WWE has made a change to Seth Rollins‘ ring name.
WWE’s official roster page lists him as Seth Rollins. This comes as a noteworthy change, as he had been listed as Seth “Freakin’” in recent years. The official nickname has been tied to him since 2021, when Vince McMahon was still in charge of creative. Even after Triple H took over in 2022, Rollins continued to be called “Seth ‘Freakin” Rollins.
It’s unclear why the change has been made, but fans are sure to be pleased with this development.
Rollins is coming off a major match, as he faced CM Punk in a Steel Cage match on the March 10th episode of WWE RAW. Roman Reigns returned and helped Rollins win the bout. He then attacked both Rollins and Punk.
Seth Rollins On His ‘Freakin’ Nickname
Rollins previously discussed how “Freakin'” became his official nickname. Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, he explained that it was Vince McMahon’s idea.
“I give that credit to the old man [Vince McMahon],” Rollins said. “The middle name was his idea back in the day. I don’t remember why, I don’t remember how it came about. I think he was just bored with Seth Rollins and he was like ah, you’ll be Seth Freakin’ Rollins again. Okay, cool. Sold a lot of T shirts when we did it, so whatever.”
“The thing that killed me was when we first did it, when we first brought the freakin’ back in. Because it was just like The Monday Night Messiah Seth Rollins or whatever, for a while. And then there was the Drip God, which was never my idea. I didn’t like that nickname at all. I tried to push The Visionary on him, and he didn’t get that character at all, and then added freakin’ in there at some point.”
“But then everybody had to say freakin’ every single time they mentioned my name on commentary, anywhere. The first thing I did when I had the opportunity was let’s just pull back on that, how about I just say it? If someone’s introducing me in a grandiose manner, they can say it. But if they’re just talking about me they could just say Seth Rollins, it’s okay. You don’t have to say The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns all the time. No one said The Hitman Bret Hart all the time.”
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