WWE star Seth “Freakin” Rollins recently appeared on the Chicago Bears podcast to discuss various topics, including the origin of his ring name.
Rollins said, “I had a little bit of say. My name, Seth Rollins, was given to me, bestowed upon me. I made a list. I made like two lists, first names and last names, when I first got hired by WWE, right? They want to own your brand. They want to be partners in owning your brand. So, look, when I was on the independents wrestling before WWE, I was Tyler Black. I decided that all by myself. When I got to WWE, they wanted to own me. Like I said, I own the brand, so I made two lists.”
On who gave him his WWE ring name:
“The late, great American Dream, Dusty Rhodes, was the one who gave me my name. ‘Seth Rollins, baby.’ He had a list. If you don’t know Dusty, he had a lisp. He’s a southern boy with a lisp. ‘I see it on the marquee now. I see it. It’s Seth Rollins, baby. Main event of WrestleMania. I love it. I love it, baby.’”
You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.
(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
