Despite a knee injury suffered during his recent title defense against Jinder Mahal on “WWE Raw,” WrestleMania remains the goal for World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. But since coming into a title defense at WrestleMania cold is not something the champ is comfortable with, his sights are set on an earlier return than April 6 in Philadelphia. Appearing on ESPN’s “DC & RC,” Rollins spoke with UFC Hall of Famer and two-time champion Daniel Cormier about the injury and earmarked a specific, accelerated return to the ring to prepare for WrestleMania season.
“I’m hoping to be back at full strength in around a month,” Rollins said. “Around a month is, like, kind of my timeline and we’ll see what happens. I don’t want to walk into WrestleMania and that be my first match in two months, three months, whatever it is. That’s not gonna be good for me. I want to be able to get back in there, kind of test the wheel out and make sure that we’re in a good place.” The injury happened on what is a routine move for Rollins, a moonsault, that unfortunately landed somewhat off target. Having had knee injuries in the past, most notably a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus in his right knee suffered in 2015, he knew something was wrong right away.
I landed a little bit short,” Rollins explained, “and basically hyperextended my knee but in the process, I was kind of twisting a little bit to the point where I felt my knee go in a direction it wasn’t supposed to. I didn’t feel a pop so much as I felt a stretch, but I knew something was wrong
With the business of finishing the match still at hand, Rollins was eager to wrap things up and get right to the process of assessing the damage, knowing all that is on the line for someone in his position at this time of the year, especially. “Obviously, [I took] a second, tried to take stock,” he continued. “We’re on live TV so you gotta keep going, figure out a way to finish the match and then the race is on to get to the MRI and try to figure out exactly what the severity of the injury [is] and what the timetable was gonna be like for a hopeful return.”
In this case, Rollins has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 MCL tear and partially torn meniscus in his left knee — an injury that, with surgery, as Rollins told the “Raw” crowd in New Orleans before being interrupted by GUNTHER, would mean missing three to four months, ruling out WrestleMania. But with the course of action being rehab in the name of an accelerated return, Rollins now directs his gaze to WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia, and is taking a positive approach to being on the shelf for the time being.
Source: wrestlinginc
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