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Seth Rollins Rips CM Punk; WWE WrestleMania 40 Card Rumors; The Rock Praises Triple H

Tyler Conway@@jtylerconwayX.com LogoFeatured Columnist IVFebruary 26, 2024

LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 08:  Seth "Freakin" Rollins during the WWE Wrestlemania XL Kickoff on February 08, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PXimages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Rollins References Moxley Promo to Rip CM Punk

Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk was originally slated for WrestleMania before Punk suffered a torn triceps in the Royal Rumble, but Rollins is not letting their rivalry go.

The reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion used former Shield teammate Jon Moxley's words to rip Punk in a recent interview with Wrestle Radio Australia.

"I mean, I don't want to say I told you so. But me and a lot of other people told you so. What's the line? Fragile mind. Fragile body. Fragile ego. I think somebody that I know said something like that about him, and it rings true," Rollins said. "So look here's the deal, and I told him this in the ring: If you want to find your way to me and the World Heavyweight Championship you're gonna have to work for it. The deal is he's gonna have to work a little harder now."

Punk's injury threw a major monkey wrench into Rollins' WrestleMania plans. He's seemed like Cody Rhodes' sidekick as Rhodes prepares to do battle with The Rock and Roman Reigns, offering help while standing injured on the sidelines.

Drew McIntyre earned a shot at Rollins at WrestleMania, but that match is more likely to be relegated to an opener on one of the two nights than a marquee event.

Injuries happen in wrestling, but it's hard not to be a little disappointed for Punk and Rollins as they would have had equal billing to Reigns vs. Rhodes.


Knight vs. Styles, Orton vs. Paul Expected for WrestleMania

Anyone who watched last weekend's Elimination Chamber event should have seen this coming.

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported LA Knight vs. AJ Styles and Randy Orton vs. Logan Paul are two matches expected to be finalized for WrestleMania in the coming weeks.

Styles flew all the way to Australia to viciously attack Knight during the men's Elimination Chamber match, sealing their fate for a one-on-one battle, while Orton and Paul were both responsible for each other's elimination, handing the win to McIntyre in the process.

Orton RKO'd Paul to knock him out of the match, and then the YouTuber-turned-wrestler took out brass knuckles to get his revenge on Orton.

The Styles-Knight match will undoubtedly draw raucous "TNA!" chants from the crowd, while Orton vs. Paul could be a quiet show-stealer. Orton has held the United States championship just one time in his career and could be in line for a reign to help continue elevating that title. Paul has done a solid job across his reign, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see him take a break from WWE after WrestleMania, and handing the belt over to Orton in a banger makes sense.


Rock Praises Rivalry vs. Triple H

The Rock and Triple H had some backstage tensions flare up after the WrestleMania press conference earlier this month, and now their in-ring rivalry has its own documentary.

A&E aired a documentary chronicling The Rock and Triple H's battles during the Attitude Era, which led to both legends praising one another on X:

Dwayne Johnson @TheRock

Hope everyone out there enjoys this tonight as much as we did paving the road over the years. There's no business, like the pro wrestling business and I LOVE it. Boundless respect to my brother <a href="https://twitter.com/TripleH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TripleH</a>. Blood, sweat and 'thanks for the house'. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERivals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERivals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AETV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AETV</a> 8/7c <a href="https://t.co/YNSQi8y8c5">https://t.co/YNSQi8y8c5</a>

The Rock and Triple H competed against one another in 72 televised matches over their careers and plenty more on the house show circuit. The Rock was victorious in 33 of those televised matches while Triple H won 22, while other non-finishes littered the records elsewhere.

Their ladder match at SummerSlam in 1998 and Iron Man match at Judgement Day 2000 were two of the best contests of the Attitude Era.


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