Rollins in September 2016
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Birth name | Colby Daniel Lopez |
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Born |
Buffalo, Iowa, United States |
May 28, 1986
Residence | Davenport, Iowa, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Gixx Seth Rollins Taj the Destroyer Tyler Black |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
Billed from | Davenport, Iowa |
Trained by | Danny Daniels |
Debut | 2005 |
Colby Daniel Lopez (born May 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Seth Rollins on the Raw brand.
After signing with WWE in 2010, he was sent to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) where he was the first FCW Grand Slam Champion. After WWE rebranded FCW into NXT, he became the inaugural NXT Champion. Rollins debuted on WWE's main roster in 2012 alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield. Rollins is a two-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time United States Champion, a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Roman Reigns), the 2014 Money in the Bank winner, and the 2015 Superstar of the Year.
Prior to signing with WWE, Lopez wrestled as Tyler Black for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he held the ROH World Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice (with Jimmy Jacobs), and was the winner of the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament. He also wrestled for various independent promotions including Full Impact Pro (FIP), where he was a one-time FIP World Heavyweight Champion, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he was a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion (also with Jacobs). Along with CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and Kevin Owens, Rollins is one of four men to have been world champion in WWE and ROH. Rollins has headlined numerous major pay-per-view events for WWE, including WrestleMania 31. Industry veteran Sting, who wrestled his final match against Rollins at Night of Champions on September 20, 2015, described him as the most talented professional wrestler he has ever seen or worked with.