In a recent interview with WWE’s The Bump, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins commented on winning the title at the recent WWE Night of Champions Premium Live Event, and why he is thrilled to help usher in a new era in the WWE.

“It has been a long road, it really has, nearly four years since I’ve held a World Heavyweight Championship and I said it on RAW a little bit, lots of ups, lots of downs. The audience, they love me, they hate me, they like me, they don’t like me, I’ve loved every second of it, it’s been a transformative four years, I’m a completely different person than I was the last time I held a World Heavyweight Championship, so this time it really does feel right.

I’m excited to bring a World Title back to RAW, a show that has sorely missed a World Champion in quite some time, and I plan on defending that title, being present, being the man on Monday nights like I have been, but this time with a title on my shoulder. It’s special, any time you’re able to do something for the first time, it’s special and it feels special. This one was the biggest of the three, and I’ll tell you why, it’s because this was a culmination, this title doesn’t exist if our industry and our company isn’t so healthy with incredible talent across the board.

There was a need for a title on Monday nights, there was a need for a new title, because everybody is so good, you look across the board, myself, AJ Styles, all the SmackDown guys really, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, GUNTHER, you look at RAW, you’ve got Cody Rhodes, you’ve got Kevin Owens, you’ve got Sami Zayn, there’s just tons of guys, tons of competition at the top and we needed a prize to fight for, since our Universal Champion wants to keep his part-time schedule, so we’ve got to have a title.

I was more than thrilled to have it, I’m more than thrilled to be the guy to usher in this new era, an era of change. I said it in the beginning, I want the competition, I want anybody from any brand, I don’t care if it’s SmackDown, RAW, NXT, I don’t care if it’s from anywhere across the globe, I want people to come through that curtain, I want them to challenge me, whether it’s a shot at the title, whether it’s the title itself, whether it’s a Tag Match, 6 Man, Cage Match, doesn’t matter to me, I want the fight, I want the excitement, I want to elevate myself and this title along with me.”

The full interview is available at this link.