-
Seth Rollins was born
Colby Daniel Lopez was born in Davenport, Iowa, United States -
Debut at the Independent Scene
Lopez made his debut in 2005, wrestling in the Iowa independent scene under the ring name Gixx. -
Tyler Black
He then joined Ian Rotten's Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA) under the name Tyler Black, and entered the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament, defeating Sal Thomaselli before being eliminated by Matt Sydal in the quarterfinals in Hammond, Indiana. -
The Black & The Brave
He soon joined NWA Midwest and won the promotion's tag team championship with Marek Brave. The two successfully defended the NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship against Ryan Boz and Danny Daniels, Brett Wayne and Hype Gotti and Jayson Reign and Marco Cordova several times in early 2006. -
Period: to
1st NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship Reign
The Black And The Brave (Marek Brave & Tyler Black) defeated The Centerfolds (Eric Priest & Matt Longtime) (c) in a Tag Team Match. -
Period: to
1st IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship Reign
Tyler Black defeated Josh Abercrombie (c) in a 30-Min Iron Man Tables Match. -
Period: to
1st AAW Tag Team Championship Reign
The Black And The Brave (Marek Brave & Tyler Black) defeated Eddie V & Zach Gowen, Machine & Safari Stu (c) & The Michigan Invasion (N8 Mattson & Truth Martini) in a Four Corners Tag Team Match. -
Period: to
1st AAW Heavyweight Championship Reign
Tyler Black defeats Danny Daniels, Eric Priest & Silas Young in a Four Corners Match. -
TNA Debut & Farewell
He briefly appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and teamed with Jeff Luxon in a loss to The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) on Impact! in October 2006. -
Period: to
1st AIW Intense Championship Reign
Tyler Black defeated Starless (c) & Shiima Xion in a Three Way Match. -
Singles Competitor
While in a match with then Full Impact Pro (FIP) Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) in Melbourne, Florida, Black's tag team partner Marek Brave suffered a legitimate back injury, leading Black to pursue a singles career by competing in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he defeated Joey Ryan in his debut on June 10. -
ROH Man Up
Tyler Black made his debut, alongside Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher, with the three attacking The Briscoe Brothers, and hanging Jay Briscoe from light rigging fashioned as a noose. The three formed a stable called The Age of the Fall. The angle was so controversial that ROH decided to remove the footage from the pay-per-view that was being taped at the event. Black later made his ROH in-ring debut later that night in a dark match, wrestling Jack Evans to a no contest. -
ROH Glory by Honor VI
Black defeated Alex "Sugarfoot" Payne, but was attacked by The Briscoe Brothers following the match. He appeared with The Age of the Fall in their match against The Briscoe Brothers during the main event. -
ROH Final Battle
The Age Of The Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) in a Tag Team Match to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship. -
Period: to
1st ROH World Tag Team Championship
The Age Of The Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) in a Tag Team Match. -
ROH Take No Prisoners
Tyler Black lost to Nigel McGuinness in a Singles Match for the ROH World Championship. -
Up for Grabs
Black and Jacobs won an eight-team tournament to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for a second time. The two lost the championship at Driven to the team of Kevin Steen and El Generico. -
Period: to
2nd ROH World Tag Team Championship Reign
The Age Of The Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black) defeated El Generico & Kevin Steen -
PWG Life During Wartime
Tyler Black & Jimmy Jacobs defeated Roderick Strong & El Generico in a Tag Team Match to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship. -
Period: to
1st PWG World Tag Team Championship Reign
The Age Of The Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black) defeated El Generico & Roderick Strong (c) -
Period: to
2nd AAW Heavyweight Championship Reign
Tyler Black defeated Jerry Lynn (c) in a Singles Match. -
ROH Death Before Dishonor VI
Black had a second chance at the ROH World Championship at Death Before Dishonor VI in New York City, when he faced McGuinness, Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli in a four-way elimination match, but McGuinness retained the title. -
FIP Unstoppable
Black defeated Go Shiozaki to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship. At FIP's event on May 2, 2009, Davey Richards was awarded the FIP World Heavyweight Championship by forfeit when Black was unable to compete. -
Period: to
1st FIP World Heavyweight Championship Reign
Tyler Black defeated Go Shiozaki (c) in a Singles Match. -
ROH Final Battle
After Black lost a number one contender match to Austin Aries, Jacobs turned on him, and Black was then attacked by Aries. -
ROH Full Circle
Black was given a non-title match against then-ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness on January 16, 2009 where Black was victorious. The following night, Black faced McGuinness in a Title Match, which ended in a time limit draw. -
MCPW Battle Ground III
Tyler Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs (c) in a Singles Match to win the MCPW Heavyweight Championship, he lasted 449 days as champion. -
Period: to
1st MCPW Heavyweight Championship Reign
Tyler Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs (c) in a Singles Match. -
ROH Violent Tendencies
Tyler Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs in a Steel Cage Match to end their feud. -
ROH Survival of the Fittest
Black defeated Kenny King in a First-Round Match and then Claudio Castagnoli, Colt Cabana, Delirious, Chris Hero and Roderick Strong in the Finals to win the 2009 Survival of the Fittest Tournament, which earned him a match for the ROH World Championship. -
ROH 8th Anniversary Show
ROH's first live pay-per-view, Black wrestled then ROH World Champion Austin Aries to a 60-Min time limit draw. Because of this draw, then ROH commissioner Jim Cornette booked the two in a rematch between February 13, 2010 for the company's Eighth Anniversary Show. At the event, Black pinned Aries to win the ROH World Championship. -
Period: to
1st ROH World Championship Reign
Tyler Black defeated Austin Aries (c) in a Singles Match. -
Period: to
2nd AAW Tag Team Championship Reign
Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black defeat The House Of Truth (Christin Able & Josh Raymond) (c) in a Tag Team Match. -
WWE Developmental Contract Signing
Lopez signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in September. -
Heel Turn and Next Step...
Black turned into a villain at the August 20 tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling after news broke that he had signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He threatened to take the ROH World Championship with him to WWE and refused to put the championship at stake in a match with Davey Richards on August 28 which he then lost by submission. -
ROH Glory by Honor IX
At Glory By Honor IX, in his final ROH appearance, Black lost the ROH World Championship to Roderick Strong in a No Disqualification Match with Terry Funk as a Guest Enforcer, ending his reign at 210 days after seven successful title defenses. -
SmackDown Debut
Tyler Black made his WWE debut in a Dark Match prior to the SmackDown taping by defeating Trent Barreta. -
FCW Debut
Tyler Black debuted on FCW under the name of "Seth Rollins" by losing to Michael McGilicutty. Rollins then faced Hunico on November 4 in the first ever FCW 15 match under 15-Min Iron Man Rules where they fought to a 1–1 draw. Following this, Rollins, along with Hunico, Richie Steamboat and Jinder Mahal, participated in the FCW 15 Jack Brisco Classic tournament. -
Inaugural FCW Jack Brisco 15 Champion
Seth Rollins defeated Hunico in a Singles Match in the Finals to win the tournament and became the inaugural FCW Jack Brisco 15 Champion. -
Period: to
1st FCW Jack Brisco 15 Championship Reign
Seth Rollins defeated Hunico in a Singles Match. -
FCW Florida Tag Team Champion
At a House Show, Rollins and Richie Steamboat defeated Damien Sandow and Titus O'Neil (c) in a Tag Team Match to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. Rollins and Steamboat eventually lost the championship to Big E Langston and Calvin Raines. -
Period: to
1st FCW Florida Tag Team Championship Reign
Richie Steamboat & Seth Rollins defeat Damien Sandow & Titus O'Neil (c) in a Tag Team Match. -
Facing a Future Partner
In July 2011, Rollins began a feud with Dean Ambrose.[50] Ambrose and Rollins had their first match for the FCW 15 Championship in a 15-Min Iron Man Match on the August 14 episode of FCW, which ended in a draw with neither men scoring a fall and, as a result, Rollins retained his title. -
Hard Fought Win
A subsequent 20-Min rematch between Rollins & Ambrose for the title two weeks later resulted in a similar 0–0 draw. A second 30-Min rematch for the title on the September 18 episode of FCW went to a time limit 2–2 draw and the match was sent into sudden death overtime, where Rollins scored a pinfall to win the match 3–2. On September 22, Rollins lost the FCW 15 Championship to Damien Sandow by disqualification after Ambrose attacked Sandow late in the match. -
FCW Heavyweight Champion
Seth Rollins defeated Leo Kruger (c) in a Singles Match to become the new FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion. Rollins lost the championship to Rick Victor at a house show on June 8th. -
Period: to
1st FCW Heavyweight Championship Reign
Seth Rollins defeated Leo Kruger (c) in a Singles Match. -
Inaugural NXT Champion!
When WWE rebranded FCW into NXT in August 2012, Rollins' NXT TV debut took place on the second episode of the rebooted NXT at Full Sail University on June 27, when he defeated Jiro. Rollins entered the Gold Rush Tournament to crown the inaugural NXT Champion where he defeated Jinder Mahal in a Singles Match in the Tournament Finals on the August 29 episode of NXT. -
Period: to
1st NXT Championship Reign
Seth Rollins defeated Jinder Mahal in a Singles Match. -
WWE Survivor Series
Seth Rollins made his main roster debut as a heel alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, attacking Ryback during the triple threat main event for the WWE Championship, allowing CM Punk to pin John Cena and retain the title. The trio declared themselves The Shield, vowed to rally against "injustice" and denied working for Punk, but they routinely emerged from the crowd to attack Punk's adversaries. -
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated Ryback & Team Hell No (Kane & Daniel Bryan) in a 6-Man Tag Team TLC Match in their WWE debut match. -
WWE Royal Rumble
The Shield continued to aid Punk after TLC, attacking both Ryback and The Rock in January 2013. It was revealed on the January 28 episode of Raw that Punk and his manager Paul Heyman had been paying The Shield and Brad Maddox to work for them all along. -
WWE Elimination Chamber
The Shield then quietly ended their association with Punk while beginning a feud with John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus then The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated John Cena, Ryback & Sheamus in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. -
WWE WrestleMania 29
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated Big Show, Randy Orton & Sheamus in their first WrestleMania Match. -
The Shield faces The Deadman
On the April 8th episode of Raw, The Shield attempted to attack The Undertaker, but were stopped by Team Hell No. This set up a 6-Man Tag Team Match and on the April 22 episode of Raw The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) & The Undertaker in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. -
The Streak Ends...
Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) & John Cena defeated The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match by DQ ending their streak in televised 6-Man Tag Team Matches. -
WWE Extreme Rules
The Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) (w/ Dean Ambrose) defeated Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) (c) in a Tornado Tag Team Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship. -
Period: to
1st WWE Tag Team Championship Reign
The Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeat Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) (c) in a Tornado Tag Team Match. -
Decisive Loss...
Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) & Randy Orton defeated The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match, suffering their first decisive loss in televised 6-Man Tag Team Matches when Bryan made Rollins submit. -
WWE Payback
The Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) (c) defeated Team RKNo (Daniel Bryan & Randy Orton) in a Tag Team Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship. -
WWE Money In The Bank
The Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) (c) defeated The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) in a Tag Team Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship in the Pre-Show. -
The Shield x The Authority
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) began working for Chief operating officer Triple H and The Authority. -
WWE Night Of Champions
The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) (c) defeated Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) in a Tag Team Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship. -
Tag Champs No More
At Battleground in October, the recently (kayfabe) fired Cody Rhodes and Goldust reclaimed their jobs back by beating Rollins and Reigns in a non-title match. On the October 14 episode of Raw, Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated The Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) (c) in a No Disqualification Tag Team Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship, loosing the titles in the process after an interference by Big Show -
WWE Hell In A Cell
Cody Rhodes & Goldust (c) defeated The Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) & The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match. -
WWE Survivor Series
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) & The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger) (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Cody Rhodes, Goldust, The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) & Rey Mysterio in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series Ten Man Tag Team Elimination Match. Although Rollins was eliminated by Mysterio, Reigns would later win the match for the team. -
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
CM Punk defeated The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match after Reigns accidentally speared Ambrose. -
WWE Royal Rumble debut
Seth Rollins entered his first Royal Rumble match at number 2, gaining three eliminations before being eliminated himself by teammate Reigns. -
World Title Opportunity Lost...
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) competed against Daniel Bryan, Sheamus & John Cena in a 6-Man Tag Team Qualifying Match to enter the Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but lost the match via DQ after The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan & Luke Harper) interfered and attacked Cena, Bryan & Sheamus. -
WWE Elimination Chamber
The Shield wanted revenge on The Wyatt Familiy after their interference in their match, a 6-Man Tag Team Match was set. The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan & Luke Harper) defeated The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. -
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Later in March, The Shield began a feud with Kane, turning face in the process. At WrestleMania XXX on April 6, The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated Kane & The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match, thus winning their second WrestleMania match as a group. -
WWE Extreme Rules
The Shield then feuded with Triple H, the COO of WWE and leader of The Authority, who then reformed Evolution with Batista and Randy Orton to take on The Shield. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton & Batista) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. -
WWE Payback
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated Evolution (Triple H, Batista & Randy Orton) in a 6-Man No Holds Barred Elimination Match. No members of The Shield were eliminated. -
The Plan B
Seth Rollins turned on Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns to rejoin The Authority, turning heel once again. -
WWE Money In The Bank Winner!
Seth Rollins defeated Rob Van Dam, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston & Dean Ambrose in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Title Contract after Kane interfered in the match.