Seth Rollins: Edge and me are similar in real life as well

The Architect The Kingslayer The Beastslayer Monday Night Rollins Monday Night Messiah WWE superstar Seth Rollins has many monickers to go by and has lived up to them and howRollins has carved a niche for himself in the past decade and has become one of the top superstars in the WWE Rollins has won the WWE and Universal championship each twice He has headlined many WWE PPVs and the most memorable one would be WrestleMania 31 where he became the firstever superstar to successfully cashin his Money in the Bank contract at WrestleMania to become WWE championThis time around Seth Rollins meets the Rated R Superstar and Ultimate Opportunist Edge who returned after 9 years from an almost careerthreatening neck injury Edge is all set to take on Rollins at the upcoming WWE Summerslam 2021 event on August 21Ahead of his highprofile and highoctane match against Edge Seth Rollins talks about his match his character inspirations John Cena Roman Reigns and moreExcerptsLast year you gave Dominik his debut this year dream match against Edge Many call you Mr Summerslam similar to Bret Hart Do you take pride in your body of work at SummerslamI have had a good run in Summerslam matches Being compared to the Hitman is high regard Summerslam this year is huge the match with Edge itself Its also the first time we will be inside a full stadium in a year and a half To me Summerslam was always no 2 on the WWE calendar ever since I was a kid I lace em up extra tight for SummerslamEdge and Seth Rollins face off for the firsttimeever at Summerslam 2021What is it like working with a veteran like Edge How excited are youIts nice Since he came back from what he thought was a careerending neck surgery he is not taking anything for granted and is extra sharp He is a perfectionist Not only on screen but our characters are very similar in real life as well Sometimes it can work with you or against you but in this situation it works for us I believe that iron sharpens iron I want to work with the best to be my best and I think he feels the same wayDo you look for comics and movies for your character inspirations How is it like working with Bray Wyatts and Triple Hs over the years in terms of character developmentThe character is in a weird place right now but I take inspiration from anywhere My character has been developing over the years Triple H is definitely one of the people where my character draws inspiration and played a major role in the beginning Bray Wyatt God I miss him I would not say I had much inspiration drawn for my character from him coz he was way out there with what he was doingAs a wrestling fan how big has John Cenas return impacted SummerslamJohn has devoted so much of his life to WWE and literally carried the company on his back for over a decade I learned so much from John inside and outside of the ring Him coming back for Summerslam is perfect if it is his swansong who knows Hes doing great in his Hollywood career To be able to utilise his star power Im all for it I am happy for John and I love that he is here and I am looking forward to Reigns vs Cena as the main eventDo you think your match vs Edge can push you for a Universal title shotThats the goal I did feel I should have had a shot at MITB but Edge pulled the rug off my feet If you look at the SD roster once I move past Edge theres not a whole lot between me and Roman or Cena One way or another I am going to be Universal champ soonEdge and Seth Rollins were at loggerheads over the last month on SmackDownWhat do you think of Roman Reigns performance as a colleague and someone to who hes that closeAs someone who has seen his entire career from Day 1 I have watched him grow as a performer over time One thing people dont understand is that it takes time to be really good in this business To be put in a position to succeed early on is a lot of pressure for a young man To be put in the Hogan Cena top spot it is not easy for him He has evolved so much that he is now comfortable and his personality is starting to shine through Its cool to see where he is at now and where he could go in the futureWhat are your thoughts on your epic match against Cena at Summerslam 2015 when you look backIt was surreal I dont know that the crowd would be invested in me as they were The gear was striking and added to the excitement level when I walked out The athleticism and physicality of that match speak for itself and the element of John Stewart The idea of being a double champ I did not think it was possible at the time I was too busy at the time to sit back and realise what was happening Now in retrospect that was a whirlwindConsidered WWEs most stylish man in and out of the ring what are your plans in terms of ring gear this SummerslamI didnt think I would be called WWEs most stylish but thank you Yeah I have always got something up my sleeve and I dont think you want me to ruin the surprise This ones going to be different and I have something thats stewing in my head for a few days so lets see what it turns intoIf you had any advice for the Rollins of 20142015 what would it beI would have told myself to slow down a bit During the first few years I did not take enough time to enjoy what was going on with me as I was focused on moving up the ladder and being at the top of the food chain and that can be stressfulHows Becky and little Roux are doing When can we see her potential return to WWEGosh I wish I knew It is her goal to return at some point but when we dont know The timings got to be right for her Im sure you guys may get some trolling posts this weekend as we approach Summerslam Theyre great awesome and healthy I love that I can spend every single day with them when I am not on the road Being a dad and a husband is way cooler than I thought it could beView Photos The Summer of John Cena is hereCatch Cena in action on Sunday 21st August at 530 AM IST EXCLUSIVELY on SONY TEN 1 SONY TEN 3 Channels and the SONY LIV app