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Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins, American wrestler

Born
May 28, 1986
Age in 2026
40
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1986

About Seth Rollins

Colby Daniel Lopez (born May 28, 1986), better known by the ring name Seth Rollins, is an American professional wrestler who has been signed to WWE since 2010, where he performs on the Raw brand. Rollins topped Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500 list of the top 500 wrestlers in the world in 2015, 2019, and 2023, was voted as the PWI Wrestler of the Year in 2015 and 2023, and was named Wrestler of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2022. Prior to signing with WWE, he wrestled under the ring name Tyler Black for Ring of Honor (ROH), holding the ROH World Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice. He also wrestled for various independent promotions including Full Impact Pro, where he was a one-time FIP World Heavyweight Champion, as well as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he was a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion. Lopez signed with WWE in 2010 and was sent to its then-developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he was renamed Seth Rollins and became the inaugural FCW Grand Slam Champion. After WWE rebranded its developmental brand from FCW to NXT, he became the inaugural NXT Champion. In November 2012, he debuted on the main roster as a member of the stable known as The Shield, alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. He won his first main roster championship, the WWE Tag Team Championship, with Reigns in May 2013; he has since held the title six times with various partners. After leaving The Shield in 2014, he joined The Authority, establishing his on-screen character as a leading villain. Since then, he has headlined numerous major WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming events, including WrestleMania, three times (31, 40 – Night 1, and 41 – Night 1). Rollins is a six-time world champion in WWE, having won each of the WWE Championship WWE Universal Championship, and World Heavyweight Championship (WHC) titles twice, being the inaugural WHC champion. He is also WWE's 29th Triple Crown Champion and 19th Grand Slam Champion, and won the 2014 and 2025 Money in the Bank ladder match, the 2019 Royal Rumble match, and is a 10-time Slammy Award winner. Rollins is a six-time world champion in WWE, having won the WWE Championship twice, WWE Universal Championship twice, and World Heavyweight Championship twice, being the inaugural champion for the latter. Black held the ROH World Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice (with Jimmy Jacobs) and won the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament. Rollins topped Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500 list of the top 500 wrestlers in the world in 2015, 2019, and 2023, was voted as the PWI Wrestler of the Year in 2015 and 2023, was named Wrestler of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2022.

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Seth Rollins timeline

  1. Black held the ROH World Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice (with Jimmy Jacobs) and won the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament.
  2. Lopez signed with WWE in 2010 and was sent to its then-developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he was renamed Seth Rollins and became the inaugural FCW Grand Slam Champion.
  3. Rollins topped Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500 list of the top 500 wrestlers in the world in 2015, 2019, and 2023, was voted as the PWI Wrestler of the Year in 2015 and 2023, was named Wrestler of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2022.

The world when Seth Rollins was born

Seth Rollins was born in 1986. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1986

  • #1 song"That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne Warwick & Friends
  • Top moviePlatoon
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookIt – Stephen King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMaradona's "Hand of God" goal at the World Cup
  • Top headlineSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster
  • Technology milestoneChernobyl nuclear disaster in Soviet Ukraine
  • Defining fadTop Gun aviator sunglasses
  • Notable inventionDisposable camera
  • World population4.94 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population240.1M

1986 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Seth Rollins's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19862026
Gas$0.93$3.45/gal
Average home$80,300$435,000
Average income$29,458$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.71$11.95
Postage stamp$0.22$0.73
Population240.1M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

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