Seth Rollins has revealed plans to remain with WWE in a backstage capacity after his wrestling career concludes. In an interview with Bloomberg’s Kim Bhasin, the former World Heavyweight Champion discussed his potential future within the company’s executive structure.
I think my long-term future is probably still in the industry, in WWE, in some capacity backstage. I think someone’s gonna have to run that place eventually, you know, after the current regime has decided that they’re done with it so, I like to fancy myself as someone who might be interested in that and so, I wanna learn kind of that side of things and that’s my first love.
Rollins noted his interest in other opportunities, including sports broadcasting, while maintaining his focus on WWE.
But, I do have an interest in dabbling. I’ve done some acting, some little bit roles. That’s not the most fun thing for me, but, we are here, Super Bowl weekend, talking about football and that is what I love to do. I would love to be able to somehow parlay my love for professional football into a gig. My ultimate goal is to be in the broadcast booth and call Chicago Bears games on Sundays. That would be a fantastic thing for me so, we’ll keep pushing for that and maybe sports media is in the future but I do think long-term, we’re probably looking at Seth Rollins in WWE for a long time.
When asked about discussions regarding a potential management role, Rollins emphasized that these conversations remain in early stages.
I mean, it’s still a ways off obviously. I mean, I’m closer to the end of my career than beginning but, the end ain’t here yet so I’m kind of in my prime right now. I’m 38 years old. My mental and my physical are kind of locked in right now where my physical hasn’t declined too much and my mental side is really on the rise as I’m starting to see the industry from a different angle so, that part I’m really focused on. I think we’re in the early stages of conversations about what it might look like for me in the future in an executive or in a creative role or whatever that may be. But, again, that’s in its infancy. That’s like a, ‘Hey, maybe what would you think down the road?’ So, right now, I’m focused on what I’m doing in the ring and helping out there as best I can.