Grading all of Seth Rollins' matches at SummerSlam

Seth Rollins debuted on the main roster as a part of 'The Shield' in November 2012 at Survivor Series. He's one of the top superstars in the WWE today and is the most over babyface on Raw. It's amazing to see how much the Architect has accomplished in a relatively short period of time. Rollins has enjoyed some success at the biggest event of the Summer.

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Rollins has competed in only four SummerSlam matches over the years, with his first one occurring at SummerSlam 2014 and his latest one taking place at SummerSlam 2017. He didn't compete at the 2013 event as he was at ringside when his former Shield brethren, the then United States champion, Dean Ambrose retained the title against Rob Van Dam.

In 2014, Rollins took on his former brothers-in-arms, Dean Ambrose, in a lumberjack match. This was his first big singles-match after he turned his back on his former partners, the afore-mentioned Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns.

In 2015, Seth Rollins was the WWE world heavy-weight champion heading into SummerSlam. He took on John Cena in a Winner Takes All match for both the United States championship and the WWE world-heavyweight championship.

In 2016, Seth Rollins took on Finn Balor to determine the inaugural Universal champion. The Universal championship was revealed the same night and the two fought over it with sheer grit and determination.

In August 2017, Seth Rollins surprisingly re-united with Dean Ambrose to face the duo of Sheamus and Cesaro for the Raw tag-team championships. The Shield re-union reinvigorated Rollins and led to a massive increase in Rollins' popularity.

Let's grade all of the SummerSlam matches Seth Rollins has contested over the past four years.

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#1 SummerSlam 2014: Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose in a Lumberjack match

An awesome contest

On June 2, 2014, Seth Rollins viciously attacked his Shield brethren, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, thus disbanding the Shield. The main focus of his attack was Dean Ambrose and he even Curb stomped him onto a steel chair. Seth aligned himself with the Authority while Ambrose looked for revenge. Rollins won the Mitb contract with the help of the Authority but was unable to cash in on various occasions due to Ambrose's attacks.

A grudge match was set to take place at Battleground, but an attack on Ambrose prior to the match prevented the match from happening. Another match was scheduled for SummerSlam with a stipulation. Ambrose chose the lumberjack stipulation after he won a beat-the-clock challenge.

The match itself was a fun and entertaining one. Ambrose performing an elbow drop from the top rope on all the lumberjacks was a great moment and his version of the Curb stomp was cool to watch. Rollins ultimately won the match after hitting Ambrose with his Mitb briefcase during the chaos. This match was an underrated classic.

Grade: B+

#2 SummerSlam 2015: Seth Rollins(c) vs John Cena(c) in a winner takes all match for The United States Championship and The WWE World-Heavyweight Championship.

Another Seth Rollins classic

Seth Rollins won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania after cashing in his MITB contract during Reigns and Lesnar's title match. Cena won the US Championship on the same day.

During one of Cena's US open challenges, Rollins took on Cena for the US title. Rollins inadvertently broke Cena's nose but Cena retained the title. Cena then took a brief hiatus to recover while Rollins mocked and ridiculed Cena. He challenged Cena to a winner takes all match and Cena accepted.

At SummerSlam, Cena and Rollins stole the show in a thrilling contest. Jon Stewart attacked Cena towards the end of the match and allowed Rollins to retain the title in one of the most shocking moments of the night. The terrible finish ruined what was a match of the year candidate. Rollins should've defeated The Champ clean in the middle of the ring.

Grade: C+

#3 SummerSlam 2016: Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor for the Universal title

Demon Vs Architect

After the brand-split in July 2016, Raw needed a new world championship after the WWE title went to SmackDown Live. The GM and the Commissioner introduced the Universal title and the inaugural champion would be determined at SummerSlam. Seth Rollins was named as the first contestant and the second would be determined by a series of matches. Finn Balor defeated Roman Reigns in the finals to face Rollins at SummerSlam.

Balor vs Rollins was a great match, but the crowd turned on the match upon seeing the design of the Universal title. Balor won the match after a hard-fought battle. Balor had to relinquish the title the next night as his shoulder was injured during the match with Rollins.

Grade: C+

#4 SummerSlam 2017: Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins vs Sheamus(c) and Cesaro (c) for the Raw Tag Team Championships

Yes!

After the Great Balls of Fire pay per view in July 2017, WWE began teasing a reunion between former- partners-turned-rivals, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Seth saved Ambrose from an attack from The Miztourage and vice vera. The two later defeated The Miztourage but refused to reunite. The two would finally reunite on the last Raw before SummerSlam to fend off Sheamus and Cesaro.

The two talented teams put on a great match at SummerSlam and their chemistry together was unmatched. Ambrose and Rollins' winning was a feel-good moment and the crowd was loving their reunion. The two would later reunite with Roman Reigns to put together a full-fledged Shield reunion.

Grade: A