Seth Rollins has officially been stripped of his WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and a new champion will be crowned soon.
During Monday’s episode of WWE RAW, the trio of Bron Breakker, Paul Heyman, and Bronson Reed came out. Before much could be done, out came Adam Pearce. The RAW GM was quick to chastise Breakker and the group for their actions against Rollins. Pearce said that, as a result of the attack, Rollins had to have “major surgery,” and would be “on the shelf for a while.”
As for Rollins’ title, Pearce said that he’d have to strip Seth of it. As a result, a new champion will need to be crowned, and one will be soon. Pearce said that a battle royal tonight would determine an opponent for CM Punk. Those two will wrestle at Saturday Night’s Main Event to crown the new champion.
Pearce and Breakker then had a stare down with one another. Pearce demanded the title Breakker had stolen back, and Breakker eventually acquiesced. With that done, it looks like we now have our eyes set on the future of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Update: Jey Uso won the battle royal, and he will now face CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event on November 1.
