Seth Rollins' performance leading up to WrestleMania 41 match has 'eclipsed us all,' Paul Heyman says

Paul Heyman praised Seth Rollins ahead of his WrestleMania 41 match against CM Punk and Roman Reigns.

LAS VEGAS – Seth Rollins said the WrestleMania 41 Night 1 main event between him, CM Punk and Roman Reigns is a battle for the "soul" of the company.

Rollins has feuded with both competitors for a long time. He was in the main event of WrestleMania 40, which saw him and Cody Rhodes defeated by Reigns and The Rock on the first night. 

Rollins tried to get a last lick on The Rock on Night 2 of that event, but Reigns prevented that from happening.

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Seth Rollins during WrestleMania Goes Hollywood at SoFi Stadium April 1, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

The performance Rollins has put on over the last 18 months could go overlooked. He tried to convince Rhodes to challenge him for the world heavyweight championship at WrestleMania 40, but Rhodes declined. 

Instead, he lost to Drew McIntyre. He returned to the ring after a short break to attempt to excise some demons in his bitter battle with Punk. A Royal Rumble mishap and Reigns’ involvement in a subsequent steel cage match thwarted those attempts.

While Heyman and Rollins feuded on screen, the WWE Hall of Famer praised "The Visionary" and came around to the notion he’s been the "MVP" for some time.

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Seth Rollins during Wrestlemania Night 1 at SoFi Stadium. (Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports)

"To be blunt, and perhaps out of character, proud of Seth Rollins, because Seth Rollins could have easily been the forgotten man in all of this," Heyman told Fox News Digital. "It became, as the internet would joke, as if Roman Reigns and CM Punk are