Seth Rollins Bashes “Tough Enough” Competitors and the Show’s Concept

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins fought across the independent circuit for years before finally settling in WWE developmental. After turning his personal struggle into main event success, Rollins spoke with the PodNasty Wrestling Podcast and discussed “WWE Tough Enough.” And his words weren’t pretty.

“Not one person stood out to me [on ‘Tough Enough’]. Not a single one, nope, not one. I went down there and I tried to help them out, give them a few pointers here and there, let them know what it takes to be a star but, let me tell you, those kids got it easy.”

“They don’t know anything about anything when it comes to putting in the time, they think they’re going to get through this little three-month course and they’re going to be WWE Superstars and they’re going to be famous, and rich and travel the world. That’s not how it works, it’s a whole lot of hard work and I think they’re going to figure that out along the way, or they’re going to fall by the wayside. For me, I didn’t see a whole lot, maybe as they move along in the process they’ll show more personality and a little more guts, but for now I’m not holding my breath.”

When asked about whether there would be tension between the winners and the rest of the roster, Rollins answer confidently:

“Absolutely, that’s what I’m talking about. ‘Tough Enough’ is phenomenal, it’s great, don’t get me wrong. It pushes WWE out into the masses and everyone can see it’s physical and they get an inside look at kind of what it’s like to be a WWE Superstar.”

“But at the same time you’ve got to understand that’s not all that it takes, you don’t just get to be on a reality gameshow and all of a sudden you’re just a top star in 12 weeks. They’re going to have to put in a lot of time, and a lot of hard work, and they’re going to have to sacrifice a lot of relationships, they’re going to be injured often, it’s going to take a toll on them physically and emotionally that they’re not prepared for and I think it will be very interesting to see who comes out of ‘Tough Enough,’ who really is ‘Tough Enough’ I guess when you look at it. Who’s going to come out of it alive and who’s going to make a success out of themselves?”

The rest of the interview can be heard here.

Editor’s Note

The positive is, they’ll go to developmental first here. The bad news is, they’ll be the highest paid. 

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