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The Rock and Jinder Mahal were involved in this week's news
The Rock and Jinder Mahal were involved in this week's news

#3 How Seth Rollins really feels about fans booing him

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Earlier in 2019, Seth Rollins portrayed the ultimate babyface during his rivalries with Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles and Baron Corbin. However, ever since he began feuding with “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, the WWE Universe has suddenly turned against the former Shield member, who now receives more boos than cheers during his matches.

This was highlighted at Hell in a Cell, where Rollins’ 11 stomps on Wyatt were greeted with boos, and he even received a negative reception when he recently faced the relatively unknown Humberto Carrillo on RAW.

Speaking ahead of his Universal Championship loss against Wyatt at Crown Jewel, Rollins told Corey Graves on After The Bell that he does not understand why WWE’s “fickle audience” has decided to turn their backs on him.

“They’re the same people that are panning Hell in a Cell and talking about how Seth Rollins is not cool. They’re the same people that were clambering for me to be the guy to face Brock Lesnar going into WrestleMania, so I don’t know what changed, except for I became the person that they wanted me to be and then they hated me for it. It’s a very fickle audience. It is what it is.”

He went on to use John Cena and Roman Reigns as examples of Superstars who have been treated in the same way by WWE fans in the past, adding that he expects another babyface to receive a similar reaction to him in the future.

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