Seth Rollins suffers knee injury, new WWE World Heavyweight Champion to be crowned at Survivor Series
November 5, 2015
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins has torn his right ACL, MCL and medial meniscus, and will not be able to defend the title against Roman Reigns at Survivor Series. A tournament to determine a new champion will instead take place at the event.
As first reported on Twitter by ESPN, Rollins suffered the injury Wednesday night at a WWE Live Event in Dublin, Ireland, and is expected to miss six to nine months of action.
.@WWE to hold tournament at #SurvivorSeries to crown a new #WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
— Jonathan Coachman (@TheCoachESPN) November 5, 2015Details surrounding the Survivor Series tournament have not been finalized. The event takes place Sunday, Nov. 22, and will air live only on WWE Network.
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