Raw After SummerSlam: Seth Coughing Blood, Rollins Destroyed

The night after SummerSlam is always one of the biggest nights for WWE Raw, featuring big returns, debuts, and the follow-up to one of the biggest events of the year. However, the Raw after this year’s SummerSlam shocked the WWE Universe and the wrestling world at large in a very wrong way; one of the WWE’s top superstars, Seth Rollins, was left coughing out blood after a vicious attack.

The Context: Rollins’ Road to SummerSlam

Seth Rollins, one of WWE’s top and most reliable workers, had arrived at SummerSlam with a good amount of steam. Seth Rollins, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, was on a roll in defending his title against several contenders and was the top guy on Raw. He was an extremely popular figure in the ring, loved by the audiences, but his real-life persona was also dubious, being somewhere in between an actual hero and a villain.

At SummerSlam, Rollins was set to face one of his fiercest rivals in recent memory: Sami Zayn. The two had a long-standing rivalry, and the first time they met was during the first Universal Championship in 2016, in which Bálor won but had to surrender the belt due to an injury. Their rivalry had been building for years, and the match at Summer Slam was considered the final stage of their rivalry.

The bout at Summer Slam was stiff and physical, and both men left everything they had in the ring. Rollins was able to keep his championship after a very intense fight, but it was not without cost. The physical strain of the match was apparent as Rollins hobbled to the floor of the ring, victorious and injured. But nobody could have expected what happened to him the night after Raw, and it really was horrific.

Raw After SummerSlam: A Night of Destruction

Since Raw began the night after SummerSlam, the WWE Universe has been excited and eager, as well as speculating. The commentary team briefs the fans on the SummerSlam event, mentioning Rollins win over Bálor as the main event. This had left fans waiting for the next move by the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

Half an hour into the program, Rollins appeared in the ring, apparently not completely over the events that transpired at SummerSlam. Although Rollins was clearly uncomfortable, he was jovial and spoke to the audience as he normally does, with a certain level of cockiness. He talked about his win, his plans to keep on fighting for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and his readiness to be the champion that WWE fans needed.

But just as Rollins was about to finish his promo, the theme for Finn Bálor hit the sound system. The lights in the arena went off as Bálor appeared, entering the ring alongside Priest, Ripley, and Mysterio of the Judgment Day faction. The crowd was on its feet as Rollins awaited the arrival of Bálor, who was still furious over his loss in the SummerSlam match.

Bálor took a microphone and, without any delay, began to show his temper and vent his anger. He accused Rollins of being fake, a champion who only got fortunate at SummerSlam. With Judgment Day by his side, Bálor stated that he has not had enough of Rollins and that he will do everything in his power to end Rollins’ career as well as take the WWE World Heavyweight Championship from him.

As for Rollins, always the anti-hero, he didn’t want to submit. To which he called for Bálor to come down to the ring and face him for the final showdown. This prospect of a fight quickly changed when Bálor started approaching the ring; this was not going to be a fair match. Judgment Day stayed around the ring to prevent Rollins from escaping in any direction.

What ensued was one of the most vicious beatdowns that WWE has seen in quite some time. Rollins was outnumbered as Bálor, Priest, and Dominik ganged up on the champion, kicking and punching him to the mat. Rollins was again grounded by Ripley, the powerhouse of the group, who then laid him down with a crushing Riptide.

As Rollins lay on the mat, he tried to get back to his feet, but before he could do that, Bálor cranked things up to a horrifying level. He picked up a steel chair from ringside and, with a wicked smile, started to focus on Rollins’ ribs and back. Every chair shot was heard loud and clear in the arena, and the fans were left speechless as Rollins suffered in pain.

. But this is not where the aggression stopped. Bálor scooped Rollins up and dragged him to the corner of the ring. Bálor placed Rollins in the corner turnbuckle. As Rollins was just about conscious, Bálor climbed to the top rope and then performed the Coup de Grâce on Rollins by using both his feet on his chest. The effect on Rollins was a stunning one; the wrestler was left struggling for breath and with a look of agony on his face.

This is the time that the scene turned horrific. Being choked, Rollins could hardly breathe and started coughing heavily. The audience was left stunned as Rollins, who was kicked in the abdomen, began to cough blood, which was evidence of internal organ damage. Seeing Rollins foam red from the mouth was quite brutal, and it brought a lot of shock to the WWE Universe.

The Aftermath: A Morose WWE Universe

The consequences of this attack were more or less immediate and can be described as chaotic. Doctors immediately entered the ring to tend to Rollins as Judgment Day stood in the ring, their mission accomplished. All the commentators, who are usually enthusiastic and loud when commenting, had to whisper in order to convey the severity of the situation.

Rollins was carried out of the ring with great care, pale, his body all beaten up. After the incident, the atmosphere in the arena, which was filled with noise and cheers from the fans, dropped to silence as the fans could not comprehend what they had just seen. Nobody expected Rollins to cough up blood during the event, and this raised eyebrows about his health and WWE career.

Rollins was lifted on a stretcher out of the ring, and he looked very weak and beaten up. The atmosphere that had been charged, with a lot of hooting and cheers, was now hushed as fans tried to comprehend the events that had gone down. Seeing Rollins coughing blood was something no one expected, and it was a major worry about Rollins’ well-being and possibility in WWE.

The Fallout: Health and Future at Rollins

In the subsequent days after Raw, WWE proceeded to give information about Seth Rollins’ health, wherein it was revealed that he had internal damage from the attack. It had also revealed the physical trauma from the brutal assault: hemorrhaging in his ribs and lungs that would have appalled viewers. Following the incident, Rollins was taken to a nearby medical facility for further examination, and it was announced that he would be out of action for an unspecified period.

The WWE Universe then had to wonder what the consequences of Rollins’ injuries were. Rollins had been the main focus of Raw for months as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and without him, the show had an obvious hole in the main event area. People started to speculate about the future of the championship and whether Rollins would have to relinquish the title because of his injuries.

On the other hand, Judgment Day reveled in the consequences of their actions. Finn Bálor, in particular, remained, as they say, unyielding and continued to assure everyone that he would take Rollins and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The group employed the attack in an effort to establish the faction as the most dangerous one in WWE and Bálor as the contender for the title.

WWE Universe Impact

The attack on Seth Rollins was felt by the WWE Universe. One of their favorite superstars was coughing up blood, which served as a wake-up call to the reality of the physicality of the WWE. It also brought out the fact that there is no telling as to what might happen when one is in the WWE top bracket.

It was possible to observe the variety of people’s emotions regarding the attack in the show’s fandom. The behavior of Judgment Day was viewed by many as intolerable, and people demanded the harshest punishment for the participants in the action. Some critics could only worry about Rollins’ physical well-being and whether or not he would be able to get back into the squared circle after being beaten like that.

It also led to WWE’s storytelling having more at stake. Depending on how long Rollins would be out of action, there was all the potential for a new landscape on Raw. New rivals would appear, and internal politics in WWE would change. That held the stage for a possible future confrontation between Rollins and Bálor. Fans wanted Rollins to have his retribution after he got well.

Conclusion: Seth Rollins: Unleashed

The Raw after SummerSlam will go down in history as one of the nights that really highlighted the vicious side of the WWE. Seth Rollins, one of WWE’s most durable and popular wrestlers, was forced to choke out blood after being brutally beaten by Judgment Day, which is easily one of the low points in Rollins’ career. It is a moment that will be remembered for many years in WWE by fans: Rollins choking for breath, blood coming out of his mouth.

As the WWE Universe waits for updates on Rollins’ condition, the question remains: That leads to the inevitable question about the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: what does the future hold for this title? Can Rollins bounce back and get back into the ring, or is this horrendous attack the end of his run? But what will happen to Finn Bálor and Judgement Day, the team that has demonstrated time and time again that they will do anything to get where they want to be?

One thing is certain: The aftermath of this dramatic occurrence will continue to be felt in WWE for several more months, and the changes that it brings to the layout of Raw will dramatically affect that show as well as the careers of all the people who are now involved.