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This year's WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view marked the WWE in-ring debut for Dominik Mysterio, as he faced Seth Rollins in what was the former's first-ever match on the main roster. While things didn't exactly pan out the way Dominik would've hoped for at The Biggest Party of the Summer, he did manage to get some sort of retribution on The Monday Night Messiah at WWE Payback.
Teaming up with his father Rey Mysterio on the night, Dominik Mysterio finally scored one over Seth Rollins and his disciple Murphy, as he pinned the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion. On his way to do so, the younger Mysterio also created a mishap between Seth Rollins and Murphy, as well.
In the lead-up to the finish of their tag team clash at WWE Payback, Murphy accidentally hit Seth Rollins, taking his leader out of the equation in the process, and eventually got himself pinned by Dominik. And judging by Seth Rollins' final reaction, The Monday Night Messiah was certainly not pleased with his disciple and as it seems, WWE has now started playing around with the idea of a potential split between Seth Rollins and Murphy.
If Rollins and Murphy are to part ways with one another, WWE will have a host of interesting situations presented to themselves. This article takes an in-depth look at why Seth Rollins and Murphy are on the verge of a split, and how the entire scenario could eventually play out if the two men are to part ways with one another.
#5. To avoid continuation of the same storyline featuring Seth Rollins and others
Seth Rollins has been feuding with Dominik and Rey Mysterio for quite some time now. Matter of fact, The Monday Night Messiah has had the Mysterio Family in his sights for months and at this year's Horror Show at Extreme Rules pay-per-view, Rollins did gauge Rey's eye in an Eye-for-an-Eye Match. The result of which eventually led to the in-ring debut of Dominik Mysterio, as he went toe-to-toe with a former Universal Champion in his first professiomatch.
With The Mysterios picking a huge win over Seth Rollins and Murphy at WWE Payback, the current score sits at 1-1, and this should be WWE's call to slowly and steadily culminate this feud. A rubber match of sorts between Dominik Mysterio and Seth Rollins could be booked as the main event of RAW, and if the former is to win, then WWE could also avoid Seth Rollins being pinned on a pay-per-view instead.
#4. To force Seth Rollins to add a new disciple
There is absolutely no doubt about the fact that Murphy has been a loyal servant to Seth Rollins so far. The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion has taken multiple beatings for The Monday Night Messiah and has sacrificed himself on numerous occasions, for the greater good if you will.
However, WWE Payback didn't turn out the way, as Seth Rollins would've hoped for and following a mishap with Murphy, which eventually led to the latter being pinned in the match, The Monday Night Messiah could consider either replacing the former RAW Tag Team Champion as his prime disciple or even add a new member to his group to maintain balance to the faction.
In the past, Seth Rollins did have the likes of AoP and Austin Theory by his side, however, with Theory back in NXT and AoP dealing with injury issues, Rollins was left with Murphy, who mind you, has proved his worth to the former Universal Champion within these past few months. But given everything that went down at Payback, maybe this is Seth Rollins' turn to re-think his options once again.
#3. Breakout run for Murphy by splitting from Seth Rollins
Murphy is a tremendous singles wrestler and that right there has been a fact for years now, even before the former 205 Live sensation joined forces with Seth Rollins on the Red brand and started labeling himself as The Messiah's disciple. Murphy's time in 205 Live could provide WWE a reason to have the man split away from Seth Rollins and go on a solo run yet again.
While Murphy has had his moments in WWE so far, even going as far as winning the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in front of thousands of fans, in his native of Australia, splitting away from Seth Rollins at this stage of his career could lead to being a huge turning point for the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
If WWE decides to give Murphy a solo run right off the bat after his split with Seth Rollins, it could also be considered as a breakout run for the former, who undoubtedly will be a solid addition to the RAW mid-card, and could even challenge newly crowned United States Champion, Bobby Lashley.
#2. To wave-off time before Seth Rollins challenges for the WWE Championship again
Earlier in the year, Seth Rollins had already challenged for the WWE Championship on one occasion but he failed to capture the world title off Drew McIntyre at the WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view. However, it is safe to say that, over these past few months, Seth Rollins has upped his game to the next level and is a whole different beast now.
At SummerSlam, Rollins proved that he is willing to go deep waters with anyone on the big stage and is not willing to show mercy to any man who stands across him in a WWE ring. Even if that turns out to be the debuting Dominik Mysterio, whom he demolished at SummerSlam and that too right in front of his father Rey.
If WWE is to split Seth Rollins and Murphy at this stage, a feud between the two could kill-off some vital TV time before the former eventually challenges for the WWE Championship once again. It is almost expected of Rollins to be making his claim for the biggest title on the Red brand but The Monday Night Messiah might just prefer dealing with other things before he could shift his focus towards the WWE Title.
#1. Seth Rollins and Murphy are better off as individual performers
Seth Rollins and Murphy have had quite the partnership with one another in WWE so far. The duo took the Red brand of Monday Night RAW by storm when they initially came together and have managed to keep up with the consistency over the past few months. Despite losing Akam, Rezar, and Austin Theory, the duo of Seth Rollins and Murphy have comprehensively dealt with every other challenge that has been thrown at them so far and the pairing even got their hands on the RAW Tag Team Championships.
While the two men have mostly performed as singles performers ever since dropping the RAW Tag Titles, the wisest decision would be to have the duo completely go their separate ways on RAW and start focusing on their individual feuds as proper singles competitors. Murphy is now well past that initial struggling phase that he underwent on RAW prior to his alliance with Seth Rollins and the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion is well capable of holding his ground, on his own.
