Somewhere in the world, CM Punk is smiling at another Seth Rollins failure. During a recent appearance on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, the wrestling star revealed that he will not be part the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World, and heâs not sure why.
Speculation about the WWE superstarâs involvement in the latest Captain America installment first began in May 2023, when videos in which he was visible on the filmâs set surfaced. Five months later at a WWE x C4 event, the former WWE World Heavyweight champion revealed he was âsworn to secrecyâ about any involvement in the project, likely with Kevin Feige holding with a (metaphorical) gun to his head. Questions about his involvement began to arise when he told a fan on X (formerly Twitter) that no, an individual in the Captain America trailer released last November wasnât him.
Now, we have definitive answers from Rollins about his work on the film. âThe script went through a lot of rewrites and reshoots so what I was there to do, essentially my role got either repurposed or completely erased,â Rollins explains. âSo I did do a bit of an audition to possibly pop into another role, I believe, or the repurposing of my role, Iâm not exactly sure on what it was, but they ended up going in a different direction with it.â
Itâs curious that a star of his caliber wouldnât be given a straight answer on why he was removed from what may be the first blockbuster of 2025. With that said, he easily could be lying to set up a major reveal that shocks the audience. He has some experience in doing that, right?
In the end, Rollins or not, weâll be seated and ready for Marvelâs attempt to improve upon a rather lackluster 2024 (and 2023, if weâre being honest) at the box office. Maybe a little WWE theatrics is just what they need.
