Seth Rollins Discusses WWE World Heavyweight Championship Being A 'Secondary' Title

Seth Rollins is committed to upping the prestige of the World Heavyweight Championship he won when he beat AJ Styles in a tournament final at Night of Champions on May 27.

Though the title is still in its infancy, its current holder has defended it several times, scoring victories over the likes of Finn Balor, Damian Priest, and Bron Breakker.

During a recent appearance on Out of Character with Ryan Satin, Rollins discussed his approach to building the title so that it is seen as more than secondary to the Undisputed WWE Universal Title held by Roman Reigns, saying:

"I'm under no illusion that this title is the same as Roman's title. That title has been around and so much equity has been put into it over the past few years. It means a lot. You saw how evident it was, even at Money in the Bank when [Roman] got pinned for the first time in three and a half years. You can't just come in and pretend that all of a sudden this title is that important. No one is going to buy that crap.

"The way that I always saw champions that I looked up to and that I aspire to be were the champions that took the title to every territory and every town and defended it, and then, over time, people believed that it was a big deal. I came in when Cena and CM Punk were the World Champions. I grew up watching Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels, Triple H. These were the people that did that for the World Title they were wearing, I'm trying as I might, to fill those shoes and make this World Heavyweight Championship as big as it possibly can be for myself and the rest of the roster," said Rollins.

Seth continued by saying there wouldn't be a need for another world title if The Tribal Chief defended his more regularly and the roster wasn't so stacked.

H/T Inside The Ropes

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