Seth Rollins Shoots On CM Punk's WWE Return, Personal Issues | SI Media | Episode 472 

seth is a pr goldmine for wwe. keeps kayfabe alive and lets the moments happen. great dude

This rivalry is going to be a beautiful thing for any wrestling fan.

Seth Rollins is your typical “company man” and CM Punk is the anti-establishment persona. Their rivalry is going to be very very interesting and I can’t wait. I haven’t watch wrestling in many many years and have no idea who the newer wrestlers are. For the first time in many years I’m interested in WWE again and it’s all thank to CM Punk.

This feud bout to be cinema.💯🍿

Seth Rollins and CM Punk are my two favorite superstars of all time, this feud is gonna tear me apart 😂

One interesting thing about a potential Seth/Punk feud is how his career and Punk’s are similar, up to a point of real divergence. They both had successful independent careers before going to WWE. Both were headstrong and set in their ways and told to change how they do things. The difference is that Seth “fell in line” and found success and Punk succeeded despite various forces working against him, all while figuratively banging his head against the wall for years until he got burned out and quit. Which road to success was wiser is debatable, but I tend to like Punk because he stayed true to himself. Still, I also admire Seth for making it work within the WWE system and finding success that way.

CM Punk brought you into this world Seth and he can be the one to take you out.

The fact that people are debating if Seth's reaction was a work or shoot is a massive success on WWE's part.

Seth vs Punk has the potential to be the greatest rivalry of both their careers, if only it started way back at maybe Summerslam so it could have an even longer build to Mania

Seth saying he found out at the time is an instant clue everything beyond is a work as it was reported the people who needed to know were told before the match

This actually made me a bigger fan of Seth. Great interview!

The WrestleMania 40 match is gonna be legendary 🔥. Can't wait for January. The buildup is gonna be a lot of fun.

Seth clearly loves this feud and is treating it like a new car.

I’m not a big Seth fan, but I’ll give credit where it’s due: the man is always working.

Seth is a professional and he will make this the rivalry of 2024 so if the beef is real then this will make it 10x better

It’s a work. He’s willing to conduct business with Punk. He’s not answering questions directly just what he can say.

Slowly planting the seeds for probably one of the best rivalries in our lifetime

There is a zero percent chance they didn't tell everyone in that ring about cm punk before hand. He basically just gave away that it's a work.

1:53 cm punk talk

This guy is a truly excellent interviewer, something that is underrated and becoming a lost art. He kept Seth (and the viewer) engaged throughout. Highly entertaining

This whole situation got me back in to watching WWE, hoping for the best.

No chance he wasn’t told before he came out.

Didn't expect the interview to be SO much in character)

Punk's got Seth talking like an actual human being, love it.

This feuds about to be a classic if they play it right and might even steal the show this year in the lead up to mania

This feud is gonna go crazy

Seth’s side eye at “anywhere else” at 37:58 is so loaded 😂

This interview will definitely be in their hype video card

Seth is a freakin genius. Amazing job at blurring the lines. With Punk and Roman. He makes it feel 100% reel and understandable. Chapeaux 🎩 Can‘t wait to see what happens in the upcoming months.

It’s all a work, but this feud nonetheless is gonna be cinema 💯🍿

I thought you was going to mention the Chris Benoit royal rumble when you said you might not be allowed to talk about this rumble moment 😂 I was pleasantly surprised that you mentioned Vince McMahon quad injury instead 😂

4:58 Seth has been manifesting this

Man I’m really excited for this feud but I keep trying to come back and get into wwe but the episodes seem so dull now, maybe I’m just having bad luck and keep tuning in the weeks where there’s a boring episode? I’m so interested in this stuff and I love Sami and Kevin too it just feels like there’s 2 hours and 45 minutes of boredom and 15 minutes of good everytime I try to watch raw again. Gonna just keep up with this feud on RU-vid I guess but it sucks because I really wanna watch the show it’s just not like it used to be when I was younger I guess

9:58 I fully agree. Seth Rollins speaking 📠

This is why he is my Favorite

punk & seth are A LOT alike than seth would want to admit, granted punk clears him on the mic, the same way seth does punk in the ring. but, there is still so much resemblance between the two, i get seth' gripe against punk but, these two i feel chemistry wise and all that jazz, would be a treat for the viewers the moment both of 'em are in the ring together.

Respect love match ☝️☝️❤️❤️❤️

Super stuff by Seth here.

Both you guys have a lot history , so knock it out of the park with the feud.

Im sure that the fences has been mended already and they are good. Seth’s Kayfabe is amazing.

I am down for punk and rollins

work or not, he makes some good points

So the colt cobana interview line was either a shoot or punk is now okay with colt cobana’s name and that situation being mentioned , when in aew he had a hissy fit over colt cobana

You remember when Sports Illustrated didn't report on kayfabe wrestling angles? Pepperidge Farms remembers...

8:55 I fully agree

Rollins vs Punk at WrestleMania 40 is going to be the best match that weekend

Now you know why Vince chose Rollins over Moxley!

This booking is genius

The colt Combana podcast is what un did Cm Punk especially the stuff he mentioned about Ryback and Triple H

History repeats itself….with WWE seemingly in its hottest period since The Attitude Era….Seth Rollins vs CM Punk may be it’s Bret/HBK rivalry, Survivor Series once again being a home to controversy

Seth really knows his football

Let me talk too ya yeahhhhhhh

Seth Freakin Rollins 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Boom Boom 💥

Seth is keeping kayfabe alive.

It's a work, but it's gonna be a GREAT feud.

If Seth didn’t know Punk was returning why was he and Sami looking at the ramp after the match?

Everybody buckle up this Seth vs CM Punk rivalry will be generational.

I'm 43 and have been a wrestling fan for 33 years. This Punk vs Rollins feud is REAL. And it was started by ROLLINS. Seth Rollins is the villain of this story. Punk has enough ammo to use against Rollins. To last 3 different rivalries. Bad stuff he's done in his personal life. How he treats fans outside of wrestling. The d*** pics he sent to other women while in a relationship. (BEFORE BECKY) Not to mention he was the main reason why Dean Ambrose left WWE.

Seth is the best in the world

8:38 "Selfish"

Nobody is better at nosing in and trying to steal thunder than Seth Rollins.

He's saying the same things -- "selfish" & all that -- for Cody too!I mean Seth has real life issues with Punk,but C'mon,of course Seth is playing his CHARACTER here & working a storyline with Punk.

Meltzer and Sean Ross Sapp both confirmed all the wrestlers were told he was coming out before the match.

The RU-vid tv stream lags on football I get spoilers from ESPN notifications

Just a work

Sometimes it takes walking away to find yourself. I think this run for punk will be different

Its a work just as Shawn and Bret was the greatest work in the history of wrestling. Cant believe people still believe anything is real in wrestling and i love it still

It can be the new Hbk vs Bret! DO IT!!

They wont doing a Monday night Raw on Christmas when are they doing it?

If Jeopardy needs a ratings pop they need to book Seth, MJF and Osprey.

Even the term "shoot" has become a work

baby go WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Fans of that guy for whatever reason - Seth can't hide his frustration 😂

Seth loves working people

Punk could whoop him with one hand tied behind his back.

I kinda feel like Seth is guilty of many of the same things he criticizes Punk for. I think he's most afraid of losing his spot.

I think they’ll mend the fence

This work is great, people actually believe it lol

Hope Seth and cm punk can put there differences aside

I still and will always believe Seth knew ahead of time and Roman definitely knew I think Cody probably even Randy knew as well you don’t think they would tell Randy in advance when it’s also his return that day as well Seth definitely was acting at the end and now he’s just keeping kayfabe and some people will actually believe it

Now sports illustrated using the term shoot? I miss wrestling so much. Ha.

For some reason for me genuinely speaking it's like bitter sweet. Because CM Punk is a hero of mine! When i was a little 17 year old teenager kinda lost and insecure. It was around the same year Punk did his famous "pipe bomb" promo! And that inspired me so much to pursue my goals and ambitions in life and knowing my worth! And since that time CM Punk became a hero of mine! He was someone i looked up to and was the main reason i was still watching WWE at that time! Whe. He left in 2014 i kinda started to lose my interest in the product the only thing that kept me watching was the shield! And when the shield split i became a huge Rollins fan! I still to this day think that authority heel seth rollins was the best heel in the last decade! And please don't MJF me this or MJF me that 😅 i think MJF heel personna was based on a narcissistic Rich high school bully with childish insults and below the belt insults! That doesn't screem to me best heel in the business! However rollins authority run was purely amazing! So now with all the rumours that they might end up main eventing wrestlemania for the World Title against each other makes me so excited and interested in the WWE product again.

I know Cm punk is a topic that any interviewer can't let to ask to Seth Rollins, however, asking about that in the beginning of the interview doesn't look good, maybe you can ask first about his reign, feelings and currently things

Tell em how you really feel seth

It's a work brother

This feud will be the feud that interest people more than Cody vs Roman at wrestlemania 40.

I just don't know if I believe him... HHH said some of the people in the ring knew he was going to be there, they were told right before the match started, I find it hard to believe Seth wouldn't have been one of those people. And his reaction... just seemed so over the top, and he knows everyone is filming him with their phones.. from some of the fan videos, it looked like Michael Cole and Corey Graves intentionally met him in the front of the ring to "hold him back", and it's not like they could actually do it if he wanted to get up the ramp. The thing is, while Seth has said terrible things about Punk, he's also credited him with getting the Shield on the main roster, and giving Seth lots of advice when they first got brought up. He said in spite of all the bad stuff, he'd love to have a match with him someday. I think Seth is staying in character when it comes to CM Punk, he's going to continue to let you believe the hatred is real in order to sell the match. And it's something that's useful sometimes, totally keeping kayfabe on these podcasts. But I don't believe he didn't know until he heard his music, and that his reaction was an act, meant to build up the feud. I'm cool with it though, it's working!

Kinda feel like Romans title doesn't even matter anymore. Or who wins it. World feels more important

Seth is trying to get cm punk in trouble with all his comments I hope punk keeps it professional and don’t scoot down to his level just take his championship

Bret vs Michaels new version

It’s a work. But that’s a good thing.

Want to me to believe it was real call him Colby.

So emotional and real, had to get Big Badass Michael Cole to hold him back from killing Phil.

Love that Seth said he didn't know about CM Punk coming back until his music hit after HHH has already said the opposite

37:50 Tony just threw his coke bowl on his tv

Seth wishes he could get the social media hits like Punk.

Work or not Seth is the absolute biggest hypocrite calling someone else selfish.

I don’t care what anyone says this isn’t a work 😂he doesn’t like that dude

Seth rollins 🐐