5 backyard wrestlers who became WWE Champions

#2 Seth Rollins

Today, Seth Rollins is possibly the most over Superstar on the WWE roster. Currently a beloved babyface, he was once a hated heel who had betrayed his brothers of The Shield, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose. Rollins won his first WWE Title when he cashed in his MITB contract in the main event of WrestleMania 31.

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In the above interview, Seth Rollins talks about his experiences in backyard wrestling in vivid detail.

Surprisingly, I very seldom got injured at backyard wrestling. I did some really dumb stuff when I was a kid. Nothing like too crazy, like barbed wire or light tube, or anything crazy like that. We used to go to the local hardware store and buy particle board and get steel chairs from, like... places and stuff like that, and we hijacked our neighbours' ladders and stuff.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

When not reporting on pro wrestling, Abhilash likes to work out, go on walks, read, and explore new eateries.

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