Seth Rollins On Jon Moxley As Competition, Says WWE Will Knock AEW Dead

Former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins took part in a media call to promote WWE SummerSlam. During the call, “The Architect” was asked about both Jon Moxley and All Elite Wrestling.

In regards to Moxley heading to AEW, here’s what Rollins had to say (H/T John Pollock):

I was surprised by it for sure. I knew Ambrose needed some time away from WWE but the thing is, he just loves wrestling, he loves the industry, he just wanted some freedom and do his own thing and that happens, you know? And that happens for everybody and I understand his position and why he wanted to go over there and that’s on him. But, now he’s competition, now he’s the one trying to take dinner off my table so good on him but we’re going to do our best to continue to be the best here at WWE and those guys want to step up to the big leagues to give it a shot? Then by all means but we’re going to knock them dead just like we do everybody else.

Then, in regards to AEW specifically and the possibility of competing against the upstart promotion, Rollins said, “We are going to knock them dead, just like we do everyone else.”

Finally, he discussed his Twitter banter with New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Will Ospreay:

Well, I said it because I believe it. I work with these guys and girls day in and day out and I have for nine years, I’ve been in WWE on TV for seven of those. I know what we go through and look, no other company goes through what we go through. They don’t do it as much as we do it, they don’t have the pressure that we have, it’s a totally different ballgame. The world that Will Ospreay came off, or comes from, is the same world I came from, so I know both ends of it. Will Ospreay doesn’t know anything about what WWE does. I appreciate his talent, I appreciate his hard work, his dedication, all that. One of these days, there is going to be an opportunity for Will Ospreay to come here and there is going to be an opportunity for Seth Rollins vs. Will Ospreay and I can’t wait for that. But, until then, (muffled) whereas I understand very much, what it’s like to walk in his shoes. And I am convinced, I know firsthand that WWE is the best professional wrestling on the planet, no question.