Seth Rollins Details Injury At WWE Crown Jewel, ‘My Mindset Was To Finish’
Seth Rollins suffered a torn rotator cuff at WWE Crown Jewel, delivering a coast-to-coast headbutt on Cody Rhodes.
Rollins would finish the match, picking up the victory and winning the Crown Jewel Championship.
Speaking to Julian Edelman on Games with Names, Rollins detailed the injury and how he felt in the moment.
“I did what we call a coast-to-coast headbutt. In the landing, I didn’t stick it. I did not stick the landing. I rotated a bit to my left, landed hard on my left elbow, and jolted it up into my shoulder. Felt it go right away. I was like, ‘Oh, we got a lot left to do in this match. How much can I do? Can I do it? Should I go in a different direction with the finish? What should we do?’ There was a lot going on in my head. Luckily, I didn’t have to pick him up for anything, and fortunately, I was able to get through everything. I took his finisher off the top rope, which was pretty scary at that point. I knew I was going to land partially on my shoulder, so I kept it tucked real tight. I don’t know that I did anymore damage than the rotator. Two weeks out of surgery now, it’s about a six-month recovery. We’ll see how it goes,” he said.
He continued, “I landed and I immediately felt it go. I pinned him, he kicks out, I’m talking to the ref, ‘Oh, that wasn’t smart. That wasn’t good.’ ‘Are you hurt?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘How bad?’ ‘I’m not sure.’ ‘Do you need to change something?’ ‘Let me think about it…Nah, we’re good.’ At that point, we were 20 minutes deep, so the adrenaline (is going), but I could feel it. It was hard for me to raise him. If you watch it back, (my arm) is dangling at my side. I can’t throw punches or forearms correctly. It was hard to do what I needed to get done. It was really tender and it was starting to get worse as the match was going on. Is it stupidity or courageousness? I don’t know. Where is the line? My mindset is to finish.”
The interview was recorded at the end of October/beginning of November.
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