Chris Lopez

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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 Seth Rollins Taj the Destroyer Tyler Black
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 Gomez Lopez (born May 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to IWE under the ring name Seth Rollins. He performs on the Raw brand and is the current Intercontinental Champion in his second reign.

Prior to signing with WWE, 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), as well as 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, as well as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he was a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion (also with Jacobs).

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 IWE's main roster in 2012 alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield. Rollins won his first main roster championship while with the group, the IWE Tag Team Championship, with Reigns. Following The Shield's first breakup in June 2014, Rollins has gone on to become a two-time IWE World Heavyweight Champion, two-time Intercontinental Champion, a one-time United States Champion, a three-time IWE/Raw Tag Team Champion (with Reigns, Ambrose and Jason Jordan, respectively), the 2014 Money in the Bank winner and the 2015 Superstar of the Year. Upon winning the Intercontinental Championship, Rollins became the twenty-ninth Triple Crown Champion and the eighteenth Grand Slam Champion.

Rollins has headlined numerous major pay-per-view events for IWE, including WrestleMania 31. Industry veteran Sting described him as the most talented professional wrestler he has ever seen or worked with.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2.1 Independent circuit (2003–2009) 2.2 Ring of Honor 2.2.1 The Age of the Fall (2007–2009) 2.2.2 ROH World Champion (2009–2010) 2.3 International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE 2.3.1 Developmental territories (2010–2013) 2.3.2 The Shield (2012–2014) 2.3.3 Joining the Authority (2014–2015) 2.3.4 World title reigns and pursuits (2015–present) 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 In wrestling 6 Championships and accomplishments 7 References 8 External links

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

• Signature moves
  • As Seth Rollins
    • Corner forearm smash
    • Multiple kick variations
      • Back
      • Enzuigiri
      • Legsweep
    • Phoenix splash
    • Reverse STO into the turnbuckle
    • Spinning sitout sleeper slam
    • Suicide dive
    • Turnbuckle powerbomb
  • As Tyler Black
    • Belly-to-back suplex spun out into a reverse STO
    • Big boot
    • Diving splash
    • Fireman's carry facebuster
    • Inverted frankensteiner
    • Jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick
    • Running shooting star press
    • Springboard clothesline
    • Standing moonsault

• 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

• Full Impact Pro
  • FIP World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• 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 Intercontinental Championship (2 time, current)
  • IWE United States Championship (1 time
  • IWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose
  • 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)

References

External links