Posted on 10/21/125 by Colin Vassallo
The WWE World Heavyweight title was declared vacant last
night on Raw after General Manager Adam Pearce stripped Seth
Rollins off his gold due to his injury.
Pearce said that Rollins had to undergo surgery due to his
injuries he suffered at the hands of Bron Breakker and
Bronson Reed last week on Raw. In reality, Rollins suffered
a shoulder injury during his match against Cody Rhodes when
he went for the coast-to-coast diving headbutt.
Breakker, who was in possession of the title, toyed with
Pearce and didn’t want to give back the title unless he said
please. Breakker eventually handed the title to Paul Heyman,
who then gave it to Pearce.
A new champion will be crowned on Saturday Night’s Main
Event on November 1 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The injury comes a bit as an irony for Rollins, who a few
months ago faked a knee injury to return to SummerSlam and
cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase on CM Punk who had
just won the title from Gunther. Rollins’ second reign with
this title lasted a total of 79 days.