Seth Rollins Discusses Breaking John Cena’s Nose & More

During Seth Rollins’ appearance on Talk is Jericho, Rollins spoke about breaking John Cena’s nose. Here are some highlights…

On Bret Hart’s Negative Comments: “Bret Hart had some comments about me and how safe I am in the ring because of John’s nose, and then, me getting hurt while I was the champion and just said that you couldn’t do that because people relied on you as a top guy. And that hurt my feelings. And I haven’t seen Bret since then, but, I mean, I know he comes from a different era when he worked through a lot of stuff, but, man, that sucked. That hurt my feelings. I’m like, ‘dude, I idolized you. You were one of the guys who, at 6’1″ [and] 230 [pounds], you were a guy who I was like, ‘I can do that because Bret Hart does it”, so, like, for him to [say that]. He [has] got to know how hard I’m working every night for him to kind of say that in an interview.”

On Accidentally Breaking John Cena’s Nose: “That was gnarly, man. That was really bad. I mean, dude, he looked gnarly. I felt so bad. Yeah, it was just a knee. We were trading shots and I threw a high knee just for some separation, so that we could get to whatever the next thing we were doing was, and for whatever reason [the shot connected].” Rollins added, “and I felt that thing, heard it through the nose, just a pop and a crunch. And he went down and I was like, ‘oh no! This is no good.’ And then, he went down, to the corner, and I’m just doing my thing in the ring, waiting to see, and, then, he comes up like a bat out of hell, just blood face, ‘ahhh!’ He looked like Brad Pitt in Fight Club!”

His Thoughts on Cena: “Whatever you say about John, and I love the guy, but whatever people say about him, he is one tough, dedicated dude. Yeah, [he is] a mutant.” Rollins continued, “and he [has] always been my measuring stick. Like, he [has] been my guy because when I came into the company, he was the top guy, so he’s the top guy I look at as an example for ‘who do I want to be?’ I want to be in that. I want that spot, so how does John operate? That’s how I operate. So I train when people don’t want to train like my rehab for the knee. I was like, ‘well, if John’s going to get back in however many months, then, I’ve got to target that.’ You know what I’m saying? And that’s really an unreasonable expectation because like [Jericho] said, he [has] got mutant powers, but it’s a good example. He’s legitimately a great example for younger guys in just how hard to work to be in that position because it takes a lot.”

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