Seth Rollins was happy but jealous watching Cody Rhodes winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
The former WWE Champion teamed with Cody Rhodes in a huge main event at WrestleMania 40. The duo teamed together on Night 1 of the event to take on The Rock and Roman Reigns, unfortunately suffering defeat.
The following night, Seth Rollins lost his World Heavyweight Championship to Drew McIntyre. Meanwhile, Cody Rhodes pinned Roman Reigns on Night 2 to win the first WWE Championship of his career.
Seth Rollins appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet and spoke about his feelings watching Cody Rhodes winning the WWE Championship. He revealed that he felt a bit of jealousy, perceiving a lack of opportunity to be “the guy” in WWE (despite being pushed as the face of WWE in 2019 after Roman Reigns left for cancer treatment).
He also claimed that Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes wouldn’t be where they are without him.
Seth Rollins On Cody Rhodes winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania
“I had a different experience watching Cody win the title. I felt joy, probably a little bit of jealousy. But I don’t know, I’ve never really been the guy that’s been handed the ball that way. For the last 10 years it’s been Roman for the most part. Then Cody comes back and he kind of gets that treatment as well. I’ve always felt like I wanted to be that person. And I could be that guy, but it just wasn’t for me in the eyes of the people who were making those decisions. So there was this joy and this happiness that we kind of crossed a proverbial finish line, certainly a little bit of professional jealousy as well.”
“But I mean, look, Roman doesn’t get to where he’s at without me, I don’t think. I think he would tell you that as well. And certainly, Cody coming back. There’s a reason when he came back that I was the first person they put him with, so I don’t think he’s where he’s at if it’s not for me. I don’t mean that in a way that’s arrogant or anything, but I’ve always been the person who wanted to put the industry and the company before my own personal desires. I was okay with it. If we all did better, if the company did better, and the business as a whole was healthier, I felt like I was doing my part, even if it was kind of unsung in many ways. “
On Drew McIntyre Squandering His Win At WrestleMania 40
“So I told Drew you f*cking deserve it and he does, did, he squandered it pretty quickly. Because I get it, that moment there’s a lot of emotions going on in that moment. There’s some things that don’t go your way all the time when you’re kind of wrapped up in yourself. But Drew had a really good year after that, so I kind of stick with what I said. He does deserve the spotlight. He works really hard. He’s a guy who got fired and came back.”
“He didn’t leave on his own, he got let go because he didn’t know what he was doing, and he went and put in the work and then came back a totally different version of himself and has continued to improve. Say what you will about him being a super troll online, when you get him out there in the ring, whether it’s with a microphone or in a match, he’s one of the best there is.”
