WWE Seth Rollins’ Net worth, Age, Wife, Parents, Real Name and Nationality

How much is WWE Seth Rollins’ net worth? The 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble winner has an estimated net worth of US$6 million. He is singed with WWE performing on the SmackDown brand. He joined WWE in 2010 wrestling for Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in the beginning. He made his debut on WWE’s main roster alongside Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose as part of a faction called ‘The Shield’ at the 2012 Survivor Series. He was named as the 2015 Superstar of the Year, winner of the 2014 Money in the Bank and the winner of the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble. He has set a record of being the only wrestler to have held all three of WWE’s top titles (NXT, Universal and WWE Championships).

How old is Seth Rollins?

He was born on May 28, 1986, which makes his age be 35 years old as of 2021. Seth’s zodiac sign is Gemini considering his birthday. His birthplace is in Davenport, Iowa‎, the United States making him American by nationality.

What is Seth’s real name?

As everybody knows him by his ring name ‘Seth Rollins’, his birth (real) name is Colby Lopez. He has also been given other names like Tyler Black, Taj the Destroyer and Gixx. The last part of his ring name i.e. ‘Rollins’ is a tribute to musician/ singer/ actor Henry Rollins.

Family background

Colby Lopez carries Irish, German and Armenian descent. His surname ‘Lopez’ comes from his step-father who is a Mexican-American.

Education

Lopez went to Davenport West High School from where he earned his graduation in 2004. He was an introverted child during his early school days and used to enjoy his time by listening to rock and heavy metal music. He went to Danny Daniels owned wrestling school located on the border of Chicago and Oak Park.

 

WWE Seth Rollins

 

How tall is Seth Rollins?

the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble winner Seth Rollins stands at a tall height of 6 feet and 1 inch or 1.85 m. He has a balanced weight of 98 kilograms or 217 lbs and he carries an athletic build body structure. His long hair, beard and tattoo on his left wrist and back are his major body distinctive features. He has black colored natural hair and he often appears having dyed his hair in shades of blonde.

Religious belief

Wrestler Colby Lopez is an atheist which means he has an absence of belief in the existence of deities

Brand endorsement

He has endorsed brands like Team Soul Training, Compex USA, Progenex, Rogue Fitness, TRIFECTA, Reebok, SKINS USA and FitAID.

Is Seth Rollins married?

No, he isn’t. However, he is having a perfect romantic life with his fiancé Rebecca Quin who is better known by her ring name Becky Lynch. Their relationship was confirmed on May 13, 2019. Their engagement was announced on August 22, 2019. The couple made an announcement on May 11, 2020, stating that they are expecting their first child.

Social networking sites

Rollins is available on different social networking sites. His Instagram account @wwerollins has garnered more than 4.5  million followers. He has amassed more than 4 million followers on his Twitter account @wwerollins.

Wrestling Career

In 2005, Lopez made his wrestling debut under the ring name ‘Gixx’ in the Iowa independent scene. After that, he joined Ian Rotten’s Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA) where he was seen under the ring name Tyler Black. Later, he entered the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament where he lost to Matt Sydal in the quarterfinals on September 23, 2005.

He won the tag team championship with Marek Brave after joining NWA Midwest. The tag team defended their title against Brett Wayne and Hype Gotti, Ryan Boz and Danny Daniels and Jayson Reign and Marco Cordova in 2006. He has also made his appearance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he lost to The Latin American Xchange while teaming with Jeff Luxon in October 2006 on Impact!.

 

Seth Rollins with his fiance Becky Lynch

 

He made his Ring of Honor (ROH) debut in September 2007 under the ring name ‘Tyler Black’ along with Necro Butcher and Jimmy Jacobs were the three wrestlers attacked The Briscoe Brothers

He signed a developmental contract with WWE on August 8, 2010, and was assigned to the Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in the following month. He appeared in a dark match marking his WWE debut on September 14. He appeared under the ring name ‘Seth Rollins’ on September 30 for FCW.

On November 4, he faced Hunico and ended the match with a 1–1 draw. He defeated Hunico on January 13, 2011, becoming the inaugural FCW Jack Brisco 15 Champion. He teamed with Richie Steamboat and defeated Titus O’Neil and Damien Sandow securing the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on March 25. Later, they lost to Calvin Raines and Big E Langston.

He started having a feud with Dean Ambrose in July 2011. They faced each other in a 15-minute Iron Man match for the FCW 15 Championship on the August 14 episode. The match ended in a draw which made Rollins retained his title. He faced Leo Kruger on February 23, 2012, and successfully gained victory over him making Rollins the new FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion.

He made his main roster debut alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns on November 18, 2012. They attacked Ryback during the triple threat main event which allowed CM Punk to retain his title after making a pin against John Cena. The trio named themselves ‘The Shield’ and started attacking CM Punk’s adversaries. A TLC match was held where The Shield defeated Ryback, Daniel Bryan and Kane.

The Shield started having a feud with Ryback, John Cena and Sheamus and later, they faced on February 17 at Elimination. The Shield registered their another win. At WrestleMania 29, they faced the team of Big Show, Randy Orton and Sheamus where they successfully recorded a win.

The Shield tried to attack The Undertaker the following night on Raw but they were stopped by Daniel Bryan and Kane (Team Hell No). A six-man tag team match was held on the April 22 episode of Raw where The Shield continued their winning journey.

He teamed with reigns to defeat Kane and Daniel Bryans On May 19 in a tornado tag team match which made them earn the WWE Tag Team Championship for the first time. The Shield encountered their first decisive loss on the June 14 episode of SmackDown during which they faced Randy Orton and Team Hell No.

He and reigns faced Bryan and Orton and became successful to retain their WWE Tag Team Championship at Payback on June 13. The Shield was seen working for The Authority and Triple H. He and Reigns retained their championship against The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O’Neil) and The Usos at Night of Champions and the Money in the Bank pre-show respectively. They lost their title in a No Disqualification match against Cody Rhodes and Goldust following interference from Big Show on the October 14 episode of Raw. They were given an opportunity to regain the titles in a triple threat match on October 27 at Hell in a Cell but couldn’t make a win.

The Shield teamed with Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro to face The Usos, Cody Rhodes, Goldust and Rey Mysterio in a traditional Survivor Series match. Rollins was eliminated by Rey Mysterio but their team was still able to win the match when Reigns win the match for the team. The Shield faced CM Punk in a 3-on-1 handicap match on December 15 at TLC where they lose the match after Reigns accidentally speared Ambrose.

Rollins participated Royal Rumble match on January 26, 2014, entering number 2 where he was eliminated by Reigns. The following night on Raw, The Shield fought against Sheamus, John Cena and Daniel Bryans to get qualified for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the Elimination Chamber. However, they lost the match after the interference from Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper (The Wyatt Family) who attacked Sheamus, Bryan and Cena. The Shield faced The Wyatt Family in a six-man tag team match on February 23 where they lost the match.

They started having Kane and faced him at WrestleMania XXX on April 6 along with Billy Gunn and Road Dogg at Kane’s side. The Shield won the match marking their second win in WrestleMania. They started a feud with Triple H who reformed Evolution with Randy Orton and Batista. The Shield faced Evolution at Extreme Rules and Payback and registered a win in both matches.

Rollins surprised everybody when he turned on Ambrose and Reigns on the June 2 episode of Raw. He rejoined The Authority and was later able to win the Money in the Bank ladder match with interference from the Kane. He faced Ambrose at Battleground (July) and SummerSlam (August) where Rollins secured a win in both the matches. He defeated him again in a Falls Count Anywhere with interference from Kane again.

After this, he started a feud with Reigns and they were set to face at Night of Champions. However, Reigns has diagnosed with a legitimate incarcerated hernia for which he needs to go through surgery. This made Rollins declared as the winner via forfeit which made Ambrose attacked him. The two wrestlers faced at Hell in a Cell where Ambrose lose the match following the interference from Bray Wyatt.

Because of The Authority’s preferential treatment of Rollins, tension rose between Rollins and Randy Orton. They faced in a single match on the November 3 episode of Raw where Rollins was able to gain victory over Orton. On November 23, 2012, he captained Team Authority in a five-on-five elimination tag team match at Survivor Series against Team Cena. Rollins who was the last man from his team was eliminated by Dolph Ziggler. This made The Authority being ousted from control of WWE which turned very interesting for the viewers.

Rollins continued his feud with John Cena whom he faced at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in December 2012 where he lost to Cena. The Authority gained control again over WWE on the January 5, 2015 episode of Raw. At the Royal Rumble, he faced Brock Lesnar and John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a triple-threat match during which Lesnar won the match after pinning Rollins.

He teamed up with Kane and Big Show to face the team of Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Erick Rowan. He faced Orton at WrestleMania 31 on March 29, 2015, where he recorded a loss. He won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after cashing his Money in the Bank contract during a match between Reigns and Lesnar.

On July 19, 2015, he faced Brock Lesnar at Battleground where he was able to retain his title after the interference from The Undertaker who attacked Lesnar. He was having a continuous feud with John Cena who was United States Champion at that time. They faced each other at SummerSlam in a Winner Takes All match on August 23, 2015, where Rollins secured both the United States Championships and the WWE World Heavyweight. The match was interfered with by Jon Stewart. This made Rollins become the only player to have both championships at a time.

He lost his United States Championship at Night of Champions back to John Cena on September 20, 2015. He faced Kane at Hell in a Cell on October 25, 2015, and successfully retained his title which made Kane removed as Director of Operations.

On May 22, 2016, he attacked Roman Reigns with a Pedigree who defense his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against AJ Styles. With this incident, Shane McMahon scheduled a match between Rollins and Reigns at Money in the Bank. on June 19, 2016. Rollins gained his second WWE World Heavyweight Championship, after defeating Reigns.

He was drafted to Raw in the 2016 WWE draft on July 19, 2016, being the brand’s first draft pick. The former Shield members fought in a triple threat match on July 14 at Battleground. On August 21, he faced Finn Balor at SummerSlam where he faced a loss.

Finn Balor relinquished the title following his legit shoulder injury the following night on Raw. Rollins faced Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns and Big Cass in a four-way elimination match for the title. The match was won by Kevin Owens after the interference from Triple H. While Owens was having a celebration ceremony in the September 5 episode of Raw, he was attacked by Rollins. They faced at Clash of Champions and also at Hell in a Cell but Rollins registered loss on both times because of the interferences from Chris Jericho.

He was selected as part of Team Raw along with Chris Jericho, Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens at Survivor Series where they lost to Team SmackDown. Later, Rollins faced Jericho at Roadblock: End of the Line where he came out as a winner.

In early 2017, he started having a feud with Triple H which made them compete in WrestleMania. He confronted Stephanie McMahon on the January 30 episode of Raw and called Triple H to reply to his questions for his betrayal. The same night, he was attacked by Samoa Joe from behind and was choked in the Coquina Clutch. The feud between Rollins and Triple H made them meet at WrestleMania 33 where Rollins turned victorious at the event. He also faced Samoa Joe at Payback and turned victorious again.

He competed in a fatal five-way Extreme Rules match involving Wyatt, Joe, Reigns and Balor for determining number one contender to the WWE Universal Championship. The fatal five-way Extreme Rules match was won by Joe.

An interesting incident was encountered on the July 10 episode of Raw where Rollins saved Dean Ambrose from an attack by the Miztourage (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas) and The Miz. Rollins and Ambrose faced Cesaro and Sheamus and defeated them successfully for receiving the Raw Tag Team Championship.

They faced Cesaro and Sheamus at No Mercy and was able to gain victory again. The whole Shield reunited again on the October 9 of Raw to face The Miz, Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas, and Braun Strowman, Sheamus and Cesaro.

 

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Rollins teamed with Jason Jordan to compete with Sheamus and Cesaro for the new Raw Tag Team Champions on the December 25 episode of Raw. He appeared in the 2018 Royal Rumble on January 28 appearing at number 18 where he got eliminated by Reigns. After that, Rollins and Jordon lose their tag team titles to Sheamus and Cesaro.

He competed in a seven-men gauntlet match on the February 19 episode of Raw where he eliminated John Cena and Roman reigns but was eliminated by Elias. He set a record of fighting for one hour and five minutes which is the longest performance in a match by any wrestler in WWE’s history. He participated at the Elimination Chamber where he e=was eliminated by Braun Strowman being the fifth man eliminated.

WrestleMania 34 took place on April 8, 2018, where he faced The Miz and Finn Balor in a triple threat match. He got victorious earning the Intercontinental Championship. This win made him the eighteenth Grand Slam Champion and the twenty-ninth Triple Crown Champion. He was kept in a rematch against The Miz at Backlash on May 6 where he became the winner and retain his title.

In May 2018, he started a feud with Elias with whom he competed at the Money in the Bank on June 17 for the Intercontinental Championship. He lost his championship to Dolph Ziggler following the distraction from Drew McIntyre. He teamed with Ambrose to face Ziggler and McIntyre for the Raw Tag Team Championship but turned to fail to capture the title. The Shield defeated Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre in a six-man tag team match at Super Show-Down on October 6, 2018.

Roman reigns announced his returning leukemia on the October 22 episode of Raw for which he needs a break from his career. The same night, Rollins and Ambrose defeated McIntyre and Ziggler to earn the Raw Tag Team Championship but Ambrose turn on Rollins and attacked him which disbanded The Shield again.

Rollins defeated United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura on November 18, 2018, at Survivor Series. Ambrose and Rollins went for a title match on December 16 where Rollins got defeated. He won his first Royal Rumble match on January 27, 2019, by eliminating Braun Strowman at last. He challenged Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35 from which Rollins turned as the Universal Championship for the first time.

 

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He met AJ Styles at Money in the Bank for the Universal Championship in May 2019 where he was able to retain his title. He also retained his title at Stomping Grounds Super ShowDown against Baron Corbin. He lost his Universal Championship to Lesnar who cashed his Money in the Bank contract. He won the opportunity to face Lesnar for the championship at SummerSlam after winning a ten-man battle royal where he eliminated Randy Orton at the last. He was able to regain the Universal Championship defeating Lesnar which made him the only wrestler to defeat Lesnar at both SummerSlam and WrestleMania.

He teamed with Strowman to defeat Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows for the Raw Tag Team Championship on the August 19 episode of Raw. They lost the title to Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode at Clash of Champions. He was able to defend his Universal Championship against Strowman but was attacked by Bray Wyatt. Rollins and Bray Wyatt faced in a Hell in a Cell match which came to an end by referee stoppage. Rollins lost his title in a fall count ending the 80 days reign.

He lost to Drew McIntyre at Money in the Bank in May 2020. The following night on Raw, he attacked Rey Mysterio and injured his eye. Later, Mysterio challenged him with an “Eye for an Eye Match” where the winner has to extract the opponent’s eyeball. The match took place on July 19, 2020, at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules where Rollins turned as the winner using the ring steps to remove Mysterio’s eye.

Rey’s son Dominik Mysterio confronted Rollins about the attack and a feud between them started. He defeated Dominik in a Street Fight. Rollins and Buddy Murphy faced the father-son team where they faced a loss. Rollins played mind games and created tensions in Mysterio’s family revealing that Rey’s daughter Aalyah Mysterio started making feelings for Murphy.

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