Seth Rollins has been officially announced for a segment on the next episode of WWE Raw.
Following on from the events that took place on the January 15th episode of the red brand, fams have been concerned as to the condition of the World Heavyweight Champion. Seen with an injured knee, it was unknown what the future would hold for Rollins.
For most of the week, little was announced regarding updates. However, as a precautionary measure, Rollins was removed from the upcoming house shows over the weekend and will be replaced by Randy Orton.
On January 19th, a concerning update regarding Seth Rollins was published, which was rumoured to be The Visionary appearing live on January 22nd to announce what was next. It was later reported by Fightful that the nature of Rollins’ injury was a torn MCL and a partially torn meniscus. It has been added that everyone hopes that surgery can be avoided. While no injuries are the same, the typical recovery time for a torn meniscus is around 2 months, meaning that if Rollins required time away, he could be fully recovered by WrestleMania.
Many are having flashbacks to 2015 when Rollins was the top champion and was sidelined with a knee injury after competing in a match at a house show. Despite doing all he could, Rollins was not cleared in time for WrestleMania 32, returning shortly afterwards.
In an update by WWE, Rollins will indeed be appearing on the next episode of Raw in the opening segment, which will see him address his future as World Heavyweight Champion.
Seth Rollins To Open Raw
The line-up for WWE Raw is as follows:
- CM Punk and Cody Rhodes meet face-to-face
- Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
- Chad Gable vs. Ivar
- Ivy Nile vs. Valhalla
- Seth Rollins will kick off Raw and address his future as World Heavyweight Champion
- The final build to the Royal Rumble
