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Backstage Update on the Legitimacy of Seth Rollins' Injury

WWE SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT, JUL 18 – Seth Rollins' knee injury was scripted to write him off TV before a planned Money in the Bank cash-in at SummerSlam 2025, sources confirm the staged angle.

  • In the July 12, 2025 show of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, Seth Rollins suffered an apparent knee injury after a moonsault, leading to an audible that awarded LA Knight the victory.
  • According to John Pollock of POST Wrestling, he was tipped two days before SNME that Rollins' injury was a planned storyline, with him on crutches heading into SummerSlam.
  • Backstage sources indicated a somber atmosphere as most believed Rollins was legitimately hurt while a small number knew the injury was scripted.
  • The plan involved WWE scripting the injury to pave the way for Rollins to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase at SummerSlam, as Dave Meltzer noted.
  • As SummerSlam on August 2nd and 3rd nears, Rollins’ Money in the Bank briefcase remains the focal storyline with plans for his cash-in during the World Heavyweight Championship match.
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