Does Seth Rollins have real-life heat with CM Punk? Taking a look at the facts and details about their history 

Seth Rollins has become a prominent WWE name. It began with his win as the inaugural NXT Champion and main roster debut in The Shield alongside Roman Reigns and Jon Moxley (FKA Dean Ambrose).

Over time, The Shield disbanded and started competing in singles competitions. While a dream match between the Second City Saint and The Visionary was set to take place in the future, it never saw the light of day. While Seth Rollins made a major effort for their rivalry to come to fruition in the ring, Punk's real-life relationship with WWE during that time did not work in their favor.

A few years after his release by the company, Punk made sporadic appearances on their studio show Backstage. During an edition, Punk called out Seth Rollins in response to his series of tweets, which led to speculation about the build-up of a match. The legitimacy of the back-and-forth seemed to merge reality with fiction, given their history and Rollins as an individual competitor.

In 2021, CM Punk debuted on AEW All Out and held the world championship at the promotion twice. His last reign came to a controversial end due to his involvement in the infamous brawl out incident.

Since then, many stars, including Rollins, have commented on the former WWE star's actions in the incident. The 36-year-old had few strong views and seemingly agreed with Chris Jericho calling Punk 'a cancer' to the locker room.

At the same time, Rollins also had high praise for the two-time WWE Champion and his impact on his wrestling career. However, he concluded that although Punk helped him in his career, they are "not on the same page now."

“I’ll say one thing about Punk. I’ll end it on a positive note with him. That guy has given my career so much that it pains me to have to say bad things about him. He helped me out, he really did. He’s been a good guy to me for a lot of my career. But for whatever reason, for the past maybe six-seven years, he’s in a different head space, and we’re not on the same page. To see kind of what he’s done and taken and taken, it’s always been about him, I’m not a fan. I’m just not a fan." [H/T Fightful]

Seth Rollins has had an impressive run ever since The Shield disbanded. He is a two-time WWE and Universal Champion, respectively.

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Seth Rollins claimed no one knew what was happening when WWE split CM Punk and The Shield

The Shield debuted at Survivor Series 2012, interrupting CM Punk's title match. They continued to disrupt the then-WWE Champion's matches, turning it in his favor.

However, the trio denied having an association or working for Punk. Later, the 44-year-old disclosed that he had been playing mind games on The Shield amidst multiple confrontations.

They continued to feud off and on, and at Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013, the stable went up against Punk in a three-on-one handicap match. Their rivalry ended abruptly, and Seth Rollins claimed no one was aware of what was happening in that storyline.

“No one really told us what was going on," said Seth Rollins. "We got such a good reaction that they moved us away from being Punk’s security squad almost immediately, within I wanna say, a couple of weeks. It was like a loose relationship where we would help out but there was no like, ‘You guys are my guys.’ It was just like we were clearly our own entity."

Until recently, Rollins was feuding with Austin Theory for the United States Championship. However, a new feud was sparked at Royal Rumble when Logan Paul eliminated the former much to his surprise.

At Elimination Chamber, Paul assaulted Rollins mid-match, which resulted in him being eliminated. This led to speculation and rumors about a potential dream match between the two at WrestleMania 39.