Chris Lopez
From Iwe
| Seth Rollins | ||
| Rollins in April 2015 | ||
| Birth name | Chris Lopez | |
| Born | Buffalo, Iowa, U.S. | |
| Resides | Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | |
| Professional wrestling career | ||
| Ring name(s) | Gixx Taj the Destroyer Tyler Black Seth Rollins | |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Billed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | |
| Billed from | Davenport, Iowa | |
| Trained by | Danny Daniels | |
| Debut | 2005 | |
Chris Daniel Lopez (born May 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to IWE, where he performs under the ring name Seth Rollins, on the Raw brand.
After signing with IWE in 2010, he was sent to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) where he was the first FCW Grand Slam Champion. After IWE rebranded FCW into NXT, he became the inaugural NXT Champion. Rollins debuted on WWE's main roster in 2012 alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield. Rollins is a two-time IWE World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time United States Champion (the only wrestler to have held both titles concurrently), a one-time IWE Tag Team Champion (with Roman Reigns), and was the 2014 Money in the Bank winner, as well as the 2015 Superstar of the Year.
Prior to signing with IWE, Lopez wrestled as Tyler Black for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he held the ROH World Championship once and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice (with Jimmy Jacobs), and was the winner of the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament. He also wrestled for various Independent Promotions including Full Impact Pro (FIP), where he was a one-time FIP World Heavyweight Champion, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he was a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion (also with Jacobs). Along with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, Rollins is one of three men to have been world champion in WWE and ROH.
Industry veteran Sting, who wrestled his final match against Rollins, described him as the most talented wrestler he has ever seen or worked with.
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Early life
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2003–2009)
Ring of Honor
The Age of the Fall (2007–2009)
- Main article: The Age of the Fall
ROH World Champion (2009–2010)
International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE
Developmental territories (2010–2013)
The Shield (2012–2014)
- Main article: The Shield
Joining the Authority (2014–2015)
World title reigns and pursuits (2015–present)
Personal life
Filmography
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- As Seth Rollins
- Avada Kedavra (NXT) (Superkick to a kneeling or seated opponent) – 2010–2011; used mostly as a signature move thereafter
- Blackout (NXT) / Peace of Mind (IWE) / Curb Stomp (IWE) (Running stomp to the back of opponent's head) – 2012–2015
- Diving high knee, sometimes while springboarding – 2012–2014; used as a signature move thereafter
- Pedigree (Double underhook facebuster) – 2015–present; adopted from Triple K
- Skywalker (NXT) (Standing shiranui) – 2012–2013; used as a signature move thereafter
- Snap single underhook front facelock drop – 2015
- As Tyler Black
- God's Last Gift / Small Package Driver (Fisherman buster floated over into a small package, sometimes from the top rope or while applying a wrist-clutch)
- Paroxysm (Swinging lifting inverted DDT)
- Phoenix splash
- Turnbuckle powerbomb followed by a superkick
- As Seth Rollins
- Signature moves
- As Seth Rollins
- As Tyler Black
- Managers
- Allison Wonderland
- Lacey
- Mr. Milo Beasley
- Rain
- J&J Security (Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury)
- Nicknames
- "The Aerialist"
- "The Architect"
- "The (Undisputed) Future of IWE"
- "Mr. Money in the Bank"
- Entrance themes
- "American Love" by Haste The Day (IWA Mid-South)
- "Battle On" by War of Ages
- "The Haunted" by Walls of Jericho
- "Flesh It Out" by Blues Saraceno (NXT)
- "Special Op" by Jim Johnston (IWE; December 16, 2012 – June 2, 2014; used while a part of The Shield)
- "The Second Coming" by CFO$ (IWE; June 9, 2014–present; different variations used)
Championships and accomplishments
- Absolute Intense Wrestling
- AIW Intense Division Championship (1 time)
- All American Wrestling
- AAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- AAW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marek Brave (1) and Jimmy Jacobs (1)
- Florida Championship Wrestling / NXT Wrestling
- FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FCW 15 Championship (1 time)
- Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Richie Steamboat
- Jack Brisco Classic (2011)
- First FCW Grand Slam Champion
- Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling
- MCPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Midwest
- NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marc Brave
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Jacobs
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #17 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (1 time)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jimmy Jacobs
- International Wrestling Entertainment
- IWE World Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
- IWE United States Championship (1 time
- IWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Roman Reigns
- Money in the Bank (2014)
- Slammy Awards (9 times)
- Superstar of the Year (2015)
- Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year (2014) Diving off the balcony at Payback
- Breakout Star of the Year (2013) with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield
- Double-Cross of the Year (2014) Betraying The Shield and joining The Authority
- Faction of the Year (2013, 2014) with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield
- Fan Participation (2014) "You Sold Out"
- Match of the Year (2014) Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series
- Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) – #BelieveInTheShield with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield
- IWE NXT
- NXT Championship (1 time)
- Gold Rush Tournament (2012)
