Seth Rollins’ WWE Return Date Predicted – It’s Sooner Than Expected

Seth Rollins suffered a knee injury during a match against LA Knight at Saturday Night’s Main Event XL in July 2025.

WWE initially estimated that the injury would sideline him for approximately eight months, which led to widespread expectations of a long absence. However, recent rumors and contrasting reports suggest that Rollins’ injury may not be as severe as WWE has portrayed it. This has fueled speculation about an earlier-than-expected return.

Among fans and wrestling insiders, there is growing anticipation that The Messiah may make a surprise appearance at WWE SummerSlam. Some speculate that he might interfere in the highly anticipated tag team match of Roman Reigns and Jey Uso vs Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, tipping the odds in favor of his faction.

Others believe he could use this opportunity to cash in his Money in the Bank contract during the title bout between Gunther and CM Punk. However, these scenarios are purely speculative.

2/3 Months Out For Seth Rollins?

Adding an informed perspective, former WWE star Aiden English recently shared his thoughts on Seth Rollins’ recovery during an episode of the REBOOKED Wrestling podcast.

English agreed that while the injury might not be as serious as initially portrayed by WWE, Rollins will still require time for recovery. He estimated a timeframe of two to three months before Seth Rollins can return, which would rule him out of the upcoming SummerSlam event.

I do think it will.. They like the prognosis was like 8 months or something like that. I think we’ll see him much sooner than that. I think we’ll see him within two, three months, as like a.. I think so. [52:44 to 52:56]

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