Seth Rollins is the current World Heavyweight Champion in WWE and won the title after a hard-fought victory over AJ Styles at Night of Champions. However, his first World title victory came in a different way.

The Visionary of WWE always has his visions for the future set ahead. At WrestleMania 31, Rollins would cash in his Money in the Bank and claim his first WWE Championship, in what was termed as the ‘Heist of the Century’ by Michael Cole. The heist was planned and set into action several months ago, by Rollins and a top AEW star.

Who was the main brain behind Seth Rollins’ iconic WWE Championship victory at WrestleMania 31?

During a podcast with Mark Andrews and BBC, Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins revealed what went behind his iconic WrestleMania victory over Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. In 2015, Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble and faced Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship.

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However, little did fans know that the night would end with a different Shield member holding the World title. In the podcast, Rollins revealed that Cesaro aka Claudio Castagnoli was one of the main brains behind this idea.

He said, ” I am riding in the car with Cesaro (Claudio Castagnoli) we are booking the territory as we do. And I’ve got these ideas and I am running them by and he’s got his ideas, and we are trying to come up with some stuff, and it seemed like a good idea.”

Rollins further continued, “But I had to find like the right time to put the ball in somebody’s ear. And it really happened after Royal Rumble that year where I had a very good match with Brock Lesnar and John Cena. And was hoping to catapult this myself.”

Despite pitching this idea, Rollins himself was not aware of the final execution until the very moment. He revealed, “And now it was very secretive and I didn’t know about the final until like the day up. I had my match with Randy earlier in the afternoon, and I didn’t know what we were going to do until after that match. So, I really didn’t know anything until midway through the show that night.”

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Seth Rollins was one of the most hated men on the roster then, and his stealing the title from under the noses of Lesnar and Reigns, gave him even more legitimate heat as the top heel WWE superstar.

Seth Rollins believes his cash-in victory was perfect for building both himself and Roman Reigns up

Throughout his career, Rollins has been known as the architect and his nature of setting things up in motion. In the same podcast, he revealed that his cash in victory at ‘Mania 31 was perfect for building both himself and Reigns up for the future.

Rollins said, “And you know, the writing was all on the wall. And truth be told I thought it was a great opportunity to create a moment unlike anything we have seen. I also think it was a great way to build myself but also to build Roman and give him someone to chase.”

Rollins would then go on to have a good title run before injuring his knee. And falling out of action for around one year. He would return, and win the title again. But to lost it another Shield brother of his, Dean Ambrose aka Jon Moxley at Money in the Bank.

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