Seth Rollins

Colby Daniel Lopez (born May 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Seth Rollins (often referred to as Seth "Freakin" Rollins).

Prior to signing with WWE, Lopez wrestled under the ring name Tyler Black for Ring of Honor (ROH) and was part of the Age of the Fall stable with Jimmy Jacobs. During his time in ROH he held the ROH World Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice with Jacobs, and won the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament. Lopez also wrestled for various independent promotions including Full Impact Pro, where he was a one-time FIP World Heavyweight Champion, as well as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he was a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion, also with Jacobs.

Lopez signed with WWE in 2010 and was sent to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he was renamed Seth Rollins and became the inaugural FCW Grand Slam Champion. After WWE rebranded FCW into NXT, he became the inaugural NXT Champion. Lopez debuted on WWE's main roster at the 2012 Survivor Series as part of a faction called The Shield, alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. Rollins won his first main roster championship, the WWE (now Raw) Tag Team Championship - which he has since held a record six times - with Reigns. Rollins then went on to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, WWE Universal Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE United States Championship all twice each, making him the promotion's 29th Triple Crown Champion and 19th Grand Slam Champion, as well as the second wrestler to accomplish the latter twice under the revised 2015 format. He also won the 2014 Money in the Bank ladder match, the 2015 Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year and the 2019 men's Royal Rumble. All totaled, Rollins has won 15 championships in WWE.

Rollins has headlined numerous major pay-per-view events for WWE, including WrestleMania 31. Industry veteran Sting, who wrestled his final WWE match against Rollins, described him as the most talented professional wrestler who he has ever seen or worked with. Rollins was the cover star for the video game ''WWE 2K18'', and was named the number one wrestler in the world by ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''s '' PWI 500'' list in both 2015 and 2019. Rollins is the only wrestler to cash in a WWE Money in the Bank contract at a WrestleMania event, and is the only wrestler to have held all three of WWE's current top titles (WWE, Universal, and NXT Championships).

Early life

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at ''Loudwire'' was born in Davenport, Iowa, on May 28, 1986. He grew up in Buffalo, Iowa. He is of Armenian, German, and Irish descent. His surname, Lopez, comes from his Mexican-American stepfather, whom he considered his true father. In 2019, he discovered via a DNA test that he had a long-lost brother and sister. He graduated from Davenport West High School in 2004. As a teenager, he was an introvert who lived a straight edge lifestyle and was a big fan of rock and heavy metal music. He trained at a wrestling school owned by Danny Daniels on the borders of Chicago and Oak Park.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2005–2009)

Lopez made his debut in 2005, wrestling in the Iowa independent scene under the ring name Gixx. He then joined Ian Rotten's Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA) under the name Tyler Black, and entered the ''Ted Petty Invitational Tournament'', defeating Sal Thomaselli before being eliminated by Matt Sydal in the quarterfinals in Hammond, Indiana on September 23, 2005.

He soon joined NWA Midwest and won the promotion's tag team championship with Marek Brave. The two successfully defended the NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship against Ryan Boz and Danny Daniels, Brett Wayne and Hype Gotti and Jayson Reign and Marco Cordova several times in early 2006. He briefly appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and teamed with Jeff Luxon in a loss to The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) on '' Impact!'' in October 2006.

On May 25, 2007, while in a match with then Full Impact Pro (FIP) Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers ( Jay and Mark Briscoe) in Melbourne, Florida, Black's tag team partner Marek Brave suffered a legitimate back injury, leading Black to pursue a singles career by competing in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he defeated Joey Ryan in his debut on June 10.

At PWG's Life During Wartime on July 6, 2008, Black teamed with Jimmy Jacobs to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship by defeating Roderick Strong and El Generico, who was a replacement for Jack Evans. At FIP's event on December 20, Black defeated Go Shiozaki to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship. At FIP's event on May 2, 2009, Davey Richards was awarded the FIP World Heavyweight Championship by forfeit when Black was unable to compete.

Ring of Honor

The Age of the Fall (2007–2009)

At the Ring of Honor (ROH) pay-per-view taping of Man Up on September 15, 2007, Black made his debut alongside Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher, with the three attacking The Briscoe Brothers, and hanging Jay Briscoe from light rigging fashioned as a noose. The three formed a stable called The Age of the Fall. The angle was so controversial that ROH decided to remove the footage from the pay-per-view that was being taped at the event. Black later made his ROH in-ring debut later that night in a dark match, wrestling Jack Evans to a no contest.

At Glory by Honor VI in November, Black defeated Alex "Sugarfoot" Payne, but was attacked by The Briscoe Brothers following the match. He appeared with The Age of the Fall in their match against The Briscoe Brothers during the main event. At Final Battle on December 30, Black and Jacobs defeated The Briscoe Brothers to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.

They lost the championship one month later on January 26, 2008 to the No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero) when competing in an Ultimate Endurance match also involving The Hangmen 3 ( Brent Albright and B. J. Whitmer), and the team of Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson.

At Take No Prisoners on May 30, Black challenged Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship in a losing effort. At Up For Grabs, Black and Jacobs won an eight-team tournament to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for a second time. The two lost the championship at Driven on November 14 to the team of Kevin Steen and El Generico. Black had a second chance at the ROH World Championship at Death Before Dishonor VI in New York City, when he faced McGuinness, Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli in a four-way elimination match, but McGuinness retained the title.

At Final Battle in December, after Black lost a number one contender match to Austin Aries, Jacobs turned on him, and Black was then attacked by Aries. At Full Circle, Black was given a non-title match against then-ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness on January 16, 2009 where Black was victorious. The following night, Black faced McGuinness in a title match, which ended in a time limit draw. On June 26 at Violent Tendencies, Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs in a steel cage match to end their feud.

ROH World Champion and departure (2009–2010)

In September 2009, Black took a hiatus after receiving surgery on his neck. On October 10, Black defeated Kenny King in a first-round match and then Claudio Castagnoli, Colt Cabana, Delirious, Chris Hero and Roderick Strong in the finals to win the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament, which earned him a match for the ROH World Championship. On December 19 at Final Battle, ROH's first live pay-per-view, Black wrestled then ROH World Champion Austin Aries to a 60-minute time limit draw. Because of this draw, then ROH commissioner Jim Cornette booked the two in a rematch between February 13, 2010 for the company's Eighth Anniversary Show. The booking saw Cornette set up a judging panel with himself on and one person picked by each competitor, in order for there to be a decisive winner in case of another draw. Aries picked Kenny King while Black picked Roderick Strong, whom he guaranteed an ROH World Championship title shot should he win. At the event, Black pinned Aries to win the ROH World Championship.

On April 3, Black retained the title in a three-way elimination match against Austin Aries and Roderick Strong at The Big Bang! pay-per-view on April 3. He also retained the title on June 19 at the following pay-per-view, Death Before Dishonor VIII, in a match against Davey Richards. Black turned into a villain at the August 20 tapings of '' Ring of Honor Wrestling'' after news broke that he had signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He threatened to take the ROH World Championship with him to WWE and refused to put the championship at stake in a match with Davey Richards on August 28 which he then lost by submission. On September 11 at Glory By Honor IX, in his final ROH appearance, Black lost the ROH World Championship to Roderick Strong in a no disqualification match with Terry Funk as a guest enforcer, ending his reign at 210 days after seven successful title defenses.

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE

Developmental territories (2010–2012)

On August 8, 2010, Lopez signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in September. On September 14, Black made his WWE debut in a dark match prior to the '' SmackDown'' taping by defeating Trent Barreta.

Lopez debuted for FCW on September 30 under the name Seth Rollins, in a loss to Michael McGillicutty. Rollins then faced Hunico on November 4 in the first ever FCW 15 match under 15-minute Iron Man rules where they fought to a 1–1 draw. Following this, Rollins, along with Hunico, Richie Steamboat and Jinder Mahal, participated in the FCW 15 Jack Brisco Classic tournament. On January 13, 2011, Rollins defeated Hunico in the finals to win the tournament and became the inaugural FCW Jack Brisco 15 Champion. On March 25 at a house show, Rollins and Richie Steamboat defeated Damien Sandow and Titus O'Neil win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. Rollins and Steamboat eventually lost the championship to Big E Langston and Calvin Raines.

In July 2011, Rollins began a feud with Dean Ambrose. Ambrose and Rollins had their first match for the FCW 15 Championship in a 15-minute Iron Man match on the August 14 episode of '' FCW'', which ended in a draw with neither men scoring a Glossary of professional wrestling terms#fall, fall and, as a result, Rollins retained his title. A subsequent 20-minute rematch for the title two weeks later resulted in a similar 0–0 draw. A second 30-minute rematch for the title on the September 18 episode of ''FCW'' went to a time limit 2–2 draw and the match was sent into Sudden death (sport), sudden death overtime, where Rollins scored a Professional wrestling#Pinfall, pinfall to win the match 3–2. On September 22, Rollins lost the FCW 15 Championship to Damien Sandow by Professional wrestling#Disqualification, disqualification after Ambrose attacked Sandow late in the match.

On February 23, 2012, Rollins defeated Adam Rose, Leo Kruger to become the new FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship, FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion. Rollins lost the championship to Viktor (wrestler), Rick Victor at a house show on May 31.

When WWE Rebranding, rebranded FCW into NXT in August 2012, Rollins' NXT TV debut took place on the second episode of the rebooted ''WWE NXT (TV series), NXT'' at Full Sail University on June 27, when he defeated Hiroshi Takizawa, Jiro. Rollins entered the NXT Championship#Inaugural tournament, Gold Rush Tournament to crown the inaugural NXT Champion where he defeated Jinder Mahal in the tournament finals on the August 29 episode of ''NXT''. On the October 10 episode of ''NXT'', Rollins had his first successful defense of his title after he beat Michael McGillicutty.

The Shield (2012–2014)

On November 18, 2012, at the Survivor Series (2012), Survivor Series pay-per-view, Rollins made his main roster debut as a heel alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, attacking Ryback during the triple threat main event for the WWE Championship, allowing CM Punk to pin John Cena and retain the title. The trio declared themselves The Shield, vowed to rally against "injustice" and denied working for Punk, but routinely emerged from the crowd to attack Punk's adversaries. This led to a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, Tables, Ladders and Chairs match being set up for the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012), TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view on December 16, where The Shield defeated Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane (wrestler), Kane) and Ryback in their WWE debut match. Rollins continued to appear on NXT and defend the NXT Championship, until he lost it to Big E Langston on the January 9, 2013 episode of ''NXT''. The Shield continued to aid Punk after TLC, attacking both Ryback and Dwayne Johnson, The Rock in January 2013. It was revealed on the January 28 episode of ''WWE Raw, Raw'' that Punk and his Manager (professional wrestling), manager Paul Heyman had been paying The Shield and Brad Maddox to work for them.

The Shield then quietly ended their association with Punk while beginning a feud with John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus that led to a six-man tag match on February 17 at Elimination Chamber (2013), Elimination Chamber, which The Shield won. The Shield then faced Sheamus, Big Show and Randy Orton at WrestleMania 29 on April 7, where The Shield emerged victorious in their first WrestleMania match. The following night on ''Raw'', The Shield attempted to attack The Undertaker, but were stopped by Team Hell No. This set up a six-man tag team match on the April 22 episode of ''Raw'', which The Shield won. On the May 13 episode of ''Raw'', The Shield's undefeated streak in televised six-man tag team matches ended in a disqualification loss in a Professional wrestling tag team match types#Elimination tag team matches, six-man elimination tag team match against John Cena, Kane and Daniel Bryan.

On May 19 at Extreme Rules (2013), Extreme Rules, Rollins and Reigns defeated Team Hell No in a Professional wrestling tag team match types#Tornado tag team match, tornado tag team match to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship. On the June 14 episode of ''SmackDown'', The Shield suffered their first decisive loss in televised six-man tag team matches against Team Hell No and Randy Orton when Bryan made Rollins submit. Rollins and Reigns then successfully retained the WWE Tag Team Championship against Bryan and Orton at Payback (2013), Payback on June 13. In August, The Shield began working for Chief operating officer Triple H and The Authority (professional wrestling), The Authority. Rollins and Reigns also successfully defended their titles against The Usos during the Money in the Bank (2013), Money in the Bank pre-show on July 14 and against The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) at Night of Champions (2013), Night of Champions on September 15.

At Battleground (2013), Battleground on October 6, the recently (kayfabe) fired Cody Rhodes and Goldust reclaimed their jobs by beating Rollins and Reigns in a non-title match. On the October 14 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins and Reigns lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to Cody Rhodes and Goldust in a No Disqualification match following interference from Big Show. At Hell in a Cell (2013), Hell in a Cell on October 27, Rollins and Reigns failed to regain the titles in a triple threat match also involving The Usos. At Survivor Series (2013), Survivor Series on November 24, The Shield teamed with Cesaro (wrestler), Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger, facing Rey Mysterio, The Usos, Cody Rhodes and Goldust in a traditional Survivor Series match. Although Rollins was eliminated by Mysterio, Reigns won the match for the team. At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013), TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 15, The Shield lost to CM Punk in Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match, 3-on-1 handicap match after Reigns accidentally Professional wrestling attacks#Spear, speared Ambrose. At the Royal Rumble (2014), Royal Rumble on January 26, 2014, Rollins entered his first Royal Rumble match at #2, gaining three eliminations before he was eliminated by teammate Reigns. The next night on ''Raw'', The Shield competed against Daniel Bryan, Sheamus and John Cena in a six-man tag team qualifying match to enter the Elimination Chamber, Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but lost the match via disqualification after The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper) interfered and attacked Cena, Bryan, and Sheamus. The Shield wanted revenge and a six-man tag team match against The Wyatt Family at Elimination Chamber (2014), Elimination Chamber on February 23 was arranged, in which The Shield lost.

Later in March, The Shield began a feud with Kane, turning Face (professional wrestling), face in the process. At WrestleMania XXX on April 6, The Shield defeated Kane and The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg), thus winning their second WrestleMania match as a group. The Shield then feuded with Triple H, the COO of WWE and leader of The Authority, who then reformed Evolution (professional wrestling), Evolution with Dave Bautista, Batista and Randy Orton to take on The Shield. The Shield defeated Evolution at Extreme Rules (2014), Extreme Rules on May 4 and again at Payback (2014), Payback on June 1 in a No Holds Barred elimination match, in which no members of The Shield were eliminated.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion (2014–2016)

On the June 2 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins turned on Ambrose and Reigns to rejoin The Authority, turning heel once again. He then entered himself into the Money in the Bank ladder match at the Money in the Bank (2014), titular event on June 29, which he won after interference from Kane. Rollins defeated Ambrose twice, the first being at Battleground (2014), Battleground on July 20 via forfeit after their match was called off by Triple H after a pre-match attack by Ambrose on Rollins backstage and the second at SummerSlam (2014), SummerSlam on August 17 in a Professional wrestling match types#Lumberjack match, lumberjack match after hitting him with his Money in the Bank briefcase following interference from Kane. The following night on ''Raw'', Rollins defeated Ambrose once again in a Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match, Falls Count Anywhere match by referee stoppage after Kane interfered again and helped Rollins execute a Professional wrestling attacks#Curb stomp, ''Curb Stomp'' on Ambrose through Concrete masonry unit, cinder blocks, giving him a kayfabe injury. Rollins then began feuding with Roman Reigns and a match between the two was set up for Night of Champions (2014), Night of Champions on September 21, but Reigns developed a legitimate incarcerated hernia which required surgery prior to the event, resulting in Rollins being declared the winner via forfeit, before being attacked by a returning Ambrose. Shortly after, Rollins adopted Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury as bodyguards, later being named "J&J Security". The feud between Rollins and Ambrose culminated at Hell in a Cell (2014), Hell in a Cell on October 26, where Rollins defeated Ambrose in a Hell in a Cell match after Bray Wyatt interfered and attacked Ambrose. Following Hell in a Cell, tension began growing between Rollins and Randy Orton due to The Authority's preferential treatment of Rollins, leading to a singles match between the two on the November 3 episode of ''Raw'', which Rollins won. After the match, Orton attacked The Authority but was overpowered, resulting in Rollins performing a ''Curb Stomp'' on Orton onto the steel ring steps, kayfabe injuring him. At Survivor Series (2014), Survivor Series on November 23, Rollins captained Team Authority in a five-on-five elimination tag team match against Team Cena, in which Rollins was the sole survivor for his team and the last man eliminated by Dolph Ziggler, resulting in The Authority being ousted from control of WWE. Rollins continued his feud with Cena, and at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2014), TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, he lost to Cena in a Professional wrestling match types#Tables match, tables match.

On the January 5, 2015 episode of ''Raw'', The Authority regained control over WWE. Rollins competed in a triple-threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Cena and champion Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble (2015), Royal Rumble on January 25, which Lesnar won after pinning Rollins. At Fastlane (2015), Fastlane on February 22, Rollins, Big Show and Kane defeated the team of Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan and Ryback; however after the match Randy Orton returned and attacked Noble, Mercury and Kane, while Rollins fled the arena. After weeks of teasing a reunion with The Authority, Orton eventually attacked Rollins, which led to a match between the two at WrestleMania 31 on March 29, which Rollins lost. Later that night, Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract during Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns' WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, turning it into a triple threat match and pinned Reigns to win the title for the first time in his career. This made Rollins the first man to cash in his Money in the Bank contract at WrestleMania and during a title match. Rollins continued his feud with Orton after WrestleMania, which led to a steel cage match for the championship with Kane residing as special guest "gatekeeper" at Extreme Rules (2015), Extreme Rules on April 26, where Rollins retained after interference from the latter. Tension rose between Rollins and Kane after the latter scheduled a title defense against Orton and Reigns for Payback (2015), Payback on May 17. When Ambrose defeated Rollins in a non-title match on the May 4 episode of ''Raw'', he was added to the match, therefore making it a Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches, fatal-four-way match which Rollins won after pinning Orton. Rollins then retained the championship against Ambrose on May 31 at Elimination Chamber (2015), Elimination Chamber after getting himself disqualified. Rollins again retained over Ambrose at Money in the Bank (2015), Money in the Bank on June 14 in a ladder match.

At Battleground (2015), Battleground on July 19, Rollins retained the championship by disqualification against Brock Lesnar after The Undertaker interfered and attacked Lesnar. In August, Rollins continued his feud with WWE United States Championship, United States Champion John Cena. He defeated Cena in a Winner Takes All match at SummerSlam (2015), SummerSlam on August 23 for both the WWE World Heavyweight and the United States Championships after interference from Jon Stewart. With the win, Rollins became the first and only wrestler to hold both championships simultaneously until he went on to lose the United States Championship back to Cena at Night of Champions (2015), Night of Champions on September 20, but was able to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Sting later that night. On October 25 at Hell in a Cell (2015), Hell in a Cell, Rollins successfully defended the championship against Kane and per the match stipulation, Kane was fired as Director of Operations.

On November 4, during a match against Kane at a WWE live event in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Rollins tore the Anterior cruciate ligament, ACL, Medial collateral ligament, MCL and medial Meniscus (anatomy), meniscus in his knee while attempting to execute a Powerbomb#Sunset flip powerbomb, sunset flip powerbomb. The injury required surgery and it was estimated it would take Rollins out of action for approximately six to nine months, therefore he was forced to Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant, vacate the WWE World Heavyweight Championship the next day, ending his reign at 220 days. On the December 21 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins made a special appearance to accept his Slammy Award for Slammy Award#2015 Slammy Awards, 2015 Superstar of the Year.

At Extreme Rules (2016), Extreme Rules on May 22, 2016, Rollins returned from injury to attack Roman Reigns with a ''Pedigree'' after his WWE World Heavyweight Championship defense against AJ Styles. The following night on ''Raw'', Shane McMahon scheduled a match between Reigns and Rollins for the title at Money in the Bank (2016), Money in the Bank. Meanwhile, multiple wrestling critics and analysts wondered if WWE was "leaving money on the table" by not slotting Rollins as a fan-favorite and the Persona and reception of Roman Reigns, negatively received Reigns as a villain. At Money in the Bank on June 19, Rollins defeated Reigns to win his second WWE World Heavyweight Championship, thus also becoming the first wrestler to Glossary of professional wrestling terms#clean, legitimately defeat Reigns in singles competition on the main roster, only to lose the championship minutes later to Dean Ambrose, who cashed in the Money in the Bank contract he won earlier that night. In July, Rollins failed to regain the renamed WWE Championship from Ambrose multiple times on both ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown''. In the 2016 WWE draft on July 19, Rollins was drafted to Raw (WWE brand), Raw as the brand's first draft pick. At Battleground (2016), Battleground on July 24, Rollins unsuccessfully competed in a triple threat match against Ambrose and Reigns for the newly renamed WWE World Championship, which became exclusive to the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. Because of this, the WWE Universal Championship was introduced the following night on ''Raw''. Rollins competed in the inaugural title match against Finn Bálor at SummerSlam (2016), SummerSlam on August 21, in which he was defeated by Bálor.

The Shield reunion (2016–2017)

After Bálor relinquished the title the following night on ''Raw'' due to a legit shoulder injury sustained at SummerSlam, Rollins faced Big Cass, Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns in a four-way elimination match for the title, but Triple H interfered and attacked Rollins, allowing Owens to win the championship. On the September 5 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins attacked Owens during his celebration ceremony, turning face for the first time since 2014. Rollins failed to win the title from Owens at Clash of Champions (2016), Clash of Champions on September 25 and Hell in a Cell (2016), Hell in a Cell on October 30, due to several interferences from Chris Jericho. At Survivor Series (2016), Survivor Series on November 20, Rollins formed part of Team Raw with Owens, Jericho, Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns in a losing effort to Team SmackDown. At Roadblock: End of the Line on December 18, Rollins defeated Jericho.

In January 2017, Rollins started a feud with Triple H leading into WrestleMania. On January 28, Rollins appeared at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio, interrupting the show and demanding to confront Triple H, who came out only to order security to remove Rollins from the ring. On the January 30 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins confronted Stephanie McMahon and once again called out Triple H, demanding answers for his betrayal. Later that night, Rollins was ambushed from behind by the debuting Samoa Joe, who choked him out in the ''Professional wrestling holds#Rear naked choke, Coquina Clutch''. Rollins later signed a contract to compete against Triple H in a non-sanctioned match at WrestleMania 33. Rollins emerged victorious at the event on April 2. After WrestleMania, Rollins defeated Samoa Joe at Payback (2017), Payback on April 30 to give Joe his first singles loss on the main roster. At Extreme Rules (2017), Extreme Rules on June 4, Rollins competed in a fatal five-way Extreme Rules match to determine the number one contender to the WWE Universal Championship also involving Bálor, Joe, Reigns and Wyatt, which was won by Joe.

On the July 10 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins saved former stablemate and long-time rival Dean Ambrose from an attack by The Miz and the Miztourage (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas). After failing to gain Ambrose's trust for several weeks, the two argued in the ring on the August 14 episode of ''Raw'' and eventually brawled with each other before fighting off Cesaro and Sheamus, reuniting the team in the process. At SummerSlam (2017), SummerSlam on August 20, Ambrose and Rollins defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the Raw Tag Team Championship.

Rollins and Ambrose successfully defended the titles against Cesaro and Sheamus at No Mercy (2017), No Mercy on September 24. On the October 9 episode of ''Raw'', the whole Shield officially reunited to battle The Miz and Miztourage, Cesaro and Sheamus and Braun Strowman, all of whom were common enemies amongst the members. The Shield was then scheduled to compete in their first match as a unit since June 2014, against the team of Strowman, Cesaro, Kane, The Miz and Sheamus on October 22 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2017), TLC in a 5-on-3 handicap Tables, Ladders and Chairs match, but health issues kept Reigns out of action. He was replaced by Kurt Angle. Ambrose, Rollins and Angle went on to win the match at the event on October 22. Ambrose and Rollins were scheduled to face WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship, SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos in a non-title match at Survivor Series (2017), Survivor Series, but they lost the title back to Cesaro and Sheamus on the November 6 episode of ''Raw'' due to SmackDown's The New Day (professional wrestling), The New Day distracting the champions, ending their reign at 78 days. This led to a match between The Shield and The New Day at Survivor Series on November 19, which The Shield won. In December, Ambrose suffered a torn biceps, sidelining him for approximately nine months, putting The Shield on hiatus.

Intercontinental Champion (2017–2018)

On the December 25 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins teamed with Jason Jordan and defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to become the new Raw Tag Team Champions. At the Royal Rumble (2018), Royal Rumble on January 28, 2018, Rollins entered at #18 in the Royal Rumble match, but he was eliminated by Reigns. Right after the Royal Rumble match, Rollins and Jordan lost the tag team titles to Cesaro and Sheamus, ending their reign at 34 days. Rollins and Jordan's tag team dissolved on February 6 after Jordan had neck surgery.

Following this, Rollins was named as a competitor in the Elimination Chamber match to determine the number one contender for the Universal Championship, which would take place at the Elimination Chamber (2018), Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. On the February 19 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins competed in a seven-men gauntlet match to decide who would enter the Elimination Chamber match last, where he eliminated Roman Reigns in the first and then John Cena in the second fall, before he was eliminated by Elias (wrestler), Elias. Rollins wrestled for one hour and five minutes, which is the longest performance in a match by any wrestler in the show's history. Six days later, at Elimination Chamber, Rollins was the fifth man eliminated by Braun Strowman in the match.

On April 8 at WrestleMania 34, Rollins defeated Finn Bálor and The Miz in a triple threat match to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship, Intercontinental Championship for the first time in his career. With his win, Rollins became the Triple Crown (professional wrestling)#List of WWE Men's Triple Crown winners, twenty-ninth Triple Crown Champion and the Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#Revised format (established 2015), eighteenth Grand Slam Champion in WWE history, respectively. After he defeated The Miz in a rematch at Backlash (2018), Backlash on May 6, Rollins went on to defend the title on numerous occasions, including several open challenges. At the end of May, Rollins started a feud with Elias, who attacked him with his guitar after Rollins interrupted his performance. The two eventually faced off for the Intercontinental Championship at the Money in the Bank (2018), Money in the Bank on June 17, where Rollins prevailed. The following night on ''Raw'', Rollins Glossary of professional wrestling terms#drop, dropped the championship to Dolph Ziggler after a distraction by Ziggler's ally Drew McIntyre, ending his reign at 71 days. Ziggler retained against Rollins on several occasions, including in a 30-minute Iron man match, Iron Man match at Extreme Rules (2018), Extreme Rules on July 15 after interference from McIntyre, but at SummerSlam (2018), SummerSlam on August 19, Rollins defeated Ziggler to regain the championship, after enlisting the help of a returning Dean Ambrose.

The next night on ''Raw'', Rollins reformed The Shield with Ambrose and Roman Reigns, preventing Braun Strowman from cashing in his Money in the Bank contract for the Universal Championship against Reigns. At Hell in a Cell (2018), Hell in a Cell on September 16, Rollins and Ambrose failed to win the Raw Tag Team Championship from McIntyre and Ziggler. At Super Show-Down (2018), Super Show-Down on October 6, The Shield defeated McIntyre, Ziggler and Strowman in a six-man tag team match. However, two nights later on ''Raw'', The Shield was defeated by the same trio in a rematch, with Ambrose walking away from his teammates after their defeat.

Universal Champion (2018–2019)

On the October 22 episode of ''Raw'', Reigns took a hiatus due to his returning leukemia. Later that night, Rollins and Ambrose defeated Ziggler and McIntyre to win the Raw Tag Team Championship (making Rollins a double champion), only for Ambrose to Turn (professional wrestling), turn on Rollins as he attacked him, igniting a feud between the two and disbanding The Shield once again. Rollins and Ambrose's reign as Raw Tag Team Champions was ended on the November 5 episode of ''Raw'', when Rollins lost a handicap match to The Authors of Pain, AOP (Akam (wrestler), Akam and Rezar (wrestler), Rezar). Two weeks later, on November 18, at Survivor Series (2018), Survivor Series, Rollins defeated United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in an interbrand champion vs. champion match. Towards the end of the year, Rollins continued feuding with Ambrose, which led to a title match on December 16 at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018), TLC pay-per-view, where Ambrose defeated Rollins and ended his reign at 119 days. Rollins failed to regain the championship from Ambrose on several occasions, including in a Falls Count Anywhere match when Bobby Lashley interfered, and in a triple threat match in which Lashley won the championship after pinning Ambrose.

On January 27, 2019, at the Royal Rumble (2019), Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Rollins won his first Royal Rumble match by lastly eliminating Braun Strowman. The following night on ''Raw'', Rollins challenged Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35. Soon after, Rollins reconciled with Ambrose and the recently returned Reigns to reform The Shield for the third time. The trio defeated the team of Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley and Baron Corbin at Fastlane (2019), Fastlane on March 10. At WrestleMania 35 on April 7, Rollins defeated Lesnar to win the Universal Championship for the first time.

Rollins then entered a feud with AJ Styles, facing him in a match for the Universal Championship at Money in the Bank (2019), Money in the Bank on May 19, in which Rollins retained the title. Rollins successfully defended the title against Corbin at Super ShowDown (2019), Super ShowDown on June 7, and at WWE Stomping Grounds, Stomping Grounds on June 23; the latter title defense featured Lacey Evans as Referee (professional wrestling)#Special referees, special guest referee. He won with assistance of his real-life wife and WWE Raw Women's Championship, Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch to overcome the biased refereeing from Evans. Rollins teamed up with Lynch and defeated Corbin and Evans at Extreme Rules (2019), Extreme Rules on July 14 in a Professional wrestling match types#Winner Takes All match, Winner Takes All Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match/No Holds Barred match, Extreme Rules match Professional wrestling tag team match types#Mixed Tag Team match, mixed tag team match. Afterwards, Rollins lost the title to Lesnar, who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, ending his reign at 98 days. The following night on ''Raw'', Rollins won a ten-man Battle royal (professional wrestling), battle royal for the right to face Lesnar for the championship at SummerSlam (2019), SummerSlam by last eliminating Randy Orton. At the event on August 11, Rollins defeated Lesnar to regain the championship, making him the second wrestler to hold the Universal Championship more than once. He also became the first superstar to defeat Lesnar at both WrestleMania and SummerSlam.

On the August 19 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins won his record-tying fifth Raw Tag Team Championship along with Braun Strowman when they defeated Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. At Clash of Champions (2019), Clash of Champions on September 15, Rollins and Strowman lost the titles to the team of Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. Later that night, Rollins successfully defended the Universal Championship against Strowman in the main event, but was attacked by "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt after the match. At Hell in a Cell (2019), Hell in a Cell on October 6, Rollins defended his title against The Fiend in a Hell in a Cell match that ended in Professional wrestling#Referee stoppage, referee stoppage after The Fiend was buried under several weapons and hit with a sledgehammer by Rollins, a decision which was negatively received by critics and fans. After that, Rollins was then made captain for Team Hogan at Crown Jewel (2019), Crown Jewel. However, he was removed when he was then scheduled in a rematch against Wyatt for the Universal Championship in a falls count anywhere match. At the event on October 31, Rollins lost the title to The Fiend, ending his second reign at 80 days.

The Messiah (2019–2021)

Rollins was selected as the captain for Team Raw at Survivor Series (2019), Survivor Series, against Team SmackDown and Team NXT. At the event on November 24, Team SmackDown was victorious in the main event match. The following night on ''Raw'', Rollins berated the entire Raw roster for "dropping the ball" and failing to win at the pay-per-view. These comments later drew the attention of Kevin Owens, who attacked Rollins and challenged him to a match, which ended in a disqualification after AOP (Akam and Rezar) attacked Owens. On the December 9 episode of ''Raw'', despite earlier denying an alliance with AOP, Rollins joined them by attacking Owens, turning heel for the first time since 2016.

After this, Rollins began calling himself the "Monday Night Messiah" while stating that he was "sacrificing" his opponents for "the greater good". He created a faction with AOP and Buddy Murphy, and the group attacked the likes of Rey Mysterio, Kevin Owens, and Samoa Joe over the following weeks. Rollins and Murphy defeated The Viking Raiders to win the Raw Tag Team Championship on the January 20, 2020 episode of ''Raw'', becoming a record six-time champion. Rollins competed in the Royal Rumble (2020), Royal Rumble match on January 26 as the final entrant, but was eliminated by eventual winner Drew McIntyre. Rollins and Murphy retained the titles against The Street Profits at Super ShowDown (2020), Super ShowDown on February 27, but lost the titles to them on the March 2 episode of ''Raw''. Rollins and Murphy failed to reclaim the championship from the Street Profits at Elimination Chamber (2020), Elimination Chamber six days later. At WrestleMania 36 on April 4, Rollins faced Kevin Owens in No Disqualification match, which he lost.

Rollins then began a rivalry with Drew McIntyre over the WWE Championship, leading to a match between the two at Money in the Bank (2020), Money in the Bank on May 10, which Rollins lost. The next night on ''Raw'', Rollins attacked Rey Mysterio and injured his eye with the steel ring steps. On the May 18 episode of Raw, Rollins recruited Austin Theory as a member of his faction. Mysterio eventually returned and challenged Rollins to an Eye for an Eye match where the only way to win was to extract the opponent's eyeball. The match took place at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules on July 19, which Rollins won after using the ring steps to remove Mysterio's eye. Over the following weeks, Rey Mysterio's son Dominik Mysterio, Dominik confronted Rollins about the attacks on both him and his father. At Summerslam (2020), SummerSlam on August 23, Rollins defeated Dominik in a Hardcore match, Street Fight. The following night on ''Raw'', a tag team match was set up between Rollins and Murphy against Rey and Dominik Mysterio at Payback (2020), Payback. At Payback on August 30, Rollins and Murphy lost to Rey and Dominik.

On the October 5 episode of ''Raw'', Murphy attacked Rollins after he refused to apologize to him, thus ending their alliance. As part of the 2020 WWE Draft, 2020 WWE draft in October, Rollins was drafted to the SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand. On the November 20 episode of ''SmackDown'', Rollins was defeated by Murphy to end the feud. At Survivor Series (2020), Survivor Series two days later, Rollins competed in the Survivor Series match as part of Team SmackDown, but was the first person eliminated by Sheamus after "sacrificing" himself; his team went on to lose the match. Following this, Rollins would go on paternity leave for the birth of his first child.

The Visionary (2021–present)

After a two month hiatus, Rollins returned at the Royal Rumble (2021), Royal Rumble on January 31, 2021, entering at #29 and lasting until the final three before being eliminated by eventual winner Edge (wrestler), Edge. Rollins made his return to ''SmackDown'' on the February 12 episode, cutting a promo on how he was the leader that SmackDown needed and that the SmackDown roster needed to "embrace the vision", which prompted the locker room to walk out on him. Rollins then attacked Cesaro, who was the only one that stayed behind, beginning a feud with him. At Fastlane (2021), Fastlane on March 21, Rollins defeated Cesaro's former tag team partner, Shinsuke Nakamura. Rollins then challenged Cesaro to a match at WrestleMania 37, which Cesaro accepted. On the first night of the event on April 10, Rollins lost to Cesaro.

On the May 7 episode of ''SmackDown'', they faced each other in a WrestleMania rematch, which Rollins lost. At WrestleMania Backlash (2021), WrestleMania Backlash on May 16, Rollins made an appearance to attack Cesaro with a steel chair. Another match between the two was made for Hell in a Cell (2021), Hell in a Cell on June 20, which Rollins won. On the following episode of ''SmackDown'', Rollins defeated Cesaro yet again, this time in a mixed tag team match also involving Bayley (wrestler), Bayley and Bianca Belair. The following week, Rollins defeated Cesaro again to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at the titular event, ending their feud in the process. At Money in the Bank (2021), Money in the Bank on July 18, Rollins was unsuccessful in winning the contract, as the match was won by Big E.

On the same night, Rollins interfered in the main event where Roman Reigns was defending the Universal Championship against Edge, distracting the referee to cost Edge the match. Over the following weeks, Rollins and Edge kept confronting and attacking each other until the August 6 episode of ''SmackDown'', where Edge would challenge Rollins to a match at SummerSlam (2021), SummerSlam, which Rollins accepted. At the event on August 21, Edge defeated Rollins by submission. A rematch took place on the September 10 episode of ''SmackDown'', where Rollins emerged victorious. As part of the 2021 WWE Draft, 2021 Draft, Rollins was drafted to the Raw brand. On the October 8 episode of ''SmackDown'', Edge demanded a Hell in a Cell match between them, which was made official for Crown Jewel (2021), Crown Jewel. At the event on October 21, Rollins was defeated. At Survivor Series (2021), Survivor Series on November 21, Rollins took part in the 5-on-5 elimination match on Team Raw and won the match as the sole survivor after eliminating Jeff Hardy.

On the October 25 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins defeated Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, and Rey Mysterio in a fatal four-way match, fatal four-way ladder match to become the #1 contender for the WWE Championship against Big E at the WWE Day 1 (2022), Day 1 pay-per-view. Over the following weeks, Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley were also added to the WWE Championship match at Day 1, making it a fatal four-way match. At Day 1 on January 1, 2022, Rollins was unsuccessful in capturing the title as Brock Lesnar was also added to the match and won the title. That month, he began to work as Seth "Freakin" Rollins. At the Royal Rumble (2022), Royal Rumble on January 29, Rollins faced SmackDown's Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship, winning the match by disqualification but not the title. Rollins then unsuccessfully attempted to find a spot on the card at WrestleMania 38, until Vince McMahon, Mr. McMahon announced that Rollins would face an opponent of his choosing on the March 28 episode of ''Raw''. On the first night of the event on April 2, Rollins' opponent was unveiled as a returning Cody Rhodes, who defeated Rollins.

Rollins would challenge Rhodes to a rematch at WrestleMania Backlash (2022), WrestleMania Backlash, which Rhodes accepted. At the event on May 8, Rollins lost to Rhodes for a second time. On the following episode of ''Raw'', Rollins attacked and laid out Rhodes during his match for the United States Championship against Theory. The following week, Rhodes challenged Rollins to a match at Hell in a Cell (2022), Hell in a Cell, inside the namesake structure, which Rollins accepted. At the event on June 5, Rollins lost to Rhodes for a third time in a critically acclaimed match. The match received a List of professional wrestling matches rated 5 or more stars by Dave Meltzer, 5-star rating from esteemed wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, making it the first WWE main roster match to receive a 5-star rating since 2011, and the first match of Rollins's career to receive such a rating. On the June 13 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins defeated AJ Styles to qualify for the titular match at Money in the Bank (2022), Money in the Bank. At the event on July 2, Rollins failed to win the briefcase as the match was won by Theory.

Following this, Rollins would start attacking Matt Riddle over the next couple weeks until a match was made between them at SummerSlam (2022), SummerSlam. However, the match was postponed after Riddle suffered an injury following an attack by Rollins on the July 25 episode of ''Raw''. Despite this, both Rollins and Riddle appeared at SummerSlam on July 30, engaging in a brawl which saw Rollins come out on top. The match between the two occurred at WWE Clash at the Castle, Clash at the Castle on September 3, where Rollins defeated Riddle. Over the next following weeks, Rollins and Riddle would continue attacking each other until when on the September 19 episode of ''Raw'', it was announced at Extreme Rules (2022), Extreme Rules, they would have a rematch in a Fight Pit match. At the event on October 8, Rollins lost to Riddle by submission.

On the October 10 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins won the United States Championship for a second time by defeating Bobby Lashley, after a returning Brock Lesnar attacked Lashley before the match. This made him the second wrestler (after The Miz) to become a two-time WWE Grand Slam Champion. The following week on ''Raw'', Rollins successfully defended the title against Riddle to end their feud. On the November 7 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins issued an open challenge that was answered by Lashley, who attacked Rollins before the match started. As a result, Mr. Money in the Bank Austin Theory cashed in his contract. However, due to interference from Lashley, Rollins retained the title. At Survivor Series WarGames on November 26, Rollins lost the United States Championship to Theory in a triple threat match that also involved Lashley, ending his reign at 47 days.

Professional wrestling style and persona

Lopez's WWE ring name is a tribute to punk rock musician Henry Rollins. During his time in FCW, Rollins used a superkick to a kneeling opponent called ''Avada Kedavra'' as a finisher. Rollins has known to use his current and most notable finisher, the ''Curb Stomp'' (often referred to as simply the ''Stomp''), for most of his career. However, Rollins was prohibited from using the ''Curb Stomp'' shortly after his WWE World Heavyweight Championship victory at WrestleMania 31 in March 2015, as WWE chairman Vince McMahon thought the move was too "cruel". However, Rollins resumed use of the move in January 2018. During the interim time, he adopted Triple H's ''Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster, Pedigree'' as his finishing maneuver to replace the ''Curb Stomp''. In April 2017, he introduced a new finishing move, a Professional wrestling attacks#High knee, jumping knee strike called the ''Ripcord Knee''.

Throughout his time as a member of The Shield, before the team initially dispersed, his character was that of an "out-spoken hot-head who will do crazy things" to help The Shield. After turning into a villain and aligning himself with AOP in late-2019, Rollins began to dub himself "Monday Night Messiah" and allude himself to Jesus while debuting a new entrance theme to go along with the new character. He also began recruiting new "disciples" into his group such as Murphy and Austin Theory proclaiming himself to be their leader and savior. In 2021, Rollins adopted his "Visionary" persona, which was a boastful, delusional character that had a reputation for Eccentricity (behavior), eccentricity and wore flamboyant suits.

Other media

Rollins is regularly featured on Xavier Woods' YouTube channel ''UpUpDownDown'', where he goes by the nickname "Texas Steve". In August 2019, he won a No. 1 contender's tournament to challenge Samoa Joe for the UpUpDownDown Championship. He defeated Joe in a game of ''Track & Field II'' to win the championship. In October, in his first and only defense, he lost the championship to his now-wife Becky Lynch in ''Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite''. In July 2022, he would defeat Matt Riddle, Riddle in the finals of a ''WWE 2K22'' tournament to win the vacant UpUpDownDown Championship, becoming the first person to hold the championship twice.

Personal life

Lopez is an Atheism, atheist. He is a fan of the Chicago Bears and the St. Louis Cardinals.

In 2014, Lopez and his former tag team partner Marek Brave started a professional wrestling school called The Black & The Brave Wrestling Academy in Moline, Illinois. In February 2019, Lopez opened a coffee shop called 329 Dport in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa.

On February 9, 2015, a nude photo of former NXT wrestler Zahra Schreiber, who reportedly was Lopez's girlfriend, was posted to his social media accounts, the contents of which are automatically republished by WWE.com. Soon after, nude photos of Lopez were posted on the Twitter page of his then-fiancée, Leighla Schultz. In response, Lopez apologized for "private photographs that were distributed without [his] consent". On February 25, 2016, Lopez revealed that he had broken up with Schreiber, but did not say what caused the split.

Lopez began dating Irish professional wrestler Rebecca Quin, better known as Becky Lynch, in January 2019. Their relationship was made public in May after months of speculation. As of 2019, the couple lived in Moline. They announced their engagement on August 22, 2019. On May 11, 2020, Quin announced during an episode of ''Raw'' that she and Lopez were expecting their first child. Their daughter, Roux, was born on December 4. The couple married on June 29, 2021. Lopez announced their marriage on Instagram.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Video games

Championships and accomplishments

* Absolute Intense Wrestling
**AIW Intense Championship (1 time)
* All American Wrestling
** AAW Heavyweight Championship (AAW Heavyweight Championship#Title history, 2 times)
** AAW Tag Team Championship (AAW Tag Team Championship#Title history, 2 times) – with Marek Brave (1) and Jimmy Jacobs (1)
* Florida Championship Wrestling
** FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship#Title history, 1 time)
** FCW Jack Brisco 15 Championship (FCW Jack Brisco 15 Championship#Title history, 1 time)
** FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (FCW Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history, 1 time) – with Richie Steamboat
** Jack Brisco Classic (2011)
** Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#List of FCW Grand Slam winners, First FCW Grand Slam Champion
* Full Impact Pro
** FIP World Heavyweight Championship (FIP World Heavyweight Championship#Title history, 1 time)
* Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
** IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship#Title history, 1 time)
* Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling
** MCPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* NWA Midwest
** NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship#History, 1 time) – with Marek Brave
* Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
** PWG World Tag Team Championship (List of PWG World Tag Team Champions, 1 time) – with Jimmy Jacobs
* ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''
** List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Feud of the Year, Feud of the Year (2014)
** List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Most Hated Wrestler of the Year, Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2015, 2020)

** List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Tag Team of the Year, Tag Team of the Year (2013)
** List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Wrestler of the Year, Wrestler of the Year (2015)
** Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI 500'' in 2015 and 2019
* Ring of Honor
** ROH World Championship (List of ROH World Champions, 1 time)
** ROH World Tag Team Championship (List of ROH World Tag Team Champions, 2 times) – with Jimmy Jacobs
** List of Ring of Honor tournaments#ROH World Championship #1 Contender Tournament (March 2008), ROH World Championship No. 1 Contender Tournament (2008)
** List of Ring of Honor tournaments#ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2008), ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2008) – with Jimmy Jacobs
** Survival of the Fittest (ROH Survival of the Fittest#2009, 2009)
* ''Rolling Stone''
** Best Briefly Resuscitated Storyline (2015)
** Most Puzzling New Finisher (2015)
** Most Smothered In-Ring Potential (2014)
** Ranked No. 9 of the 10 best WWE wrestlers of 2016
* ''Sports Illustrated''
** Ranked No. 3 of the top 10 best singles wrestlers in 2018
* ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter''
** List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Tag Team of the Year, Tag Team of the Year (2013)
** List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Feud of the Year, Worst Feud of the Year (2013) –
**Worst Feud of the Year (2019)
**List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Match of the Year, Worst Match of the Year (2019)
* WWE
** WWE Championship (List of WWE Champions, 2 times)
** WWE Universal Championship (List of WWE Universal Champions, 2 times)
** NXT Championship (List of NXT Champions, 1 time, inaugural)
** WWE Intercontinental Championship (List of WWE Intercontinental Champions, 2 times)
** WWE United States Championship (List of WWE United States Champions, 2 times)
** WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (List of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, 6 times) – with Roman Reigns (1), Dean Ambrose (2), Jason Jordan (1), Braun Strowman (1), and Buddy Murphy, Buddy Murphy/Murphy (1)
** Money in the Bank (2014)
** Royal Rumble match, Men's Royal Rumble (2019)
** List of WWE tournaments, Gold Rush Tournament (2012)
** Triple Crown (professional wrestling)#List of WWE Men's Triple Crown winners, 29th Triple Crown Champion
**Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#WWE, 11th Grand Slam Champion (Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#Current format, under current format; Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#Guide, 19th overall)
**Second two-time Grand Slam Champion
** Slammy Award (9 times)
*** Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year (Slammy Award#2014 Slammy Awards, 2014)
*** Breakout Star of the Year (Slammy Award#2013 Slammy Awards, 2013)
*** Double-Cross of the Year (2014)
*** Faction of the Year (2013, 2014)
*** Fan Participation (2014)
*** Match of the Year (2014)
*** Superstar of the Year (Slammy Award#2015 Slammy Awards, 2015)
*** Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) – #BelieveInTheShield
** WWE Year-End Award for Best Reunion (2018) –
** Bumpy Award (1 time)
*** Best Dressed of the Half-Year (2021) - with Sonya Deville

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