{"id":159496,"date":"2023-05-27T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=159496"},"modified":"2023-05-27T13:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T18:11:02","slug":"seth-rollins-wins-the-new-wwe-world-heavyweight-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/05\/27\/seth-rollins-wins-the-new-wwe-world-heavyweight-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Rollins wins the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2082794279\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Seth Rollins is the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Rollins pinned A.J. Styles in the opening match of WWE Night of Champions 2023 with a Stomp to win the title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WORLD &quot;FREAKIN&quot; CHAMPION<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERollins<\/a> has become WWE World Heavyweight Champion at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENOC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENOC<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AndNew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AndNew<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RqfKKlv83j\">pic.twitter.com\/RqfKKlv83j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1662513173247799297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The new WWE World Heavyweight Championship was introduced by Triple H during the 2023 WWE Draft and a two round tournament on both Raw and Smackdown took place to determine the final contenders for the belt.<\/p>\n<p>At Night of Champions, Triple H presented Rollins with the new title minutes after he won it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/05\/27\/leclairs-wwe-night-of-champions-2023-report-alt-perspective-detailed-coverage-of-reigns-solo-vs-ko-sami-lesnar-vs-rhodes-rollins-vs-styles-more\/\">LECLAIR\u2019S WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS 2023 REPORT: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of Reigns &amp; Solo vs. KO &amp; Sami, Lesnar vs. Rhodes, Rollins vs. Styles, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2292952738\"><div id=\"pwtor-878859441\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Seth Rollins is the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Rollins pinned A.J. Styles in the opening match of WWE Night of Champions 2023 with a Stomp to win the title. 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