Former two-time WWE Champion is the first person to advance to the next round of the World Heavyweight Championship tournament

By Sunil Joseph

Modified May 09, 2023 01:53 GMT

Former WWE Champion Seth Rollins is the first person to advance to the next round of the World Heavyweight Championship tournament.

A couple of weeks ago, Triple H shocked the WWE Universe when he unveiled the new World Heavyweight Championship belt. A new champion is set to be crowned at Night of Champions on May 27. A tournament in that regard was announced ahead of Backlash and will see four Triple Threat matches take place on RAW and SmackDown, with the winners going on to the semi-finals and then the finals.

The tournament kicked off tonight on RAW as Damian Priest, Seth Rollins, and Shinsuke Nakamura squared off against each other in the opening match.

The match itself was intense, and all men got a good bit of offense in the bout. However, Rollins managed to walk away the winner after he pinned Nakamura with a pedigree.

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After this win, Seth Rollins will now face the winner of the next Triple Threat match, Finn Balor, in the main event. If he wins the match, he will head to the finals at Night of Champions.

Do you think Seth Rollins will win the semi-finals of the tournament? Sound off in the comments section below.

About the author

Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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Edited by Debottam Saha