As fans started turning on Seth Rollins, WWE made the wise decision to turn him heel and that's how he's now become the self-proclaimed "Monday Night Messiah." It's not the first time he's broken bad, of course, and the former Universal Champion has now explained why being a heel now is easier than when he was aligned with The Authority back in 2014.
"It is a different era than it was back in the day. Now, it’s easier to be an antagonist because...anybody who consumes entertainment has a voice to be heard. They can get online and say whatever they want, and even if one or two people respond to it, that’s one or two people more than 20 years ago when they were just sitting in their living room talking crap to their friends."
"Our audience looks for things to complain about, to dislike and to pick apart," Rollins continued. "It’s such a short, short lifespan. If you can maintain being in that hero role for a lengthy period of time, you are doing something incredible."
Comments like these which are essentially taking shots at fans who use social media are why they turned on him in the first place. Bear in mind that he was a hero to everyone last year but his actions on Twitter and in interviews led to viewers turning their back on him, especially when he started feuding with The Fiend.
He makes some valid points, though, and it is easy enough to see where he's coming from. What do you guys think?