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WWE Superstar Seth Rollins is currently out of in-ring competition due to a knee injury. Many speculate that it might be part of a storyline, and The Visionary could make a surprise return at SummerSlam 2025. However, Hall of Famer Bully Ray believes Rollins' return at The Biggest Party of The Summer would not work.
Ray has won the Hardcore Championship eight times, the World Tag Team Championship eight times, and the WWE and WCW Tag Team Championships once each, making him an 18-time champion.
Seth Rollins last competed inside the squared circle at Saturday Night's Main Event XL, where he locked horns with LA Knight in a singles match. At one point in the bout, The Visionary tweaked his knee while performing the Swanton Bomb and a Moonsault on his opponent. This led to the contest ending in favor of Knight. Since then, Rollins has not been seen on TV, and there are no updates on when he will return.
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Although the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion has himself confirmed that the injury is real, many still speculate that it may be part of a storyline, and Rollins could return at SummerSlam to cash in his Money in the Bank contract during CM Punk vs. Gunther.
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During a recent edition of the Busted Open Podcast with host Dave LaGreca, Bully Ray said that Seth Rollins' return to WWE TV at SummerSlam could overshadow his teammates, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, who are set to face Roman Reigns and Jey Uso in a tag team match.
Ray also highlighted that Reed and Breakker stepped out of Rollins' shadow on this week's WWE RAW, where they assaulted Reigns and Uso. The Hall of Famer added that he believed they would once again be in The Visionary's shadow if he were to return at The Biggest Party of The Summer.
"If you saw the return of Seth Rollins [at SummerSlam]. Do you think his return and cashing in would totally overshadow what they [Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed] did last night? [Dave LaGreca—I think it would.]... Yeah, and I don't think that's a good thing because these guys, for the first time last night, stepped out of the shadow,'' he said.
Ray continued:
''And the shadow was still there despite Seth not being there. So, like, if Seth did come back, I'd almost be worried that we'll be back to the same old, same old with Seth Rollins and the backups. Because last night they were not backups." [10:49-11:27]
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Teddy Long believes WWE could strip Seth Rollins of the MITB briefcase
During a recent edition of Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Time Machine, Teddy Long said that WWE could strip Seth Rollins of the Money in the Bank briefcase amid his injury absence by bringing in RAW General Manager Adam Pearce to change that rule.
"They can always bring in the GM. The GM there, Adam there, he can always change that rule. But he can say he went to a higher authority, you know, someone higher than him, to find out what he can really do and what he can't do, and he found out that he can change that rule. So let's leave it in the hands of the GM," he said.
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It remains to be seen what the Triple H-led creative team has planned for the Men's MITB briefcase amid Seth Rollins' absence.
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