The new World Heavyweight Championship has had its fair share of criticism since the day Triple H reinstated the title on Monday Night RAW.
At WWE Night Of Champions 2023, Seth Rollins defeated AJ Styles to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Speaking recently on his Wrestling With Freddie podcast, former WWE writer Freddie Prinze Jr. shared his thoughts on Rollins’ approach to the prestigious title.
According to Prinze Jr, Rollins’ in-ring credentials can make the World Heavyweight Championship a top-tier title in the business.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On what Rollins could accomplish with the title: “They’re giving it to someone that’s somewhere in between the hardest working man in show business and the most technically proficient. I’m not saying he’s 100 percent either one of those, but he’s the sort of hybrid version of both, right? He knows all the moves, he makes people look great, and he makes himself look great. If he can make that belt mean something, and I think he can, then don’t worry about how many times a month he defends it, because then when the heel eventually goes over, the heel will be like, ‘Yeah, that open challenge crap is dead! I’m never defending this unless I absolutely have to,’ and then we can get a babyface story to come after.”
On Rollins’ apparent intent to defend the belt on the regular: “A lot of people are saying that diminishes the title, but I haven’t heard a Seth Rollins boo in over two years. I think it can work if you give it a chance.”
