins' babyface turn. The feud between the two would culminate at WrestleMania 33, where Rollins would defeat his former mentor in an Unsanticioned Match.

#1 Seth Rollins stabs his brothers in the back

Rollins' heel turn is considered to be one of the best  of the last decade
Rollins' heel turn is considered to be one of the best of the last decade

Widely regarded to be one of the best factions in WWE history, the trio of Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose dominated WWE during their time together as a unit. Debuting at Survivor Series 2012, The Shield remained undefeated for a long time.

At Extreme Rules 2013, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins defeated Team Hell No to win the WWE World Tag Team Championship. Later in the night, Dean Ambrose defeated Kofi Kingston to capture the United States Championship. Ambrose's win led to all the members of The Shield holding Championships at the same time.

The start of 2014 saw The Shield turning babyface and rebelling against The Authority. After defeating Kane and The New Age Outlaws at WrestleMania, The Shield feuded with the newly-reformed Evolution. The Shield defeated Evolution at Extreme Rules and later at Payback in a No Holds Barred Elimination Match.

The main event of the June 2, 2014 episode of RAW saw Seth Rollins turning on his Shield cohorts, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose, and join forces with Triple H and The Authority.

A wave of shock ran through the crowd as Rollins took a steel chair and stabbed it through the back of the two men who he once referred to as his brothers. What made Rollins' turn so impactful was the fact that it came out of nowhere.

Rollins' association with The Authority would pay dividends for The Architect as he would win the Money in the Bank Ladder Match a month later. And the rest, as they as, is history.

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