{"id":212680,"date":"2026-02-27T15:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=212680"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:17:03","slug":"seth-rollins-says-hes-getting-close-to-returning-to-wwe-no-i-will-not-be-able-to-do-anything-this-weekend-said-rollins-during-an-appearance-on-first-take-on-espn-on-feb-27-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/02\/27\/seth-rollins-says-hes-getting-close-to-returning-to-wwe-no-i-will-not-be-able-to-do-anything-this-weekend-said-rollins-during-an-appearance-on-first-take-on-espn-on-feb-27-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Rollins says he&#8217;s &#8220;getting close&#8221; to return to WWE from injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3085641018\" 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 says he&#8217;s getting close to returning to WWE.\u201cNo, I will not be able to do anything this weekend,&#8217; said Rollins during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bTheiUA9dJg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appearance<\/a> on First Take on ESPN on Feb. 27.\u00a0 &#8220;But we\u2019re getting close. I mean, look, I can move it around, it\u2019s not in a sling anymore. It\u2019s feeling good. It was in October, is when I got the surgery. So, you know, you look at the timeline, we\u2019re getting close. We\u2019re getting close. We\u2019re not all the way there, but we\u2019re getting close, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rollins has been out of action since injuring his rotator cuff during his WWE World Hvt. Championship match against Cody Rhodes in October at the Crown Jewel: Perth PLE. Rollins mentioned during his appearance that he wants to win back the WWE World Hvt. Championship that he never lost after having to forfeit the title after suffering his shoulder injury. He said he want the winner of the Reigns vs. Punk match at WrestleMania. During his appearance, Rollins showed off that he had a good range of motion at this stage of his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>WWE has been forced to shuffle their WrestleMania lineups due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe\/scrapped-plans-for-bron-breakker-to-win-royal-rumble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changes in plans<\/a> and injuries recently. 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