Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins
Rollins at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2019
Birth name	Colby Daniel Lopez
Born	(1986-05-28) May 28, 1986 (age 38) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Becky Lynch ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Gixx Seth Rollins Seth "Freakin" Rollins[1] Taj the Destroyer[1] Tyler Black[1]
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2]
Billed weight	225 lb (102 kg)[2]
Billed from	Davenport, Iowa[2]
Trained by	Danny Daniels[1]
Debut	August 21, 2004

Colby Daniel Lopez (born May 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He wrestles for the WWE on the Raw brand. He competes under the ring name Seth "Freakin" Rollins and was the first holder of the new World Heavyweight Championship. He is a former WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion^[a] and Universal Champion. He holds both of these titles twice, which makes him a five-time world champion in WWE.

Rollins is also a two-time United States and Intercontinental Champion, a six-time WWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion^[b], the 2019 men's Royal Rumble winner, and the 2014 Money in the Bank ladder match winner (going on to successfully cash in the contract at WrestleMania 31 and win his first WWE championship). He was part of the popular stable The Shield with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. Before being called up to the main roster, Rollins wrestled for the WWE's developmental program NXT and was the first NXT Champion.

Lopez has also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion and a former two-time ROH World Tag Team Champion with Jimmy Jacobs. While on the independent circuit, he wrestled under the ring name Tyler Black. Aside from Ring of Honor, he has also competed in the Scott County Wrestling, AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, the National Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Wrestling Society X. Black is also a three-time world champion outside of WWE. He won the MCPW World Heavyweight Championship, the FIP World Heavyweight Championship, and the ROH World Championship once.

Personal life

Lopez began dating Irish professional wrestler Rebecca Quin, better known as Becky Lynch, in January 2019.^[3][4] Their daughter was born in December 2020.^[5][6] They were married on June 29, 2021.^[7] They live in Moline, Illinois.^[8]

Acting career

Film and Television ^[5][4]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition	Himself	Episode: "Pearls"
2016	Sharknado: The 4th Awakens	AstroTech Lopez	Film debut
2017	The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!	Seth Rollins/Reactor Rollins	Voice
	Armed Response	Brett
2019	Trouble	Norm	Voice
2020	Like a Boss	Byron
2025	Captain America: Brave New World	TBA	Post-production[9]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Smosh Games	Himself	1 episode
2016	Superstar Ink	Himself	1 episode
2015 – present	UpUpDownDown	Himself/The Champ	Regular appearances
2017	Southpaw Regional Wrestling	"Dry Rub" Doug

Video games

Year	Title	Notes
2013	WWE 2K14[10]	Video game debut
2014	WWE 2K15[11]	Motion capture (Next-gen & PC)
	WWE SuperCard
2015	WWE 2K16[12]	Motion capture (Next-gen & PC)
	WWE Immortals[13]
2016	WWE 2K17[14]	Motion capture (Next-gen & PC)
2017	WWE: Champions[15]
	WWE Mayhem
	WWE 2K18[16]	Cover athlete
2018	WWE 2K19[17]	Motion capture
2019	WWE 2K20
2020	The King of Fighters All Star[18]
	WWE Racing Showdown
	WWE 2K Battlegrounds
2022	WWE 2K22
2023	WWE 2K23
2024	WWE 2K24

Championships and accomplishments

Rollins as WWE Universal Champion

Rollins as WWE Champion

Rollins as WWE Intercontinental Champion

Rollins as WWE United States Champion

Rollins as Mr. Money In The Bank

• Absolute Intense Wrestling
  • AIW Intense Championship (1 time)^[19]
• All American Wrestling
  • AAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[20]
  • AAW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marek Brave (1) and Jimmy Jacobs (1)^[20]
• Florida Championship Wrestling
  • FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[21]
  • FCW Jack Brisco 15 Championship (1 time)^[22]
  • FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Richie Steamboat
  • Jack Brisco Classic (2011)^[23]
  • First FCW Grand Slam Champion^[24]
• Full Impact Pro
  • FIP World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[25]
• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[19]
• Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling
  • MCPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[26]
• NWA Midwest
  • NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marek Brave^[19]
• New York Post
  • Match of the Year (2022) vs. Cody Rhodes at Hell in a Cell^[27]
• Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
  • PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Jacobs^[28]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Feud of the Year (2014) vs. Dean Ambrose^[29]
  • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2015, 2020)^[30][31]
  • Tag Team of the Year (2013) with Roman Reigns^[32]
  • Wrestler of the Year (2015, 2023)^[30]
  • Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015,^[33] 2019^[34] and 2023^[35]
• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Championship (1 time)^[36]
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jimmy Jacobs^[37]
  • ROH World Championship No. 1 Contender Tournament (2008)^[38]
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2008) – with Jimmy Jacobs^[39]
  • Survival of the Fittest (2009)
• Rolling Stone
  • Best Briefly Resuscitated Storyline (2015) vs. Dean Ambrose^[40]
  • Most Puzzling New Finisher (2015) Pedigree^[40]
  • Most Smothered In-Ring Potential (2014)^[41]
  • Ranked No. 9 of the 10 best WWE wrestlers of 2016^[42]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 3 of the top 10 men's wrestlers in 2018
  • Wrestler of the Year (2022)^[43]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Tag Team of the Year (2013) with Roman Reigns^[44]
  • Worst Feud of the Year (2013) – as part of The Authority vs. Big Show^[44]
  • Worst Feud of the Year (2019) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt^[45]
  • Worst Match of the Year (2019) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt at Hell in a Cell^[45]
• WWE
  • WWE Championship^[a] (2 times)^[46]
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, first)^[47]
  • WWE Universal Championship (2 times)^[48]
  • NXT Championship (1 time, first)^[49]
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times)^[50]
  • WWE United States Championship (2 times)^[51]
  • WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship^[b] (6 times) – with Roman Reigns (1), Dean Ambrose (2), Jason Jordan (1), Braun Strowman (1), and (Buddy) Murphy (1)^[52][53]
  • Money in the Bank (2014)
  • Men's Royal Rumble (2019)^[54]
  • World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2023)
  • Gold Rush Tournament (2012)^[55]
  • 29th Triple Crown Champion^[56]
  • 11th Grand Slam Champion (under current format; 19th overall)^[56]
  • Second two-time Grand Slam Champion
  • Slammy Award (9 times)^[57]
    • Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year (2014) Diving off the balcony at Payback^[58]
    • Breakout Star of the Year (2013) with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield^[59]
    • Double-Cross of the Year (2014) Betraying The Shield and joining The Authority^[58]
    • Faction of the Year (2013, 2014) with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield^[58][59]
    • Fan Participation (2014) "You Sold Out"^[58]
    • Match of the Year (2014) Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series^[58]
    • Superstar of the Year (2015)^[60]
    • Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) – #BelieveInTheShield with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield^[59]
  • WWE Year-End Award for Best Reunion (2018) – as part of The Shield^[61]
  • Bumpy Award (1 time)
    • Best Dressed of the Half-Year (2021) – with Sonya Deville^[62]

Video games

Year	Title	Notes
2013	WWE 2K14[63]	Video game debut
2014	WWE 2K15[64]	Motion capture (Next-gen & PC)
	WWE SuperCard	Latest Card: SS '20
2015	WWE 2K16[65]	Motion capture (Next-gen & PC)
	WWE Immortals[66]
2016	WWE 2K17[67]	Motion capture (Next-gen & PC)
2017	WWE: Champions[68]
	WWE Mayhem
	WWE 2K18[69]	Cover athlete
2018	WWE 2K19[70]	Motion capture
2019	WWE 2K20
2020	The King of Fighters All Star[71]
	WWE Racing Showdown
	WWE 2K Battlegrounds
2022	WWE 2K22
2023	WWE 2K23
2024	WWE 2K24

Notes

1. The title was called "WWE World Heavyweight Championship" during his first reign and simply "WWE Championship" during his second reign
2. During his first reign the title was called "WWE Tag Team Championship". His other reigns happened when the title was exclusive to Raw and was renamed "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship".

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Other websites

• WWE profile
• Black and Brave Wrestling Academy
• Colby Lopez on IMDb
• Seth Rollins on Twitter