Seth Rollins Says Becky Lynch Was An Unwilling Participant In His Ruse, Worried His Daughter Would Break Kayfabe

Seth Rollins pulled off what is being called the “Ruse of the Century” at WWE SummerSlam, revealing that he faked a knee injury so he could cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase.

The ruse paid off as Rollins cashed in the briefcase and defeated CM Punk to win the WWE World Heavyweight Title.

Days after Rollins’ “injury” at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, he appeared on the Rich Eisen Show on crutches and gave an update, saying he was due for another MRI. Rollins returned to Eisen’s show on Monday to thank Rich for being in on the ruse, while giving further insight to his scheme.

“My wife is an unwilling participant in this ruse. She was very upset at me for making me lie to all of her friends and family for the better part of three weeks. She was very upset. I said, ‘Honey, just trust me, the payoff will be great.’ My daughter thought it was a game. She thought it was a fun little game. I told her, ‘Daddy has a pretend boo-boo for the next few weeks. Let’s keep that on the low.’ First thing she did was go and tell her preschool teacher, Ms. Joy, immediately. Then, she had to tell me she told Ms. Joy and gave me the classic, ‘Na-na-boo-boo, I told Ms. Joy.’ I’m like, ‘How am I supposed to live my life? How am I supposed to get this through. Focus. Kayfabe, young Roux, kayfabe.’ Here we are, three weeks later, nobody went to the dirt sheets or the news. Thank you, Roux, thank you, Ms. Joy. It was an honor and a pleasure. The payoff was more beautiful than I could have expected.

“Limping around on those crutches for three weeks was excruciating. That was painful. I went to the gym, I took my daughter to the beach for ice cream, I dropped her off at the preschool, I went for a nice steak dinner with my wife, Bianca Belair, and Montez Ford with the crutches. I did it all on crutches. It was excruciating. The crutches alone were painful. I thought I was going to get a shoulder injury, a real one, get surgery and go to Birmingham legit. I was getting irritable, my wife was putting up with me being grumpy. It was a tough one, but we pulled through and did it. For the greater good.”

Rollins said he would give more insight into his plan on WWE Raw.

Lynch posted a video of Rollins on crutches walking with Roux on social media after his “injury” was announced.

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