Seth Rollins has addressed his future in the wrestling industry once his in-ring career comes to a close.
One of the top stars on the WWE Raw roster, Rollins has achieved just about every accolade there is to attain in the company, adding to his resume in 2024 by finally being a part of a WrestleMania main event. Although The Visionary is still a major part of the show and has shown no signs of slowing down anytime soon, Rollins is fast approaching 40, has decades of wear and tear on his body and has a daughter with his wife and fellow WWE star Becky Lynch, who has been away from the ring for more than 6 months.
Speaking with Kim Bhasin of Bloomberg ahead of the Super Bowl in New Orleans, Rollins opened up about what he envisions as the long-term plan. Expressing a desire to remain in the industry when his in-ring career comes to a close, Rollins stated that he is interested in working in WWE management along with being an announcer for the Chicago Bears NFL team:
“I think my long-term future is probably still in the industry, in WWE, in some capacity backstage. I think someone’s gonna have to run that place eventually, you know, after the current regime has decided that they’re done with it so, I like to fancy myself as someone who might be interested in that and so, I wanna learn kind of that side of things and that’s my first love. But, I do have an interest in dabbling. I’ve done some acting, some little bit roles. That’s not the most fun thing for me, but, we are here, Super Bowl weekend, talking about football and that is what I love to do. I would love to be able to somehow parlay my love for professional football into a gig. My ultimate goal is to be in the broadcast booth and call Chicago Bears games on Sundays. That would be a fantastic thing for me so, we’ll keep pushing for that and maybe sports media is in the future but I do think long-term, we’re probably looking at Seth Rollins in WWE for a long time.
I mean, it’s still a ways off obviously (Rollins responded when asked if he’s spoken to WWE about his interest in working in management). I mean, I’m closer to the end of my career than beginning but, the end ain’t here yet so I’m kind of in my prime right now. I’m 38 years old. My mental and my physical are kind of locked in right now where my physical hasn’t declined too much and my mental side is really on the rise as I’m starting to see the industry from a different angle so, that part I’m really focused on. I think we’re in the early stages of conversations about what it might look like for me in the future in an executive or in a creative role or whatever that may be. But, again, that’s in its infancy. That’s like a, ‘Hey, maybe what would you think down the road?’ So, right now, I’m focused on what I’m doing in the ring and helping out there as best I can.”
Seth Rollins Discuses The Rock
The aforementioned WrestleMania 40 main event match saw Rollins team with Cody Rhodes to take on Roman Reigns and The Rock, who competed in his first major match in over a decade. With Rock a major star in Hollywood, it remains unknown when or if The Final Boss will step back in the ring again. In a previous interview, Seth Rollins spoke about the chances of The Rock making another return to the ring.
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