Seth Rollins Says Only a Few Knew About His Fake WWE Injury Angle

Seth Rollins finally opened up about what many are calling the “Ruse of the Century”—faking a knee injury at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event in July, which set up a perfectly executed Money in the Bank cash-in at SummerSlam. Now, Rollins is telling all about how he pulled it off, who knew, and why he doesn’t feel the slightest bit guilty.

Appearing on the SI Media Podcast with Jimmy Traina, Rollins revealed only a handful of people were in on the act from the start.

“You can probably count on two hands,” he said when asked how many knew the injury was fake.

As for whose idea it was, Rollins said it was pitched to him weeks ahead of time.

“I’m not exactly sure where it was hatched. It was presented to me in advance, quite some time, which in our business is a few weeks. I thought the idea was brilliant when I first heard it… I felt the crux of the idea was brilliant. I was the guy to be able to pull that off. I was very excited at the prospect of it.”

Rollins made it clear the plan depended on execution—and he knew he could sell it.

“My level of commitment to our industry is second to none. I was the guy for the job.”

When asked if it was hard to pull off such a convincing fake injury, Rollins responded with total confidence.

“I’m a professional, so I feel like I can do anything. All you need in our industry is a little shred of doubt, just a tiny bit of mystery and you get the magic.”

And that’s exactly what happened once the broadcast ended.

“As soon as Saturday Night’s Main Event went off the air, you saw everybody asking questions… I don’t think it was too difficult. I think people are maybe smarter than they are sometimes.”

So did Rollins feel bad for fooling the fans—and his colleagues? Not at all. He even passed the guilt onto his wife, Becky Lynch.

“I didn’t feel guilty. I let my wife take all the guilt. She has the Irish guilt anyway. She steps on an ant and feels like she’s going to hell.”

There was one person Rollins did have to dodge, though—John Cena. According to Rollins, Cena personally reached out during the injury angle.

“Maybe John Cena. John reached out and I had to do my best to wiggle around it. John and I are cut from the same cloth, so when John saw the final outcome, he was very happy and proud.”

Rollins will now team with Becky Lynch to face CM Punk and AJ Lee at Wrestlepalooza, in what’s shaping up to be one of the most emotionally charged matches on the card.