Early Life:
Seth Rollins (Colby Daniel Lopez) was
born May 28, 1986 in Buffalo, Iowa. He is of Armenian, German and Irish
descent. His surname, Lopez, comes from his Mexican-American stepfather. As a
teenager, Lopez used to be an introvert and was a big fan of rock music, living
a straight edge lifestyle. His ring name Seth Rollins is a tribute to former
Black Flag singer Henry Rollins. He is an professional wrestler and actor
currently signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand.
WWE Career:
Prior to signing with WWE, Lopez
wrestled as Tyler Black for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he held the ROH World
Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice (with Jimmy
Jacobs), as well as the winner of the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament.
He also wrestled for various independent promotions including Full Impact Pro
(FIP), where he was a one-time FIP World Heavyweight Champion, as well as Pro Wrestling
Guerrilla (PWG), where he was a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion (also with
Jacobs).
After signing with WWE in 2010, he
was sent to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW)
where he was the first FCW Grand Slam Champion. After WWE rebranded FCW into
NXT, he became the inaugural NXT Champion.
The Shield Member:
Seth Rollins debuted on WWE's main
roster in 2012 by joining the Sheild with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns.
Rollins won his first main roster championship while with the group, the
previously-named WWE Tag Team Championship, with Reigns. Following The Shield's
breakup in June 2014, Rollins has gone on to become a two-time WWE World
Heavyweight Champion, a one-time United States Champion, a two-time WWE/Raw Tag
Team Champion (with both Reigns and Ambrose, respectively), the 2014 Money in
the Bank winner and the 2015 Superstar of the Year.
Main PPV:
Rollins has headlined numerous major
pay-per-view events for WWE, including WrestleMania 31. The Shield then quietly ended their association with Punk
while beginning a feud with John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus that led to a six-man
tag match on February 17 at Elimination Chamber, which The Shield won the tag team.
At Tables, Ladders and Chairs match
being set up for the TLC pay-per-view event, where Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns
defeated Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) and Ryback in their 3-4 Handicap
match.
Industry veteran Sting, who wrestled
his final match against Rollins at Night of Champions on September 20, 2015,
described him as the most talented professional wrestler he has ever seen or
worked with. On May 19 at Extreme Rules, Rollins and Reigns defeated Team Hell
No in a tornado tag team match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. Rollins
and Reigns made their first televised title defense on the May 27 episode of
Raw by defeating Team Hell No in a rematch.
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