Seth Rollins went old-school with his Shield gear for his match with Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble, and he discussed how it came about in a new interview. Rollins donned his old gear against Reigns at the January PPV and talked about the decision during his discussion with Digital Spy. Some highlights are below:
Seth Rollins was competing against his former Shield-mate, Roman Reigns, for the WWE Championship that night, meaning he could justify his nostalgic presentation as “mind games.” But he recently revealed to Digital Spy that it was a last-minute decision, and oddly enough, something his mother helped make happen.
On wearing his Shield gear for his match against Reigns:
“Fortunately the event was in St. Louis, which is a short drive from my home in Iowa where I kept all my old stuff, so I had a few friends coming up for the show, and so I had to have them put it in a backpack.
My mom packed it and delivered it to the guys, and they brought it down. It’s very warm, it’s cumbersome. I’m so used to wrestling with a shirt off now that when I’ve got all those layers on, the vest and pants and all that, it’s very warm, very much warmer than I would like it to be.”
On whose idea it was for him to wear the old gear:
“I actually can’t tell you whose idea it was. It was a collaborative idea, I will tell you that much, but I can’t divulge that, that’s for a documentary somewhere down the line.”
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