Seth Rollins on WWE Almost Firing Him, NXT and Future

Just days before arguably the biggest match of his career in which he challenges both Brock Lesnar and John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Seth Rollins sat down with WWE.com to talk about how he got to where he is today. The following excerpts are highlights from the piece:

On the reaction he got when he told his parents he wanted to become a professional wrestler:

“When I told my parents and saw the look of disappointment on their faces, it was like a real moment,” said Rollins, recalling the uncomfortable night he sat his parents down as a teenager in Iowa and told them he would be pursuing a career in sports-entertainment. “I remember walking away from the dinner table and just being like, ‘Man, I don’t care what anybody says, I’m going to do this. I don’t care if anybody believes I can do this or not.’”

Rollins, who had problems in FCW and NXT, discussed how he nearly got fired, but Joey Mercury and Triple H saved him:

“I literally almost lost my job,” said Rollins. “I had been there for almost two years. I was very frustrated. I couldn’t get along with anyone. I thought I deserved more than I did.”

“We sat down and talked for a good couple hours,” said Rollins. “That was an eye-opener for me, I think, in a lot of ways, because it really felt like that was going to be it. And if I don’t do this now [and] make this work now, I may not get another chance.”

He also talked about leaving The Shield and putting himself in the top position to succeed:

“At the end of the day it’s all about improving your situation,” Rollins said. “[It was] only a matter of separating myself. If you want to call it selling out? So be it.”

“I want to be the top guy,” Rollins said. “I want to be the guy who’s hunted. It’s only going to push me and make me better than I already am. And that’s a scary thing to think about.”

The entire piece can be viewed here.

Editor’s Note

He’s been the most impressive character on WWE since the summer. Here’s to big things for him.

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