Seth Rollins pulls off the heist of the summer, leaves SummerSlam as world heavyweight champion

Seth Rollins made clear when CM Punk returned to WWE nearly two years ago that he was going to do everything in his power to make sure Punk never held a world title again.

For a few moments, Rollins failed to keep that promise. CM Punk defeated Gunther to win the World Heavyweight Championship in a classic pro wrestling match. It was his first WWE title in 12 years but just as soon as the celebration began, it ended.

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Rollins’ music hit and the fans at MetLife Stadium exploded. Paul Heyman held the Money in the Bank briefcase and Rollins was in a brace and crutches seemingly signaling he was stil...