WrestleMania 40 emanating from the majestic city of Philadelphia might be billed as the greatest-ever mania in history, but it didn’t bring any good to Seth Rollins. He lost the Tag-Team bout with Cody Rhodes to The Rock and Roman Reigns on Night 1. But the real blow came in the form of a devastating title loss at the hands of Drew Mclntyre. But even that was not it. He ended up falling on the ground with a black eye after taking a nasty kick from the Scotsman. The clip of Rollins crouching in pain went viral in moments, leaving fans in deep concern.
Seth Rollins took multiple tears to his body during WrestleMania XL
Rollins has had terrible luck with injuries for the past few months. He suffered a Grade 2 tear of his MCL and a torn meniscus earlier this year. However, The Visionary gathered strength to revert to the ring ahead of WrestleMania after a short hiatus. He resumed his run in full swing, teaming up with Cody Rhodes in his epic title fight against Roman Reigns. Rollins kept his promise but at the cost of his own safety. Even after a failed attempt to retain his Heavyweight Championship, Rollins showed up in the main event to help Cody Rhodes. He took a brutal chair shot by the Tribal Chief, which ultimately cost Reigns the belt.
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The storytelling in this chair shot from Roman Reigns to Seth Rollins was masterful.#WrestleMania #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/Rj8v09qxVo
— Justin Valentine 🎙️ (@JVAroundTheRing) April 8, 2024
While both of his injuries stirred tension in the fold, the black eye tragedy seemed too alarming to be kept quiet about.
Fans seemed to empathize with Seth Rollins after a brutal injury clip emerged online
Fans flocked to Twitter to show their disapproval of the brutal kick.
Damn that kick is bad asf
— Santee sounds (@SanteeSounds) April 9, 2024
Damn that suck
— Mayowa🦧🇨🇦 (@JoyMart14) April 10, 2024
Fans seemed worried about his eyesight.
He made me nervous when he told the ref he couldn’t see
— TomorroWrestlingTalk (@Tomorrowwrestle) April 9, 2024
They also vented out their frustration about Mclntyre being reckless.
Every time someone gets hurt it’s always from drew smh
— ĐVИİЭℒ ĦƐЯП∀ÑƊ€ζ (@DANIEL__SONNN) April 10, 2024
Drew is the new Ryback.
— T_Cares_Inc (@T_cares222) April 10, 2024
They seemed utterly impressed by the resilience Rollins demonstrated.
He ate that big boot so hard! 😣😭 Honestly though, scared the shit out of me when he signalled to the ref that he couldn’t see properly. It looked really painful by the end of the show too. Really hope he’s alright now and takes plenty of time to rest up! Man’s a total beast! 🥹
— ~ 🃏 кคtเє 🏴☠️|🐨 вєlเєvє тнคt 🖤 ~ (@KTSupreme) April 10, 2024
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I knew he got rocked when Drew kicked him. Seth really is an Iron Man. I was undecided but leaned towards digging him pre-Mania, now I’m 100% a big fan.💪
— Noah Riley Teal (@offnoahrteal) April 10, 2024
Multiple reports have emerged, suggesting that Rollins will take some time off to bear with the setbacks and injuries.
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We will need to see how and when the former Heavyweight Champion bounces back stronger in the ring. Let us know in the comments.