Golden State Warriors Viewed Seth Rollins’ “Raw” Promo, Before Game 6 Win

On June 16, WWE aired another edition of its flagship program “Monday Night Raw.” For the week’s showing, the program emanated in Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena. The arena serves as the home of 2015 NBA Eastern Conference Champions the Cleveland Cavaliers.

“Raw” opened up with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who cut a promo on the Cleveland crowd. First, he took a jab at Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, who was ringside at the event. Addressing the Cleveland crowd, Rollins said, “Johnny Idiot Face over there is never going to bring you a title.” Continuing, Rollins then put down the Cleveland Cavaliers and its star Lebron James. “Lebron James ain’t bringing a title back to Cleveland,” he spoke.

The following day, June 17, the Quicken Loans Arena played host to Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. The Warriors, who had a 3-2 series edge going into the night, bested the Cavs once again, claiming the NBA Championship.

According to an inside access piece published by Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated, the Warriors viewed Seth Rollins’ promo from “Raw,’ prior to their Game 6 win.

Jenkins wrote:

“The day had started with a film session that was, like many Golden State film sessions, only partly serious. One clip was of WWE heavyweight champion Seth Rollins, who appeared in Cleveland this week for Monday Night Raw. ‘Take a good look, Cleveland, take a good look because this is what a world championship looks like,’ Rollins bellowed in the center of the ring, holding his belt aloft. ‘LeBron James ain’t bringing a title back to Cleveland. This is the only championship you should be celebrating, so suck it up!’ The Warriors were only slightly less confident. ‘We’re going to close this out tonight,’ Kerr told a friend.”

Editor’s Note

That’s awesome.