Credit: GrantLand.com
Seth Rollins recently spoke about the Survivor Series PPV and more. Here are
the highlights…
On Survivor Series: The planning is tough, to be honest.
You can come in with an idea about what you think might happen, but the dynamic
can change real quick. There’s a lot at stake. I know all the performers are
chomping at the bit to have their quote-unquote Survivor Series moment, their
breakout moment in this match, and I think that’s going to make for a really
interesting dynamic. You have 10 guys who all want to be the top dog. We all
have something to prove, so we’re all fighting for something. Trying to navigate
that should be an interesting chore for me. I’m looking forward to the
challenge.
What did he learn from The Shield while they were
together?: From Roman, the main thing I picked up was his presence.
He’s the kind of guy that can walk into a room and take the attention away from
everybody in there. All eyes just go to him. I don’t know if that’s something he
can teach — that’s sometimes just something you’re born with — but you can take
notes. I paid a lot of attention to that. And Ambrose — he’s a quirky
individual. His thought process as he approaches big matches and big promos —
big moments, I guess you would say — is very interesting. You’ll never find a
student of the game who gets in any deeper than Ambrose. I said that it’s hard
for me to just sit down and watch wrestling, but he loves it. He’ll go back and
find crazy stuff all the time. I remember at one point during our Shield run, he
was watching some kind of crazy European stuff for no reason. I was like, “What
is that?” It was some crazy black-and-white stuff and he was just in there
having a great time. I picked up lots of little things from each of them, and I
think it helped all of us as individual performers.
On which NXT star is Rollins looking forward to working with
most?: I’ve never had a match with Adrian Neville or Finn Bálor — it’d
be interesting to see how our styles complement one another. Obviously Sami.
Obviously Hideo Itami. A guy like CJ Parker has a bright future ahead of him.
You’ve got the Ascension, you’ve got Tyler Breeze — there’s a whole crop of
great talent waiting in the wings, and I think in the next three, four, five
years, you’re going to see an influx of talent from NXT that’s going to change
the way WWE looks.
