Seth Rollins

American professional wrestler

Colby Daniel Lopez (born May 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He wrestles for the WWE on the Raw brand. He competes under the ring name Seth "Freakin" Rollins and was the first holder of the new World Heavyweight Championship. He is a former WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion[a] and Universal Champion. He holds both of these titles twice, which makes him a five-time world champion in WWE.

Seth Rollins
Rollins at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2019
Birth nameColby Daniel Lopez
Born (1986-05-28) May 28, 1986 (age 38)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Spouse(s)
(m. 2021)
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Gixx
Seth Rollins
Seth "Freakin" Rollins[1]
Taj the Destroyer[1]
Tyler Black[1]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2]
Billed weight225 lb (102 kg)[2]
Billed fromDavenport, Iowa[2]
Trained byDanny Daniels[1]
DebutAugust 21, 2004

Rollins is also a two-time United States and Intercontinental Champion, a six-time WWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion[b], the 2019 men's Royal Rumble winner, and the 2014 Money in the Bank ladder match winner (going on to successfully cash in the contract at WrestleMania 31 and win his first WWE championship). He was part of the popular stable The Shield with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. Before being called up to the main roster, Rollins wrestled for the WWE's developmental program NXT and was the first NXT Champion.

Lopez has also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion and a former two-time ROH World Tag Team Champion with Jimmy Jacobs. While on the independent circuit, he wrestled under the ring name Tyler Black. Aside from Ring of Honor, he has also competed in the Scott County Wrestling, AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, the National Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Wrestling Society X. Black is also a three-time world champion outside of WWE. He won the MCPW World Heavyweight Championship, the FIP World Heavyweight Championship, and the ROH World Championship once.

Personal life

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Lopez began dating Irish professional wrestler Rebecca Quin, better known as Becky Lynch, in January 2019.[3][4] Their daughter was born in December 2020.[5][6] They were married on June 29, 2021.[7] They live in Moline, Illinois.[8]

Acting career

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Film and Television [5][4]

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition Himself Episode: "Pearls"
2016 Sharknado: The 4th Awakens AstroTech Lopez Film debut
2017 The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! Seth Rollins/Reactor Rollins Voice
Armed Response Brett
2019 Trouble Norm Voice
2020 Like a Boss Byron
2025 Captain America: Brave New World TBA Post-production[9]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Smosh Games Himself 1 episode
2016 Superstar Ink Himself 1 episode
2015 – present UpUpDownDown Himself/The Champ Regular appearances
2017 Southpaw Regional Wrestling "Dry Rub" Doug

Video games

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Year Title Notes
2013 WWE 2K14[10] Video game debut
2014 WWE 2K15[11] Motion capture
(Next-gen & PC)
WWE SuperCard
2015 WWE 2K16[12] Motion capture
(Next-gen & PC)
WWE Immortals[13]
2016 WWE 2K17[14] Motion capture
(Next-gen & PC)
2017 WWE: Champions[15]
WWE Mayhem
WWE 2K18[16] Cover athlete
2018 WWE 2K19[17] Motion capture
2019 WWE 2K20
2020 The King of Fighters All Star[18]
WWE Racing Showdown
WWE 2K Battlegrounds
2022 WWE 2K22
2023 WWE 2K23
2024 WWE 2K24

Championships and accomplishments

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Video games

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Year Title Notes
2013 WWE 2K14[63] Video game debut
2014 WWE 2K15[64] Motion capture

(Next-gen & PC)

WWE SuperCard Latest Card:

SS '20

2015 WWE 2K16[65] Motion capture

(Next-gen & PC)

WWE Immortals[66]
2016 WWE 2K17[67] Motion capture

(Next-gen & PC)

2017 WWE: Champions[68]
WWE Mayhem
WWE 2K18[69] Cover athlete
2018 WWE 2K19[70] Motion capture
2019 WWE 2K20
2020 The King of Fighters All Star[71]
WWE Racing Showdown
WWE 2K Battlegrounds
2022 WWE 2K22
2023 WWE 2K23
2024 WWE 2K24
  1. 1.0 1.1 The title was called "WWE World Heavyweight Championship" during his first reign and simply "WWE Championship" during his second reign
  2. 2.0 2.1 During his first reign the title was called "WWE Tag Team Championship". His other reigns happened when the title was exclusive to Raw and was renamed "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship".

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