Seth Rollins: Biography, Facts and Career
Who is Seth Rollins? An evergreen, sourced profile: biography, key facts and career.
Colby Daniel Lopez (born May 28, 1986), better known by the ring name Seth Rollins, is an American professional wrestler who has been signed to WWE since 2010, where he performs on the Raw brand. Rollins topped Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500 list of the top 500 wrestlers in the world in 2015, 2019, and 2023, was voted as the PWI Wrestler of the Year in 2015 and 2023, and was named Wrestler of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2022. Prior to signing with WWE, he wrestled under the ring name Tyler Black for Ring of Honor (ROH), holding the ROH World Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice. He also wrestled for various independent promotions including Full Impact Pro, where he was a one-time FIP World Heavyweight Champion, as well as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he was a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion. Lopez signed with WWE in 2010 and was sent to its then-developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he was renamed Seth Rollins and became the inaugural FCW Grand Slam Champion. After WWE rebranded its developmental brand from FCW to NXT, he became the inaugural NXT Champion. In November 2012, he debuted on the main roster as a member of the stable known as The Shield, alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. He won his first main roster championship, the WWE Tag Team Championship, with Reigns in May 2013; he has since held the title six times with various partners. After leaving The Shield in 2014, he joined The Authority, establishing his on-screen character as a leading villain. Rollins is a six-time world champion in WWE, having won each of the WWE Championship, WWE Universal Championship, and World Heavyweight Championship (WHC) titles twice, being the inaugural WHC champion. He is also WWE's 29th Triple Crown Champion and 19th Grand Slam Champion, and won the 2014 and 2025 Money in the Bank ladder match, the 2019 Royal Rumble match, and is a 10-time Slammy Award winner.
Quick facts about Seth Rollins
- Full name: Seth Rollins
- Born: 1986-05-28
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Chef
- Wikidata ID: Q715014
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Who is Seth Rollins?
Colby Daniel Lopez (born May 28, 1986), better known by the ring name Seth Rollins, is an American professional wrestler who has been signed to WWE since 2010, where he performs on the Raw brand.
What nationality is Seth Rollins?
Seth Rollins is United States.
When was Seth Rollins born?
Seth Rollins was born on 1986-05-28.
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