At the Crown Jewel PLE last month, Seth Rollins defeated Cody Rhodes to become the 2025 Crown Jewel Champion. However, The Visionary was injured during the match and subsequently had to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship.
Unlike his "injury" earlier this year, it's a legitimate issue that he's since undergone shoulder surgery for. Talking to Bert Kreischer, the former leader of The Vision revealed where things currently stand with his recovery.
"Once I get [the sling] off, which is in like another month, then it might be full vacation mode for a little while, before I lock in and have to start training to get ready to come back," Rollins explained, confirming that his recovery won't be a quick process.
"It’ll probably be gradual. I don’t even really know. My guess is eight to 12 weeks of, 'Okay, now I have to stop eating like an asshole.' Probably 12 weeks. Plus, we’ll be moving right into WrestleMania season," he shared. "I’m hoping around February, after all the holiday stuff, I can start to be like, 'Lock in. No more BS.'"
At a push, Rollins could make it back in time for the Royal Rumble at the end of January. However, he'd go on to caution that with a prognosis of being out of action for six months, missing WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas is a very real possibility.
"Probably, after the Super Bowl and stuff. Give myself a month before I come back. I don’t even know. They say six months, so this could be April," he shared.
When Rollins does return to WWE, it will likely be as a babyface. During his last appearance, he was laid out by Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, bringing an end to plans for his feud with CM Punk to continue. It's also been widely reported that the idea was for the former World Heavyweight Champion to face Roman Reigns at the Show of Shows.
Elsewhere in the interview, Rollins talked about experiencing some "bullsh*t eras" since signing with WWE in 2012. "I mean, WWE was in rough shape at that time. Rough shape. I mean, we were right in the middle of the PG Era, but it was like PG Era, also 'Hyper Misogyny Era,' like everyone just lamenting the Attitude Era, but also like trying to move forward at the same time."
"It was a weird time to be in wrestling. And, like, they weren't recruiting wrestlers anymore, they were recruiting bodybuilders and like kind of like failed amateur athletes, but they didn't have a place to train them. It was a disaster. Really a disaster," he added.
You can hear more from Rollins in the player below.