WWE Crown Jewel 2025: Seth Rollins brings back Stardust!

Seth Rollins brought back Stardust at WWE Crown Jewel. The Visionary went one-on-one against Cody Rhodes in a Champion vs. Champion match at the premium live event in Australia.

The match saw both stars exchange blows at the beginning with The Visionary temporarily gaining the upper hand. This led to him mocking Rhodes.

After Seth Rollins took down the American Nightmare, he taunted Rhodes' with his old Stardust gimmick.

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After trying a few gimmicks in WWE, Rhodes debuted the Stardust gimmick on an episode of RAW in 2014. This character's appearance was similar to what his brother Dustin Rhodes did with Goldust.

Despite finding some success by winning the WWE Tag Team Championship with Goldust, he grew frustrated with the booking of his character. This eventually led to his departure from WWE in 2016.

In previous interviews, Rhodes has expressed his disdain for the Stardust gimmick, thus Rollins taunting him with the gesture would have served as a painful reminder. Notably, when Rhodes returned to WWE to face The Visionary at WrestleMania 38, he also did the Stardust taunt in their match.

Seth Rollins beat Cody Rhodes at Crown Jewel

The match between the two Champions proved to be thrilling right until the end. Toward the end, Rhodes had the advantage, but Rollins turned the tables.

As the American Nightmare went for a Pedigree, Rollins escaped to grab the Rolex watch in the corner of the ring. Rhodes then kicked his opponent, who tumbled into the referee, knocking him down.

As the WWE Champion went for the Cross Rhodes, The Architect hit him with the Rolex, followed by a Stomp to win the match. With this win, Rollins also captured the Crown Jewel Championship.

This win also comes as a relief to Seth Rollins, who was in danger of losing the confidence of Paul Heyman and his allies Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker.

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Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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