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The World Heavyweight Championship was vacated on Monday after WWE Raw general manager Adam Pearce announced that Seth Rollins suffered an injury in Australia.
Rollins came out on top in a champion vs. champion match for the Crown Jewel Championship against Cody Rhodes at the Crown Jewel premium live event. On “Monday Night Raw” following the event, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed attacked Rollins.
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Adam Pearce addresses the crowd during “Monday Night Raw” at the Golden 1 Center on October 20, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Michael Marques/WWE via Getty Images)
Paul Heyman suggested that Rollins was dealing with a shoulder injury. Rollins’ timetable for his return was unclear, but several reports indicated that he could be back by the time the WrestleMania 42 season rolls around next year. He was not on “Monday Night Raw” to relinquish the title. Breaker handed him the strap.
Pearce announced that a battle royal would take place later that night. Pearce said Vision members Breakker and Reed would not be allowed to compete in the match. The winner would face CM Punk for the vacant championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event on November 1. Punk won a triple threat match over LA Knight and Jey Uso to earn a title shot last week.
Seth Rollins enters the arena during “Monday Night Raw” at the RAC Arena on October 13, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)
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Uso and Knight were among them in the battle royal and they fought to the bitter end.
As Knight tangled with Uso near the announcer side ropes, Jey’s brother Jimmy came over to keep him in the match. Later, Jimmy Uso got tangled up with Knight, and when Jimmy came over to help his brother, Jey saw an opportunity.
Jey Uso eliminated his brother and Knight and then avoided being eliminated himself by Dominik Mysterio. He shut the door on Mysterio’s hopes of a title shot and picked up the win, much to the chagrin of his twin brother.
It will be Punk and Uso battling for the vacated championship, but questions loom over the relationship between the Usos and whether The Vision will hide in the competitors’ rearview mirrors in the coming days leading up to Saturday Night’s Main Event.
