Report: Details Behind Seth Rollins' SummerSlam Cash-In
Following last night's SummerSlam main event that saw CM Punk defeat Gunther to win the World Heavyweight Championship, Seth Rollins made his return to WWE programming by cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase and becoming World Champion once again.
There has been much speculation surrounding Rollins' supposed injury following Saturday Night's Main Event last month. We now have more information on the series of events that led to last night's cash-in.
According to Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp (via Fightful Select), the entire situation with Rollins was kept incredibly close to the vest. Starting with Saturday Night's Main Event, Rollins was penciled in to win the match against LA Knight. This was done to help the moment come across as legitimate to many people backstage who weren't in the know.
Rollins even kept some close to him in the dark who expressed concern to Sapp over the weekend about the injury and not hearing back from him following the incident. Seth appeared backstage on crutches at Evolution the following night to sell the injury.
Last night's cash-in wasn't on any of the SummerSlam internal rundowns. And yesterday afternoon, many in the company didn't expect it to happen. As the night went on, Rollins emerged backstage during the main event, and things began to shift.
It is also believed that WWE Unreal director Chris Weaver was backstage for this moment. The docuseries is planned for a second season next year. You can bet this entire story will be heavily covered on one of those episodes.
Stay tuned to WrestleZone for more information as it becomes available.
READ MORE: WWE SummerSlam Night One Results: Review, Grades, Card For August 2
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