5 reasons why Seth Rollins was chosen as the captain of Team RAW for Survivor Series
After this week’s episode of SmackDown ended on Friday night, the company issued a press release on its website announcing that Seth Rollins is the first member of Team RAW for Survivor Series.
The press release also stated the following:
After being named the first participant for the red brand, Seth Rollins is set to address the WWE Universe as he awaits the reveal of his teammates. By the end of Monday night, the full Team Raw lineup will be complete.
As the first-team pick and the captain of Team RAW, there are a few things that must be playing on the mind of the former Universal Champion who has straight away gotten such a big opportunity yet again.
In this article, we will look at the 5 reasons why WWE announced Seth Rollins as the first pick of Team RAW.
#5 To give him the spot that was taken away for Crown Jewel
At Crown Jewel, WWE hosted a huge 10-men tag team match in Saudi Arabia, as Team Hogan took on Team Flair and emerged victoriously.
When the match was initially announced on Miz TV, Hulk Hogan immediately revealed Seth Rollins to be the team captain. As Rollins held the Universal Championship at that point, he was seen as a surprise pick with the general perception being that he won’t be defending his Universal Champion at the event.
However, the company had a change of heart probably due to the crowd reaction after the Hell in a Cell Universal Championship match finish and booked Rollins to defend his Championship against “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt at Crown Jewel. Rollins was later taken off Team Hogan so he could fully focus on defending his Championship, and Roman Reigns was named the captain of Team Hogan instead.
Now that Rollins is not the Universal Champion anymore, the company can once again turn to him and award him the captain of a team, and possibly go the route they were hoping to go with him at Crown Jewel initially.