Seth Rollins fooled everyone before WWE SummerSlam, having pretended to have a serious knee injury that would have prevented him from participating in the most important PLE of the summer. The former member of 'The Shield' had blamed that problem during his match against LA Knight on Saturday Night's Main Event and questioned his presence at MetLife Stadium in the following days, as well as being spotted walking on crutches during his free time with his family.
To tell the truth, numerous experts and insiders had advanced the hypothesis that that injury was not so serious and that 'The Visionary' would appear at SummerSlam during the big match between CM Punk and Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship.
This clash did not disappoint the expectations of the crowd and crowned the 'Second City Saint' as the new world champion, but his reign was very short-lived because Rollins entered the ring and used his Money in the Bank briefcase to conquer the World Heavyweight Championship to the collective amazement.
Seth Rollins faked his knee injury
According to top analyst Mike Johnson for 'PWInsider', the way WWE management handled Seth's fake injury did not please everyone and generated some discontent backstage.
“I want to caution everybody, obviously WWE can lie to anybody they want. They certainly lie to a lot of people. It would appear during the Seth Rollins situation, much of which has left a very unhealthy flavour in the mouths of a lot of people who work behind the scenes for the company, as well as talents who are in-ring performers” – Johnson explained.
The current world champion has repeatedly repeated that it was not easy to convince his wife Becky Lynch to go along with this story, also lying to other members of his family to prevent his secret from becoming public. In any case, Rollins can be proud of the results obtained in the first part of this year having also emerged victorious from the main event of WrestleMania 41 (Night 1).