Seth Rollins returns to challenge Damian Priest for the World Heavyweight Championship

World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest has something to prove against the Superstar who first lifted his title to prominence. El Campeon battles Seth "Freakin" Rollins for the title at WWE Money in the Bank.

Rollins was the first to carry the new World Heavyweight Title, and he quickly lifted the gold into elite status as a fighting champion against Drew McIntyre, Finn Bálor, and Shinsuke Nakamura. At WrestleMania XL, McIntyre finally ended that reign, only to lose the title moments later when Damian Priest cashed in the Money in the Bank contract, pinned McIntyre, and walked off The Grandest Stage of Them All with the title.

When Rollins emerged for the first time since The Show of Shows on the June 17 edition of Raw, he seemed ready to enter the Money in the Bank Ladder Match to earn his way back to the World Heavyweight Title. After a tense verbal exchange with Priest, however, the champion offered a title opportunity to Rollins to show The Visionary and everybody else that he is the Superstar who truly deserves the gold.

Then, one week later, Priest and Rollins came face-to-face and raised the stakes of their match. A Damian Priest win would mean The Visionary could no longer challenge him, and a Rollins win would mean El Campeón must leave The Judgment Day.

Challenge issued for #MITB! 👀 pic.twitter.com/QzOBfy1kTe

— WWE (@WWE) June 18, 2024

Source: WWE