WWEâ€s Original Plan for Seth Rollins for WrestleMania Before Injury Revealed

Seth Rollins†injury has thrown WWEâ€s creative plans into chaos, but now we know just how big those plans really were.

According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Rollins was penciled in for one of the biggest matches WWE could book — a WrestleMania showdown against Roman Reigns. While discussing Rollins†health and the shocking turn by Bron Breakker on RAW, Meltzer revealed that the Visionâ€s leader was supposed to collide with Reigns on the grandest stage of them all.

“Seth Rollins was tentatively scheduled to wrestle Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.â€

Meltzer explained that the long-term vision of Rollins†faction was never about him, but about launching Bron Breakker into superstardom.

“Because the whole thing with this faction was not about Seth Rollins. It was about Bron Breakker — and about making Bron Breakker into the next Roman Reigns. Now, how they were going to do that, I wasnâ€t told. I was just thinking thatâ€s how it would end up — that at the end, you know, Bron does that [turns on Seth]. But I doubt it was going to be this early.â€

Bryan Alvarez noted that WWE had already been planting seeds for the eventual split but at a much slower pace.

“Especially because of the way they did the pay-per-view. It was like they planted the seeds for this to happen in the future. Like they said, ‘What happens if Cody wins?†And Paul says, ‘Well, we know whatâ€s going to happen.†But then Seth won, right? It was like, okay, well, they bought some more time. But we all know itâ€s going to happen in the end.â€

Meltzer emphasized that WWE wanted the breakup to pay off down the road, with Rollins vs Reigns being a central piece of that puzzle.

“Yeah. That was my impression — that it was going to happen at the end. For the last two weeks, it was like, okay, theyâ€re planting seeds for a long time down the road. But now, under the circumstances, if heâ€s hurt — maybe they didnâ€t know how badly hurt he was — but if he is, they had to change everything.â€

The injury has now forced WWE to pivot, pulling the trigger on Bron Breakkerâ€s betrayal of Rollins much earlier than expected and leaving WrestleManiaâ€s plans wide open. What could have been a blockbuster Rollins vs Reigns main event may no longer be possible.

Do you think WWE should still try to book Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns for WrestleMania if Rollins heals in time, or has that ship already sailed? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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