Seth Rollins Provides Update on Shoulder Injury Recovery & Reveals He Had Been Dealing with Neck Issue Since Summer 2025

As noted before, Seth Rollins has been out of action for WWE since this past October’s Crown Jewel: Perth event due to a torn rotator cuff injury and surgery.

Complex News held a recent interview with Seth Rollins. One of the topics discussed included Rollins providing an update on his current recovery from his shoulder injury.

“It’s coming along. It’s coming along. I had surgery about almost three months now. So, I can do most normal things like wash my hair and scratch my armpit and all those things so it’s good. You still got time. I don’t know exactly when we’re gonna come back but, I’m making progress in the right direction.”

Rollins also gave his thoughts about how he had been dealing with a neck-related issue throughout last year and it got the worst during this past summer.

“Last year, my neck was destroying me. That was really bad… During the summer last year… I couldn’t go 30 seconds without fidgeting. I had to get in a different position, I had to jam my thumb into my neck. I mean, it was not fun and then had to try to go to work and wrestle and be normal and stuff like that and the worst part is when your daughter wants to play and you’re like, ‘Ah, daddy needs a minute…’ It’s seeing her disappointed is the worst feeling in the world. I can get through wrestling stuff, whatever. But seeing my daughter disappointed and the sadness on her face because daddy can’t pick her up. That hurts. That sticks with you…”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com 1 & 2