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WWE Royal Rumble 2025 was one of the most spectacular events in the history of the Big Four WWE show. The main highlights of the show were the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches, which produced countless moments that led to the fans’ erupting at Lucas Oil Stadium.
In regards to the Men’s Royal Rumble match, the fans witnessed a cinematic moment between longtime rivals Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. The duo had in-ring space for a good duration of the match that guaranteed the winner a main event World title shot at WrestleMania 41.
As many fans witnessed, Rollins laid a massive beatdown on Reigns after the duo were eliminated together from the match. But there was an unseen detail that showed Rollins still having a soft corner for his former Shield brother despite years of animosity and onscreen rivalry.
Seth Rollins protected Roman Reigns during Royal Rumble match spot
Towards the end of the Men’s Royal Rumble match, Seth Rollins andRoman Reignsfought against each other on the side of the ring. However, there was one intriguing detail that the fans missed as the duo were about to be eliminated from the 30-man over-the-top-rope melee.
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The Visionary had The OTC trapped with his legs on the ropes and holding his neck in his bid to eliminate him. Rollins lifted his left leg to signalCM Punkfor the fall and to eliminate them from the match as per the creative booking.
But a fan notedon Xthat Seth held Reigns’ neck in such a way to give protection upon the fall to the outside of the ring. This showed that Rollins still cared for his former Shield cohort and protected every wrestler he worked with his magnificent timing.
The way Roman lifting his left leg and letting Punk know they are ready to fall and the way he holding Seth’s neck to give the protection when falling,it’s little details that wrestlers supposed to do for the protection,in that Roman always the best,his timing is magnificent.pic.twitter.com/GaLDLcAL1i
In the world of professional wrestling, injuries can happen at any time. But it is such small details by wrestlers to protect their co-workers is what avoids those catastrophes, like Seth Rollins did for Roman Reigns at the WWE Royal Rumble event.
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As mentioned, the stare-down moment between Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns garnered a massive reaction from the fans at the 2025 Royal Rumble eventwhich itself featured major botches.
The duo was eliminated from the match by CM Punk at the same time. But just a few moments later, Punk himself was tossed out of the ring by Logan Paul. Following that, Seth Rollins snapped and delivered multiple stomps to Roman Reigns outside the ring. Moreover, he even threw punches at Punk and had to be ejected from ringside for his actions.
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After the event ofRAW on Netflix, it was announced that Reigns will be out of action for the foreseeable future. Rollins, on the same episode, took credit for sending Reigns to the sidelines.
NOOOOOO ROMAN REIGNS WILL BE OUT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE 💔💔💔WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO YOUR SHIELD BROTHER SETH 😭#WWERawpic.twitter.com/lmX5J6g8qx
All the events could be the buildup for a huge Reigns vs Rollins clash in a marquee match at WrestleMania 41. So it will be interesting to see how WWE plays out this storyline with immense star power, history and huge animosity between two of their current flagship stars.
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N Singh is a long-time fan of professional wrestling. After dropping his Engineering regular studies in 2020, he decided to pursue his passion and became a writer. Over the last few years, he has written for multiple webs bringing a lot of skills and creativity to the table.
