Seth Rollins needed knee surgery this week (Picture: WWE)
WWE superstar Seth Rollins has undergone surgery this week after working through WrestleMania with a major injury.
The former World Heavyweight Champion wrestled twice in two days at the epic double header in Philadelphia earlier this month, and his wife Becky Lynch has revealed he hadn’t fully healed from a knee injury in time for the weekender.
She said: ‘So, he just got surgery on Tuesday. So he had knee surgery, he tore his meniscus a little while before WrestleMania.
‘And so his rehab I suppose is running after a little three year old now. That’ll be great for his knee surgery!’
Irish wrestler Becky, who has three-year-old daughter Roux with her fellow WWE star, explained how the couple balance parenthood with their hectic lives on the road and in the ring.
Appearing on RTE’s Late Late Show, she told host Patrick Kielty: ‘Normally we travel with her. We’re very lucky, we have a tour bus. We wouldn’t be able to do it without her because we’re on the road four days a week in different towns every night, and she comes with us.’
Seth’s wife Becky Lynch revealed the news he has gone under the knife (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
The Visionary locked horns with The Rock despite his injury (Picture: WWE)
Back in January, Seth fought back tears as he addressed the crowd one week after suffering a Grade 2 MCL tear and partially torn medial meniscus in his left knee.
The injury came against former champion Jinder Mahal – who, in an unrelated move, has been released by WWE this week – when he hit a Moonsault from the top rope.
He hits the same move in most of his matches, but on that occasion, something went wrong, and he was told surgery would rule him out for three to four months and mean he’d miss WrestleMania.
Seth fought Drew McIntyre on the first night (Picture: WWE)
He decided to rehab the injury instead of undergoing surgery, and went onto to team with Cody Rhodes on April 6 against Roman Reigns and The Rock.
The next night, he opened the show as he lost his World Heavyweight Title to Drew McIntyre, who subsequently also lost the gold when Damian Priest cashed in the Money In The Bank briefcase with an assist from CM Punk.
Fans expected Seth to take some time off to rest up after WrestleMania, but it’s come as a surprise to learn he’s had to undergo surgery for the injury.
He revealed his injury heartbreak at the start of the year (Picture: WWE)
Back in 2022, he opened up about how parenthood had changed his mentality as a performer, as he started to look at his job through a different lens.
He exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘You wanna work harder to make the kid proud and earn as much of a living as you can to provide for that person. I think she’s been extra inspirational in that way, but at the same time, she’s obviously made me think about things in a safer way.’
He added: ‘You do definitely start to think about taking it easier where you can in the ring so you’re not in as much pain in your off time.’
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