Seth Rollins hopes his appearance on NXT helps to put eyes on the product.
During the June 6 episode of NXT, Bron Breakker challenged Seth Rollins to come to NXT and put his World Heavyweight Championship on the line. Rollins would respond the following week, accepting Breakker's challenge.
Speaking with the New York Post, Rollins commented on whether him going to NXT will help build the title into what he wants it to be.
"Taking it down Florida and NXT I think makes it special. You just don’t see that very often. The last time I had a match on NXT was, God, over a decade ago (2013). Getting an opportunity to go down there to the place I really cut my teeth in WWE and bring a brand new world title there and defend it against someone like Bron Breakker, I think it’s gonna put more eyes on NXT, I hope, and bring some attention there," he said.
As for his opponent, Rollins believes Breakker is as ready to make that jump to the main roster, even sharing what he told Bron when he was at the Performance Center.
"There is nothing you can do down there that’s gonna prepare you for the experience of being on the road with WWE full-time. It’s just a different animal. From everything I’ve seen performance-wise, Bron’s as ready as he’s gonna get. And his time will come. Everybody’s time will come. I was as anxious as anybody when I was down there in NXT. I told Bron this on Tuesday, I’ve been in your shoes. You want to make noise. You want to be the guy and I like that. We need that passion and we need that hunger to continue to push the business forward. I’m excited to go and give him the test of his life and see what he throws back at me. I’m excited to see how ready he really is," Rollins said.
Breakker made a pair of appearances on Monday Night Raw in March and April of 2022, competing in a tag match with Tommaso Ciampa against The Dirty Dawgs, and also defeating Dolph Ziggler for the NXT Championship.
The updated card for the June 20 episode of NXT can be seen here.
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