Seth Rollins, Authority Need to Be Revived by a Randy Orton Swerve at Payback

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For the past couple of months, the Authority has been nothing but Seth Rollins and Kane portraying the little brother playing big brother's video games without his permission. It did not take long for these weekly quarrels to get annoying and difficult to witness.

Although Rollins has a future ahead of him, Kane is without a major direction, and the "Director of Operations" title is simply the same thing as saying, "Glen, we do not have much for you, but we'll place you here for now." Unfortunately, since he has removed the mask, his interest has diminished by the second.

Concerning Rollins, having him win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania produced good shock factor but certainly rolled the dice on whether it was premature or not. Moreover, pushing someone prematurely always has the opportunity to backlash, especially when the person has neither found his niche nor truly developed as a character yet. Rollins, unfortunately, has become a victim of that very complex.

At this point, the weasel-like, slimy, J&J Security-endorsed Rollins is not a top guy, and there is nothing that protrudes "box office" about him. Even his reaction from the smark crowds have faded, and he is receiving more boos universally. Rollins is in dire need of a reset button, as we have seen that he is not a big draw as the face of the company with his current gimmick.

The road to reinventing Rollins should start at Payback. The Authority angle is barely running on fumes now and desperately needs some fuel to build more steam. The fact that the Authority still exists is not the greater issue here. Similar to The Corporation, a top heel entity is beneficial to develop stars. Names such as Steve Austin, The Rock and Mankind all benefited from being public enemy number one to the authority while defying the odds and emerging on top by becoming world champion.

Rollins needs that same rite of passage.

At Payback, a swerve must take place to both revive Randy Orton as well as reinvent Rollins. Orton aligning himself once again with the Authority would not only inject interest in the faction, but it would set up the Orton vs. Lesnar bout at SummerSlam that has been a dream match for many as well as give Rollins the opportunity to face Triple H at SummerSlam in a much-needed match to officially place him on the main event map.

Otherwise, if Payback is what many are expecting, we will get more of Rollins being a weasel, more of Orton being an irrelevant, spot-filling babyface and more of Kane arguing—and surely nobody wants any more of that.

source: bleacherreport.com