Backstage Update On Why WWE Is Holding Seth Rollins Off TV

ByAndrew RavensProfessional Wrestling Journalist

Seth Rollins is being held back on purpose.

WrestleVotes reports for Fightful Select that creative is keeping Rollins off television while it waits for the right moment to bring him back. The plans for his return are already lined up and ready to go.

He was at one point set to be part of Money in the Bank. That appears to have shifted.

A source says his return should not be far off regardless.

There is similar uncertainty around CM Punk and the October 10 show. Punk was discussed at one point as working Money in the Bank, but that is no longer a lock.

That is a change from earlier reporting, which had Punk expected on the card. He still has to qualify, with a triple threat against Gunther and Finn Bálor booked for SmackDown.

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