Seth Rollins showcased his strong work ethic on RAW last week by defending his title against Jinder Mahal. He suffered an injury because of the match and now WWE has interesting plans for his WrestleMania 40 bout.

As previously reported, there were indications that Seth Rollins might have suffered an injury to his left leg during the match. Seth Rollins would then confirm he had torn meniscus during RAW this week.

Despite his injury, The Visionary made it clear that he would still compete at WrestleMania 40 after Gunther interrupted him. Naturally, this made fans wonder if Gunther would end up challenging Rollins.

According to Sports Illustrated, WWE has a new place in place for Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40. Gunther is now the favorite to win the Royal Rumble and potentially dethrone Rollins on the first night of WrestleMania 40.

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”After a month of speculation that CM Punk would challenge world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins at WrestleMania, a new plan is in place. Gunther is the favorite to win the Royal Rumble and then dethrone Rollins on the first night of WrestleMania.”

Seth Rollins had noted that it would take him 3-4 months to recover from the injury if he had surgery. It remains to be seen whether WWE will end up having The Ring General defeat Seth Rollins for the title at WrestleMania 40.

What do you think of this story concerning Seth Rollins? Do you think Gunther should be the one to defeat him for the title at WrestleMania 40? Let us know in the comments below!

Subhojeet Mukherjee

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