Seth Rollins Says He Tried To Sell WWE The Name ‘Tyler Black’ Because He Wanted To Keep Using It

Seth Rollins made his name as Tyler Black in ROH and the independents before signing with WWE and becoming who he is today.

When Rollins signed in 2010, WWE had the habit of having everyone change their ring name despite any success on the independents.

Speaking to Nick Viall on Going Deep, Rollins revealed that he tried to sell WWE the name “Tyler Black,” which he trademarked, in order to keep using it.

“When I got signed, Colby was not an option. I couldn’t use a different spelling of Colby, I couldn’t be Kobe, I couldn’t do anything that was close to it. They were so anal about, ‘We need to own this character and you can’t take any of it with you.’ That’s just how it was back then. It’s different now. 15 years ago, the people in charge were like, ‘No, we need to own every facet of this character in perpetuity. You can’t have any of it.’ Even Tyler Black, I tried to sell them Tyler Black because I wanted to keep it. I had made a name off of Tyler Black. They wouldn’t. They wouldn’t buy it,” said Rollins.

Rollins has done well for himself under his current name as a multi-time WWE Champion.

Elsewhere during the interview, Rollins’ wife Becky Lynch commented on her ring name. You can find her comments here.

If you use any of the quotes above, please credit and link to the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription.