2017 has been a transitional year for Seth Rollins. He’s gone from injured to healthy, from Triple H’s pet to Triple H’s conqueror, from heel to face, he even got a new “Burn it Down” slogan. And to top it off, Rollins has a new finisher.
In an interview with The Mirror Rollins gave a thorough explanation for the switch.
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“The Pedigree was a part of my life when I was in the Authority and it made sense for the time being, after sealing the deal and beating Triple H with it at WrestleMania, that was a good place to retire it. At the end of the day I want to be my own person, I want to be my own performer, and I want to have a finisher that’s synonymous with me and not with my mentor. I’ve always prided on doing things a little differently and I wanted to bring something to the table that people and fans of WWE maybe hadn’t really seen.
Oddly, his new finisher had yet to be officially be named. Not only does The Kingslayer have its title, but he passed along some of the move’s psychology.
“The Ripcord Knee as it’s been called recently is something that’s very dangerous, it can come out of nowhere and I think if you’ve seen it in other places, you know the damage it can do. Plus I thought it was nifty that my biggest weakness, my right knee which has put me out of action twice now, has now become my biggest strength and it’s what I use to put my opponents away with. There’s a nice bit of storytelling there as well.”
Despite having a shiny new finisher, Rollins hasn’t really had a chance to put it on display. Instead, he’s been occupied in one of the best storylines WWE has concocted in quite some time. His reunion with Dean Ambrose has utterly captured the fan base. So if you haven’t seen his new maneuver here it is:
After Rollins won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 31, his ‘curb stomp’ finisher was banned by the WWE. The move was viewed as too dangerous in the ring and too likely to be emulated by young WWE fans.
Since the move was banned, Rollins conveniently began using Triple H’s Pedigree as his finisher, which seemed like a perfect match considering The Game was Rollins’ mentor in The Authority.
But that’s all a thing of the past as Rollins and Ambrose will be vying for the Raw Tag Team Championships tomorrow night at SummerSlam who knows, maybe the Ripcord Knee will score the fateful pinfall.
