Paul Heyman is leaning into the rumors about Seth Rollins.
The Architect seemed to have suffered a knee injury at this past weekend’s edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event. Early reports suggested that the injury was real and the former world champion could be out of action for a long period.
These reports have been disputed recently, however, with some suggesting that the company officials are using a minor health setback of Rollins for storyline and that he’ll be back sooner than expected.
When asked about his client’s injury during a recent interview with Shak Wrestling, Paul Heyman first claimed that ‘Seth Rollins being injured is a fact of life, It’s an inherent danger in this industry.’
The Mad Genius of Wrestling then leaned into the talks of the whole thing being a worked shoot. Heyman claimed that in today’s world, they have to exploit the media to deliver genuine surprises to fans:
“The media will exploit their access to us by having more in-depth reporting behind the scenes. We’re going to exploit that access to the media by devising storylines that are enticing to the readers, viewers or the people who consume that content,”
Paul Heyman claimed that it’s the natural evolution of the relationship between wrestling media and pro wrestling companies. As the reporters get closer to the product, the product gets closer to the reporters and it has now become another platform for the company to use.
The former ECW owner later also discussed the silver lining of Rollins’ injury, mentioning that it allows more spotlight on both Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. Heyman called Breakker a future WrestleMania main eventer and claimed that Reed is the most ‘underappreciated and underutilized monster’ of wrestling in years.