{"id":28585,"date":"2016-08-08T15:59:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=28585"},"modified":"2016-08-08T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T21:46:56","slug":"seth-rollins-credits-c-m-punk-others-transforming-wwes-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/08\/seth-rollins-credits-c-m-punk-others-transforming-wwes-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Rollins credits C.M. Punk, himself &#038; others for &#8220;transforming&#8221; WWE&#8217;s roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1949212480\" 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>In a rare occurrence over the last two years, C.M. Punk&#8217;s name was brought up by a current WWE roster member in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Rollins credited Punk, himself, and other wrestlers for helping transform the WWE roster in an interview with Pro Wrestling Illustrated&#8217;s Al Castle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to think I played a small part in transforming the entire system. Without guys like myself, Cesaro, Ambrose, Punk having success on a high level, you wouldn\u2019t have the company taking the leap into that area,&#8221; Rollins said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They wouldn\u2019t have the faith to go out and grab a Sami Zayn and a Kevin Owens and a Finn Balor. 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