WWE News: Seth Rollins reveals why Vince McMahon vetoed the Curb Stomp
Since his debut in 2012, Seth Rollins has become one of the biggest superstars in WWE. After succeeding with The Shield, “The Architect” surprised fans by.
Betraying his teammates to become the company’s top heel. During this new stage of his solo career, Rollins used the Curb Stomp.
As his finisher, a move that would end up being banned by former WWE President Vince McMahon, a veto that would span from 2015 to 2018.
In this sense, during a recent appearance on the Talk is Jericho podcast, Rollins explained the reason behind the ban.
The wrestler pointed out that he was on a plane to New York to appear on ‘The Today Show’ and that it was his performance at WrestleMania that was why Vince
McMahon considered banning the move. “It was right after I won the title at WrestleMania,” Rollins began by explaining. “I think that was the first time.
That Vince thought about it. And he just decided because they sent pictures to ‘The Today Show’ to show them (during the program).
That night I took the flight and they showed it to me. They had the footage to show on the screen during the interview.
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And a lot of it was me doing the (Curb) Stomp. Other than that it has quite a violent name and connotation, but only visually.” The wrestler delved.
A little deeper into the reasons that led McMahon to outright ban the use of his finisher, noting that the former WWE General Manager believed that it was a move.
That young children could easily imitate, so could be a negative influence on young audiences.”He got into his head,” Rollins continued.
As the champion and the person most responsible for him, I didn’t want that image to last or for people to have a reason to be shocked.”
During the three years that the Curb Stomp ban was in place, Rollins used the Ripcord Knee and the Pedigree as his finishers on it.
However, in 2018 the movement was accepted again, rejoining the fighter’s moveset, Finn Bálor being his first victim of him in an episode of Monday Night RAW.
Meanwhile, the last wrestler to have suffered from the Curb Stomp was Riddle, in the latest episode of WWE’s red mark. In the final moments of the show.
Rollins viciously attacked his rival, causing her an injury (in kayfabe), which caused their scheduled match for WWE SummerSlam to be canceled.
