Seth Rollins: Why 'The Visonary' is the real Mr. WrestleMania

What does it take to be given the moniker Mr. WrestleMania? 

A string of five-star classics? A catalogue of Hall of Fame opponents? A CV of WrestleMania moments to fill an entire highlight reel? All could be argued, and all boxes ticked at several WWE names in the past, but one man has always been regarded as Mr. WrestleMania – The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. 

From his WrestleMania debut in 1989 as one half of The Rockers, right up to his WrestleMania XXVI farewell classic, Michaels carved out a legacy on WWE’s grandest stage. In between there’s been ladder matches, Iron Man sudden deaths and ‘Sweet Chin’ goodbyes and nobody seem to bring it more than good old HBK when WrestleMania came calling. 

Yet, watching the build-up to this year’s ‘Showcase of the Immortals’ another man has yet again been the forefront of WWE TV (at least on Monday nights). A man who’s no stranger to the biggest stage and a man who might be the only one able to drop his WrestleMania resume at the feet of HBK and stake a claim as the real Mr. WrestleMania in WWE. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins. 

Watching Rollins slowly descend into despair on Monday Night Raw as the realisation that he doesn’t have a place on this year’s WrestleMania card has been a highlight of this year’s stories leading to Dallas. We’ve seen Seth squander a tag team opportunity, the ‘chance’ to share the ring with Stone Cold Steve Austin and a renew a rivalry with Edge, only to find himself without a dance partner for next weekend’s festivities. Of course, we’re all aware it’s leading to a heavily rumoured meeting with Cody Rhodes, but the ride to get there has been another feather in Rollins’ already impressive WrestleMania cap. 

There’s been a train