In an interview with The Independent in the United Kingdom to promote this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view, WWE Money in the Bank contract holder Seth Rollins discussed his WWE title match on Sunday, who he believes may be the Royal Rumble winner and more.
Highlights of the interview are below:
On facing John Cena and Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on Sunday: “It is certainly in my plan to walk out as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, by hook or by crook. Things don’t always go according to plan, but I’ve been pretty successful in putting my plans into action over the course of the last few months, so yes, I’m extremely excited for this opportunity. If you look at the list of guys who have had matches with Brock Lesnar since his return, it’s pretty small to say the least, so to be in that company is quite rewarding personally and professionally. To be on the marquee with Cena and Lesnar in such a high-profile pay-per-view is pretty awesome for me as well and another feather in my cap for what has already been an incredible run over the last year.”
On the potential of Daniel Bryan winning the 2015 WWE Royal Rumble match: “For this year, it’s an interesting situation as there are so many possibilities. I wouldn’t mind Daniel Bryan winning the Royal Rumble and going on to face me for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania, because if you look at what Daniel Bryan did last year, what a tremendous story and if he does it again this year, I’d like to be the guy who stomps out his dream. I think that’s a great story, so it would be very interesting for me to be in that situation in the WrestleMania main event with Daniel Bryan, considering we’ve had matches in much smaller venues in front of much less people.”
On the current crop of talent in WWE NXT: “I watched the last TakeOver special, R-Evolution and I thought it was pretty awesome, it’s really cool to see guys I’m familiar with, my friends being shown as the stars that they are. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Finn Bálor and Hideo Itami, these guys are people that I’ve worked with in different parts of the world, or that I’ve watched and respected for years, so it’s great to see them get to enjoy that atmosphere that is NXT and get to really capitalise on what NXT has to offer. I’m looking forward to seeing those guys on the main roster with me headlining pay-per-views, it’s a really cool time to be a part of our crew.”
The interview is available in full at this link.
